Product Description

Bring the world up close and capture what you see with digital images or video clips. A built-in digital camera makes this binocular an excellent choice for sporting events, nature watching, sightseeing and more. Plus, the special Flashback™ video mode allows you to save the last 10 seconds from any given recording (SD memory card required).

Binocular Features:

• 8x magnification
• 30mm lens diamter
• 367 ft. at 1,000 yards field-of-view
• 16.4 ft. close focus
• Folding roof prism
• Fully coated optics

Digital Camera Features:

• 1.3-megapixel digital camera
• Save up to 12 pictures in high-res mode (1280x1024), 40 pictures in low-res mode (640x480) or 30 seconds of video (320x240)
• 16MB of internal memory
• Flashback video mode saves the last 10 seconds of recording
• SD memory card port
• Image-editing software
• USB cable
• Carrying case
• 64MB RAM or higher, Pentium® II, 266MHz or faster (Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/XP)
• 200MB free hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive
• Care Instructions: Wipe lens with a soft cloth
• Windows 98ME or above; 64 MB Ram; 600 MB free space; requires video card w/ 2 MB Ram; 200 MHZ or faster; 4X CD-Rom drive; USB Port
• 1 year manufacturer's warranty

This tremendously versatile binocular/digital camera features 16 megabytes of memory and includes image-editing software on CD-ROM. Capture, download, print or email your images. It's that easy to use – and that easy to enjoy!

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29597 in Camera & Photo
• Brand: Meade
• Dimensions: 4.00" h x 6.40" w x 9.60" l, 2.40 pounds

Features

• Fully coated optics
• 16MB of internal memory
• Optimum imaging range from 49' to infinity
• Capture up to 60 seconds of video with internal memory
• Minimum interpupilary distance is 57mm

From the Manufacturer
Camera and binoculars in one ... the compact CaptureView 8x30 1.3 is the perfect harmony of function and style. The precision-ground and polished 30mm objective lenses of the binocular and the 1.3 megapixel digital camera produce bright images, perfect for viewing and imaging both indoors and out. Increases in image storage capacity is possible with optional SD memory cards. Great for yourself or as a gift for school sports, concerts, and general sight-seeing. The compact size and lower weight of the CaptureView 1.3 also lends itself to critical inspection and investigation work with only a mild sacrifice in image resolution over the CaptureView 8x42 2.0D.

FAQs

USB port for easy PC connectivity

What can I view with my CaptureView Binoculars?
Use your CaptureView Binoculars for Sporting Events, Bird-watching, Public Events, viewing wildlife. Anything you would use a standard pair of binoculars for, the CaptureView will see and give you the added advantage of capturing the image.

These cameras have a Video Mode. How long can the videos be?
In Video Mode the CaptureView 8x30 Digital Camera Binocular will take movies (AVI Format) of up to 60 seconds in length. Use this mode to capture not just a moment, but the mood and feeling of an event.

How many images will it hold?
Capture up to 20 images at the full 1.3 megapixel resolution. More images can be stored at the lower resolution setting and/or with optional SD card.

What is an SD card?
An SD card is a Secure Digital Memory Card. This card will allow you to expand the amount of memory on the CaptureView camera up to 256 Megabytes. These cards are available in various sizes and can be purchased from any computer retailer. The CaptureView 8x42 will also work with Multi-Media Cards (MMC) up to 256MB.

Can I use the CaptureView 8x30 Camera on a Macintosh Computer?
If using a SD card you can download the images onto a Macintosh computer by using a flash card reader. You can also download your images to a Unix system. When using a flash card reader, the flash card looks like a Hard drive to your computer. Note: You cannot load to a Mac or Unix system using the camera's USB port - the USB port only can download to a Windows operating system.

Can I use other programs to manipulate my images? Can I use them to download images from my Camera?
You can use your other photo imaging/editing programs to manipulate your images. The CaptureView binoculars will have no trouble downloading images to other software.

How do I focus the Camera?
The camera is always in Focus from 49 feet to infinity. If you take pictures of objects closer than 49 feet they may appear fuzzy or blurry. When looking through the binoculars you will need to focus them for your eyes, but the camera will always be in focus.

The Nuts and Bolts

1. Eyepieces 2. Mode Button 3. Shutter Button 4. LCD Panel 5. Objective Lens 6. Barrel 13. SD Card Port 7. Camera Lens	9. Diopter Scale (on right eyepiece) 10. Focus knob 11. Battery Compartment Lid 12. USB Port 13. SD Card Port

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Customer Reviews

awful item, amazon has awful service - beware!
I ordered this item as a gift and it wouldn't take any pictures. Very disappointing. I tried to contact customer service here at amazon, and was promised to have a box out to return the item, but now, a couple months later, I have not received any way to return the item and amazon will not return my emails!!!! I am so dissapointed with this shopping experience and now have a broken item AND an extended warranty I purchased. Think twice about shopping through this site!!!

Stay away
The first camera died the day after Christmas. The second lasted four months longer, but only because we didn't use it in the interim. The problem was the same in both cases: for no apparent reason, the camera fails to turn on.

Gave it as a Christmas present didn't work
Not good a waste of money it didn't work. No power went to the camera so it did not work. Son in Law took it on Vacation useless.