Do digital scopes take pictures at night?
May 6, 2010 by
Filed under spotting scopes
Here is the link to the spotter I am going to buy:
http://www.telescopes.com/spotting-scopes/hunting-spotting-scopes/bushnell1545×50digitalimagingspotter.cfm
It is a Bushnell Digital Imaging Spotter and costs $164.95
If it does not take good pictures at night time than what will?
You need a Nightvision scope with an attached digital camera. There is a huge difference in price between the two.
See link: http://www.telescopes.com/binoculars/night-vision-binoculars/s1240dnstabiscopedaynightvision3rdgen.cfm
Your link does not mention any lux number (0 or 1 means sensitive to low light situations or even the ability to set the camera at high ISO values) The camera itself is very low resolution. 0.3MP … most cheap compact digital cameras are at least 5.0MP, so you can see what you might expect quality wise.
This is a spotting scope (used when there is sunlight). It is an optical scope, not a digital scope … it only has a small digital camera attached to it.
As usual, fhotoace is right.
Will you be happy with green or gray images because that’s what you’ll get with nightvision scopes or binoculars or cameras? Yes there are some “real color” night vision cameras being developed but presently only for military applications. Even if a civilian version is released it will likely be prohibitively expensive for the average consumer.
If you email me and tell me what you want to take night photos of maybe I can help you.