On 5 Oct, 16:18, Onetap wrote:

The Aldi device wasn't IR night vision, it was an image intensifier I
think.

Here's a clue: If it has a built-in illuminator, it's not an image
intensifier, it's just yet another cheap 1st gen IR-sensitive
converter. You'll get just as good results (if not better) with many
video cameras (possibly needing to remove a filter first).