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.

Unlike traditional binoculars, the DEV-50V pairs Sony’s G lens optics with tech from their digital cameras and camcorders. Sony says it’s “a category we essentially created last year” with ...

Sony's digital binoculars won't be for most people, but they do have some features that make them more than just an overly complex camcorder. 3D video recording (2x 1920x1080/60i at up to 5.4x ...

The Sony DEV-50V binoculars feature twin Exmor R image sensors, which offer 5.4 megapixel resolution. This is a far cry from what many point-and-shoot digital cameras offer and about a third of ...

The binoculars have two “Exmor R” CMOS sensors and BIONZ processors, much like those you’d find in Sony’s still and video cameras. Since these have two lenses, the cameras can function for either 2D ...

Sony Digital Recording Binoculars look like military night vision goggles, cost almost as much ARRI's ALEXA busts out native ProRes recording, plans for RED smiting New Sony Bloggie Mobile HD Snap ...

Sony's launching a new category of high-end binoculars with its new DEV-3 and DEV-5, which offer camera-like features and are priced at $1,399 and $1,999, respectively.

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.