This Bushnell monocular (I bought the 6x50 model) will provide real easy identification of objects in total darkness.
Using the inbuilt IR I was viewing possums among my pine trees at over 200 yards. Then I turned off the internal IR and mounted the monocular on a tripod. I shone my Coyote Cannon 850 nm IR torch onto the target area and the viewfinder was lit up like daylight - so much that I could make out details well beyond 600 yards in total darkness! This required a little digital zoom of around 1.5 times. I recommend this Bushnell monocular, either as a stand alone, or combined with a powerful IR torch for those extra long range observations. Only minor downside is battery life.

Good quality of image

I debated on several products around this price point. I'm so happy I went with this it's gonna make scanning while hog hunting much easier then scanning with my rifle. Highly recommend checking out this NV.

The media could not be loaded. EDIT: For anyone having issues with battery life: I purchased AA style, rechargeable Li-ion batteries and they do not disappoint. Bushnell recommended these in the manual and what a difference. I've gone from either using a battery pack or getting 15 minutes to several hours on the LI batteries and still not even down to half a charge.

I received this in the mail yesterday as a secondhand Amazon purchase. First, let me say, for the price, it's going to be hard to beat. I've seen mixed reviews but most negative ones were focused on the battery life, power of the IR beam, and the screen being too low of a resolution. I'll share what I found in just a few hours of messing with this:

1.) The battery life with traditional batteries is atrocious. Then again, this thing is essentially a video camera with a light constantly running. And although our eyes don't perceive it, it's a bright light in terms of power consumption. You will be lucky to get 20 minutes on a full, new set of standard or rechargeable batteries.
That being said, I ran this with a 10,000 mAh li-ion power bank for close to an hour without depleting a quarter. I have to wait for the rechargeable AA li-ions to get here before I can attest to how long they will last. Bushnell could definitely throw in a rechargeable battery unit for this price point and probably have a lot better sales for little extra cost.

2.) Several people were complaining about distance of use. Using the on board illuminator, I was able to see and focus on objects around 400 yards on a cloudy, low light night, and hand holding the device. This device is typically a camera, and as such, to gain the maximum function, there are some trade offs. A slower shutter speed setting will allow more light into the sensor between opening and closing. The slowest "refresh" setting will allow you to see farther, but will result in a more "ghostly" look to the user. If you're viewing items that are closer, you can get away with using the fastest refresh of the three options and gain sharper imaging. This only allowed me to see around 100 yards with good brightness.
I also added an IR flashlight clipped into a light holder for a bike. A pack of four was around $10 on amazon and you can use 1/4-20×1/2 inch machine screws to fit almost any female tripod mount. I bought the 940 nm light due to the fact that the onboard is an 850 nm. The 850 will give you a slightly brighter detail but the 940 nm allows more covert use, as it is presents as almost invisible even looking directly into the light.

3.) The viewing screen is fairly low resolution and grainy but that is to be somewhat expected in a lower end night vision unit. The same goes with low end thermal units. It is a digital replication and presentation versus an optical one. It's not going to be perfect. Zooming about halfway on a subject will allow for better ability to focus. Since it is digital zoom, the focus will not change when zooming back out, given that you do not change it and your subject stays stationary. The diopter adjustment seems to be extremely limited, however.

All in all, when used properly, it seems to be a great unit at this price point. It could stand to probably be built slightly sturdier but it can give some great quality viewing.

We have no experience with night vision, so kind of hard to fairly evaluate. We did get a $900 set of ATN Binoculars first, and we didn't like those because they were really difficult to operate. This gives about the same quality vision, albeit much smaller picture, and they are quite easy to operate. Note we don't use these for daytime at all, they were bought specifically for night vision only. We got the 4.5 version, and I simply think bang for the buck I'd give them 5 stars, overall usefulness at least 3, so 4 stars seems fair. If you're new to night vision and kind of playing with it to decide if you want to go further and spend big bucks, I think these might be a good place to start. If you have a couple acres and want to see what's moving around out there at night these definitely work. Could you see a neighbor, yes, could you tell which one, probably not, but you can identify animals pretty well. My two cents.