Jerry CE2 Night Vision Thermal Clip-On Detailed Review
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
- A quick, but detailed, review of the Infiray (I-Ray) Jerry CE2 COTI thermal unit.
This device is pretty good for the money, although has some important shortcomings to be aware of.
0:00 Intro
0:16 CE2 vs C2 vs CE5 vs C5
1:10 Physical Construction And Controls
1:58 The Display
2:46 Attaching To Night Vision Devices
4:10 The Battery Pack (Not So Good)
6:00 Image Modes
6:14 Scout Mode Demo
6:22 Outline Mode Demo
6:35 Normal Mode Demo
6:46 Software and Image Quality
9:02 Outro
Thanks for the informative and comprehensive review :)
Personally, I found the Jerry C to be a pretty good value for what it is. Yes, there is some lag, but since the image is being projected onto the analog NV image, which has no lag, so long as I turn down the thermal's brightness, it doesn't hamper my ability to move in the dark.
Agreed, having the lag-free NV image helps significantly to deal with the latency of the Jerry
Great review, I was considering getting these, but the cons definitely outweigh the pros for me.
Great info!
Quality review. I've owned mine for about 6 months and been using it a few times a week, everything you said is spot on.
It fits its niche quite well though, which is providing instant detection while patrolling through areas with short sightlines. It sucks having to use a monocular when walking through the woods as you're constantly revealing new territory but never really seeing further than 100 yards. Once you get to those vantages is when you'd want to take a moment and scan the surroundings in a static position, which is where a handheld monocular is the proper tool.
That means that if we consider the performance within the proper context of a head-mounted thermal, you aren't losing out on much compared to a CE5 or even an ECOTI.
In wide open terrain maybe, but if you're expecting to detect stuff in the desert for example with a COTI/equivalent, you're gonna have a bad time.
Good point!
The C series can run from either on board battery or the external battery pack. You can even remove the internal battery and use just the external battery to save weight. Very glad I got the C5 and not the CE5.
Can you fit it behind focus rings ?
What batteries did you use?
Nice compact review! How is the battery pack holding up now? Have you tried different packs with it?
Not aware of any competing packs for this connector. No issues so far, besides the discharging.
@@YAGERMFG Thanks. So no trouble with moisture getting in?
Interesting,but can this go on a pvs 14? . That's what I have a photonis echo to be exact
Yes, it can
Whats going on with that objective lens of the pvs14?
The sacrificial lens?
@@YAGERMFGahh thought it might be some kind of filter. Hadnt seen one with the white text before
Why doesn't the projector block out the center of the NV view?
Objective lenses, either on a camera or on NVGs or elsewhere, effectively gather a separate copy of the image from every point on their surface. We're just blocking a few of those copies. If you take a small object and hold it directly in front of your pupil, you'll be able to see "around" it as well.
Find it for 2 grand if you know where to look... where is that? Is that with the battery pack? Prices seem closer to 3 grand from what I've seen. Liked and subbed, we need more technical reviews like this for nvg, thermal and ir devices. Thank you
Look at Canadian companies. Opfor night vision has the best pricing I have found or mapleairsoft will give the free geranium shield with theirs. I have made purchases from both and both are good companies. I run the CE5 on my 1531’s and it works well. He said the difference between the CE2 and CE5 is just FOV but the resolution is way better on the CE5
@@ballinonabudget1130 i'm wrestling between a coti, a clip on thermal in conjunction with a scope, or a dedicated thermal scope.
There are a few guys on reddit who can help you order directly from infiray on Alibaba. Might be able to find low markup elsewhere too.
The two setups I've been trying out are COTI+binos+RDS, as well as mono over left eye and clip-on thermal in front of my zoom scope for right eye. I think the latter is probably better for something like pest control.
@@YAGERMFG would you rather have a dedicated thermal scope or clip on in front of rifle scope?
@@SpecOpsGear ideal setup is a collimated clip-on so you A) never lose zero on your primary scope and B) can use it on multiple rifles
So no c2. What about the c5?
Where do I find it? They don’t sell it anywhere
Cold harbour supply
ditch the o-ring and wrap the batt pac with teflon tape
that's a really good idea, I'm gonna do that. The threads have been bothering me so much
Where can you find this for 2000 dollars ?? I want 2 please !
I really want this but I’m not willing to lose the ability to run the tarsier eclipse
Would this work with a NVG10??
I'm not sure, but I would suggest spending the money to upgrade your monocular before buying thermals
@@YAGERMFG ok thanks
If use the battery pack to shut off device then turn the scroll switch off u know the batt pack will be off and it won’t drain over time
The battery pack has electronics in it. It has significant parasitic drain even if not connected to the thermal imager.
@@YAGERMFG weird if I use the power button on mine it doesn’t drain at all when hooked up I figured it out cause it used to if I left the battery pack on even when device off maybe test out what I said in first comment
@@YAGERMFG I’ve had mine plugged in and all hooked up for almost a year now without touching it and it turns on and ran for hours use the power button on batt pack if u dnt shut the pack off it will drain mine used to till I figured it out
For $2k, first thermal device. This or the breach?
If you already have nods, I'd either go for this or wait for next-gen with a faster refresh rate
@@YAGERMFGyea the nods piece was handled first obviously with 1431s. Time to get into thermals and trying to keep my first device to around $2,500. Will wait then. Thanks!
Ecoti
@@ryaniam22 He said $2k dawg
@@ryaniam22 lmao
ONLY use the flat top batteries
But do you not see the projector at the center of the tube you applied it on? If not, why not?
Read through the comments - someone else asked the same. Short version is "depth of field"
I wojld be scared for burns..
So it’s it at exempt 😅
$2000 bit much
It’s cheap you broke goof
Its a toy.
Why would anybody living in the states buy chinese hardware?
If you would like to buy me a $10k safran unit, I would be happy to do a review