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Sure Mr. Bond would love to have this toy. Very useful to check out the hotties on the beach from his hotel room on 29 floor.
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For a mere $2000.... really cool but think I will pass since I do not have my secret agent credentials.....

That is so coooooool! But too expensive!

Salty1 wrote:For a mere $2000.... really cool but think I will pass since I do not have my secret agent credentials.....

I found online offered for $1650 or so. I am sure if I spin out some dough to get that toy my wife would be like
I will buy one $999 price level.

Bond isn't a peeping tom. He would go down to the beach and charm the women to come see the view from his room.

With tripod, it could be the ideal spotting scope with real-time video cam too.

Just add a range finder to them and I'd be happy and buying a pair.

What makes that device any better than a regular hd video camera with 20x "zoom"?

A-R wrote:What makes that device any better than a regular hd video camera with 20x "zoom"?

Cool factor and 3D and you can use it as 20X Binoculars.

Beiruty wrote:

A-R wrote:What makes that device any better than a regular hd video camera with 20x "zoom"?

Cool factor and 3D and you can use it as 20X Binoculars.

But it's not even a "real" 20x zoom .... it's 10x optical zoom (optical zoom is the actual viewing power of the glass itself - this is the equivalent number to what any normal set of binoculars would have - 10x, not 20x) then a 10x "digital" zoom on top of that - "digital zoom" is nothing more than cropping an existing image to make the subject appear larger in the new frame. In effect, you have a 10X zoom HD image, but when you zoom all the way to 20x you have effectively cut your image pixel size substantially to the point that it's no longer a true HD image (manufacturer will claim that "interpolation" cheats maintain HD resolution, but in reality they render a very subpar image compared to true HD-level optics).

The zoom on this camera is like saying a 9mm is really a .45 caliber, because the hollow point will expand to .45 caliber size on impact. It's technical "spin" and is simply not true.

A-R wrote:

Beiruty wrote:

A-R wrote:What makes that device any better than a regular hd video camera with 20x "zoom"?

Cool factor and 3D and you can use it as 20X Binoculars.

But it's not even a "real" 20x zoom .... it's 10x optical zoom (optical zoom is the actual viewing power of the glass itself - this is the equivalent number to what any normal set of binoculars would have - 10x, not 20x) then a 10x "digital" zoom on top of that - "digital zoom" is nothing more than cropping an existing image to make the subject appear larger in the new frame. In effect, you have a 10X zoom HD image, but when you zoom all the way to 20x you have effectively cut your image pixel size substantially to the point that it's no longer a true HD image (manufacturer will claim that "interpolation" cheats maintain HD resolution, but in reality they render a very subpar image compared to true HD-level optics).

The zoom on this camera is like saying a 9mm is really a .45 caliber, because the hollow point will expand to .45 caliber size on impact. It's technical "spin" and is simply not true.

You got a point, but for what is worth, a good 10x Bino could cost hundreds and 3d camcoders are $1K+ 2-in-1 is very cool, if the price is right, I am in the game.

A-R wrote:But it's not even a "real" 20x zoom .... it's 10x optical zoom (optical zoom is the actual viewing power of the glass itself - this is the equivalent number to what any normal set of binoculars would have - 10x, not 20x) then a 10x "digital" zoom on top of that - "digital zoom" is nothing more than cropping an existing image to make the subject appear larger in the new frame. In effect, you have a 10X zoom HD image, but when you zoom all the way to 20x you have effectively cut your image pixel size substantially to the point that it's no longer a true HD image (manufacturer will claim that "interpolation" cheats maintain HD resolution, but in reality they render a very subpar image compared to true HD-level optics).

That's an April Fools joke, right. Because I was watching CSI and they zoomed in a lot and the image was crystal clear.

That is a real product! no joke here