Mobile phone night vision truth: don't be fooled again!

I heard that the mobile night vision device can make you see better in the dark? Don't worry, the truth is here.

Actual effect of mobile phone night vision device

In fact, the night vision device of mobile phone is to use the dark photography enhancement function of mobile phone camera. Its performance depends entirely on your mobile phone camera. If your mobile phone camera doesn't support night vision fill light function, then this software may be difficult to play a role.

A real night vision device

The real night vision device is the night external sight with the image intensifier as the core device. It can convert the light reflected by the target into a visible image through the image intensifier in weak light, so that we can clearly observe and aim at the target in the dark.

Classification of night vision equipment

Night vision equipment can also be divided into active and passive types. Actively illuminate the target with an infrared searchlight, and receive the reflected infrared radiation to form an image; The passive type does not emit infrared rays, but relies on the infrared radiation of the target itself to form a "thermal image", which is what we often call a "thermal imager".

Limitations of mobile night vision equipment

So, don't be fooled by those exaggerated advertisements next time. Mobile night vision device is not a real night vision device, it can only enhance the dark photography ability of mobile phones to a certain extent. If you want the real night vision function, you still have to rely on professional night vision equipment!