Bushnell Image View 8x21 Binocular w/VGA camera From Bushnell
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Product Description
ImageView 8x21mm with VGA camera bult-in
Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #20496 in Sports & Outdoors
Brand: Bushnell
Model: 11-8200
Released on: 2005-04-01
Dimensions: 2.10 pounds
Features
Take 640 x 480 VGA still pictures from your binocular image
8-MB of internal memory
Convenient menu control panel to command camera functions
8x binocular magnification
USB connection; powered by 2-AAA batteries
Editorial Reviews
From the Manufacturer
To meet the demands of the ever-improving world of digital technology, Bushnell, the leader in outdoor technology, has improved and expanded its ImageView line of digital viewing binoculars. The new 8x21-VGA binocular is perfect for the sports enthusiast, traveler or hunter, allowing the user to view images at a close range and capture these images as still photographs or video recordings.
With an 8x magnification and 21mm objectives, this new binocular is perfect for any outdoor occasion. Fully coated optics reduce light loss and glare and produce higher-contrast images. 8MB of internal memory allow the user to store 640 x 480 resolution still photographs.
What's in the Box: Case, neck strap, USB cable, and CD-ROM.
Customer Reviews
This works with my Mac... These binoculars have pretty decent resolution. Just a little too quick to go into battery saving sleep mode when trying to spot and take a good shot. The magnification of the pictures isn't exactly the same magnification as the binocular, but it is very close! After taking multiple shots in multishot 3 photo mode, the device resets itself to the default single photo setting. This causes you to memorize keystrokes to get back to the multishot setting in order to get additional shots if you are still spotting with the viewfinder. It's not difficult though, just a hair inconvenient. Recording video with this device gives surprising clear results. The video is about 8 seconds worth for each shot. During playback, the video is a little fast on the playback speed but still very viewable. Again, after shooting video, the device resets back to single photo mode. I don't use the included software to view the pictures. I just hook this up to a USB port and my Mac (and Windows computer at work) reads it as an external thumb drive. I just click through the folders and I can view the images or movies. There is no special USB cord for these binoculars. It uses the standand mini-USB so you can have multiple cords if needed. For the price, this is a great cheap thrill. Several of my friends are buying some after seeing mine and the quality they produce.
Bushnell Binoculars This items clarity is adequate for what I need. The lens span a little wide for my eyes even when closed completely. It is not compatible with Mac computers which I don't like. But the images are ok on a PC.
For the price it is a good set...
Bushnell Binocular w/VGA Camera The Good: Great price, Small size is great for hiking, travel & concerts. Takes fairly good pictures & software is easy to use.
The Bad: Having to hold the binoculars very steady for a good focused picture, which is very hard to do. Take extra batteries, they don't last long.
