Sightwave's Digiviewer digital binoculars

Posted Jan 11th 2006 12:04AM by Evan Blass

Binocular manufacturers are tacking digital cameras onto their products left and right, but the Sightwave Digiviewer is the first product that we've seen to use a CCD and LCD as the actual mechanisms for magnified viewing (but not capturing pics). Although the internal screen could use a bump in resolution, being able to zoom in and out like a digicam seems like quite a useful feature, and cushioned eye opening felt better than most traditional models we've used. With a 22x optical and 10x digital zoom, the Digiviewer produced a pretty good picture up until the optical-to-digital handover, thanks to the built-in autofocus. Only a few prototypes exist now, but that's what CES is all about--impressing buyers and getting some distribution love for your product.

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