In the night viewers of the digital generation the residual light amplifier tubes are no longer used, but instead highly developed digital video technology, which also works without wear & tear as compared to the tubes. The picture quality achieved via the digital technology is excellent & is comparable to the tubular night viewers of the 2+ generation. The pictures are generated via a highly-sensitive CCD-scanning system. The invisible image field illumination enables an unnoticed observation at best brightness. Thereby, 2 IR-headlights are available: One constantly illuminates the observation field & is suitable for observation at a high ambient brightness (e.g. starry moon-lit night), & the second can be connected & swings into action when it becomes completely dark or under poor light conditions The intensity of the illumination can be set & stored for the next use. A video-output enables the playback on an external monitor or picture recording on a recorder.