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Bring the world up close and capture what you see with digital images or video clips. A built-in digital camera makes this binocular an excellent choice for sporting events, nature watching, sightseeing and more. Plus, the special Flashback video mode allows you to save the last 10 seconds from any given recording (SD memory card required).pBinocular Features:ulli8x magnificationli30mm lens diamterli367 ft. at 1,000 yards field-of-viewli16.4 ft. close focusliFolding roof prismliFully coated optics/ulDigital Camera Features:ulli1.3-megapixel digital cameraliSave up to 12 pictures in high-res mode (1280x1024), 40 pictures in low-res mode (640x480) or 30 seconds of video (320x240)li16MB of internal memoryliFlashback video mode saves the last 10 seconds of recordingliSD memory card portliImage-editing softwareliUSB cableliCarrying caseli64MB RAM or higher, Pentium® II, 266MHz or faster (Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/XP)li200MB free hard disk spaceliCD-ROM driveliCare Instructions: Wipe lens with a soft clothliWindows 98ME or above; 64 MB Ram; 600 MB free space; requires video card w/ 2 MB Ram; 200 MHZ or faster; 4X CD-Rom drive; USB Portli1 year manufacturer's warranty/ulThis tremendously versatile binocular/digital camera features 16 megabytes of memory and includes image-editing software on CD-ROM. Capture, download, print or email your images. It's that easy to use – and that easy to enjoy!
Poorly designed but a great idea awaiting improvement
Rating: 2 out of 5
Weight: 5.8 out of 10
Created: Dec 25, 2008
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I pre-ordered this binocular/camera gizmo a few months before it was available, anxious for its release. I got it a few months late, but here are my thoughts. While it's certainly a great idea spotting that unusual bird and snapping a close up photo of it. Unfortunately this particular product is one of those made by the same people who design tippy, shallow beverage holders for cars. Just a little more thinking on the part of the designer would lead to a drink holder that will hold a beverage upright in a moving vehicle. Similar problems with the Meade binocular here. For example: the camera runs by batteries which the instructions recommend you remove each time after you use the camera. Better design would include an on-off switch. Would you buy a battery operated radio if you had to remove the battery after each use?br I returned this product for refund, though I do look forward to future revisions. :)
An item to avoid
Rating: 1 out of 5
Weight: 3.4 out of 10
Created: Jan 4, 2004
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The Meade CaptureView has two features that should annoy most of us. First of all, it is powered by two AA batteries, but claims to be unable to prevent the batteries from discharging and harming the device if the batteries are left in while the device is off.Secondly, its USB interface is apparently a version of the USB mass storage standard altered to prevent it from working with anything but Microsoft operating systems. For a company one often associates with scientific interests, active discrimination against users of Mac and unix seems unwarranted.
Capture View
Rating: 2 out of 5
Weight: 1.5 out of 10
Created: Dec 25, 2008
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Instructions very poor. For exam ple, instr. do not tell you that batteries must be in camera and camera must be "on" in order to download to PC. Also not told that if you take batteries out ,will lose any pictures still in camera. Maybe this is elemenetary to a camera buff but not to a novice like myself.pBattery contacts in battery compartment not well designed or installed. Hard to make contact to activate camera.One spring terminal was "bent" when I got camera and had to be straightened to get battery in. Sometimes batteries will make contact and sometimes not.pJudging by the few pictures that I have been able to view, picture quality seems to be good, however.pI'd like a replacement but not sure how to expediently accomplish this.
awful item, amazon has awful service - beware!
Rating: 1 out of 5
Weight: 0.1 out of 10
Created: Dec 25, 2008
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I ordered this item as a gift and it wouldn't take any pictures. Very disappointing. I tried to contact customer service here at amazon, and was promised to have a box out to return the item, but now, a couple months later, I have not received any way to return the item and amazon will not return my emails!!!! I am so dissapointed with this shopping experience and now have a broken item AND an extended warranty I purchased. Think twice about shopping through this site!!!
