Night Vision Goggles » Best http://nightvisiongoggles.com See what the others don't Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:38:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Best & Worst of the Japanese Decade (Recovering From The Hangover) http://nightvisiongoggles.com/best-worst-of-the-japanese-decade-recovering-from-the-hangover/717/ http://nightvisiongoggles.com/best-worst-of-the-japanese-decade-recovering-from-the-hangover/717/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:37:59 +0000 http://nightvisiongoggles.com/best-worst-of-the-japanese-decade-recovering-from-the-hangover/717/ In Japan, the land where sake flows like a never-ending river and lubricates both awkward social interaction between men and women as well as cements business transactions amongst a bevy of black-suits, it’s easy to think of the past, present and the future in terms of drinking. There is the sobering post-war period of infrastructure and economic rebuilding called Japan’s Longest Day. Then came the exuberant 80s, which were the time of overflowing Cristal pyramids and buying and selling the world’s treasures like so much Bolivian blow in the bathroom, known as the Drunken Days. The current sobering 15+ year recession can be termed The Hangover. Clouded by our splitting headache and blurred vision, it’s difficult to see what the future may hold without a bit of help, a time I like to refer to as ???? (The Hair of the Dog). As of January 1st, sure it’s technically 2010, but is it the same 2010 that Arthur C. Clarke foreshadowed in his science fiction classic 2010: Odyssey Two? Even close? Wasn’t Japan supposed to save the world with a super robot by now? Are they suspense freaks or just waiting till we buy more Toyotas? What’s the deal? For those of you Nippon-o-philes who have never set foot in Japan, and have only heard of Moe but not yet experienced it in all its sticky Akihabara glory, let me guide you through the last inebriated whirlwind decade of technological development, the current Delirium Tremens economic shakedown, as well as what the future and sociological implications of living side by side with high functioning alcoholics on an archipelago of more than 2000 islands made up of both the first and third world could look like for a population set to decrease by roughly 30,000,000 by the year 2050.

We all know Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Subaru reign supreme in the automotive universe while Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Fujitsu, Sharp, Epson and Toshiba are developing some of the most advanced technologies in electronics, optics, robotics, semiconductors and more, so what’s next? Despite Japan being 16 hours in the future of Tomorrow (L.A. PST) as well as the supposed technological Mecca of the world, what the day after tomorrow brings will be an evening of the interactive 4D playing field across the international dateline.

What Japan does well:

What Japan does not do well:

It seems straightforward that different societies put emphasis upon different aspects of technology. In the U.S., Europe and elsewhere, developing the Internet in regards to E-commerce has been a top priority. In spite of its convenience, relative safety and lack of crowds buying online has not taken hold in Japan, where the face-to-face shopping exchange is still king, or perhaps better said, emperor. This is largely due to Japan still being a cash-based society, which has worked well to this point due to the low level of violent crime across the country. In fact, post-WWII it was the infamous Japanese organized crime syndicate which first gathered food into neighborhood black markets. Though theoretically outsiders, these so-called Yakuza (“worthless” in Japanese), consider themselves to be an important and necessary part of society, and according to the number of part and full-time employees on the Yamaguchi-gumi payroll (more than 80,000), the various government agencies don’t seem to disagree. When the government finally got its act together after the Douglas MacArthur supervised Occupation of Japan surrendered power in 1952 what Emperor Hirohito asked of his people to re-build the shaken remnants of the past with a different kind of world domination in mind for the future was to sacrifice: specifically to invest their hard-earned savings into the government itself, into stocks and bonds and to not ask for any dividend payments in order to improve the economy and guarantee Japan’s future eminence on the global stage.

It seemed to have worked, up until the 90s anyway, resulting in the Japan Postal Service, which was also a bank, to become the largest holder of personal savings in the world: with ¥224 trillion ($2.1 trillion), notwithstanding the vast insurance holdings and government bonds on the books. The Postal Bank also became the largest foreign lender in the world, charging abysmally low rates to anyone willing to borrow in order to increase spending. What this encouraged was not so much spending as it was loan default when the economy went bust after the largest real estate bubble in history burst. So while on paper the Post Office is cash rich, in terms of liquidity, just like 45 of 47 prefectures, they’re bankrupt. Sound familiar? Luckily the populous is well-trained in placing the national before their own personal needs, and therefore while the rest of the western world had been investing in various futures, like Internet Service Providers, since the 80s and investor speculation in new markets provided enough capital to install the infrastructure for the popular use of the internet (despite the dot-com collapse in the late 90s), it wasn’t until the early 2000s that the internet caught on in Japan, but more on that later.

In terms of personal saving, Japan is by far the world leader, and since credit card use is only now becoming wide spread (and that only in the major urban centers), the use of cash has been the only show in town. Stop the average business man on the street and he may have a few thousand yen in his wallet, but stop his wife on payday and you will likely find a few thousand dollars worth of bills, which she probably doesn’t think twice about carrying around. After all, in a society which prefers non-confrontational means of conflict resolution, who is going to rob her? Despite the relative safety of carrying large quantities of cash on your person, Japanese companies are only now developing smart cards like Pasmo and Suica which, though not connected to the banking system, are generally used for ease of commute on the massive public transportation grid, but are also being used more and more to pay for merchandise at many grocery and electronics stores, convenience as well as vending machines.

In recent ads shown on various trains throughout the Tokyo metropolitan area announcing the system has recently coupled with Visa, a cute anime penguin uses his Suica card (permanently attached to his flipper) to A) ride the Shinkansen (bullet train) to an airport where he (she?), B) buys a ticket to the snowcapped mountains and then C) buys skis, a lift pass and goes skiing all day, before retiring to the warm fireside of the ski lodge (sometime in between which he gets a scarf…). Obviously the Suica people wish to impart to their customers that the automated system of payment has become so easy to use that even a small flightless bird without (a lot of) clothing or opposable thumbs can do it, therefore you have a decent chance. Speaking of opposable thumbs, Japan’s vending machine industry took a major hit with the passage of the Taspo card, which, in a seemingly concerted effort to finally curb underage smoking, requires purchasers of vending machine tobaccos to sign up with Japan Tobacco and swipe their card to use the machines. The world’s third largest tobacco company, a 50% stake of which belongs to the Japanese Ministry of Finance, which is to say the government makes money off of your cancer causing drug addiction, want you to carry yet another smart identification card to that effect. Even the beer vending machines are starting to card people. The Buddha said the world is a sad place, but is this what he meant?

Even better than carrying around a boring card is the option of connecting your Suica to the all-mighty mobile phone, the must-have for every single citizen regardless of age. It’s old news to say that even 40-50% of elementary age children carry them around, but what is not well known is what, apart from calling people (but who does that anymore?), you can do with your mobile: get on the train, any train, by touching the RFID smart card system sensor to the electronic turnstile wicket, as well as buy almost any merchandise at any of the aforementioned shops and stores. The mobile phone is so indispensable that many people forgo owning a home computer (expense and lack of room in cramped apartments) and use their “portable” (direct translation of ??) as their sole means of connectivity to the internet, hence the popularity of .mobi sites over here (also why do .jp sites run upwards of $100 just to register a domain? Lower the price, increase consumption is not necessarily the economic mode availed in Japan).

Because of the strict code of rules and public mores which are followed to the letter by most citizens, mobile phone usage is frowned upon on trains and in most public places, where “manner mode” is de rigueur. Yet beyond surfing, checking the weather and train times, there is texting, which is simple and silently done everywhere, so much so people are now writing books on their mobiles, the first of which was published last year to the tune of hardbound 400,000 copies sold thus far. What about the TV, video and DVD capabilities already visibly in use during the nightly commute home by businessmen and office ladies alike? Even with all of these high-powered functions already available, the Softbank-sponsored iPhone continues to grab a bigger share of the market, despite its ¥80,000 price tag (roughly $920). Expect more of this as the portable touchable screen industry grows and people become aware that the common practice of hiding their books from fellow train passengers with paper covers is more than odd on a level I don’t care to explore, but also quite environmentally wreckless.

The problem with all of this is that the Japanese people don’t really trust the Internet, which translates into Japanese businesses also not trusting the Internet and therefore not pushing industry advancement through their companies via multi-pronged media assaults. Despite a handful of forward looking individuals (Creative Commons Joichi Ito for one) Japan is still at Web 1.5 circa 1995. Not that friendship networking is the gold standard for internet savvy, but Mixi, the Facebook of the east, is a severely underused and underexploited site where everyone’s avatar is their dog, a pop or porn star of some sort, and has basically become an overly Flash-y, slow-loading Craig’s List. People are scared of putting their private information, even their faces, out there, something I agree with, but it has begun stagnating Internet growth. As has the lack of accessibility: ask any laptop user in any of the ten major Japanese cities what bothers him or her the most and they’ll more than likely say, “No Wi-Fi! No place to plug in!” Wi-Fi access is dependent upon government investment and a loosening of the regulations regarding public access to building electricity, which is currently strictly curtailed. In order to spur investment and encourage public spending I foresee a shaking of the young Internet branches with startup buds popping up everywhere in spring (the new fiscal year in Japan) 2010 as interactivity grows.

As this happens we may see a larger, more comprehensive embracing of the Hands-Free culture so popular in the west. It was already three years ago that driving while talking on the mobile was outlawed, yet the only change it has spawned is that now (if they do it at all) people merely stop in the middle of Japan’s narrow roads- blocking traffic and creating hazards- when taking a call. Car makers need to include Hands-Free functions within the design of the cars so as to make making a choice moot. As this industry grows alongside Tele-conferencing (which has inadvertently exploded due to business trips to all points on hold thanks to economic hardships) we could see a new paradigm in working from home or café take hold over the century old tradition of 14-hour days at the office. Hallelujah.

This could also help an (finally) ailing automotive industry. When workers stay at home, car usage is cut. By forcing car makers to rethink their approach to staying relevant in the 21st century we will see greater strides in environmentally-friendly technologies. It was earlier this year that Japan Post attempted to put an order into Mitsubishi to replace its current fleet of 21,000 mail delivery vehicles- trucks, cars and scooters- with electric, not hybrid, technology by 2012. Mitsubishi said it didn’t have that many vehicles available. JP told them to get moving. They also were looking to sponsor a plan that would provide free electricity outlets at post offices and convenience stores throughout the country, available for use by couriers as well as customers with electric conveyances, which could encourage the private sector to join in the electric game more quickly. This is a great example of how industry can push consumer change, because while the Post Office was at one time ostensibly a part of the government, JP is now a private corporation and the largest employer in the country.

The fact is we need to see beyond the stopgap of hybrid technology toward full electric and or hydrogen-powered vehicles. As electricity continues to grow as a viable solution to guzzling gas, we need to be sure that it is not coal that is producing the electricity we use to run everything. The grid upon which we ourselves operate must also operate as renewably as possible, something the newly elected Yukio Hatoyama Democratic Party of Japan administration, which has more rapidly outshined the Obama administration in terms of applying “change” to the serious problems faced by both governments, could enact by looking into Feed-in Tarrifs, a beneficial regulation allowing “greener” energy sources equal opportunity access to the grid and a guaranteed price to sell their energy. The only way to decrease the use of coal is to make it more expensive, or rather make producing, supplying and using renewable energy sources more lucrative to investors and consumers, which Japan has a lot of now (but won’t in twenty years). As a side note, it would be beneficial if the recently passed child safety measures were more strongly enforced by the authorities, as seeing infants on mom’s lap and hearing doctors prescribing not using the seatbelt for pregnant moms, is more the rule than the exception.

To continue along in this vein, Japan could be one of the countries at the forefront of the energy revolution. Simply because they have no natural reserves of oil, are completely dependent upon imports and therefore should already have begun searching for a better way, such Geothermal, Hydroelectricity, Tidal, Wave and Wind power, which could mean massive changes once the UN Climate Change Conference mandate in Copenhagen replaces the outdated Kyoto Protocol (Hah!). We need to see the pushing of more environmentally friendly economics from the new Hatoyama administration. The fact is this is at heart a latest-craze consumerist’s society, reinforced by the shop-first, ask-questions-later American mentality since WWII. People will follow what the market dictates, in droves.

Thanks to 50+ years of Liberal Democratic Party whose waning popularity and wishy-washy legislation summed up aptly with five different prime ministers in five years, culminating in the neutered and clown-like Aso administration, we have many policies for Hatoyama’s DPJ to overturn. Environmentally speaking, the country that gave us the Kyoto Protocol is also the country that has two types of trash (at least in Tokyo): burnable and nonburnable. Even if there is a recyclable icon on one of the many unnecessary pieces of plastic wrapping overused by supermarkets here (do onions and bananas need another wrapper?), it’s unlikely your local trash collector will differentiate. It will be burnt in one of the many incinerators that give Tokyo the nickname, “The Big Smoke”. Many so called “Shogyo Chiki” (business areas), such as Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ginza and many more, offer no recycling whatsoever, notwithstanding the Mt. Fuji size mountain of cardboard and other garbage they pile up throughout the week. And that is just the trash that ends up in-country. There are reports of ships that have left the port of Yokohama and been at sea for years, unable to call at any harbor, due to their toxic pile releasing more and more carbon and methane into the atmosphere every day. It is also a documented fact that Japan sends a large percentage of its trash to plants it has funded through infrastructural development programs in Southeast Asia designed to take the pressure off of domestic plants unable to process the billions of pounds of rubbish steadily mounting.

But this is Japan. When they’re not mind-bogglingly drunk after too many end-of-the-year all-you-can-drink parties, the Japanese are frugal and environmentally-minded, right? The inventors of sushi and wabi-sabi cannot be so, so, so…American, can they? Yes they can and they are better at it. Their more efficient trains are almost never late to the thousands of stations connecting the entire country to what is a pretty smart public transportation grid, so as to more easily reap the hard-earned ¥en of potential shoppers both far and wide. There needs to be a sexy new technology developed that brings into common usage to this isolated island nation a more universal point of view. I hope that with JR’s new Maglev bullet train (Superconductive Magnetically Levitated Train) due to be in full service by the mid-2020s, the continuing advances in mobile phones (and the culture that spawns thence) and pdas, as well as the advanced robotics behind Honda’s Asimo (and the burgeoning sex robot (fembots baby, yeahhhh!) industry) we see a leveling of the playing field, from the technologically lofty R&D labs which dream these contraptions up to something the everyday mama and papa-san can implementing in their local coffee shop (a nice to look at, easy to access homepage perhaps?) in (less and less) vain attempts to compete with the Starbuckification of the ever-shrinking, yet more and more pixellated and solitary, world.

As Michael Moore summed up on his recent visit to Japan: “Quit being like us (Americans). Be the Japan you created after 1945, a Japan that valued education, a Japan that would not throw you out of work. A Japan that would never invade another country, and which would not support a country that would invade another country… I’m so sorry to put it this way. Please don’t take personal offense, but you asked me what would I say to the Japanese people, a society I think highly of, a society structured on peace and respect, and you’ve started to go down the other road. And my humble plea is to get off that road with your new prime minister and return to the road you used to be on.”

Viva the collective support of individual rights! (Hopefully Apple gets on development ASAP…)

Manny Santiago is a freelance Writer / Photographer based in Tokyo, Japan.

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            Life can throw all kinds of curve balls at us. Stress, the elements, genetics, personal accidents, and lifestyle all affect how our bodies look and feel. Unfortunately the one body part we take the most for granted, happens to get the brunt of the damage. Our eyes are one of our more fragile and complicated organs and usually when prolonged damage is realized it’s usually too late. There are simple things you can do every day to ensure you have the healthiest eyes possible.

            The first step to proper eye health is getting your eyes checked out every 12 months. Squinting and straining your eyes constantly can induce severe headaches, cause wrinkles around the eyes, and actually make vision worse. If you wear glasses, make sure that when your glasses start to lose some of their power to go and get your eyes checked for a new prescription. Those with contacts should only wear the best quality lenses, and be sure to take them out every night, and change them regularly as proteins and bacteria can build up resulting in tumors or ulcers in the eyes. This can lead to extreme pain, and potentially permanent blindness. With proper care and a regular check up, you should have nothing to worry about.

            If you suffer from under eye bags and dark circles you know how frustrating trying to get rid of them can be. Caused by poor lymphatic drainage and blood vessels beneath the skin, other factors can contribute to puffiness and discoloration as well. Stress, lack of sleep, genetics, age, and hydration level can all add to under eye discoloration and under eye bags. So what do you do? Well, first you forget about surgery or injections because they are costly and potentially do more harm than good. Consider using an eye gel or cream made with Eyeliss or Haloxyl, as both of these all natural ingredients help to reduce puffiness, discoloration while eliminating crow’s feet and fine lines from around the eyes, free of any harsh side effects. Stay away from any eye gel or any other skin care product for that matter with a synthetic chemical base. The skin surrounding the eyes is very thin and fragile therefore can be easily damaged or burnt by harsh chemicals leading to a myriad of complications. There are all kinds of eye gels out there, but make sure you use one with only the finest all natural ingredients.

            A huge factor in keeping your eyes healthy is eating right. A diet rich in beta carotenes and antioxidants helps to promote corneatic strength as well as providing essential nutrients and vitamins vital for eye and overall health. Eating foods that are good for your eyes have been shown to slow down or prevent macular degeneration and the development of cataracts. Carrots, mangos, oranges, sweet potatoes, peaches, leafy greens, and grapes are all excellent sources of beta carotenes and antioxidants. Eating right will not only help you see a little clearer, but your body will thank you for it.

            Don’ take your eyes for granted, they’re the only pair you get and you should cherish the gift of sight every day. Make sure to take care of your eyes as best you can. Wear sunglasses in harsh light, and always take out your contacts and be sure to change them at recommended intervals. Use a quality all natural eye gel or cream free of any chemicals or artificial fragrances to help reduce under eye bags and dark circles. Remember to eat orange fruits and veggies on a regular basis for their beta carotenes, and leafy greens and dark fruits for their antioxidants. With proper care you can close your eyes at night with the security of knowing you and your peepers are as healthy as possible.

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]]> http://nightvisiongoggles.com/tips-for-the-best-eye-health/687/feed/ 0 Wireless Home Security Camera: the Best Features http://nightvisiongoggles.com/wireless-home-security-camera-the-best-features/622/ http://nightvisiongoggles.com/wireless-home-security-camera-the-best-features/622/#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:40:28 +0000 http://nightvisiongoggles.com/wireless-home-security-camera-the-best-features/622/ The wireless home security camera has given developers even more to work with since the components can be installed anywhere with just a battery pack as its power source. The technology for the wireless home security camera is advancing so much so that you can do all sorts of interesting things with it by yourself. The present day wireless home security camera is packed with more features that it seems to be something out of the future.

WIFI Control

Snaking cables (or any cables for that matter) can be a nuisance. And these are connections that you can’t bring with you outside of the home. Imagine how difficult it will be just to connect to your home security camera and how much you will be spending to do it. The beauty of the wireless home security camera changes all of that with the simple use of WIFI technology. With WIFI, you can control your wireless home security camera anywhere as long as you can connect to the Internet. Of course, your wireless home security camera system must be hooked up to the Internet as well. With WIFI, you can control your wireless home security camera with a remote computer, laptop, or even a WIFI capable phone which is not uncommon to find these days. With the right software technology you will even be able to see what your wireless home security camera “sees” from any location with Internet access. This gives you endless options of how you want to monitor your family and valuables.

Night Vision

Although there are many people who still prefer the conventional black and white recordings off of their wireless home security camera, even that department has advanced with time. Today, one wireless home security camera option allows you to record all sorts of activity in complete darkness. This option for a wireless home security camera can be very helpful especially if you travel through different time zones on a regular basis. For example, while in New York, you can still use your wireless home security camera back home in Los Angeles even thought its night time there. A wireless home security camera with night vision can also be placed in dark areas of the house such as the garage and the basement so you can still keep an eye on things in those places.

Infrared

A wireless home security camera can also act as a security camera in the sense that it can detect objects around a room or on people themselves. Although this is an awkward feature, it is an available one nevertheless. A wireless home security camera can also have built-in infrared so that you can detect metal objects around a room and maybe on people. This is helpful if, for example, you are in the house when an intruder enters. You will know right away if that person is armed or not with a dangerous weapon by looking through the infrared option in your wireless home security camera.

The modern wireless home security camera is almost military-grade. It can do all sorts of advanced things to keep your home safe and secure. Know what you will need to protect your home so that you know exactly what features to look out for in a wireless home security camera.

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]]> http://nightvisiongoggles.com/wireless-home-security-camera-the-best-features/622/feed/ 0 I Bought And Had Installed One Of The Best Security Cameras That Is Suppose To Be Made Im Disappointed.? http://nightvisiongoggles.com/i-bought-and-had-installed-one-of-the-best-security-cameras-that-is-suppose-to-be-made-im-disappointed/564/ http://nightvisiongoggles.com/i-bought-and-had-installed-one-of-the-best-security-cameras-that-is-suppose-to-be-made-im-disappointed/564/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 22:38:59 +0000 http://nightvisiongoggles.com/i-bought-and-had-installed-one-of-the-best-security-cameras-that-is-suppose-to-be-made-im-disappointed/564/ I bought a camera for security purposes and for watching wildlife and it has night vision capabilites and also digital zoom.Its made primarily for the military or I was led to believe.What I don’t understand is that It will swivel 360 degrees and 180 up and down.I can see a mountain peak over 40 miles away in pretty good detail but if you focus more than 10 feet in on anything no matter how close or faraway it becomes fuzzy and i can’t adjust it to clear up.This camera cost over 2000 dollars thats just the camera..It zooms up to 1 to 27 but the resolution isnt but around 727 by 580 or something like that.It suppose to be sophisticated..I wanted it to watch wildlife and things far away and close up but the focus just isnt what I thought it would be..Also at night when you have the IR on ..it seems to flutter back and forth on focus..Am I just expecting too much or should it be better? Does anyone else know of a camera with the same abilities or better I could have bought ?Please advise
I would think that a camera that cost that much would be at least able to focus on something that it has zoomed in on..I am at a loss as to what to do..It was presented as the best that 2000 dollars could buy ..And well It leaves a lot to be desired to me..It does have a windshield wiper on it for the lense and also a defogger and is suppose to be able to withstand high temps and low temps and have all the bells and whistles what happen when it came to focus wouldnt you think that would have been more important?Please if you know of a better security camera for that amount that will swivel 360 degrees and 180 and has high resolution and pans quickly please please email me and advise .Thanks in advance..

]]> http://nightvisiongoggles.com/i-bought-and-had-installed-one-of-the-best-security-cameras-that-is-suppose-to-be-made-im-disappointed/564/feed/ 1 Best chance of becoming a fighter pilot? http://nightvisiongoggles.com/best-chance-of-becoming-a-fighter-pilot/555/ http://nightvisiongoggles.com/best-chance-of-becoming-a-fighter-pilot/555/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 22:37:01 +0000 http://nightvisiongoggles.com/best-chance-of-becoming-a-fighter-pilot/555/ I’m 16 and I’m considering joining the military, but I’m not sure which branch yet.

I have pretty good grades so I could go to college before enlisting, but I don’t want to depend on my parents. I’ll probably join right after high school and then take night or online classes.

What are the pros and cons of being a fighter pilot in the Navy, the Marines Corps and the Air Force?

Also, my vision is not perfect, but correctable to 20/20 with lasik surgery or PRK.

]]> http://nightvisiongoggles.com/best-chance-of-becoming-a-fighter-pilot/555/feed/ 5 what the best binoculars out right now i mean the works night vision and infrared? http://nightvisiongoggles.com/what-the-best-binoculars-out-right-now-i-mean-the-works-night-vision-and-infrared/537/ http://nightvisiongoggles.com/what-the-best-binoculars-out-right-now-i-mean-the-works-night-vision-and-infrared/537/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 22:40:34 +0000 http://nightvisiongoggles.com/what-the-best-binoculars-out-right-now-i-mean-the-works-night-vision-and-infrared/537/ http://nightvisiongoggles.com/what-the-best-binoculars-out-right-now-i-mean-the-works-night-vision-and-infrared/537/feed/ 2 what is the best gen.1 night vision binocular or goggle for under 400 dollars http://nightvisiongoggles.com/what-is-the-best-gen-1-night-vision-binocular-or-goggle-for-under-400-dollars/504/ http://nightvisiongoggles.com/what-is-the-best-gen-1-night-vision-binocular-or-goggle-for-under-400-dollars/504/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:39:09 +0000 http://nightvisiongoggles.com/what-is-the-best-gen-1-night-vision-binocular-or-goggle-for-under-400-dollars/504/ http://nightvisiongoggles.com/what-is-the-best-gen-1-night-vision-binocular-or-goggle-for-under-400-dollars/504/feed/ 4 Top Quality Video Baby Monitor – Let’s Review Summer Infant’s Best View Handheld Baby Monitor http://nightvisiongoggles.com/top-quality-video-baby-monitor-lets-review-summer-infants-best-view-handheld-baby-monitor/466/ http://nightvisiongoggles.com/top-quality-video-baby-monitor-lets-review-summer-infants-best-view-handheld-baby-monitor/466/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:40:39 +0000 http://nightvisiongoggles.com/top-quality-video-baby-monitor-lets-review-summer-infants-best-view-handheld-baby-monitor/466/

The Summer Infant Best View Color Video Baby Monitor has all the necessary requirements that parents need, making it one of the top quality video baby monitors available. It’s 100% digital technology provides crystal clear audio and video with a secure, private transmission up to 350 feet. The Summer Infant Best View Handheld Color Monitor has a large color screen at 2.5 inches which is larger than most handheld video baby monitors.

A very useful and unique feature of this video baby monitor is the ability to remotely pan, scan and zoom on the camera. Parents using this digital video monitor have given it an average customer rating score of 4.5 out of 5 which is simply quite outstanding.

Video Picture Quality:

During the day the color picture quality is excellent and the black and white night vision is also very good, even in a totally black room. Black and white night vision is standard with color monitors with infrared technology. There are red lights on the front of the camera around the lens which most people find are not too bright, but  someone has experienced these lights to flash every 5 seconds which in turn makes the vision on the monitor flash also. The majority of people do not experience the flashing red lights on the camera and it is presumed that those who did have either a faulty camera, or the room was not dark enough for the camera to distinguish between functioning in night or day vision.

There are green lights above the camera lens and soft red lights all around the camera lens that should not be flashing on and off. There is a green power indicator light on the camera that is generally considered to be too bright, some people have resolved this issue by covering it with electrical tape.

Audio and Reception:

The sound quality is very good, it’s so sensitive you can hear your baby breathing if you want to. There are a wide range of audio settings, from loud to quiet, to off. The LED lights that indicate sound from your baby light up even when the volume is turned off, they also don’t change based on the volume setting on the parent monitor.

The one common complaint from parents using the Summer Infant Best View Handheld Baby Video Monitor is that it doesn’t have a volume control knob, but you have to enter into the menu to adjust the volume, it’s very easily done but some people don’t like this feature of the monitor.

The range is very good, the manufacturer quotes 350 feet but to expect an optimal distance for in home use of 60 feet. Many people have used this monitor over multiple floors in their homes without any interruption in transmission of audio and video, there is also no static with this video baby monitor.

Transmission & Interference:

The Best View Handheld Video Baby Monitor system operates at 2.4GHz (802.11g) a common frequency for many household wireless networks. The majority of people that use this video baby monitor system do not experience any interference or decreased performance of other electronic devices such as wireless router, laptop computers, iphone, wireless printers, TiVo, NAS, PS3, XBox 360, Wii and cordless phones. There is however, the other minority that do experience interference with wireless routers (802.11g) and other electronic devices. Trying 802.11n (MIMO) might solve interference issues for some people.

Other Features:

Batteries: The monitor uses 3 AA rechargeable NiMh batteries which are included, and last up to 10 hours. If you are running the monitor on batteries instead of AC power the screen turns off automatically to conserve battery life and you have to turn the video back on by pressing a button on the top of the monitor, the baby monitor does not automatically turn off the video image if it is connected to the power.

Remote Pan and Zoom: A great feature of the ‘Best View’ video baby monitor is the pan/tilt and zoom functions. The camera has a motorised mount, it can be turned through a wide range of motion, it’s controlled by a small joystick on the handheld monitor. When the camera moves it’s very quiet so it wont wake up your baby, it pans about 320 degrees so you will be able to scan most of your child’s room, this is an advantage to monitor the toddler who likes to get out of bed and play in their room. The camera can tilt upwards 90 degrees and downwards about 40 degrees from horizontal. There are 2 zoom levels (not continuous as with the pan) which work quite well, it’s nice to be able to see if your baby’s eyes are open or closed.

Extra Camera: A unique feature of the ‘Summer Infant Best View Baby Video Monitor’ is that it can take up to an additional 3 camera’s, making 4 in total, a great benefit when you have more than one young child you want to see and hear.

Parents opinions about the Summer Infant Best View Color Baby Video Monitor usually run along the line of ‘love this monitor’, ‘absolutely great monitor’, ‘fantastic baby video monitor’, ‘best video monitor I have seen’, ‘great buy, worth the price for peace of mind’, the consensus is that the Summer Infant Best View Color Baby Video Monitor with 2.5′ screen is one of the very best quality and most popular video baby monitors available today.

Julie Freeman is a Medical Laboratory Scientist in Microbiology with 24 years experience and mother of 2 daughters aged 5 and 2 years. Julie manages The Baby Video Monitor Shop website which is dedicated to reviewing high quality baby video monitors. You can find further information, customer reviews and purchase details at the following link Summer Infant Bestview Handheld Video Baby Monitor With 2.5″ Screen
Julie also manages Baby Health Secrets, a website that provides top quality, informative digital Ebooks on pregnancy, newborn baby care, advice for new mothers and great tips to get a colicky or crying baby to sleep through the night, also how to remove stretchmarks.

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