Reviews & Ratings for Bushnell 6x50 Equinox Z Digital Night Vision Monocular — 10 reviews — Page 1

For the price this is a great scope. I used rechargeable battery’s because it does burn thru them quickly. The image is HD and I can see around 100 yards with out a problem when zoomed in at 100 yards. I had no plans to record video so this model works great.

Excellent..great price..great product..exceeded my expectations..!! I highly recommend optics planet for all my optical and firearms needs. True value..and reasonable prices. You won't be dissapointed.

Nice optic! Takes a little getting used to and learning the titration but works very well. For the price,this is a very nice little option. I have used mine watching the wildlife around the farm. It’s a highly functioning unit and will show you things that normally go unnoticed. I’ve seen several deer,Fox,skunks and a bobcat. I’m really enjoying mine and I recommend this to anyone just wanting to peek out at night or lowlight times to see what’s going on.

I almost NEVER return items I buy but I had to return these. I figured I could use these to look around the yard for wild animals at night or maybe just sneak up on my kid in the dark. For anything closer than 50 yards these are not good. The field of vision is super small. Also the resolution on the LCD viewer is terrible, like another reviewer noted it was like watching a TV back in the 70s. I guess if you need to see long distances these might work for you. I replaced with the Carson Opmod DNV 1.0 which works way better for short distances (and its only about $100).

Very easy to use ! Simple to set up. Quick to turn off/ on. Great view for inexpensive unit. I use it to scan fields for coyotes. It is so compact and light weight Battery life is pretty good if you use the ir1 setting. Able to see 100 yards or so with that setting pretty clear. It does not work through windshield glass or window.

After reading a lot about night vision and evaluating quite a few models of 1st/2nd GEN devices I decided to get the Bushnell 6x50 Equinox Z model due to its attractive price point, good zoom level, easy battery solution (it uses 4 standard AA batteries) and robustness. The Equinox Z 6x zoom can save pictures or videos. It has 4 IR light power settings (IR3, IR2, IR1, IR0) in addition to the standard non-IR setting. It has a fixed lens (there are also models with 3x, 4.5x fixed lens) but you may use digital image stretching to increase the zoom level (albeit resulting in some noise being added). The 6x zoom unit is adequate for someone who expects to seek distant objects. If you with to use the device to walk around camp the 3x (or other models with even lower zoom level) would be a better choice. For my main application the 6x unit cuts it. The focus is manual, but that works towards its robustness. I am considering to get a 2x model for walking around in darkness, perhaps the Bushnell 3x30 Equinox Z (or some with even lower zoom).

In the box you will find a USB cable to transfer files to your computer without removing the microSD card from the device (I prefer to remove the card, but that's just me), a composite video cable which allows you to see live image in a bigger screen (the device does not playback the recorded content, that is only for live view), as well as a good quality carrying case. The box does not include a microSD card, which you need if you expect to reco...
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Rugged Design, hefty, ergonomically correct and comfortable. The black and white picture is sharp edge-to-edge, and easy to focus, unlike the green screens which we are all too familiar. The video and still picture is great, and usable up to 8x10 inch prints (more if interpolated with software such as Photoshop). I bought mine for surveillance work, and it has worked out great. Unfortunately, like any night vision, the reticle gets blown out by passing headlights, but the recovery is quick. If you can afford the $3,000 dollar and up models out there, go for it. But, this unit outperforms all NVGs at hundreds more. I am outfitting all my stationary operatives with this NVG. Suggestion, bring extra batteries as this thing eats 4 AA Batteries in just a few hours of use.

This product has blown me away. For less than $400 Bushnell have produced a product that rivals Gen2 clarity. I overcome the blinding display brightness by viewing with my non master eye, leaving my shooting eye still good to use. I was able to sit at a water hole and watch a pig only 40m away for half an hour without him ever knowing I was there. If only bushnell made a similar product to fit to a scope.....I highly recommend this product. You won't be disappointed.
Pros: Clarity and ease of use
Cons: Non-adjustable display brightness