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digital camera binoculars (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter DeeDeeG
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I would agree w/the above -- there are no good camera/bino combos that are worth buying. You will be much better off buying a camera with a long zoom lens, such as the ones from Panasonic, Canon, and Nikon. You will get more magnification (if desired), and a much better image.
WJC
Well-known member
This is usually not desirable unless you consider it disposable, an investment for one or two vacations. They certainly aren’t well-suited for everyday use and you may note some of these instruments cost considerably less than an inexpensive binocular and an inexpensive camera sold separately. Many are out of alignment directly from the factory and are more economically replaced than repaired. :cat:
Just the messenger, Bill
jaceinthewild
New member
Apologies for bumping this old topic, but I actually stumbled across it a while ago while on the market for a pair of digital camera binoculars and figured that since I'd now used a couple of pairs myself that I could offer some insight for others who are searching about this topic. I ended up grabbing two recommended products that I found on this list.
I bought both the Rexing B1 and the Ansee, as my partner was looking to grab a pair too and I figured it would lower the risk. What I found was that the Ansee was a white label import, that seemed to offer the functionality you could expect from a product from the mid-2000s.
The Rexing on the other hand was quite decent. I've used it on several occasions now, I'll edit this post and share some photos once I'm back at home. It's particularly useful for Nightjars and Owls, as it has quite good low-light performance. The image quality isn't great, and you're still better off with a digital camera and a pair of binoculars - but if you're like me and have limited carrying capacity - it's actually not a bad device. Just don't expect high-resolution sharp images. It really is more just about being able to grab a quick photo for identification at a later point.
I bought both the Rexing B1 and the Ansee, as my partner was looking to grab a pair too and I figured it would lower the risk. What I found was that the Ansee was a white label import, that seemed to offer the functionality you could expect from a product from the mid-2000s.
The Rexing on the other hand was quite decent. I've used it on several occasions now, I'll edit this post and share some photos once I'm back at home. It's particularly useful for Nightjars and Owls, as it has quite good low-light performance. The image quality isn't great, and you're still better off with a digital camera and a pair of binoculars - but if you're like me and have limited carrying capacity - it's actually not a bad device. Just don't expect high-resolution sharp images. It really is more just about being able to grab a quick photo for identification at a later point.
One alternative is the Canon Powershot Zoom:
blog.majid.info
It’s not a replacement for binoculars but it is a relatively cheap and portable way to document bird sightings.
Canon Powershot Zoom review · Fazal Majid's low-intensity blog
It’s not a replacement for binoculars but it is a relatively cheap and portable way to document bird sightings.
