Celestron IS 70 VistaPix 3.1MP Imaging Spotting Scope
by Celestron
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Manufacturer: CelestronModel: 52212
Product features:
- 70mm spotting scope gets you 14x closer to the action
- Large 2-inch LCD screen provides sharp, clear imaging preview
- 3-megapixel image resolution
- Dual power camera for high magnification or wide field of view
- Digital focus meter for quick, sharp focus capability
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Customer Review: Review of Celestron IS 70 Vista Pix Imaging Spotting Scope
Summary: 2 Stars
I like the VistaPix imaging spotting scope, but my short experience with it does suggest some improvements are needed: (1) As with many imaging systems, the digital camera is attached to the side and does not take advantage of the large direct-view lens itself. Also, (2) the lens is a fixed focus, not a variable telescopic lens. (3) When one has to focus the VistaPix, you focus looking at the digital display and a vertical bar on that display, trying to get a number and heighth of the vertical bar as large as possible. The numbering scheme on the vertical bar doesn't seem to make sense: sometimes the number is in the low 100s and sometimes it is in the high hundreds even when the vertical bar is tall. After you have gotten the highest number possible, the camera is supposed to be in focus. (4) Then you have to adjust the eyepiece to focus the direct-view optical lens. A little cumbersome. (5) After I took pictures I found that they were not in sharp focus when downloaded to the PC...close, but not sharp. And you only find out when you download them to your computer! Very frustrating. (6) The VistaPix also eats up batteries very quickly. The manual says that you can use an AC adapter and gives specifications in terms of voltage and amperage, (7) but do not specify a specific Celestron power supply nor does the VistaPix come with one. Frustrating. I have several power supplies from a wide variety of electronic gadgets, but none met the VistaPix power supply specifications. It does come in a metal carrying case (nice) and also with a remote shutter release (for steady shooting--nice). Comes with an SD memory card slot (buy a card, otherwise the internal memory only allows a few pics to be stored...and SD memory cards are cheap). I'm using the VistaPix for birdwatching. Overall, a little disappointed, primarily because of the difficulty in obtaining a sharp focus. Will keep playing with it, but I might recommend looking around before I buy a VistPix.
Description of Celestron IS 70 VistaPix 3.1MP Imaging Spotting Scope
The VistaPix IS70 Imaging Spotter from Celestron(r) allows you to capture the action closer than ever before with a 3.1 megapixel digital camera and spotting scope. The 70-mm spotting scope will get you 14x closer to the action. A 2-in color LCD screen provides a sharp, clear imaging preview.Spotting Scopes
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