Super Monocular Digi Cam Reviews

The Super Monocular has an in-built lens that allows you to take pictures of far-away objects, and a viewfinder with a thumb-wheel focal adjustment. The user interface comprises a mode key and shutter button. The mode can be seen on the two-digit, alpha numeric, LCD screen. You have to refer to the key in the operational guide to figure out the meaning of the displayed digits. The camera produces a barely-audible beep upon clicking and the only way to confirm is by keeping track of the photographs taken dis-played on the LCD. The focal adjustment is not very flexi-ble and allows you to take photographs of objects situat-ed less than five metres away. To download your photo-graphs, connect the camera to the USB port, install the driv-ers and software from the CD. The quality of the photo-graphs leaves a lot to be desired—edges are not sharp and the detail level is quite low; there is no provision for light adjustment either. The camera can also be used to capture live images to the PC, but the limited focal adjustment does not allow much flexibili-ty. The images are also marred with vexing red and blue dots, and a low frame rate. About the only thing it’s got going for it is the large amount of memory—64 MB. Overall, the Digi Cam is not a great buy given its low versatility, poor image and build quality.
SPECIFICATIONS:
1.3 Megapixel picture resolu-tion, 8x zoom, 7.8 mm angular field of view, 64 MB memory, two AAA batteries, USB interface, compatible with Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP...

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