During my press briefing, Sony suggested that the DEV-50 could fill the roles of three common tools: those of binoculars, a spotting scope, and a camera. My birder companion didn’t agree.

As binoculars the DEV-50V has a 12x optical zoom (0.8-25x zoom ratio with digital zoom on) with a focal length of 36.3-2,007mm (35mm equivalent) and a field-of-view of 1,000 yards. Sony says ...

Sony announced its second generation of digital recording binoculars, model DEV-50V, which can record full AVCHD 2.0 video with stereo sound or take 20.4 megapixel still photos at the touch of a ...

The previous generation DEV-5 digital binoculars had a 10X zoom and took 7.1 megapixel stills. The new version is 30 percent lighter. Sony will begin selling the DEV-50V in June for $2,000.

The new product is called the DEV-50V and it is the second generation of digital recording binoculars from Sony. Compared to the first generation product, the new binoculars are smaller, lighter ...

Who, you say, might be the target customer for Sony's Digital Recording Binoculars? Your guess is as good as ours, but regardless of the device's audience, Sony's improvements are sure to boost ...

At CES 2013, Sony unveiled a prototype for a new model of 3D digital recording binoculars that appear to be almost a third smaller than its predecessor.

Sony introduced two digital binoculars with HD video recording, zoom, autofocus and SteadyShot image stabilization. The new models, DEV-3 and DEV-5, are ideal for nature/bird watching, they can record ...

Sony has unveiled the DEV-50V digital binoculars. The second-generation device includes video, photographic and stereoscopic 3D features, and will launch with a price tag of $2,000 (£1,309).

The second generation of Sony’s digital binoculars, dubbed the DEV-50V, lets you record what you’re looking at while you’re still looking at it through lenses that can give you up to 25 times ...