Ideal for watching and capturing wildlife and sporting action in steady, sharply-focused close-up, Sony’s new binoculars has a 3D record mode1 that captures the scene as a thrilling stereoscopic video footage.

Variable zoom allows users to scan a wide area at low magnification before zooming in seamlessly to pinpoint the distant subject.

By turning on digital zoom at magnification settings over 10x, the DEV-5 boosts total magnification range from 0.9x up to 20x, rivaling many high-powered conventional binoculars.

Unlike traditional binoculars, electronic autofocus keeps the subject sharply resolved at all times and even in motion.

Electronic autofocus also allows this unit to focus clearly on subjects as close as 1cm away when recording in 2D and a minimum of 80cm when recording in 3D. A comfortably positioned dial also allows fingertip adjustment of manual focus.

Ideal for focusing selectively on the subject, it eliminates the intrusion of overhanging branches or other obstructions in the user’s field of view.

Separate images for left and right eyes are captured by a matched pair of precision G Lens optics by Sony with Exmor R CMOS sensors and powerful BIONZ processors.

Independent electronic viewfinders provide clear, detailed images for left and right eyes, offering a 3D viewing experience that is comfortable, natural and highly immersive.

The digital binocular features SteadyShot (Active mode), the optical stabilization system found in Sony’s Handycam camcorders and Cyber-shot cameras. Optical SteadyShot keeps images clear and stable, even when viewing at high magnifications.

Users can connect the binoculars via HDMI to BRAVIA or any HD/3D television for big-screen sharing.

A USB terminal for transferring video clips to the PC for storing, editing and sharing is also provided.