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Amazon Minimum Age: 96 months
Binding: Toy
Brand: Eyeclops
Color: Black
EAN: 0720634610801
Label: Jakks
Manufacturer: Jakks
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 96 months
Model: 61081
Publisher: Jakks
Release Date: August 25, 2008
Sales Rank: 3
Studio: Jakks

Features:

The Bionic Cam Boasting is the next generation of the award winning Bionic Eye, with a full color LCD screen, Multiple lenses and battery pack, Everyone can take EyeClops on the go explore the world around you indoor and outdoors
Use the LCD screen as a viewfinder for specimens, zoom in with one of three powerful new magnifications (100x, 200x and an eye popping 400x) and take digital pictures and video of your amazing discoveries, and send around the world via the internet.
Save and share your findings with the built-in flash drive and removable USB key – view on any standard television and upload your files to your PC to email and send to friends USB Key included
Portable and recordable, the EyeClops BioniCam is the ultimate Bionic Eye
Winner of Many of this years Toy Awards

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What We Think

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The Good: Look at familiar objects in a whole new way; review images on a TV or computer

The Bad: Learning to focus the eye takes practice

In a Nutshell: Unique video microscope provides creepy close-ups and informal science lessons

At a Glance

Ages: 8 and older
Requires: 5 AA batteries; TV and/or computer for full effect

A belt clip battery pack makes it easy to take the BioniCam anywhere. View larger.

Even old blue jeans look cool viewed through the BioniCam. View Larger.

Magnify Your World,
To get started, simply insert five AA batteries (not included) into the belt clip battery pack, insert the included USB memory stick into the top of the BioniCam, and turn the unit on. With the camera's ergonomically shaped handle in one hand, you can focus on any number of everyday objects--such as coins, fabric, your pet's fur, or your own hair and skin. The magnified images appear in real time and full color on the LCD screen. Below the screen, you'll find easy to use buttons that allow you to navigate the menu, select video or photo options, review your gallery, and delete unwanted images.

A zoom dial offers either 100x, 200x or 400x magnification. To focus an image, twist the I.R.I.S. lens attachment until you achieve the results you're looking for. Getting a crisp image takes a little patience at first, especially at the highest magnification. But with practice and with the help of the easy-to-read focusing gauge, you'll be focusing the lens in no time.

Photos and Video Without Complicated Setup
With no software to upload and minimal set-up, the BioniCam makes sharing discoveries easy. Plug the USB memory stick directly into your computer for quick access to images, then save and edit them or post them to your blog. Alternately, you can use the included video cable to display images on your TV. When you are plugged into the TV, the LCD screen turns off, but you still retain all the functionality of the BioniCam. This makes reviewing huge enlargements in real time a fun group activity.

Contagious Fun for the Whole Family
The hand-held magnification "eye" is fun to hold and makes it easy for your child to explore the microscopic world without complicated scientific instruments. Viewing the magnified images on your computer or TV screen in full, vivid color encourages kids to take learning into their own hands and provides numerous opportunities for parents and children to play fun and educational games together.

The excitement of seeing objects in your child's everyday world magnified to up to 400 times is sure to be a hit with whole family. Fortunately, the lightweight, durable plastic unit fits comfortably into both small and large hands. And if you need some help getting started, the easy-to-read instruction booklet offers lots of tips for finding items that hide interesting textures, from pine needles to sponges and insects.

On the lowest setting, the LEDs occasionally prove too bright for viewing lighter-colored objects, and these images may remain unclear on large viewing screens. On the higher magnification settings, however, this did not seem to be a problem, as textures and colors came through flawlessly. And while the battery pack makes it easy to explore indoors and out, the LCD screen can be tough to read in direct sunlight.

Overall, these are minor concerns that should do nothing to prevent this fun, educational toy from being big hit with all kinds of kids.

What's in the Box
BioniCam, I.R.I.S. lens attachment, removable USB drive, and video cable.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Fun for the whole family!
I bought this for my nieces for Christmas, who are homeschooled, and it was a delight for the entire family. They were amazed, as was everyone, at how things looked magnified up close. And they loved that they could take pictures and show them to others later on. It was a real winner at Christmastime!

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- Outstanding improvement over the original Eyeclops!
I bought the original Eyeclops last year and bought this one mostly because of the discounted price and extra features. This is an amazingly good improvement from the first version. I especially like that you can switch between magnifications of 100x, 200x, and 400x. The original only had a 200x power. Honestly the 100x is the best and the easiest to get a good focused photo on. You have to have quite a steady hand and moderate patience to get a clear photo on the stronger magnifications. I love ... Read More

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- have a feeling it will end up at the bottom of toy chest
My kids 8 & 10 played with this for about 1 hour. They got bored. That is not the toys fault. It does work and it is cordless. The focusing does take a bit of practice to get the hang of it. I had trouble with it until my husband showed me how to do it. They might have a better time with it in the summer when they are outside more, not sure. Glad I didn't pay more than 20.00 for it.

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- I wish I had this when I was a kid!
This is totally awesome! A must have gift for any child interested in the sciences, and a gift that can spark an interest in science!

The hand held microscope works very well, gave it as a Christmas present, and we tested it right away. You have to put the unit right against what you are trying to view. Subjects are lit up by white leds (more could be better) and displayed at decent resolution on the lcd screen.

Saving photos are easy and they reside on the usb stick which ... Read More

Rating:

- Stopped working after 10 minutes
The idea is great. We took it out of the box, put the batteries in and turned it on.

Easy learning curve and a bit of tweaking to get the angle just right and soon we were looking at our skin close up, hair follicles, sugar, salt etc.

Problem is 1o-minutes after using it, with fresh rechargeable batteries the units screen went crazy and then had lines all through it and stopped working completely.

Other batteries would not breath life back into it. It might be ... Read More

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