diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 48b4ab08ee..be332a47e5 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm if you die, you will be zoomed out.
 
 	var/cannotzoom
 
-	if(usr.stat || !(istype(usr,/mob/living/carbon/human)))
+	if((usr.stat && !zoom) || !(istype(usr,/mob/living/carbon/human)))
 		usr << "You are unable to focus through the [devicename]"
 		cannotzoom = 1
 	else if(!zoom && global_hud.darkMask[1] in usr.client.screen)
@@ -639,39 +639,46 @@ modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm if you die, you will be zoomed out.
 		usr << "You are too distracted to look through the [devicename], perhaps if it was in your active hand this might work better"
 		cannotzoom = 1
 
+	//We checked above if they are a human and returned already if they weren't.
+	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = usr
+
 	if(!zoom && !cannotzoom)
-		if(usr.hud_used.hud_shown)
-			usr.toggle_zoom_hud()	// If the user has already limited their HUD this avoids them having a HUD when they zoom in
-		usr.client.view = viewsize
+		if(H.hud_used.hud_shown)
+			H.toggle_zoom_hud()	// If the user has already limited their HUD this avoids them having a HUD when they zoom in
+		H.client.view = viewsize
 		zoom = 1
 
 		var/tilesize = 32
 		var/viewoffset = tilesize * tileoffset
 
-		switch(usr.dir)
+		switch(H.dir)
 			if (NORTH)
-				usr.client.pixel_x = 0
-				usr.client.pixel_y = viewoffset
+				H.client.pixel_x = 0
+				H.client.pixel_y = viewoffset
 			if (SOUTH)
-				usr.client.pixel_x = 0
-				usr.client.pixel_y = -viewoffset
+				H.client.pixel_x = 0
+				H.client.pixel_y = -viewoffset
 			if (EAST)
-				usr.client.pixel_x = viewoffset
-				usr.client.pixel_y = 0
+				H.client.pixel_x = viewoffset
+				H.client.pixel_y = 0
 			if (WEST)
-				usr.client.pixel_x = -viewoffset
-				usr.client.pixel_y = 0
+				H.client.pixel_x = -viewoffset
+				H.client.pixel_y = 0
 
-		usr.visible_message("[usr] peers through the [zoomdevicename ? "[zoomdevicename] of the [src.name]" : "[src.name]"].")
+		H.visible_message("[usr] peers through the [zoomdevicename ? "[zoomdevicename] of the [src.name]" : "[src.name]"].")
+		H.looking_elsewhere = TRUE
+		H.handle_vision()
 
 	else
-		usr.client.view = world.view
-		if(!usr.hud_used.hud_shown)
-			usr.toggle_zoom_hud()
+		H.client.view = world.view
+		if(!H.hud_used.hud_shown)
+			H.toggle_zoom_hud()
 		zoom = 0
 
-		usr.client.pixel_x = 0
-		usr.client.pixel_y = 0
+		H.client.pixel_x = 0
+		H.client.pixel_y = 0
+		H.looking_elsewhere = FALSE
+		H.handle_vision()
 
 		if(!cannotzoom)
 			usr.visible_message("[zoomdevicename ? "[usr] looks up from the [src.name]" : "[usr] lowers the [src.name]"].")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index 721c99cc3a..7345e7e9b1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ Works together with spawning an observer, noted above.
 	if(!client) return 0
 
 	handle_regular_hud_updates()
+	handle_vision()
 
 /mob/proc/ghostize(var/can_reenter_corpse = 1)
 	if(key)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/death.dm b/code/modules/mob/death.dm
index 39ce19fe6c..43695a03ac 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/death.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/death.dm
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
 
 	updateicon()
 	handle_regular_hud_updates()
+	handle_vision()
 
 	if(ticker && ticker.mode)
 		ticker.mode.check_win()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index f3f72693d3..8a4fe6a18b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -1077,38 +1077,41 @@
 		var/obj/machinery/camera/cam = client.eye
 		client.screen |= cam.client_huds
 
-	if(stat != DEAD)
-		if(stat == UNCONSCIOUS && health <= 0)
-			//Critical damage passage overlay
+	if(stat == DEAD) //Dead
+		if(!druggy)		see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_LEVEL_TWO
+		if(healths)		healths.icon_state = "health7"	//DEAD healthmeter
+
+	else if(stat == UNCONSCIOUS && health <= 0) //Crit
+		//Critical damage passage overlay
+		var/severity = 0
+		switch(health)
+			if(-20 to -10)			severity = 1
+			if(-30 to -20)			severity = 2
+			if(-40 to -30)			severity = 3
+			if(-50 to -40)			severity = 4
+			if(-60 to -50)			severity = 5
+			if(-70 to -60)			severity = 6
+			if(-80 to -70)			severity = 7
+			if(-90 to -80)			severity = 8
+			if(-95 to -90)			severity = 9
+			if(-INFINITY to -95)	severity = 10
+		overlay_fullscreen("crit", /obj/screen/fullscreen/crit, severity)
+	else //Alive
+		clear_fullscreen("crit")
+		//Oxygen damage overlay
+		if(oxyloss)
 			var/severity = 0
-			switch(health)
-				if(-20 to -10)			severity = 1
-				if(-30 to -20)			severity = 2
-				if(-40 to -30)			severity = 3
-				if(-50 to -40)			severity = 4
-				if(-60 to -50)			severity = 5
-				if(-70 to -60)			severity = 6
-				if(-80 to -70)			severity = 7
-				if(-90 to -80)			severity = 8
-				if(-95 to -90)			severity = 9
-				if(-INFINITY to -95)	severity = 10
-			overlay_fullscreen("crit", /obj/screen/fullscreen/crit, severity)
+			switch(oxyloss)
+				if(10 to 20)		severity = 1
+				if(20 to 25)		severity = 2
+				if(25 to 30)		severity = 3
+				if(30 to 35)		severity = 4
+				if(35 to 40)		severity = 5
+				if(40 to 45)		severity = 6
+				if(45 to INFINITY)	severity = 7
+			overlay_fullscreen("oxy", /obj/screen/fullscreen/oxy, severity)
 		else
-			clear_fullscreen("crit")
-			//Oxygen damage overlay
-			if(oxyloss)
-				var/severity = 0
-				switch(oxyloss)
-					if(10 to 20)		severity = 1
-					if(20 to 25)		severity = 2
-					if(25 to 30)		severity = 3
-					if(30 to 35)		severity = 4
-					if(35 to 40)		severity = 5
-					if(40 to 45)		severity = 6
-					if(45 to INFINITY)	severity = 7
-				overlay_fullscreen("oxy", /obj/screen/fullscreen/oxy, severity)
-			else
-				clear_fullscreen("oxy")
+			clear_fullscreen("oxy")
 
 		//Fire and Brute damage overlay (BSSR)
 		var/hurtdamage = src.getShockBruteLoss() + src.getShockFireLoss() + damageoverlaytemp	//Doesn't call the overlay if you can't actually feel it
@@ -1126,66 +1129,6 @@
 		else
 			clear_fullscreen("brute")
 
-	if( stat == DEAD )
-		sight |= SEE_TURFS|SEE_MOBS|SEE_OBJS|SEE_SELF
-		see_in_dark = 8
-		if(!druggy)		see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_LEVEL_TWO
-		if(healths)		healths.icon_state = "health7"	//DEAD healthmeter
-		if(client)
-			if(client.view != world.view) // If mob dies while zoomed in with device, unzoom them.
-				for(var/obj/item/item in contents)
-					if(item.zoom)
-						item.zoom()
-						break
-
-	else
-		sight &= ~(SEE_TURFS|SEE_MOBS|SEE_OBJS)
-		see_invisible = see_in_dark>2 ? SEE_INVISIBLE_LEVEL_ONE : see_invisible_default
-
-		if(XRAY in mutations)
-			sight |= SEE_TURFS|SEE_MOBS|SEE_OBJS
-			see_in_dark = 8
-			if(!druggy)		see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_LEVEL_TWO
-
-		if(seer==1)
-			var/obj/effect/rune/R = locate() in loc
-			if(R && R.word1 == cultwords["see"] && R.word2 == cultwords["hell"] && R.word3 == cultwords["join"])
-				see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_CULT
-			else
-				see_invisible = see_invisible_default
-				seer = 0
-
-		if(!seedarkness)
-			sight = species.get_vision_flags(src)
-			see_in_dark = 8
-			see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_NOLIGHTING
-
-		else
-			sight = species.get_vision_flags(src)
-			see_in_dark = species.darksight
-			see_invisible = see_in_dark>2 ? SEE_INVISIBLE_LEVEL_ONE : see_invisible_default
-
-		var/tmp/glasses_processed = 0
-		var/obj/item/weapon/rig/rig = back
-		if(istype(rig) && rig.visor)
-			if(!rig.helmet || (head && rig.helmet == head))
-				if(rig.visor && rig.visor.vision && rig.visor.active && rig.visor.vision.glasses)
-					glasses_processed = 1
-					process_glasses(rig.visor.vision.glasses)
-
-		if(glasses && !glasses_processed)
-			glasses_processed = 1
-			process_glasses(glasses)
-		if(XRAY in mutations)
-			sight |= SEE_TURFS|SEE_MOBS|SEE_OBJS
-			see_in_dark = 8
-			if(!druggy)		see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_LEVEL_TWO
-
-		if(!glasses_processed && (species.get_vision_flags(src) > 0))
-			sight |= species.get_vision_flags(src)
-		if(!seer && !glasses_processed && seedarkness)
-			see_invisible = see_invisible_default
-
 		if(healths)
 			if (chem_effects[CE_PAINKILLER] > 100)
 				healths.icon_state = "health_numb"
@@ -1333,11 +1276,70 @@
 			if(found_welder)
 				client.screen |= global_hud.darkMask
 
+/mob/living/carbon/human/handle_vision()
+	if(stat == DEAD)
+		sight |= SEE_TURFS|SEE_MOBS|SEE_OBJS|SEE_SELF
+		see_in_dark = 8
+		if(client)
+			if(client.view != world.view) // If mob dies while zoomed in with device, unzoom them.
+				for(var/obj/item/item in contents)
+					if(item.zoom)
+						item.zoom()
+						break
+
+	else //We aren't dead
+		sight &= ~(SEE_TURFS|SEE_MOBS|SEE_OBJS)
+		see_invisible = see_in_dark>2 ? SEE_INVISIBLE_LEVEL_ONE : see_invisible_default
+
+		if(XRAY in mutations)
+			sight |= SEE_TURFS|SEE_MOBS|SEE_OBJS
+			see_in_dark = 8
+			if(!druggy)		see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_LEVEL_TWO
+
+		if(seer==1)
+			var/obj/effect/rune/R = locate() in loc
+			if(R && R.word1 == cultwords["see"] && R.word2 == cultwords["hell"] && R.word3 == cultwords["join"])
+				see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_CULT
+			else
+				see_invisible = see_invisible_default
+				seer = 0
+
+		if(!seedarkness)
+			sight = species.get_vision_flags(src)
+			see_in_dark = 8
+			see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_NOLIGHTING
+
+		else
+			sight = species.get_vision_flags(src)
+			see_in_dark = species.darksight
+			see_invisible = see_in_dark>2 ? SEE_INVISIBLE_LEVEL_ONE : see_invisible_default
+
+		var/tmp/glasses_processed = 0
+		var/obj/item/weapon/rig/rig = back
+		if(istype(rig) && rig.visor && !looking_elsewhere)
+			if(!rig.helmet || (head && rig.helmet == head))
+				if(rig.visor && rig.visor.vision && rig.visor.active && rig.visor.vision.glasses)
+					glasses_processed = 1
+					process_glasses(rig.visor.vision.glasses)
+
+		if(glasses && !glasses_processed && !looking_elsewhere)
+			glasses_processed = 1
+			process_glasses(glasses)
+		if(XRAY in mutations)
+			sight |= SEE_TURFS|SEE_MOBS|SEE_OBJS
+			see_in_dark = 8
+			if(!druggy)		see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_LEVEL_TWO
+
+		if(!glasses_processed && (species.get_vision_flags(src) > 0))
+			sight |= species.get_vision_flags(src)
+		if(!seer && !glasses_processed && seedarkness)
+			see_invisible = see_invisible_default
+
 		if(machine)
 			var/viewflags = machine.check_eye(src)
 			if(viewflags < 0)
 				reset_view(null, 0)
-			else if(viewflags)
+			else if(viewflags && !looking_elsewhere)
 				sight |= viewflags
 		else if(eyeobj)
 			if(eyeobj.owner != src)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
index 6425081167..02131c8cd0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
 
 	handle_regular_hud_updates()
 
+	handle_vision()
+
 /mob/living/proc/handle_breathing()
 	return
 
@@ -173,9 +175,6 @@
 
 	return 1
 
-/mob/living/proc/handle_vision()
-	return
-
 /mob/living/proc/update_sight()
 	if(!seedarkness)
 		see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_NOLIGHTING
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living_defines.dm
index c856e8d830..9486eb9960 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living_defines.dm
@@ -61,4 +61,7 @@
 	var/list/hud_list		//Holder for health hud, status hud, wanted hud, etc (not like inventory slots)
 	var/has_huds = FALSE	//Whether or not we should bother initializing the above list
 
-	var/makes_dirt = TRUE	//FALSE if the mob shouldn't be making dirt on the ground when it walks
\ No newline at end of file
+	var/makes_dirt = TRUE	//FALSE if the mob shouldn't be making dirt on the ground when it walks
+
+	var/looking_elsewhere = FALSE //If the mob's view has been relocated to somewhere else, like via a camera or with binocs
+	
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/life.dm
index c8e7dfdada..92d15f7338 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/life.dm
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
 
 	process_queued_alarms()
 	handle_regular_hud_updates()
+	handle_vision()
 
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/lacks_power()
 	if(APU_power)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/life.dm
index f483921b81..74fad44fb3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/life.dm
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 			src.cable = null
 
 	handle_regular_hud_updates()
+	handle_vision()
 
 	if(silence_time)
 		if(world.timeofday >= silence_time)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm
index 6c70e1b4b0..080196f0aa 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 	if(client)
 		handle_regular_hud_updates()
+		handle_vision()
 		update_items()
 	if (src.stat != DEAD) //still using power
 		use_power()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
index 10be531825..186487d0b9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
@@ -617,6 +617,10 @@ var/list/global/organ_rel_size = list(
 /mob/proc/handle_regular_hud_updates()
 	return
 
+//Handle eye things like the Byond SEE_TURFS, SEE_OBJS, etc.
+/mob/proc/handle_vision()
+	return
+
 //Icon is used to occlude things like huds from the faulty byond context menu.
 //   http://www.byond.com/forum/?post=2336679
 var/global/image/backplane