What is TNVC Filmed SuperGain?
Developed exclusively for TNVC in partnership with a leading U.S. image intensifier manufacturer, FSG tubes were created to meet a Federal requirement for improved low-light performance. The result is a modern filmed Gen 3 tube that provides meaningful capability where it matters most: in dark, shadowed, and low-ambient-light environments.
TNVC is proud to introduce the TNVC Exclusive Filmed Super Gain (FSG) image intensifier tube platform, a U.S.-made Gen 3 auto-gated tube designed to deliver increased low-light capability, improved perceived brightness, and real-world performance at a more accessible price point. For years, many night vision users have focused heavily on FOM numbers. While specs matter, experienced users know performance is about more than a single number on a data sheet.
Manufactured by a US Manufacturer and distributed by TNVC, Filmed SuperGain White Phosphor image intensifier tubes increase the Luminance Gain (Gain) specification for image intensifier tubes from the standard 40,000-80,000 fL/fc to an average 105,000 fL/fc greatly increasing the image intensifier’s ability to amplify and collect light, resulting in a noticeably brighter image with increased low light performance and extending operational envelope and ability to see into dark areas.
DID YOU KNOW?
DID YOU KNOW?
Luminance Gain is the measure of how well an image intensifier can amplify light, and one of the most critically important factors of image intensifier performance.
The term the “Failure” implied in MTTF (“Mean Time To Failure”) of an image intensifier is broadly understood to represent a roughly 50% loss of Gain.
TNVC FSG tubes operate at approximately 105,000 fl/fc luminance gain.
That increased amplification helps provide:
- Brighter perceived imagery
- Improved visibility in darker environments
- Better environmental processing
- Enhanced situational awareness
- Greater ability to see into shadows and low ambient light
This is not simply “turning up the brightness.” Increased luminance gain allows the user to process more visual information in degraded lighting conditions.
Modern tube manufacturing has also improved significantly, with cleaner performance and lower noise floors helping FSG deliver increased usable information without the drawbacks often associated with older high-gain systems.
FILMED SUPERGAIN FEATURES
Experience the latest evolution of Image Intensified Night Vision devices, being used in the toughest conditions for the most critical missions by the U.S. Federal Government worldwide.
