Hi all, a friend sent me this and I just had to share. Sony has a new binocular coming out this month, the DEV-5, which "does it all" - 20X power with zoom, HD recording in 2- or 3-D with image stabilization, 7.1 megapixel photography. It even has geotagging capabilities with a built-in GPS receiver. Price: a mere $2,000.
For those of you with deep pockets, this nifty item would be the "must-have" accessory on your next trip in search of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, or any other mega-rarity. For those who want to know more, some good links here: http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&partNumber=DEV5 Here's a YouTube video (in German, with English subtitles) showing some video samples from the binocular (yes, there are some birds, naturally!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLmMSkaXm0 and finally, a review from PC World: http://www.pcworld.com/article/238332/sony_video_binoculars_handson_dev5_and_dev3_are_straight_out_of_star_wars.html This item is a bit out of my price range, but I'm sure there are some of you out there who might be interested in this very cool piece of technology. Enjoy! happy birding Cindy Wodinsky -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
