The button on Canon’s image-stabilized binoculars unlocked superhuman sight
by Sean Hollister from The Verge - All Posts on (#67B1A)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge From pirates to spies to kid detectives, it's a common Hollywood trope: hold a simple spyglass or binoculars up to your eyes, and you'll get a crystal-clear cylindrical picture of what's going on.
That's horseshit, of course. Unless you've got the hands of a surgeon, it's surprisingly hard to line up eyeballs, multiple pieces of glass, and a faraway subject. Kid Sean was sad to learn that fact. But I'll never forget the day Teen Sean pressed the magic button that made all the difference: the button atop the image-stabilized binoculars that Canon still sells today.
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The binoculars come in many different magnifications, from 8x to 18x, and with varying grades of glass. ...