Lots of cools feature - several issues, though

This scope has a great image during daytime, the battery life is great, and I like all the features. There are some issues to be aware of, though. Can't decide if I would have bought it knowing what I know now or not. 1) Firmware is buggy - it locks up regularly requiring holding the power button for 20 seconds to force a shutdown. So far this has only happened to me while configuring it. I have not had it lock up yet during normal use so hopefully this doesn't ruin a hunt. Hopefully, they will fix this in a future update. 2) Nightvision mode is fully dependent on illumination. Without the IR illuminator, it has less sensitivity than your own eyes when set to the maximum sensitivity. Even in partial moonlight, you will need to have the illuminator on. 3) The objective (big lens) is only about half the area of the barrel although the advertising images make it look like a fullsized lens (if you look closely, you can see the real (small) lens behind the shading added to make it look full sized). This, no doubt, is in part why the night vision sensitivity is so poor. It makes it look like a toy and I feel ripped off. :-( 4) It takes about seven seconds to turn on and be usable. This is a bit of an issue for me since my primary use is against coyotes when they raid my hen house. They don't give you much time so you have to be quick. 5) Buttons are flakey. The OK button often is interpreted as right arrow on mine. Makes navigating the menus rather frustrating. You can get a remote control which I've read works around this problem (I just ordered mine so cannot confirm) IOW: plan on buying a $80 remote control, too. 6) The gun cant indicator is not sensitive enough. You can have a lot of cant (more than enough to screw up your group) before it even registers a change. I am optimistic that many of these issues can be addressed in a future firmware update but suspect I am stuck with the poor night vision performance - it works great with lots of IR illumination so if you don't mind that then you're good. I have an older Pulsar day/night scope which, although it has it's own issues, it has far superior unaided night vision so maybe I'm just spoiled.

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