Digital eyes gain closer capture, greater clarity.

• Author: Williams, Robert H.
• Position: PixonImaging, DigiVision introduce binoculars - Brief article

TWO COMPANIES IN California have found a way to substantially improve high-powered digital binoculars for troops in the field. PixonImaging and DigiVision of San Diego have melded software and hardware to capture an image of a target as if it were twice as close.

Their product also minimizes glare and haze, and boosts signal contrast in low light, says a spokesman. The upshot is the ability to tell friend from foe at considerable...