I had some dimming effect in .253 but in .266 the dimming is really
a problem.
Will revert back to .253

/MKL

more and more x sights coming up for sale . the dimming is kiling the night vision

174 and prior had about the best nv , since then its steadily gone downhill.

weeks ago when I called ATN the tech refused to admit there was a dimming issue. 253 on mine was just as bad. I'm not talking about how it dimms if you shine it on a branch close.I'm talking that whenever you hit the switch to make the IR brighter the screen would come back to the same brightness for all three settings.

Hi guys, my X-sight 5-18x just arrived (bought it after checking out the info on this forum---knowing that there would be others that are willing to be a test mule like me). I'm wanting to update it with the firmware that gives me the best possible Night Vision---I don't really care about any other features taking a back seat. So according to a few posts above it seems that the 174 update has the best quality NV. Where can I find the 174 firmware update? Is someone hosting it on a website somewhere (ATN's firmware site only goes back to 200)? If no one else is hosting previous firmware updates, then I'd be willing to host them in an online storage account and give the public access to it...that way, anyone could revert back to a previous version if they want to and the versions would be in one centralized location. Only thing is, I'd need someone to send me/email me those previous versions for me to upload OR if they are too big to email, then I could give you direct access to the account to upload them from your computer.

Previous versions of firmware can be located on ATN's website.
http://www.atncorp.com/firmware/xsight3-12


Which is best? Highly subjective. I'm running the current version of 266.

Thanks for the reply. When I clicked on the link that you reference for ATN's Firmware site, it only shows 5 previous versions---the earliest one being 1.8.00.200 update. I don't see the 174 update on their site...unless I'm just overlooking it.

174 had point of impact wandering issues I would advise against that version for safety sake.

Your zero would be constant but any zoom caused tracking problems.

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A few reccomendations, others may disagree or make other suggestions as individual scopes seem to behave differently with the same version of firmware.

1- use the current version, it seems to be more stable.
2- use LOW Light Amplification, medium and high induce a "laggy picture". Very annoying when hunting at night. You will see an annoying flicker. Pick your poison.
3- use a different IR Illuminator. The one supplied is not very good. uNV20IR has been good for me.
4- get an Allen wrench and tighten all external screws. For that matter, pull the base off and tighten the screws underneath.
5- Make sure your battery cap is tightened very tight or your scope will shut down after the first shot.
6-use high quality rechargeable batteries. It will save you a ton of money. Panasonics are good. I get six hours out of mine. IIRC they are 1300 mAH. Be careful there are many out there that are as low as 350 mAH.
7-After sighting in write down your x/y coordinates. You will lose this every time you update firmware.

Oh and by the way, WELCOME to the forum.

Ok, I'll give 266 a go and see what happens. Thank you for the welcome and reply. I'll take your advice that's referenced above about the settings etc...appreciate the info. Good news for me is that a few weeks ago my T20IR and T74IR illuminators arrived from Ian@IRlightBuilds and Orbtronic protected Panasonic 3400mah batteries---I heard alot good things about his illuminators/those batteries....guess I'll find out here shortly. Thanks for the help gents.

i found 266 no good in night mode with t50 ir its dimming to mutch.

Can't testify to flickering, FPS, etc. in NV. I do know that my 3-12 just arrived with version 253 and it does not auto dim. Hopefully my T50 illuminator will be here next week, and I can try everything out.

Welcome to the forum.

253 in mine it dont seem to auto dim. but only tried it on my garden

I've got the file on my SD card, that was no problem but the media player on the S5 won't play .mov files. Any suggestions

VLC player plays X-sight .mov on Android phones.

/MKL

That they posted multiple firmware versions seems to indicate that ATN itself isn't confident in their latest releases...not to mention the support headache they just cracked open for themselves.

Couple images from my 5-18 - version 266

At dawn, to dark to see them at that range - see the photo of the person for how dark it is
There is moonlight

Its 220 yards to the Red Stag - photos taken from video

In which version? I tried VLC player on the computer and didn't work.

Try QuickTime player in computer using Windows OS

/MKL

Works like a charm.. thanks

just got back in bad auto dimming with 253 firmware.t 50 ir used

I meant which version of firmware of the X-Sight?

I have QuickTime, VLC and others in the computer, no sound

there is no sound on 253 and 266 firmwere

He is saying he has sound. I believe he is now back on 253, that's why I asked.

now atn only showing 266 firmware