The bird is in the frame after it has actually flown. There is about a 1.5 second delay between actual image and what shows up on the screen. Of course, we also have to use a netbook, but that gives us a 10" image to look at, which we can then enlarge even more for close up viewing. Not great, because there is a ghost along all the edges (indicating that the cam doesn't *quite* focus perfectly in the spotting scope).īut all in all, this works OK to see tiny birds 300 yards away. The rsult (after setting the software to 4:3 (standard) and the highest resolution (basically, your standard XVGA mode) We get decent-not-professional snap shots. We tack this cam to a spotting scope right into the rubber eye cup. The lens is slightly focusable, which is essential for us. That helps in looking at objects in bright light with large dark background (bird on a sunny branch in front of dark trees). There are some options to turn off auto settings and mess about with brightness, contrast, color. We upgraded from a C110, and had left the original software installed, and C160 runs under that software. Works better for stills.Ĭompensates for lower light by reducing the frames per second, which is why it is not really a "video camera". It doesn't give very much service in return. Does the job a birder needs, barely, but better than most cams like this
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