Small Scopes

Naive story on (lousy) digital camera binoculars

I'm reporting on this story ONLY to rebut it! It presents the all-too-common initial enthusiasm about new products, when in reality they aren't all they should be.

Digital camera binoculars are convenient and let you take a photo of what you see, but the binoculars and camera are usually of poor quality. Furthermore, on the large majority of models the camera lens doesn't "see" through the binocular tubes. The net result will be a photo that's far worse than what you'd get from a high quality 10x or 12x zoom digital camera, and a binocular viewing experience that will pale in comparison with better products.

With optics you get what you pay for!

Wow! This is one of the coolest gadgets I’ve seen lately. Yet another case of ‘Why was this not invented already?’ It’s a pair of digital binoculars with a built in digital camera!

Perfect for when you are watching wildlife, now you can take a picture of the close up image and show other people of what you have seen. Gone are the days when you have to take a picture though a telescope!

Now for all those technical people out there, here are the specs. It has a 42mm quality objective, 8x magnifier and the viewing area is 112m x 912m. The light sensitivity is 27.6 and the focus is 5m – indefinite. The camera itself is a 2 Mega pixel camera with TFT display, SD card slot and a USB connection for your pc or notebook. If you understood all those details, you really are a gadget geek!

Because of the pop up LCD display screen, you wont have to squint into the binoculars whilst straining a muscle in your closed eyeball. The 8x magnifier will bring the object into perfect vision and then you just press and button and there you have it, a digital picture.

These digital camera binoculars won’t cost you the world either. This item only costs £109.95 which in my opinion is an absolute bargain and would make a great Christmas gift for the dad who has everything.

Not that I’m promoting spying on people, but that’s another use I could think of. Maybe it’s a good item for a private investigator! Whatever your use for this Binocular cam, it’s sure to open your eyes to a whole new world out there.

posted by Tako John @ 9:14 PM