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Nightfox Prowl Night Vision Monocular vs Solomark Night Vision Monocular (Blue-Infrared)

A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Solomark Night Vision Monocular (Blue-Infrared) is cheaper at $137.5. Every spec and price links to its source.

Full spec sheet

marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.

Spec Nightfox Prowl Night Vision Monocular Solomark Night Vision Monocular (Blue-Infrared)
US price $137.5
BrandNightfoxSolomark
Released
Sensor resolution px 640x480 (image/video capture)
Magnification 1x fixed optical 2x fixed, multi-coated glass objective
Detection range yd 142 109
Ir illuminator Dual IR: 850nm (long-range, up to 130m/142 yd) and 940nm (covert, near-zero red glow, ~100m/109 yd) 3-level blue-infrared IR LED illuminator
Display Integrated LCD, head/helmet-mountable hands-free monocular design 320x240 integrated color LCD
Battery runtime hr
Recording Photo & video recording; selectable color filter palettes (green, inverted green, white phosphor) Photo & video, AV and USB output for TV/computer transfer
IP water rating

Sources — Nightfox Prowl Night Vision Monocular: us.nightfoxstore.com (verified 2026-08-11). Solomark Night Vision Monocular (Blue-Infrared): solomark.night-vision.org (verified 2026-08-11).

What's the difference between the Nightfox Prowl Night Vision Monocular and Solomark Night Vision Monocular (Blue-Infrared)?

Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (5 of 8). Matching specs are omitted.

  • Magnification: Nightfox Prowl Night Vision Monocular 1x fixed optical vs Solomark Night Vision Monocular (Blue-Infrared) 2x fixed, multi-coated glass objective
  • Detection range yd: Nightfox Prowl Night Vision Monocular 142 vs Solomark Night Vision Monocular (Blue-Infrared) 109
  • Ir illuminator: Nightfox Prowl Night Vision Monocular Dual IR: 850nm (long-range, up to 130m/142 yd) and 940nm (covert, near-zero red glow, ~100m/109 yd) vs Solomark Night Vision Monocular (Blue-Infrared) 3-level blue-infrared IR LED illuminator
  • Display: Nightfox Prowl Night Vision Monocular Integrated LCD, head/helmet-mountable hands-free monocular design vs Solomark Night Vision Monocular (Blue-Infrared) 320x240 integrated color LCD
  • Recording: Nightfox Prowl Night Vision Monocular Photo & video recording; selectable color filter palettes (green, inverted green, white phosphor) vs Solomark Night Vision Monocular (Blue-Infrared) Photo & video, AV and USB output for TV/computer transfer

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