Dictionary

digibin en · VERB

Etymology

Blend of digital + binoculars.

Meanings

1. To record distant images by coupling a digital camera with a pair of binoculars.
   • Will post my photos as soon as I can-- they are digibinned, on iPhone through binoculars, as I was out for only a casual walk and did not have my camera on me. 2022 April 18, Brendan Murtha, “Archived copy”, in Macaulay Library, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2024:
   • After 14 hours of flying, we arrived at Osaka airport, where I was able to digibin this Black-backed Wagtail on the tarmac. 2006 December 14, R.J. Hall, “Birding Noumea”, in A Brit abroad (blog), archived from the original on 13 Apr 2024:
   • A less-expensive and more portable alternative to digiscoping is digibinning, in which a compact camera is temporarily attached to a pair of binoculars. Understandably results are a little more hit and miss than with a tripod-mounted scope, but digibinning is a viable option if you have to travel light. 2011, David Tipling, “Equipment”, in The Bird Photography Field Guide, 1 edition, →ISBN, Digiscoping Equipment, pages 22—26:

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Relateds

digiscope