Bushnell EX650 Digital Equinox X650 Night Vision 5x 32mm Monocular

I bought this on a whim and was pleasantly surprised. Burned through the Alkaline battery pretty quick because I had accidentally hit the power button putting it in the case. Oops. No documentation came with it, but I was able to go online and download the most current version. The IR illuminator comes on the moment you turn on the device. Once I read how to use the menu, I was able to turn it off. I could also increase or decrease the brightness of the illuminator. I do have IR floodlights around my house so I don't need to use the illuminator on the device unless I move further away from the house. The IR floodlights keep the neighbors from complaining when I turn them on. I was able to see accurately out to 300 yards. Another thing I noticed, I can see a lot of stars when I point my Monocular into the sky, even those I can't see unaided. I have been very pleased with the Monocular. I did replace the 8 GB card with a 64 GB one for more storage. With a 1.0 view, the device works great. When I increase the zoom up to 3.0 the image becomes grainy. For me, the 1.0 view is just fine. 10/16/2023 Update When using the 64 GB card, the device will shut off at times while in use. Sometimes it won't even come on. Once I removed the 64 GB card and replaced it with the 8 GB version that came with it, the problems ceased. Since I primarily use it for wildlife spotting in my neighborhood and night viewing of the sky in conjunction with a couple of telescopes, I don't need to record any video or pictures. I did buy a couple of IR lights for it and they work well with the scope. The quality is pretty good for the price. I would buy one again if I needed another one.

Ok there is one caveat to this. You really need to buy a quality aftermarket either red or infra red light for this. Then it becomes an incredible value. I already had the light. I have been trying to coyote hunt with lights with zero luck. Someone recommended this on a fb page saying they were picking up eyes at 800 yards with it. I can say that they are correct. But you have to have a light that will get out there. Without an aftermarket light it's basically a toy and useless for what I need. But as mentioned I already had a awesome light and this has a pic rail that let's u mount the light. With a good light I can sweep a half mile field in a few seconds with a great degree of confidence whether there is anything there or not. It picks up eyes amazingly. Way better than we could ever do with just flashlights. This is a great way to see what's going on while trying to call them in and have your second guy at the ready with a light on his boomstick. Then once it's in close enough to pick up good with a light you are ready to go. Under 200 yards this thing is 100 percent capable of i.d. out side of that u can usually tell by their mannerisms but may or may not have a good look at their body. It has no problem picking up eyes 500 yards our from a racoon in a tree. It's like a spotlight on steroids. You have to understand this isn't a 3500 dollar thermal, but as a scanner and being used in conjunction with lights, this thing will step your game up I promise. I think coupled with a 100 dollar ir light off Amazon you will have a very capable scanner. Or, if like me you already have one, then this is a no Brainerd. I included a couple pics from a coyote that was 150 ish yards out. It's better in person than the pics show.

2020 tech, will absolutely blind you in one eye no matter how low you turn down the power. No field of view worth anything, basically like looking through a keyhole. You can configure your cell phone to do better and not have to shove an eye piece into your orbital cavity. The magnification is a lackluster digital 3.5 zoom that’s not going to give you enough defiant to be useful. This is a kids toy at best, and likely just e-waste otherwise. How it got such a rating is beyond me. Maybe they’re all night blind ?

Great entry level digital night scope. There are several incorrect product specifications for this scope. I will go through each one. This is a really great scope for the entry level user. I hunt coyotes (cow country) and use gen 2 intensified tube goggles that are fixed to my headband. I needed a digital scope to use for the zoom feature. Detection is everything so I do not mistake someone's German shepherd as a coyote. Things the specs are not correct about. 1. IR beam stays on when viewing. (This can be manually turned off in the menu setting) 2. Zoom settings. (The zoom can be reset to 0 in the menu page so that there is no magnification at first. Normally it is factory set at 1.5 X) 3. No manual comes with this night scope. You must go to bushnell.com to download the operation manual. 4. Menu access is by powering the scope on, hold the M (menu) button down till the settings page appears on the screen. To scroll through the menu, hit the M button each time. Then use + or - to make adjustments. Once done hold M down again and it will return to normal operations. 5. IR light intensity is pre-set to 5 but will automatically adjust to light conditions. If you want to not broadcast your location with a constant on IR illuminator, go into the menu and manually turn it off. It is listed in settings as (LAMP) 6. Leave the lens cover on the camera lens while inside or during the day. Your picture and or viewing will be significantly better in color. At night, remove it for the same effect.

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This is my first experience with a night vision scope. The X650 appears to work as advertised. At this price point it is not "military grade", nor does it produce HD quality views or pictures. It gives a color view in daylight mode with the included IR filter cap in place while the night views (using IR illumination) are black & white. The still pictures are 3 MP (2048 x 1536) resolution while the video clips are VGA (640 x 480) at about 27 FPS. At these resolution, you will want to stick with a true optical monocular or binoculars for daytime viewing, but at least the daylight viewing option is available with the X650. In spite of the resolution, the nighttime views can actually be pretty good especially if the target is fairly close and the IR illumination high. The unit appears to always power up in the daylight mode and then automatically switches to night mode (turns on the IR illumination) depending on the lighting conditions. The IR power setting is automatic and ranges from a value of 1 to 5. You can, however, set the IR illumination to a manual value of 1 to 9 via the "Settings" menu. High IR settings produce better views and pictures, but quickly run down the battery power. Regardless of the IR setting, capturing targets at long distances (i.e. 200 yards) will be difficult. The unit comes with 3, AA alkaline batteries, but good quality rechargeable NiMH batteries also seem to work as well. I don't have much experience with NV, but at the price level of the X650, it performs well. If you are a hunter trying to spot deer at a couple hundred yards the X650 will probably not work for you. If you want to look at critters in your backyard at night that are up to 50 yards away, the X650 should work fine. Now for the X650 big issue! It does not come with an instruction manual, but you can download a manual from the Bushnell website. The operating buttons are not intuitive and without the manual it is very difficult to decipher how the X650 operates. The problem is that the on-line manual is full of errors and in some cases is just plain wrong! The on-line manual appears to be a very poorly edited "cut & paste" of a manual that applies to another product (probably their "Z Series" monocular). The result is a manual that refers to operating buttons that don't exist, specifications that are wrong and some instructions that obviously don't apply to the X650! Wow! Come on, Bushnell, surely you can do better than this! If you sit down with the X650 in hand and print out the on-line manual, after a couple of hours of trial and error pushing buttons, you can edit the on-line manual so that it actually applies to the X650. Once I understood how the X650 actually operates and what its actual capabilities are, I came to the conclusion that it does work pretty well for the price....BUT, BUSHNELL, PLEASE CORRECT YOUR INSTRUCTION MANUAL!!! 1/24/2022 Update: There appears to be a very long shutter delay when taking still pictures at night. This makes it very difficult to hold the X650 still enough to not produce a blurry night picture.

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Image quality is decent but good enough for it's price range.. Very easy to use. Looks sturdy and it can fit easily on your edc bag or pouch. Good additional gadget for a prepper like me. Thanks

Para ser la marca bushnell la verdad que me ha decepcionado muchísimo, súper obsoleto, el ángulo de visión es super pequeño y difuminado, la calidad de imagen pésimo, en fin creo que uno chino hubiese sido hasta mejor

Piece of crap!!! Put in the batteries it came with. Pressed the on button. Set the date and time. Turned it off. Picked it up to test it at night and what do you know it doesn't work. Put new batteries in - nothing worked. Tried the power supply lead - nothing works. Now I have to spend more money sending it back!! And Bushnell sells them 50$ cheaper direct.

stopped working after i used it for 20 mins would not turn back on after turning of replaced battery's thinking they was old with new ones nothing comes on tryed four sets still no power very poor after only 20 mins of use from new if there was a - rating it get 0

Es una aparato de calidad, con buena calidad de imagen, a distancias inferiores a 100 m es bastante bueno, pero el campo visual es reducido y la linterna IR que lleva es insuficiente. Si se acopla una linterna externa la cosa cambia y mucho. Se puede trabajar a más de 100m

Well it does what it says..I have not used another to compare it by , I wasn't expecting much for the price, however the night vision works quite well. I did look at video feedback on you tube before buying it. So am pleased. The zoom isn't the greatest but then I knew it wasn't the most powerful