Between social media and the proliferation of online hunting shows, videoing your own hunts has never been more popular. Everyone wants to capture their adventure on video to share with friends and fans, but self-filming isn’t always an easy task. Your cell phone will take great video, of course, but the zoom is limited. How do you actually capture the action that’s happening out in the field?
ATN has your answer in the form of the X-Sight LTV Series day and night digital riflescopes. This simple but powerful scope records hours of video on a removable micro SD card, letting you film your hunt in stunning HD quality. Even better? It works day or night, thanks to night-vision capability, recording in 720p.
ATN has been a leader in the field of night-vision optics for a long time, and they’ve put all that knowledge into the X-Sight LTV and powered it with a new ATN Obsidian LT Core that’s optimized for low-power consumption. This scope will give you vivid, crisp clarity during daytime hunts and amazing nighttime performance as well, thanks to the new QHD+ sensor. Darkness won’t slow you down on your next hog or predator hunt with the enhanced HD night-vision mode, which shows crisp black-and-white images — no more of that glowing green illumination you might be familiar with from other types of night vision. The brightness is adjustable.
No more worrying about changing batteries in the field, either. The X-Sight LTV is powered by an internal lithium ion battery with a battery life of about 10 hours. It recharges via a USB-C port when the hunt is over at the end of the day (or night). A slim, ergonomic package keeps the whole thing low-profile, with comfortable 90mm eye relief, and it mounts on any platform using standard 30mm rings, which are included.
Another plus is ATN’s “One Shot Zero,” which makes sighting in easy. Just take your shot, adjust your reticle, and you’re ready to hunt. It also provides multiple reticle options. The whole scope weighs just 1.6 pounds, and a two-year warranty is included.
ATN designed this scope for the masses, aiming to keep the price in a reasonable range. Thus, the bells and whistles have been stripped away, making the X-Sight LTV exceedingly easy to use without sacrificing function or quality. Two magnifications are available: 3-9X magnification and 5-15X magnification. The 3-9X will have a wider field of view of about 460 feet or 9 degrees, while the 5-15X sacrifices a little field of view (it has a total of 240 feet, 5 degrees) in order to gain that extra magnification. Perhaps the best part, however, is the price. The 3-9X sells for just $599, while the 5-15X carries an MSRP of $679.
The X-Sight LTV is as rugged as you’d hope, with weather-resistant housing and a hardened aluminum alloy construction with impact-resistant electronics. Although it’s lightweight enough to be mounted on a crossbow, air rifle or other light-recoiling platform, it’s specifically designed to handle the recoil from high-caliber rifles, so you should have no trouble with it on any of your hunting firearms.
Streamlined ergonomics and advanced technology without the frills will make your shooting experience easy and familiar, even if this is your first foray into night-vision or video-capable optics. There are only a few buttons, all clearly marked, so there’s no guesswork about what to push or how to operate the scope.
A bevy of accessories are available to complement the X-Sight LTV, including illuminators, a quick-detach mount that lets you move the scope from platform to platform without losing zero, and a battery pack that gives you an additional 20+ hours of run time.
