Functional design

Auxiliary functions

Military night vision goggles: have a wealth of military-specific auxiliary functions. For example, they may be equipped with a laser rangefinder function to quickly and accurately measure the target distance and provide data support for weapon aiming; they may have GPS or Beidou positioning functions to facilitate determining their own position in the combat area; and some may have image transmission functions that can transmit the observed images to the command center in real time, facilitating coordinated operations and command decisions.

Civilian night vision goggles: Auxiliary functions are relatively simple. Common ones include basic brightness adjustment and focus adjustment functions, and some may have simple photo or video functions to record the observed situation, but these functions are mainly to facilitate the daily observation and recording needs of civilian users.

Reliability and durability design

Military night vision goggles: The design focuses on high reliability and durability. In order to ensure stable operation in long-term military missions and complex battlefield environments, high-quality materials and strict manufacturing processes are used. The quality and life of its components are strictly tested, and the structural design of the equipment takes into account the factors of easy maintenance and replacement of parts to ensure that equipment failures can be quickly repaired under field conditions.

Civilian night vision goggles: The requirements for reliability and durability are relatively low. They are usually designed according to the frequency and environment of use of general consumer products. The service life may be short, and the requirements for repair and maintenance are relatively simple. They are mainly to meet the needs of ordinary consumers within the normal use cycle.

Safety and concealment

Safety protection function

Military night vision goggles: Considering the safety in military operations, there may be some special safety protection functions. For example, some military night vision goggles have anti-glare protection function, which can automatically adjust or turn off the image enhancement function when encountering strong light to prevent strong light from damaging the eyes and equipment, while avoiding exposing their own position; others may have encrypted communication functions to ensure the security of data transmission.

Civilian night vision devices: Generally, these special safety protection functions are less involved, and the main focus is on the basic safety of users during normal use, such as avoiding electric shock hazards and other routine safety issues.

Concealment design

Military night vision devices: Concealment is an important consideration in military applications. The design will minimize the signal emitted by the device, such as using a low-power infrared radiation source (if any) to avoid being discovered by the enemy's detection equipment; the appearance of the device may also use camouflage designs such as camouflage to make it difficult to be detected on the battlefield.

Civilian night vision devices: The requirements for concealment are relatively low. In civilian scenarios, such as home security or outdoor observation, there is generally no need to consider whether the device will be discovered, and more attention is paid to the practicality of the function.