Product Description
Focus Free Underwater Camera. Floats on the Water! Underwater to 16 Feet. Focus Free. Motorized. Film & Batteries Included.
Customer Reviews:
Extremely happy with camera.......2007-09-06
We are extremely happy with our underwater camera. We have taken super pictures of our 3 year old granddaughter swimming underwater. While some of the pictures didn't turn out it was because we were aiming down at the bottom of the pool. It's not professional quality but at the price it was worth just the fun of playing with our granddaughter.
Great Value!!.......2005-03-31
Great underwater camera for the price. Really works, pictures are good. My kids had lots of fun taking underwater pictures on our vacation.
Product Description
2/8/200615-19-33...
Customer Reviews:
Not particularly useful.......2007-05-31
A more experienced star gazer might enjoy this better. I'm a beginner and it doesn't help out.
Good.......2007-01-11
the maps are excellent, bought this for my 10 year od daughter and some of the wording inside is a bit beyond her at this time but she can grow into it
Gift recipient said it was great.......2006-11-10
Gift recipient said it was great. I can't add any more than that.
Dubious Value At Best.......2006-05-07
I purchased this item two weeks ago. My thought was that it seemed like a reasonably priced, perfect addition to the "tools" necessary for a budding amateur backyard astronomy hobby (its advertised contents, construction, and "glow-in-the-dark" planisphere). After closely examining the item for the past ten days, I'm forced to conclude that I was in error, and that you really do get what you pay for. As Celestron is one of the most reputable names in astronomy, I must confess that I assumed that quality would follow in all products that bear their name. I have found that this does not hold true in the case of these sky maps. The major problem with the package is that it is rife with misspellings, letter transpositions, apparent omitted words, and just plain (what we used to call in the old days) "typographical errors." Additionally, when I compare some of the technical information on the maps (i.e., star magnitudes, astronomical distances, etc.)and accompanying descriptions with other authoritative astronomy sources I have in my possession, I also find numerous apparent errors and discrepances. When using a product like this, it is essential that one be able to trust the data and information it contains. Since I'm not able to do this, I must rate this item with one star. When I purchased the item, it was marked down by twenty percent. I note that in less that two weeks since my purchase, the price has been further reduced by another thirteen percent. In this case, don't be fooled (as I was) by an attractive price. AVOID THIS PRODUCT. (I don't have a substitute to recommend at this time.)
Product Description
NexImage is a complete solar system imager that is compatible with most any telescope and gives users all the light sensitivity and color fidelity that only a true CCD chip can provide
Amazon.com Product Description
Celestron's NexImage combines a sensitive CCD imaging device with powerful image processing software in one affordable package. Now anyone with a telescope can take pictures that are simply amazing.
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An image of Jupiter taken with the Celestron NexImage Solar System Imager |
Amateur astronomers have been taking great pictures of the moon and planets by using modified Webcams. The favored Webcams for astro-imaging have been the hard-to-find Philips ToUCam and Vesta models because of their high-performance CCD chips. Now Celestron's Neximage puts the same CCD technology in a package that's ready to use with any telescope that accepts 1.25-inch eyepieces. The NexImage includes an anodized metal nosepiece that fits in a 1.25-inch eyepiece holder. When I installed the Windows based software, I also updated my Windows Media Player files. Then I simply plugged the NexImage into my computers' USB port, and I was ready to start taking pictures.
The NexImage CCD is sensitive enough that I can take "snapshots" of the Moon or Sunspots (always use a safe Solar filter, of course!) even without a motor-driven telescope. The real power of the NexImage package, however, comes from its included Registax software which automatically aligns and stacks hundreds of individual AVI video frames into one sharp, highly detailed picture.
I used my 8-inch Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (similar to the Nexstar 8 GPS ) and my 2x Ultima Barlow lens to capture some beautiful pictures of Jupiter and Saturn. The sensitive Sony CCD chip in the NexImage easily shows color and detail on Jupiter that just doesn't show up when I use CMOS-based Webcams.
The fine performance of the NexImage package is limited somewhat by its included video capture software. The AmCap software doesn't give me the precise control of exposure times I'd like; I wasn't able to photograph the moon Callisto next to Jupiter, for instance, without overexposing the planet. Celestron doesn't mention the other little drawback in its ads. You'll have so much fun that your hard drive will start filling up with pictures and AVIs! --Jeff Phillips
Pros:
- Sensitive CCD chip
- Fits any telescope that takes 1.25-inch eyepieces
- Powerful image processing software
Cons:
- Takes practice to get the exposure time just right
- Software is Windows only
- You'll fill up your hard drive with pictures
Customer Reviews:
Vista drviers and Neximage magnification.......2007-11-08
This does not ship with drivers for Windows Vista, and Celestron are not planning on releasing any. However if you login to Yahoo user groups and search for the Neximage group, there is a folder in the files section called 'Neximage vista' which provides drivers for Windows Vista which worked great for me.
Also the magnification that you get from the Neximage is the same as what you would get from using a 5mm eyepiece on your telescope, so the length of your telescope divided by 5.
Great value and more than a toy.......2007-03-16
Installing the software was a piece of cake, using it is quite another matter. The basic introductory instructions are easy enough but after that it seems to require a PhD in mathematic astrophysics to get round all the available toggles, tweaks and options. First attempts? The moon came out real nice, but Saturn was a white blob with no fine detail. Nothing like type of pics that the super-whizzkids proudly display on the Celestron site. Will go back to night school and one day you might see my fine efforts published as well
(oh - was using it on a classic LX200 in good see'ing conditions - sorry Celestron!)
Virus !.......2007-01-04
When I tried to install the software, My antivirus said it was infected. I tried to install on a different machine with a different antivirus program and got the same result. I e-mailed Celestron over a week ago and no reply.
Bart Brown.......2006-11-10
nexiamge very great ue video and still .I was use during transit Mercury of the Sun too ir/vu blocker and reducer lens for neximage good Ok
Maravilloso/great.......2006-08-16
I love this item and I recommended for anythings.
Me encanta y lo recomiendo para cualquier usuario
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