I bought this as a gift to my friend. It took him quite some time to figure out how to set up properly. However, after initial calibrations, it turns to be a good night-vision scope, all the way to 200 yards. The video recorded looks HD. It works as or better than expected. Some tips here: 1, Turn on the intergraded IR flash light; 2, Rotate the wheel in the front of the screen if the letters on the screen look blur; 3, Don't use the camcorder's crosshair for aiming, instead, use the crosshair o...