CAAT 2 Infantry Knowledge Practice Test

Magnification with an NVS that includes E-Zoom comes from two parts: the optical magnification built into the night vision device and the electronic (E-Zoom) magnification applied digitally. When you push E-Zoom to its highest setting, you can reach a total magnification of 96x. That combination lets you observe distant objects with more detail than the basic optical view alone, which is why 96x is the maximum available for this setup. Keep in mind that as you increase magnification, the field of view narrows and image clarity can degrade because you’re enlarging the same pixels, so the tradeoff is between distant observation and image quality. The other magnifications listed are lower options from either the base optical magnification or smaller digital zoom levels, not the maximum achievable with E-Zoom.