One such from the Bushnell stable is the Bushnell 10x25mm Imageview Binoculars

The main feature of this Bushnell binocular is the 10x25mm specification and that will mean 10x magnification and the objective lens diameter of 25mm. This is absolutely very good specification as far the magnification goes. The digital camera that it has is the .35 megapixel camera. The camera magnification is 8x.

Some of the main specifications of the 10×25 Imageview binoculars with the digital camera are

10x magnification

Fully coated lenses

8MB internal memory.

Fold down rubber cups.

Eye relief – 10mm

The resolution of these pictures is …

Again as with the 7x18mm pocket digital camera binoculars these are very compact and are a value for money.

A couple of drawbacks are that this does not have a digital memory card slot which means that you have to rely on the internal memory and that can carry only about 150 pictures based on the resolution.

If you need the camera to have more pictures then I will suggest buying more expensive cameras which at least does have a memory card slot.

As far as the usability is concerned you will need to make sure that the camera is not shaky.

Initially that will happen and it will take a while before you get into the habit of holding the camera steady.0020

Bushnell range of 10x25mm Imageview binoculars have also other models such as the

10x 25mm 11-1026 VGA as well as the 10x 25mm 11-1211VGA .

Challenges

The handling of the computer and the digital camera interface is a tough game as you will need to load the drivers onto the PC and then have the PC recognize the camera. It is not as smooth as it can be hence a lot of people do not prefer this.

Some of the specification for this binocular is the prism design and the design is porro prism. Porro prism design is definitely cost effective to manufacture. For more on the porro prism design you can read my post here on the porro prism binoculars.

Specifications

Objective lens diameter is 18mm

The magnification is 7x

Exit pupil is 2.57 mm

Eye relief is 14.5mm

The field of view is 365 feet at 1000 yards

It needs two AAA batteries

As far as the lens coatings are concerned the lenses have the fully coated specifications. The prisms are made up of BaK-7 glass material.

The resolution of the digital camera binoculars can vary from the VGA resolution to the mega pixel binoculars and for these Bushnell binoculars the resolution is VGA.

It has a 16MB memory to hold the pictures taken in the internal memory.

If you buy these Bushnell Digital Binoculars then you will also get a USB cable, A image editing software as well as the a bag to carry all these toghers includig the binoculars.

Picture quality of this 7x18mm Imageview binoculars is juts about average though at the price at which you can get these is pure value for money. As far as use is concerned it is fairly easy to use and you can get pictures by just one click of a button.

Challenges with these binoculars

The challenge is getting the pictures off into the PC. You need to install a driver to get the PC to recognize the Digital camera binocular. This brand does not have the SD memory card slot and hence it becomes tough to get a lot of photos and you will have to offload these into the PC every now and then. If you are using these while hunting then at one stage you will feel a bit handicapped that you cannot take more pictures with it.

The resolution of the pictures is 640×480 only. This is small resolution as compared to what you can get for a lot of pictures today.

There are some PC requirements that are a must have for you top download the pictures

Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

Intel Pentium 166MMX processor or better

32MB RAM or better

USB port

That said the general thing to keep in mind is that binoculars with higher magnification have narrower field of view.

The field of view is measured either in linear feet at a distance of 1000 yards or it is measured in the degrees.

Other considerations

If you are buying a pair binoculars for the sporting events then make sure that you tell the person selling that you wear eyeglasses i.e. if you do wear. The reason is that if you wear eyeglasses then the eye relief which you want on the binoculars has to be at least 16mm.

Waterproof and rain proof – Almost all of us have faced the situation when it will suddenly start training in the middle of a match and that will mean that you need the binoculars which are waterproof as well as shock resistant so that you do not have that problem of bins being damaged in these adverse weather conditions.

Magnification

6-8 which means that 8×32 bins would do or the 6×30 bins would work well too.

Other bins like 7×25, 10×50 will work ok too.

Filed of view

420’ at 1000 yards

Suggested brands

Bushnell Powerview 8×25 Compact

Bushnell powerveiw Wide angel 10×50

Nikon Sportstar 8×25 Ultra Wide angle

Nikon Sportstar 10×50 Ultra Wide angle

Leupold green ring Yosemite 6×30

Last but not the least make sure that you have the best of the best straps for the binoculars. At the footballs stadium with all that jostling among the crowds may cause your binoculars to slip from your hands so it is a must to have a quality strap. A few extra bucks spent now will be well spent as otherwise you will be in serious danger of breaking the binoculars while rushing to get the next beer or a hotdog during the game.

Binoculars have many specifications and at times it becomes very difficult for a layman to understand what would be the best pair of binocular for him based upon his needs and specifications. One must keep in mind few of the salient features of an ideal binoculars at the time when you are buying.

Magnification power of Binoculars:

# Magnification power of any binoculars has a number ranging between 5 and 12, which means as to how many the oject or the target is magnified. Higer the magnification power of your binoculars, blurs the image. As such their is no such perfect magnification number, but number 8 is good for hunting, birding and navigation. If a person is looking for a high and powerful binoculars then that means you need  a tripod as well. Wheras the maximum magnification for night vision binoculars is usually 5.

Objective Diameter of Binoculars:

#   It is found that binoculars have two variables for instance 8×40 and 10×50. Here the first number menas the magnification and the other number signifies the objective diameter of the lens. Higher the objective diameter bighter is the image, which menas if you are looking at binoculars with 8 magnification then the best suited lens diameter would be 40.

Binoculars with specification of 10×50 would be better where the natural light is very low and you will need larger lens for viewing specially during fog and dawn time.

Lens coating of Binoculars:

# For a good picture quality coating of the lenses on your binoculars is very important. The coating of the lenses increases the clarity and brightness of the image and does not allow any reflection to enter which might effect the image. There are 4 ways the coating of the lenses is done:- coated, multi coated, fully coated, fullly multi coated. It is always advisable to buy fully coated or fully multi coated binoculars to have brighter, clear and sharper image. One should make sure at the time selection of binoculars to have waterproof or water resistant and should look for anti- fogging lenses.

In-built camera in Binoculars:

# Today most the binoculars have in-built camera, which helps to take picture it is beneficial for bird watchers and site seeing navigators. These binoculars with in-built camera are costlier than the reguls binoculars.

Always ensure what you are looking in a binocular and have a clear view about the purpose you might use  it, depending on your preference and needs this will make your expidition adventurous and exciting.