Home > Consumer Reviews > Meade Integrated Binocular [8x22] & Digital Camera [0.3MP]

This is a fun item, and by that I mean it isn't the best quality camera at the price. The binoculars are good quality, and put togther with the camera make this a useful two-in-one for events such as horse racing.

The camera is easy to use and you get about 200 photos for you battery power. The Hi Res photos are about 5inches by 7 inches, and the software can be used to change the lighting and add effects.

What I would say, however, is that this camera does require a decent sunny day- it can't be used indoors at all. As such don't buy it to use at concerts etc.

Also it does switch off far too quickly- often you press the button to take a snap at a critical moment, and find the camera is off.

In conclusion this is a great item for fun and outdoor use, especially horse racing.

Remember near the start of Goldeneye, James Bond has a digital camera in a pair of binoculars. Well this is the reality of it. The machine is very small and easy to transport. The picture that is taken is exactly what you see through the binoculars. The download software is easy to use once your accustomed to it and you can use it with your existing photo editor rather than adding the one supplied. It’s a good fun piece of kit with a multitude of potential uses. It looks like a pair of binoculars, not a camera so you should be able to get it in to the gig/game without the bouncers realising. You can then get that close up of the top performer without a flash giving you away.

However there are a couple of problems. Firstly the camera cannot be mounted on a tripod and you would never use a normal camera with a 400mm lens without a tripod. This means you have to try and stand perfectly still (practice makes perfect) or the picture quality suffers and the picture quality is not that great in the first place.

Don’t expect to win any photo competitions with this, but your family albums should look a whole lot better.