Unlike conventional binoculars, electronic autofocus keeps moving subjects sharply in focus at all times, eliminating the need to focus manually as your scene changes.

ENGADGET: Sony's Digital Recording Binoculars score a huge boost with $2,000 DEV-50V

Electronic autofocus allows the new binoculars to focus quickly and cleanly on subjects far away in high magnification and on subjects less than half an inch away when recording in 2D (minimum of 32 inches when recording in 3D).

ENGADGET: Sony's Digital Recording Binoculars score a huge boost with $2,000 DEV-50V