Plenty of experience with night vision. None with the recording features. When in doubt see what the current issue is for military. They are crazy expensive because they are good and you can bet your life on them. If you want low cost you get two options, no resolution or HUGE systems. Save up and spend the money. I'm looking at a new scope for the coyote rifle and quickly realized after looking at some footage from real users that it has nowhere near the resolution I want. So back to the drawing board for me.