Bought as a basic night vision unit to test, so not expecting much here...here's my take:plus:all parts came, all parts work, like how IR lights up pitch black spaces. The digital zoom works well and is a solid feature. Viewer is basically a small TV - to move your head back from it, yet still see image crisply is nice/convenient/user friendly. It has a low light (optical) mode (default startup mode) with good image quality if you hold it very still, which is nice but with almost zero magnification so it's not as good as my 12-42 day/low light binocs, so stick with the night mode. If something is moving within 100 yards, you can see it nicely in IR mode.minus:If you want to use this out of the box, one needs to buy a micro SD card, though the unit advertised it came with one. They actually give a "get 1 free" card if you submit a review, like this. Since the unit really doesn't want to work without a Micro SD card inserted, this marketing scheme could be better. The free offer is for Kingston memory, which is great, but again, you have to wait 1-2 weeks after submitting a review and claim...to get it in your hands.Summary:Goal of this buy was to gain hands on experience using night vision - it's performed that function nicely, helping me determine certain features to seek in next buy: better optics; higher recording resolutions; more rugged housing - unit is plastic so if you drop it once, probably kaput; better battery housing connector arrangement. If you want a basic night vision setup to grab experience with...that's not pricey, maybe try these.