SPOTLIGHT WITH INTEGRAL LOW LUX VIDEO CAMERA SYSTEM

摘要

The invention provides a searchlight device for a recreational boat or other suitable vehicle, vessel or device, featuring a housing for mounting on the recreational boat or other suitable vehicle, vessel or device; a light arranged in the housing, responsive to a light control signal, for projecting bright illuminating light; and a low lux video camera also arranged in the housing, responsive to images in near total darkness, for providing a video camera signal containing information about the images in near total darkness, for allowing close quarter maneuvering in dim light without the need to activate the bright illuminating light so that an operator of the vehicle, vessel or other suitable device may operate safely while maintaining night vision and not impairing the vision of nearby vehicle, vessel or other suitable device.