The monocular's small size means that you really have to hold the monocular up CLOSE to your eye to get a good image With a few
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Comes with lanyard, microfiber cloth & modular clip-on storage pouch.
Solid build quality(made from durable plastic), and is extremely small & lightweight.
The monocular's small size means that you really have to hold the monocular up CLOSE to your eye to get a good image
With a few minutes practice, you will easily be able to hold & manipulate the focus/zoom one handed.
Overall, a excellent piece of gear so far.
4769813
Really clear piece, and it works, but I have seen a piece that small
1521766
Oh I suppose you can continue to read reviews and specs, but the idea of this camera is to have a camera with you at all times. Small enough, but I can maintain a grip better than with very small p&s. The bright lens does a wonderful job and I'm very pleased with my choice.
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The mirror is stable and gives a good all around view.  You have to get used to the image being smaller than a flat mirror.
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It's a very small micro 4/3 camera, as advertised. Basically little more than a 2.5" deep extension to your lens. I've found it useful to mount a 12mm lens to and take wide-angle supplementary photos, essentially shooting blind, in conjunction with my OM dSLR's.

While the Olympus app for your phone will let you access the settings on the camera, including all the usual suspects such as shooting mode, shutter speed, aperture, focus, etc., the controls are just awkward enough - particularly if you're trying to hang on to both the camera and your phone (recommended even if you have the phone mounted on the back of the camera) - that I wouldn't want to use this as my *primary* camera at any shoot if I had any other option. It would be a little too much like juggling.

That said, if you need a handy supplemental camera and are able to set this up someplace convenient - or don't mind firing a lot of shots without being totally sure at the time how the shots are framed - go for it. The sensor quality is on par with the OM series, and the build quality is good too. Despite its small size this is an optically capable device, and functions well.

The thing that cost Olympus the star here is that I don't know of a way to directly upload photos from this camera to my Mac. (I shoot raw, not JPEG, which does add a complication, but the functionality I'm looking for here is not especially difficult to manage.) There doesn't seem to be a way to do it via USB cable; I have to pull out the MicroSD card instead and pop it into an adapter, then into my SD slot, to get at the files directly. This is in contravention to the way the OM series dSLR's work, and a bit of an inconvenience  not just because you need to use an adapter, but also because you need to remove a couple layers of caps and hardware from the back of the camera to get at the MicroSD card. At some point, eventually, Olympus may address this strange oversight; if they do, I'll revisit this review.
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picture is a lil blurry , but if you know what you are looking at then the effect is powerful.
4003720
Only if you don't have space for binoculars. This is more powerful than my bino's  but it just seems like the view isn't as good. Probably because binos use both eyes as we were designed to do.  For the price it is a fine monocular but it is a monocular not bino's. Don't expect binocular quality views.
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Not impressed with this monocular but what was I expecting for the price. No matter how much I tried to adjust the ocular lens, the sight picture was never clear. The sight picture was always a little blurry. it's a really small monocular. because of it being so small, its really hard to hold up to your eye and focus through a small sight picture. I got this monocular for my daughter and she seems to like it. I got her this monocular because she really likes to look through my rangefinder and if she happened to break my rangefinder, I would be out a 110 dollars. This monocular is built a lot sturdier and a lot cheaper then my rangefinder. For an adult I would suggest a different monocular that was bigger then this one.
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I think the biggest thing to remember is "bigger is not better".  If this was top flight glass,  the concept of a 56mm objective makes a lot more sense.  In this case, it just makes for an average view in a very heavy bulky bino.
1459366
Still good condition but not recommended for older people because the viewing is too small!!! I can't really focus the object.
2674308
The image is awesome, the size however takes away. If this was on a larger button, or a patch it would be even better.
4719616
It's okay at what it needs to do. It records in rather high quality and there are plenty of settings for any kind of shooting. The problem is the size, it's TOO small. I originally thought the size was a plus but since it has no viewfinder and the screen is so tiny, its hard to actually see what you're recording or how well focused or exposed the shot is. Too many times i thought i had a good shot and after transferring it to my desktop, i discovered something was out of focus or underexposed, it's too difficult to tell on such a small screen.
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DIDNT KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE SMALL, check the dimensions before you buy, the imaging is confusing af
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It doesn't cover the whole around. Image quality is good.
2007240
as with the short one, it will not get the scope far enough back to be able to view through the scope.
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While not a high grade optic, this is a lot of monocular for the money.  There is some fairly noticeable distortion around the periphery but it offers decent clarity at the center out to about 80% of the field of view.  The focus ring feels positive and precise.  The numeric focus range (1.5 meters to infinity) printed on the barrel of the objective lens is just silliness; it's not even calibrated to any demarcation on the focus ring.  Just lift the monocular to your eye and twist the focus ring until the image becomes clear.  Do spend some time dialing in the diopter setting on the eyepiece however, as that makes a noticeable difference in the maximum level of clarity you can achieve with this optic.

No lens covers are included.  Which is too bad but not wholly unexpected at this price point.  The ocular and objective lens elements are deeply recessed within the rubberized body however, so you'll have to work hard to damage them.  This unit does come with a serviceable nylon carrying case and lens cleaning cloth, both are nice little additions.

Also note this unit is larger than you might think.  Picture those tall narrow cans of energy drinks and you'll have a good sense of the general size of this thing.  It is quite light for it's size, but doesn't feel flimsy or cheap.

As I said, it's clearly not a high grade optic so for that reason I can't give it five stars.  And if you're a serious birder or the like, please don't bother; you just won't be happy.  But it does allow the hiker or other casual user to get a relatively clear and magnified view of that distant point of interest or wildlife.  Considering the decent capability it offers at this price point, it's actually quite a bargain.

I think this would be especially good for a child.  Say a cub scout.  Not only does the low price remove a lot of the anxiety over potential loss or damage, but in practice a monocular is a lot better suited for most children anyway.  I've found they really struggle to maintain the correct spread between the right and left elements of a binocular, particularly one sized for an adult.  If you don't get the two halves of a binocular to exactly align with the center axis of each eye, you can't get a clear field of view.  This tends to frustrate younger viewers.  A monocular takes that extra challenge right off the table.  Children can instead concentrate on getting proper eye relief and focus while looking through a monocular with their dominant eye.

ETA: 10 month update.  This monocular continues to impress.  I failed to mention in my original review that I also own a couple of mid-level binoculars; a Minolta compact and a midsize Nikon, the latter considered an entry level optic for semi-serious birders.  Again, the Ohuhu can't compete in terms of optical quality, but I'm continually struck by how decent and functional it actually is. Again, one shouldn't expect this to serve as a primary optic for serious wildlife viewing, but it's a light and servicable alternative when you're traveling light and don't want to risk losing that pricier pair of binoculars.  I recently tossed the Ohuhu in my suitcase for a family visit to Florida and it served very well for casual birding at a couple of state parks.
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The 6 power by 16 mm lens combination provides a good balance between compact size, image magnification, and image brightness.  The optics are more than satisfactory for the price, providing almost non-existent color fringing and field distortion.  The carry pouch is adequate only, and I may go to a leather store for materials to custom-make my own case.

The monocular has a sliding focusing mechanism.  However, the adjustments are coarse, even with minor movement of the slider.  So it's tricky, but possible, to obtain a clear focus.  But when you do so, the image is very nice, considering the size of the optics.