Thread: Handycam as spotting scope?

Originally Posted by brodster

Kscott -- good point about field of view. The eye's visual acuity is much higher than camera sensors too of course, which counts for plenty.

Note the 70x I quoted is optical, not digital.

Is your camera image-stabilised? That seems like a useful feature that spotting scopes lack. Farting around with *pods isn't much fun when you have nothing natural to lean on.

It is image stablised, with 3 levels, and it's bloody amazing how it can lessen the wobbles. I generally rest it on my knee when sitting down, or on top of a fist when prone.



Using it as a spotting scope - kinda. Worked well down Alexandra way keeping track of moving rabbits because it can zoom in so much. But using it a fair bit chews through the batteries, plus the weight = overall, you're better off with some decent binoculars IMO. But using the camera is great fun.