Don’t be fooled…the cameras on these combo units are not using the binocular’s lenses, they’re just a webcam strapped to the binoculars. If you’re looking at a bird on a tree branch with the binoculars, the camera will be taking a picture of the whole tree (and part of the forest). And in lousy quality, at that.
Everybody always thinks you’ll be taking a picture of what you’re seeing through the binoculars, probably because the manufacturers imply that. I’ve often wondered why nobody ever made one of these that actually used the binocular lenses, or just added a third identical lens for the camera. I mean, it’s not like these lenses cost anything…they’re $10 binoculars!
My guess from looking at this eBay auction here is that these are one of those items manufactured by one company and distributed by dozens, at least. There are dozens of listings for these, running from $0.01 to $60 on eBay.
My step father has a pair like this, and uses them a lot when he watches races (NASCAR fan). He says they are perfect for that. His main complaint is that the memory is entirely based on the battery. He’ll be watching the race, and happily snapping pictures (it holding ~300 on the one he has), but when he gets home and tries to download them off the batteries die when he’s only getting 10-50 off. And this is even using those super hi-powered digital camera ones.
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I’m telling you that if you took a picture of a pop can from 3 feet away with tese you would barely make out the brand. I’ve seen pics from other low end combos like these and it’s a novelty item. Even the high end combos have mediocre pic quality.
Feel free to wait until tomorrow and get some expert advise though
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wow, I sure would be surprised if it turned out at 3 feet, considering how the user manual says it focuses at 40 feet and beyond…
Regarding:>>>>>>>>>Don’t be fooled…the cameras on these combo units are not using the binocular’s lenses, they’re just a webcam strapped to the binoculars. If you’re looking at a bird on a tree branch with the binoculars, the camera will be taking a picture of the whole tree (and part of the forest). And in lousy quality, at that.
Everybody always thinks you’ll be taking a picture of what you’re seeing through the binoculars, probably because the manufacturers imply that. I’ve often wondered why nobody ever made one of these that actually used the binocular lenses, or just added a third identical lens for the camera. I mean, it’s not like these lenses cost anything…they’re $10 binoculars!>>>>>>>>(Quote didn’t work right)
Don’t you love how Woot’s commentary on these imp"lies" the same thing.
Keep up the good work woot (great business model), but we can do without the misrepresentation. Leave that to the used-car salesman.
I suggest you get them. I’m sure they will work out just fine.
Keep thinking that the camera is somehow connected to the magnification of the lenses. I’m done trying to keep people from buying these. They are wonderful. You can actually see the stripes on the flag on the moon with these babies! This is actually a small version of the Hubble Telescope. The lenses are Zeiss. The Camera is made by Nikon. ENJOY
The naysayers in this string are ridiculous. Reading their negative posts would lead a person to believe that this item should have had a high end, 10 million pixel camera attached for the 10 dollar price tag. Be realistic.
For all those considering purchasing this item as a gift - I say, buy it without question. This is the type of item that I would not run out to purchase for myself but I certainly would love to receive one as a gift.
A set of binoculars sold-out on sellout.woot a couple weeks ago - 10 bucks for those and no camera feature. Everyone praised them.
I used a 640X480 camera for a couple years ( back when 2 mp was only on high end cameras) and it worked just fine for sending pictures to friends/family via email.
This item is what it is - an inexpensive binocular that so happens to have a camera feature attached as an added bonus. And, it’s only 10 bucks.
