Bushnell 10x25 ImageView VGA 11-1026

We found almost a dozen owner-written reviews and ratings of the Bushnell ImageView 11-1026 camera binoculars at Walmart.com. Other reviews cover the earlier 11-1025 model, which is similar but lacks the tripod socket and SD card slot. The best such review is at BackpackGearTest.org, where the reviewer provides plenty of detail based on two full years of use. Staff at Optics Planet also review this earlier model, and we found plenty of owner-written reviews of the ImageView 11-1025 camera binoculars at Amazon.com and Epinions.com. The handful of reviews at Cabelas.com also add useful detail.

Reviews say these budget camera binoculars can be fun to use as long as you don't expect too much. This newer model comes with a tripod socket so you can minimize camera shake, plus a slot for an SD card to expand the memory. These features beat the competing models in this price range, all of which share the same VGA (0.3-megapixel) camera resolution -- enough only for e-mail or posting online. The 10-second movie clips aren't very smooth at only at 9 frames per second. For 5-megapixel camera resolution and better video, consider the Bushnell Compact 8x30 Instant Replay 11-8325 (*est. $165).