Jerry CE2 Night Vision Thermal Clip-On Detailed Review

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Күн бұрын

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

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@thetacdoc Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the informative and comprehensive review :)

@francism9782 Жыл бұрын

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.

@YAGERMFG Жыл бұрын

Agreed, having the lag-free NV image helps significantly to deal with the latency of the Jerry

@antoniomag8229 Жыл бұрын

Great review, I was considering getting these, but the cons definitely outweigh the pros for me.

@lock7852 Жыл бұрын

Great info!

@sputnik9708 Жыл бұрын

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.

@destroyerofgear Жыл бұрын

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.

@YAGERMFG Жыл бұрын

Good point!

@Life-of-Riley 7 ай бұрын

Can you fit it behind focus rings ?

@moesoft2758 Жыл бұрын

Nice compact review! How is the battery pack holding up now? Have you tried different packs with it?

@YAGERMFG Жыл бұрын

Not aware of any competing packs for this connector. No issues so far, besides the discharging.

@moesoft2758 Жыл бұрын

@@YAGERMFG Thanks. So no trouble with moisture getting in?

@bsdiceman Жыл бұрын

Why doesn't the projector block out the center of the NV view?

@YAGERMFG Жыл бұрын

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.

@RecruitJellyBean Жыл бұрын

What batteries did you use?

@markanthonypar-wise1499 6 ай бұрын

Interesting,but can this go on a pvs 14? . That's what I have a photonis echo to be exact

@them4994 5 ай бұрын

Yes, it can

@SpecOpsGear Жыл бұрын

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

@ballinonabudget1130 Жыл бұрын

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

@SpecOpsGear Жыл бұрын

@@ballinonabudget1130 i'm wrestling between a coti, a clip on thermal in conjunction with a scope, or a dedicated thermal scope.

@YAGERMFG Жыл бұрын

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.

@SpecOpsGear Жыл бұрын

@@YAGERMFG would you rather have a dedicated thermal scope or clip on in front of rifle scope?

@YAGERMFG Жыл бұрын

@@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

@mattg9971 Жыл бұрын

Whats going on with that objective lens of the pvs14?

@YAGERMFG Жыл бұрын

The sacrificial lens?

@mattg9971 Жыл бұрын

@@YAGERMFGahh thought it might be some kind of filter. Hadnt seen one with the white text before

@brandondias2881 6 ай бұрын

I really want this but I’m not willing to lose the ability to run the tarsier eclipse

@GiggidySquad 9 ай бұрын

So no c2. What about the c5?

@navrhy3075 Жыл бұрын

Where do I find it? They don’t sell it anywhere

@sputnik9708 Жыл бұрын

Cold harbour supply

@bullwinklebrown283 Жыл бұрын

ditch the o-ring and wrap the batt pac with teflon tape

@destroyerofgear Жыл бұрын

that's a really good idea, I'm gonna do that. The threads have been bothering me so much

@profexb2409 11 ай бұрын

Where can you find this for 2000 dollars ?? I want 2 please !

@tntviewer9431 Жыл бұрын

Would this work with a NVG10??

@YAGERMFG Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, but I would suggest spending the money to upgrade your monocular before buying thermals

@tntviewer9431 Жыл бұрын

@@YAGERMFG ok thanks

@mattg9971 Жыл бұрын

For $2k, first thermal device. This or the breach?

@YAGERMFG Жыл бұрын

If you already have nods, I'd either go for this or wait for next-gen with a faster refresh rate

@mattg9971 Жыл бұрын

@@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!

@ryaniam22 Жыл бұрын

Ecoti

@YAGERMFG Жыл бұрын

@@ryaniam22 He said $2k dawg

@destroyerofgear Жыл бұрын

@@ryaniam22 lmao

@mojoe8005 9 ай бұрын

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

@YAGERMFG 9 ай бұрын

The battery pack has electronics in it. It has significant parasitic drain even if not connected to the thermal imager.

@mojoe8005 9 ай бұрын

@@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

@mojoe8005 9 ай бұрын

@@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