Night vision scopes / SightmarkDiscontinued
Sightmark Wraith HD 4-32x50
1920×1080 · 80 mm · 4.5 h · MSRP $500
Compare the Wraith HD 4-32x50 with others →
Check price
Affiliate links (Amazon, eBay): we may earn a commission. Prices change; the retailer's page is the current one.
Coyote at 100 yd
112 px tall at the shoulder
Coyote at 200 yd
56 px tall at the shoulder
Coyote at 300 yd
37 px tall at the shoulder
Identify a coyote out to, in good light
Identification distance
Our estimate of how far away you can tell a coyote from a fox or a dog. It is calculated from the lens and sensor, assuming good conditions.
~935 yd
Farther than 82% of the 17 current digital night vision scopes we track (#4).
On the 1280-pixel screen at base zoom. At night the infrared light and sensor noise run out well before this, and no maker publishes enough to calculate where.
Ground across the screen at 100 yd
Field width
How many feet of ground fill the screen at 100 yards. Wider makes scanning faster; narrower usually means more detail on the animal.
21 ft
The narrowest of the 17 current digital night vision scopes we track.
Specs
| Sensor | |
|---|---|
| Resolution Sensor resolution How many heat-reading pixels the sensor has, such as 384 × 288 or 640 × 512. More pixels show more detail, but the lens matters just as much. | 1920 × 1080 |
| Refresh rate Refresh rate How many times per second the picture updates. 50 or 60 times a second looks smooth; lower rates stutter when you pan or a coyote runs. | Not published |
| Infrared | |
| IR illuminator IR illuminator A flashlight of infrared light that people can barely see or not see at all. Digital night vision depends on it in the dark, and it often limits how far you can see. | 850 nm, in the box, detachableRemovable 850 nm LED illuminator in the box, on 2x CR123A; about 1,060 / 540 / 400 mW on high / medium / low (Sightmark's figures), 2 hours on high. |
| IR power 850 nm vs 940 nm IR The two common infrared light colors. 850 reaches farther with a cleaner picture but shows a faint red glow; 940 is close to invisible but reaches less far. | 1,060 mWSightmark's "equivalent IR power" rating, not a measured radiant (optical) output |
| Color in daylight Digital night vision A camera-style sensor that sees in very low light and in infrared, usually helped by a built-in infrared light. Cheaper than tubes, and it shows color by day. | Yes |
| Optics | |
| Lens Focal length The lens number in millimeters, like 35 mm or 50 mm. A longer lens puts more pixels on a distant animal but shows a narrower slice of ground. | 80 mm |
| Base magnification Base magnification How much bigger things look before any digital zoom, like 2× or 4×. Higher is not automatically better: it narrows your view. | 4× |
| Max digital zoom Digital zoom Electronic enlarging of the picture. It makes the animal look bigger but adds no detail; past about 2× to 4× the image gets blocky. | 32× |
| Field of view Field of view How wide a view you get, in degrees. A wide view makes scanning for animals faster; a narrow one usually means more magnification. | 4° widePublished in degrees, not converted: the product page says 4° horizontal, and its 7 m at 100 m and 21 ft at 100 yd both work out to 4.0°. Both manual editions say 18 ft at 100 yd (3.4°); that figure is not used because it breaks the 2:1 ratio Sightmark's own specs set between this scope and the Wraith HD 2-16x28 (same 1920x1080 sensor; 80 mm vs 40.1 mm lens, 4x vs 2x base). Taken as the field at base 4x: 4° at 4x fits the 80 mm lens (a sensor about 5.6 mm wide, the same as the 2-16x28's), while 4° at 32x would need a sensor about 46 mm wide. |
| Identification, zoomed to full sensor (calculated) Identification distance Our estimate of how far away you can tell a coyote from a fox or a dog. It is calculated from the lens and sensor, assuming good conditions. | ~1,400 yd in good light |
| Detection range (maker’s claim) Detection range The maker's figure for how far away a warm object shows up as a dot or two. It is far longer than the distance you can tell what the animal is. | 200 ydconditions not stated |
| Display | |
| Display Display resolution How many pixels the small screen inside the eyepiece has. A sharp screen looks cleaner but cannot add detail the sensor did not capture. | FLCOS 1280 × 720 |
| Power | |
| Battery | 4x AA, removable |
| Runtime Battery life (runtime) How many hours the device runs on a charge, by the maker's test. Real runtime is shorter in the cold and with Wi-Fi, recording or the rangefinder on. | 4.5 h |
| Features | |
| Rangefinder Laser rangefinder A built-in laser that measures how far away the animal is. The rated range is for big, reflective targets; expect much less on a coyote. | No |
| Video Onboard recording (storage) Built-in memory that records photos and video of what you see. Useful for reviewing shots and sharing hunts; listed in gigabytes. | 1080p |
| Storage Onboard recording (storage) Built-in memory that records photos and video of what you see. Useful for reviewing shots and sharing hunts; listed in gigabytes. | — |
| Wi-Fi / app Wi-Fi and app A wireless link to a phone app for live viewing, downloading videos, changing settings and updating the device's software. | — |
| Riflescope | |
| Eye relief Eye relief How far your eye sits behind the eyepiece and still sees the full picture. On a rifle scope, more distance keeps the scope off your face under recoil. | 60 mm |
| Recoil rating Recoil rating How much rifle recoil the maker says the scope can take and still work and hold zero. Makers state it in different units, so compare carefully. | .308 |
| Mount Mount How the scope attaches to the rifle: standard rings or a rail clamp, fixed or quick-detach. A good mount does more to hold zero than anything else. | Fixed Picatinny mount included |
| Ballistic calculator Ballistic calculator Software in the scope that moves the aiming point for distance, using your bullet's data and the range to the animal. | — |
| Zero profiles Zero profiles Saved sight settings for different rifles or loads. Switch profiles instead of re-zeroing when you move the scope or change ammunition. | 5 |
| Build | |
| Weight Weight How heavy the device is. Check whether the maker weighed it with or without the battery, because brands do it differently. | 36.3 oz |
| Water rating IP rating (water rating) A two-part code for how well the device keeps out dust and water. IP67 means dust-tight and survives a short dunk; an X means not tested. | IP55 |
| Operating temp Operating temperature The temperature range the maker says the device will work in. Batteries lose much of their runtime well before the low end of that range. | 21°F to 122°F |
| Buying | |
| Warranty Warranty How long the maker promises to repair or replace a faulty unit. Check whether it needs registration and whether it passes to a second owner. | 3 years |
| US price US price The price we found for the unit in the US, with where it came from and when. Prices change often, so treat it as a snapshot. | Discontinued |
| MSRP MSRP The maker's suggested retail price in the US: the list price, before any sale. Useful for seeing how good a deal really is. | $500Price on sightmark.com, October 10, 2026, no sale price: the product page is still up but sold out and no longer in the Digital Night Vision collection. Wayback captures: $599.99 on sale from $689.99 (October 12, 2021), $499.97 with $599.99 crossed out (January 28, 2023), $399.97 (May 29, 2024 through August 6, 2025). Captures after that would not load. |
Source: Sightmark product page (spec table, price; sold out), Sightmark Wraith HD 4-32x50 manual (PDF, spec table), Sightmark Wraith HD 4-32x50 spec sheet (PDF), Wayback Machine capture of the sightmark.com product page, October 12, 2021 (earlier price), Sightmark warranty information (digital night vision sensor and electronics 3 years, LEDs 3 years, rechargeable battery packs 1 year).
Added October 10, 2026 · Specs last checked October 10, 2026
Current models to compare
In production now, near the Wraith HD 4-32x50's last price.
1920×1080
Compare with the Wraith HD 4-32x50 →1920×1080
Compare with the Wraith HD 4-32x50 →2688×1944 · ID ~415 yd in good light · 47 ft wide at 100 yd
Compare with the Wraith HD 4-32x50 →3840×2160
Compare with the Wraith HD 4-32x50 →
Other Sightmark Wraith HD models
Other sizes and versions in the same line.
- Sightmark Wraith HD 2-16x28MSRP $400
1920×1080 · discontinued
Compare with the Wraith HD 4-32x50 →