"It's a peculiar human limitation, that our primary sense becomes almost useless the moment the sun sets. We, the supposed apex species, are suddenly clumsy and vulnerable, relying on artificial light that can sometimes be useful by giving us enhanced visibility, but also a liability by giving away our location. For decades, the solution was night vision, but let's be honest, that technology always felt a bit detached, painting the world in an eerie, monochromatic green glow."
"AKASO, a brand that has consistently made a name for itself by packaging high-end imaging tech into surprisingly affordable, user-friendly designs, seems to have taken this limitation personally. After their successful Seemor night vision binoculars, which raised an impressive $800K on Kickstarter, they are back with something more focused, more personal, and frankly, more exciting. The new Sight-300 is a digital monocular that promises to replace that sickly green tint with true-to-life color, effectively giving you superhero-level night sight."
Nighttime human vision falters and artificial light can reveal location as well as aid visibility. Traditional night-vision rendered scenes in a monochromatic green, favoring surveillance over immersive perception. AKASO developed the Sight-300 digital monocular to restore color and clarity at night. The Sight-300 uses a second-generation quad-core AI-ISP engine to denoise frames in real time, preserve detail, and restore color with up to 99% accuracy. The system pairs a 1/1.79-inch CMOS sensor with an F/1.0 lens to gather more photons and maintain color information in extremely low-light conditions, extending practical nighttime observation.
Read at Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
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