During my schooldays, I love to do all kind of outdoor stuffs. Camping is one of the activities. Those days, I have almost every single gadgets needed for camping including tent, gas stove, night sticks and binocular. But the last time I went for camping was like 14 years ago.

A recent visit to an outdoor store really shocked me. There were so many new gadgets for your camping trips. But one that really interests me was a hybrid binoculars/camera that can make your outdoor activities much more interesting. I can barely remember the brand, but it resembles the Thano UDGZDC8M.

The hybrid optical gadget from Tokyo’s most famoust gadget maker sports an 8-megapixel digital camera with 4x digital zoom and 8x for bino-mode. It also incorporates an SD/MMC slot which supports up to 16GB of storage, a 1.5-inch TFT LCD screen and a USB port.

Powered by 4 AAA batteries, it is capable of taking still photos and also recording videos in QVGA quality at 30fps. The hybrid gadget weighs only 450 grams so it can easily be stuffed into your backpack.