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Benefits of Digiscopy Birding

Benefits of digiscopy birding include:

* Versatility — birds can be found more easily with a scope rather than a camera.
* Cost-effectiveness — good-quality photographs can be shot using digital cameras attached to a scope. Users do not need a large expensive telephoto lens, therefore the camera can be updated without the need to replace expensive optics. Telescopes are more likely to be compatible with a wider range of cameras than telephoto lenses are.
* Extremely high magnification — high magnification, often more than any commonly available telephoto lens, can be achieved because of the longer focal length of most telescopes.
* Preview, examine, and recapture — digital cameras provide a preview on the LCD viewer while aiming, and after photographing a user can examine the picture immediately. If the photographer is not satisfied with the result, they can delete the photograph and re-capture the image.
* Digital image format — images are already in digital format, and can be easily modified or enhanced as necessary using image editing software. Combined with the MMS capabilities of mobile phones, the digital image can be transmitted instantaneously to others. continued page 3

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