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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

The Torch arrived a week ago but has been appropriated by someone who refuses to return it.

Snap Review: I have seen too many  ✮✮✮✮✮ reviews on Amazon for newly introduced products by "Reviewers" who have a vested interest in a products success. I am going to wait until I see a review that is bias free. Informed by Bias I would give it ✭✭✭✭.  It is surprisingly light weight, the straps are soft cloth and velcro and back to front and side to side like a Skullcrusher System. A Helmet as you might expect fits nicely over the device. The Revision Goggles are roomy, when tightened by the back strap they seem a bit intrusive, too tight. That said, rapid head movements don't cause the Torch to physically swing from side to side. The flip up and down feels solid and really gives a confident "click" when the position is changed. The displays are bright and clear. White hot as you can see from the videos. The Brightness adjustment is easy use and has a wide variability. The FOV is wide, at first look you might feel disappointed but then go to a Surplus Store and try a PVS-7/14. The Torch's FOV is superior to those NVGs readily available to the consumer.  Denied light, the IR Illuminator works great. Can't remember if the unit at GAOS was a prototype and had an IR Button to push or am I thinking of the Spark? It Zooms in and out with one big step not gradual. The warnings about Depth Perception in the manual should be noted and a useful reminder. Get used to them before trying a Ropes Course. Like the T-Rex in Jurassic Park " Caution Objects in Torch are closer than they appear." On "Zoom Out" everything is way out there.
The unit charges quickly but a Lithium Ion Battery and all the paperwork in the Packages are warnings and a chain of custody for the Batteries themselves. My use case so far was finding a nail in a tire in the pitch black. Not exciting but I had the ability to "see" what was going on.  I'll add to this when that guy returns it to me. Big pluses, ability to see in pitch black, no starlight, really cool, cost compared to other systems, able to record, if there is latency I could not sense it.. When Ori Inbar talks about what's your Superpower? I get it. Downside, Depth Perception could trip you up in certain situations. Artificial light in the night imparts a  large"Bloom". Cannot see into a dark area from a lighted area.
Every Cop in the world needs one of these, better to have it and not use it than need it and not have it. I'll update as things occur.

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