Kirsch, yes, it does cut out audio when zooming. Kind of strange, but I generally don’t zoom much anyway. At the distances I shoot, like the 60 yard bait site, I leave it on 3x most of the time. Video quality in general is pretty good.
Currently I’m using a cheap Ebay Ultrafire T-20 illuminator since it seems to be plenty bright at the 60 yard bait site. I used a stronger TR-38 previously and it was a little too bright at that distance. A stronger illuminator would work better at greater distances, such as on the 160 yard area where the deer were standing. The T-20 on high beam seem to be bright enough out to about 75-80 yards.
I notice when I view the video insert in this post and on my iphone, it sometimes freezes. Anyone else having that issue? The original video plays fine and when using the Youtube link it works fine too.