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SWAROVSKI AX VISIO: MY LEARNINGS IN A NUTSHELL (1 Viewer)

I've been grappling with a similar dilemma myself. I love the immersive experience of traditional binoculars, but I also want to capture those fleeting moments without sacrificing observation time. It's a tough balance to strike!
I have also had many, many moments I wish I could have captured by pressing a button on my binoculars, knowing that I would never be able to switch to a camera (which I almost always don't even carry) in time. Just yesterday a peregrine in pursuit of prey went by so close that it didn't just fill the frame of my 10x42, it exceeded it. But at the moment the weight penalty and image quality of the AX (how well does it do on fast-moving targets? Can it shoot in burst mode?) just isn't good enough for what I want.

I don't doubt there will be (probably significant) advancements in this concept. I suspect the manufacturer that really gets it right might be eg. Sony who have the electronics expertise, and have a relationship with Zeiss which they can lean upon for optics and ergonomics.
 
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top / Digiscope
bottom / Camera

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Digiscope / Camera / Liveview
results of AX Visio

taken with basic settings that Swarovski distributor Korea set to test it.

If it is a default setting for all of the Ax visio, I suggest to slightly enhance brightness at 'Camera Setting'

Brightness
minimum/ maximum
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I have also had many, many moments I wish I could have captured by pressing a button on my binoculars, knowing that I would never be able to switch to a camera (which I almost always don't even carry) in time. Just yesterday a peregrine in pursuit of prey went by so close that it didn't just fill the frame of my 10x42, it exceeded it. But at the moment the weight penalty and image quality of the AX (how well does it do on fast-moving targets? Can it shoot in burst mode?) just isn't good enough for what I want.

I don't doubt there will be (probably significant) advancements in this concept. I suspect the manufacturer that really gets it right might be eg. Sony who have the electronics expertise, and have a relationship with Zeiss which they can lean upon for optics and ergonomics.
it isn't fast enough to catch nearby bird flying away (taking video will be more proper way to flim thise fast objects. but still much faster then 'my' digiscoping
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I had a look at the Visio AX. I think it's a really interesting product, works usefully, but it is a bit fat and heavy. I have no doubt that sooner or later someone will miniaturize it. The optics btw are superb. At the size of a Curio, it would be irresistible.

Edmund
 

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