Easy night vision for the wildcat

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I finally cobbled together mine based on what you did. Out to about 60 yards I got a decent night picture, good enough for raccoon or possums. Since 40yds is what I typically limit myself to on night shooting I can say its a much better setup than the Sony camera I was using. The camera itself is pretty well mounted the way I want, but the screen will need some work. Right now I'm using some Scotch Extreme fasteners cut down and stuck on the screens bottom and the back scope ring. Not idea, but it'll work well enough until I can get a more permanent mount together I think.

Something I've found out that wasn't mentioned before is if you need more battery life out of the unit you can always hook up an external USB power pack with the USB line provided.

Thank you FastEddie for posting this, its a great lightweight setup.
 
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FastEddie,

What do you use for illumination? I tried a cheap IR flashlight, but am not successful at lighting up targets even 10m away. Any links you could suggest would be welcome. Also, what power scope or what magnification if a variable/zoom scope are you running?

FWIW, I am using a "cheap" Bell+Howell digital camera with an IR mode, works okay.

thanks!
 
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bentFastEddie,

What do you use for illumination? I tried a cheap IR flashlight, but am not successful at lighting up targets even 10m away. Any links you could suggest would be welcome. Also, what power scope or what magnification if a variable/zoom scope are you running?


FWIW, I am using a "cheap" Bell+Howell digital camera with an IR mode, works okay.

thanks!
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Here's the ir torch I use. It'sbeam is focus able and has a low, medium and high option for the beam. I use 8.5 to 10 x magnification.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00TFCJNHK/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
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"JDShapp"I finally cobbled together mine based on what you did. Out to about 60 yards I got a decent night picture, good enough for raccoon or possums. Since 40yds is what I typically limit myself to on night shooting I can say its a much better setup than the Sony camera I was using. The camera itself is pretty well mounted the way I want, but the screen will need some work. Right now I'm using some Scotch Extreme fasteners cut down and stuck on the screens bottom and the back scope ring. Not idea, but it'll work well enough until I can get a more permanent mount together I think.

Something I've found out that wasn't mentioned before is if you need more battery life out of the unit you can always hook up an external USB power pack with the USB line provided.

Thank you FastEddie for posting this, its a great lightweight setup.
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I use a battery pack in mine also, much easier and can run cameras with finer resolution and more features. 
 
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Hey Fast Eddie, I have a question for you. Did you use the little wide angle lense with the original camera? And if so how hard was it to get adjusted properly. I am having difficulty getting an acceptable image with the wide angel lens attached to the camera as you show in the pictures. I even cut down the threaded part of the mount as you mention. I can get a picture with just the camera but cannot with the wide angle attached to the camera. When I aim the camera with the wide angle lens at a test object its focus is about a half inch in front of the lens.. Also how did you attaché the camer to the Eagel Vision? Thanks for any help you can offer.
 
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bcharlettHey Fast Eddie, I have a question for you. Did you use the little wide angle lense with the original camera? And if so how hard was it to get adjusted properly. I am having difficulty getting an acceptable image with the wide angel lens attached to the camera as you show in the pictures. I even cut down the threaded part of the mount as you mention. I can get a picture with just the camera but cannot with the wide angle attached to the camera. When I aim the camera with the wide angle lens at a test object its focus is about a half inch in front of the lens.. Also how did you attaché the camer to the Eagel Vision? Thanks for any help you can offer.
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You need a 16mm lens. I posted pics of how I attached it. This is where you'll have to get creative.
 
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I finally found a somewhat decent way to mount the DVR unit. I went out and got some weaver mounts for a Marlin rifle from walmart with weave scope rings to fit. Then I hand drilled a hole in the bottom of the unit to screw in the mount while also using some epoxy just in case. Doing this has let me use both scope rings I got to make this setup easier to switch between both my Taipan Mutant and my FX Wildcat. Of course the best option would be finding someone willing to 3D print an actual holding case with a weaver rail integrated rather than drill into the unit itself.
 
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