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Meade CaptureView 8x22 Digital Camera Binocular (Compact) | 
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| Brand: Meade
Category: Photography
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $33.99
You Save: $46.00 (58%)
New (5) Used (1) from $29.95
Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 4718
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Compatibility: PC USB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 5 x 4 x 2
MPN: CVB1003
Model: 8x22 VGA
UPC: 709942700008
EAN: 0709942700015
ASIN: B00006FROK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Binocular and digital camera combo | | • | Binocular features include rubber armor coating, internal baffles, smooth central focusing, and coated optics | | • | Digital camera features include 8 MB of memory | | • | Two capture settings--low (320 x 240 pixels) and high (640 x 480 pixels) | | • | Comes complete with editing software, carrying case, neck strap, and USB cable |
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Product Description
This tremendously versatile 8x22 compact binocular with it's integrated 640x480 resolution digital camera is perfect for anyone who wants to view all the action up-close, and capture it digitally as well. The built-in digital camera captures what you see in the 8-power view of the binocular.
Amazon.com Product Description
Camera and binoculars in one: This tremendously versatile 8x22 compact binocular with its integrated 640x480 resolution digital camera is perfect for anyone who wants to view all the action up-close, and capture it digitally as well. The built-in digital camera captures what you see in the 8-power view of the binocular.p BFeatures include:/Bulp liFully coated optics. li8MB of internal memory. liOptimum imaging range from 49' to infinity. liCapture up to 40 images at the full .3 megapixel resolution. More images can be stored at the lower resolution setting. liStandard equipment includes: USB cable; carry case; neck strap; cleaning cloth; complete instructions; CD-ROM with image-editing and archiving software. /ulp BFAQs/Bbrp ol liBWhat can I view with my CaptureView Binoculars?/Bbr table align="right" tr td div align="center" img hspace="8" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/pc-connection.gif" border="0" /div /td /trp trp tdp smallIBUSB port for easy PC connectivity/B/I/small /tdp /tr /tablep 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.p liBCan I take pictures in cold weather?/Bbr Your CaptureView Binocular is rated to be used from 41F - 104F (5 to 40C), 20%-85% relative humidity, non-condensing. Using your camera in below freezing tempertures may not allow the camera to function normally, brand may cause the batteries to lose their charge more quickly.p liBCan I use other programs to manipulate my images? Can I use them to download images from my Camera?/Bbr You can use your other photo imaging programs to manipulate your images. The CaptureView binoculars will have no trouble downloading images to other software.p liBHow do I focus the Camera?/Bbr The camera will be in focus no matter whether the image is in or out of focus for your eyes. The range for the CaptureView binoculars is from 49 feet to Infinity for photography. The Binoculars will focus on objects 16.4 feet away, but for effective use of the camera, take pictures of objects from 49 feet to Infinity.p liBHow many images will it hold?/Bbr The CaptureView 8x22 Digital Camera Binocular will hold up to 40 high resolution images on the VHI resolution mode (640x480). The CaptureView will hold 100 images on the LO resolution mode (320x240). /olp p BThe Nuts and Bolts/Bbr brp table cellpadding="7" border="0" width="0%" tr td ol li Diopter Knob (on underside) li Center Focus Knob li Objective Lens li Power/ModeButton li Shutter/Select Button li USB Port li Eyepiece li Camera Lens li LCD Screen li Battery Compartment Lid li Barrel /ol /tdp tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/8x22-schematic.gif"/tdp /trp /tablep p clear="left"
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
SAD June 13, 2004
John Novak (Kingman Arizona)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Internal timer with no controls? No 'OFF' switch. Turn it and take pics...great. As long as you keep taking pics all is well.If you loose track of the 2 minute window..it turns off! RATS No way to extend the 2 minutes? Looking thru binocs you have no hint (is the camera on or off?) brPROBLEMS:br1) Internal timer-that can be fixed with a firmware download but if you extend the timer to 30 minutes..ya can't turn it off.Well you can by removing the battery cover. And that's another problem.br2) plastic battery cover.A toy .Not long for this worldbr3)no cover for memory slot or USB port or lens covers (5)br4) Beeper? What beeper? I can't hear any beeper.br5) Battery labels? + and - are confusing for first timepJust turned it on,took one picture..it turned off. Turn it on, take another picture,set it on the counter..it turned off??????brGrrrrrrrrr
 Disappointed - disgusted September 8, 2003
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Received as a gift, tried first time at a full daylight baseball game. Camera auto-shutoff between pitches makes it impossible to get quick action shots. Difficult to retrieve the photos, due to the poor driver software that locks up your PC, requires disconnecting other USB devices. Defective photos: images have jagged horizontal lines in neon colors bisecting the middle (where the interesting part of the photo should be). The (partial) images below the jagged horizontal lines have incorrect colors - baseball fields are not deep purple! I'm sorry I wasted my time with it.
Not sure I like it yet August 26, 2003
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I opened the box and installed (or tried to install) the software for this piece of equipment, and found that the software loaded ok, the driver installed properly, but the Tutorial WOULD NOT RUN. I am VERY disappointed in the documentation (instructions for the software and technical info for the camera/binocs)! As another reviewer stated, the thing shuts off after 10 seconds of non-use - a pain in the neck when you are out 'birding' and trying to catch the perfect shot - and that is NOT DOCUMENTED anywhere! pI will keep trying with this...I have a trip coming up and plan to take my REAL camera, too. I am sure the technology on these things will get better. I hope to contact Meade and let them know how disappointed I am.
 A good camera June 7, 2003
Brenda Davis (Tulsa, Ok. USA)
This camera is excellent for birdwatching catching those great shots. The perfect picture is about 16 feet from you- I have taken some prize winning photos with mine. It is fixed focus and takes some time to learn to perfect your technique- but by and all I am pleased with the price and the product. My boyfriend also bought one and we enjoy taking pictures together and comparing. A good product- a good price.
Shame on Meade... May 10, 2003
David Stone (Berkeley, CA USA)
44 out of 47 found this review helpful
Thank goodness I [paid less], although I don't like throwing away any amount of money. Oh Capture View, how do I dislike thee? Let me count the ways:p1. Binocs cannot be adjusted for someone like me with fairly close eye spacing--camera is in the way, so I cannot fuse left/right images. Duh!!p2. The on/off/shutter buttons are prominent and thus easy to accidentally press...of course this is why the [people] who designed this thing have it automatically shut off after 10 seconds of idling (unbelievable!!). This latter attractive behavior is not (that I could find) mentioned in the instructions.p3. The quality of the pics at "hi-res" is terrible---the product is just [not good] in this regard. Even resting on a support to prevent motion the pics are of such lousy clarity that they are practically useless. My regular digicam at 640/480 produces vastly better images. In fact, holding my digicam up against the eyepiece of my regular binocs and shooting thru the binocs gives much better pics than the Meade pics. This is my big disappointment with the device...I had hoped to get nice hawk pics, but I see it is virtually useless for a subject with any detail at all.p4. The need to reboot the computer after disconnecting the camera, before re-connecting it. Huh?? This makes the USB hot-swap feature useless.pOh well...whaddaya want for [money]?? My sincerest condolences to those who wasted [more than] that.pShame on Meade for putting their name on this piece of... And shame on them for absurdly hyping it in their ad copy.
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