Sharper Image 10x25 Digital UV Binoculars/Camera Review
Compact With Good Optics The binocular part is lightweight, easy to carry and functions very well for viewing. Digital Camera Works With Photoshop If you are one of those who is more technically oriented and use Photoshop for your home "dark room" and like to manipulate your own images then this is the type of camera for you. Features and Specifications: Sharper Image 10x25 Digital UV Binoculars/Camera
Sharper Image Customer Score: There are 30+ reviews on Sharper Image "Parallax is awful unless the objective lenses are in line with the optics in front of the image sensor. I took the device apart. It is well build. To avoid parallax, just open the binoculars fully and look at the image through one eyepiece. This should work. I haven't tried it yet, but I think this is a good plan." "i bought this as a gift for my husband. He likes techno toys. This scored a big hit with him. Easy to set up, easy to use. The pictures were very good. I would recommend this to a friend." "I found using these binoculars and camera okay, but cannot download the photos! it keeps saying it doesn't detect a camera." "My 10 y/o son got these as a gift. The highest resolution available is 640 x 480 or 0.3 megapixels. The pictures are very grainy. Also, you have to use the software to download the pictures. Most digital devices are recognized by the OS when you plug them in, not this one." "This is my first experience with digital binoculars and I'm very disappointed with these. 1. They come with no case at all, not even any lens caps. 2. The strap is just a piece of cord; very uncomfortable to wear. 3. Very hard to take photos that aren't all blurred, especially when just holding them. Even when I leaned against something, the image came out blurred." "While the binoculars work fine, the image capturing is useless without the software for the PC. Mine either did not come with it, or was hidden so i did not see it before throwing the packaging away. It seems MANY have done this as one person says it hides behind the cardboard inside the box. Stupid planning on the manufacturers part. No use other than binoculars now." Amazon Customer Score: There are 3+ reviews on Amazon "I cannot get both eye pieces to focus together, only the right eye piece focuses and the digital images are terrible, more like a child's toy camera, only 640 x 480 dots. It's painful to look through, I feel like I'm looking through a pinhole. There is no way anyone should ever buy this, I'm not sure why they even bothered manufacturing it, it is a piece of junk. "I felt the operation of the electronics to be quite clumsy, though I'm sure you'd eventually get used to it. With its advertised resolution, you would get roughly newspaper quality photos." "This was a gift from my kids and I'm sure they bought it thinking I'd find it useful. All I can say is don't waste your money. I've bought great things from Sharper Image before, but they should be on their knees apologizing for foisting this piece of junk off on the unsuspecting public." Overstock Image Customer Score: There are 2 reviews on Overstock "does not work with windows vista...overall binocular is good just to see closer distances but not a comfortable binoculars " "I gave these to my uncle as a birthday gift, because he enjoys electronics and viewing airplanes. He coulnt figure out how to use them, and didnt like the product. I tried to help him and also got frustrated, the binoculars didnt do what they advertised they would do, we couldnt take pictures, ect. Would not buy!!!!" Sharper Image 10x25 Digital UV Binoculars/Camera
Conclusion Not much to say...the customer experience with these digital binoculars is poor and not highly recommended by more than a few users. |
