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what kind of binoculars were those


when diniro and the dame case the villa, he uses what looks and sounds like some kind of electronic binocs. anyone know anything about those

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Yes, They are cheap optical binocs that have a built-in cheap digital camera.

Something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Binocular-Camera-Black-VIV-CV-1225V/dp/B004MPQYA4/

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thanks, had no idea this kind of product existed. appreciate the effort to inform me.

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I believe they're autofocus binoculars, probably made by Minolta:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/binoculars/6391103573/

The other poster suggests that they have a digital camera inside them, but this is probably wrong; the film was shot in 1998, several years before digital binoculars came onto the market.

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