Digital Camera Binoculars | Looking to get binoculars to take digital photos?

Jebbie asked:


Hi. I am eligible to receive an award at work, and one of the prizes I can choose from is a Bushnell Imageview Binoculars. I was looking at the Bushnell website to find out how many megapixels the camera has but it only says “VGA megapixel still pictures.” What does this mean….? How do I know how many megapixels the binocular camera has? Thanks.

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3 Responses to “Looking to get binoculars to take digital photos?”

1. Buddy on January 11th, 2009 5:20 am

   “How do I know how many megapixels the binocular camera has?” Sorry to say, but the binocular camera probably does not even have 1 megapixel!!

   The term VGA is often used to refer to a resolution of 640×480, regardless of the hardware that produces the picture.

   640×480 resolution is equal to 307,200 pixels (less than 1/2 a mega-pixel). This is close to the image quality of a standard definition TV. 500,000 pixels would be about 1/2 a mega-pixel.

   This kind of resolution (640×480) is good for emails because the file size is small. You could make small prints but enlargements would look very coarse.

   You should not use a camera with less than 2 mega-pixels.

   Sources:

   I am taking photography/graphic arts at college.

2. Dr. Sam on January 12th, 2009 12:34 pm

   Choose a different prize.

3. Bob on January 13th, 2009 8:51 am

   I agree with Buddy! I have been involved in photography and astronomy for 25+ years! Bushnell digital binoculars are in the lower end binoculars to begin with! and Bushnell has very little to no experience! in digital photography! dont get me wrong, it’s FREE! go for it! they can have a lot of fun! but do not expect high quality! if you want high quality digital binoculars, go for canon’s! sorry to say then run about $500.00 Dollars if I remember right. sorry for The bad news!

   Thank You,

   Bob

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