Joshua Bergmark posted a short review of Sony digital recording bins coming your way soon. Very tempting indeed.
Weight and Waterproofness are the limiting factors, all else being equal. It is about time someone came up with quality bins with high megapixel video/still recording built in. Every time I see something unusual a great wish to just be able to press a button on the bins comes over me. Built-in sound recording as well. A battery / electronic pack over the shoulder would keep the “up front” weight down.
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I guessed that they worked by displaying on an EVF because the blub mentioned digital zoom. I don’t see how digital zoom is possible any other way. I think these “binoculars” are actually just a pair of linked digital cameras with electronic viewfinders.
Given that normal binoculars give a much higher apparent resolution when used with both eyes compared to one, I wonder if the same thing would apply to two EVFs.
According to http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/818031-REG/Sony_DEV_3_DEV_3_Digital_Recording_Binoculars.html, the EVF resolution is 852*480 (and therefore rectangular, not circular like we’re used to). That’s just 408,960 pixels, although I suspect it’s not pixels, but “dots” that EVFs are usually specified in. Either way, it’s nothing ground breaking.
And the weight is 1kg, which is about 30% more than a typical 8×42 optical pair.
Peter Shute
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Apart from weight and waterproofing (which I agree on) a critical factor is the ability to still operate as bins even when the battery is flat – someone felt that these would not do so – not sure if that is true or not? I agree that an external battery pack would make them easier to manage!
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