ENVISION Smart Binoculars – UNISTELLAR Help Center

Discover ENVISION by UNISTELLAR, state-of-the-art intelligent binoculars that transform and amplify the exploration of the world around us.

YOUR ESSENTIALS FOR OBSERVING NATURE BY DAY AND THE STARS BY NIGHT.

Their precision augmented reality orientation system dynamically superimposes contextual information onto your natural optical field of view to enrich your live observation.

Observe trails and peaks, springs and refuges, but also stars, comets, galaxies, planets and nebulae: everything becomes visible. Thanks to ENVISION, this information is available with or WITHOUT a connection.

Daytime use: with ENVISION, discover every region of the world with the intuition and precision of a local hiking guide.
Night-time use: If you're passionate about the stars, ENVISION lets you explore the night sky with the ease of an experienced astronomer.

Thanks to its sophisticated technology, you can easily switch from one mode to another to add new dimensions to your adventures, and enjoy the comfort of an intuitive experience.

FREE DATABASE SUBSCRIPTION FOR LIFE

Kickstarter contributors get a free subscription to the database (night sky and terrestrial database) as long as their ENVISION binoculars are working. Enjoy the full night and day functionality of ENVISION AR binoculars without having to worry about a subscription.

SMART SCOUTING MODE

When you look through the binoculars, contextual information appears dynamically in your field of vision. It's as if a map were superimposed on reality. Your perception of the environment becomes much clearer and more detailed.

GUIDED NAVIGATION MODE

Using the app, ask the binoculars to guide you to various points of interest. Specify the site of your choice, or let the app make suggestions based on your time and location. Discover the wonders of the heavens.

TARGET SHARING

Lock the target you're pointing at and pass the binoculars to your friends: they'll guide them precisely to the designated objective.

ADVANCED COMPASS & DETAILED INFORMATION

To display altitude and azimuth in real time in your field of vision, simply activate Advanced Compass mode.

Detailed information mode lets you find out more about the object at the center of the binoculars' field of view.

OPTICAL DESIGN IN COLLABORATION WITH NIKON

FREE UPDATES

ENVISION smart binoculars connect very simply to the associated app (iOS and Android) to give you access to new features and updates without time limits or additional costs. You won't need to change hardware to take advantage of the latest advances. With the ENVISION app, your device stays up to date, offering you an ever richer experience as technology evolves.

TARGETS RECOGNIZED BY ENVISION

ENVISION can recognize many points of interest and display useful contextual information: names, altitudes, distances and magnitudes, among others. For example, if you point ENVISION binoculars at the Moon, they'll tell you where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Eagle lunar module on July 20, 1969.

Here are some examples of targets that ENVISION binoculars will recognize when you use them:

DAYTIME EXPLORATION

Peaks and summits
Hiking trails
Rivers and lakes
Shelters
Water Springs

NIGHT SKY EXPLORATION

Constellations
Nebulae
Galaxies
Stars
Planets and moons
Comets and asteroids

OTHER

International Space Station (ISS)
Moon landing sites (including Apollo missions)

SMART & CONNECTED TECHNOLOGY

Follow our news and stay on top of the latest developments with the dedicated ENVISION app. Our smart binoculars integrate with iOS and Android devices to regularly update the database and app. Enter the future of exploration with features that evolve and improve over time, at no extra cost.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Magnification power: x10
Diameter: 50 mm
Architecture : Porro
Battery life: 5 h or 1,000 activations per charge
Field of view: 6°
Exit pupil diameter: 5 mm
OPTICAL GLASS: fully multi-layered BAC4.
Astronomical points of interest: 1,000
Number of stars: 200,000
Number of land targets: over a million hills, mountains and peaks. Hundreds of thousands of paths, refuges, springs, caves and much more.
Weight: 1.2 kg/2.65 lb

FUNCTIONING

TECHNICAL PRESENTATION OF ENVISION BINOCULARS

1. OPTICAL SYSTEM :

Superior optics: ENVISION combines a classic pair of high-quality binoculars with a sophisticated augmented reality (AR) system. Developed in collaboration with Nikon, they are equipped with top-of-the-range lenses and prisms to produce sharp, clear images.
AR projection: The right-hand side of the binoculars features a sophisticated augmented reality projection system. This system projects contextual information onto the optical path to superimpose AR data onto the real-world view.

2. INTEGRATION OF AUGMENTED REALITY

High-brightness, high-contrast projection system: the AR system uses a high-brightness, high-contrast micro-screen to ensure that the information superimposed on the natural optical image is always perfectly visible, whatever the ambient light conditions.
Field-of-view fusion: AR data is projected into an eyepiece and the brain fuses information from both eyes to create a smooth, natural AR experience after a short adaptation period.

3. PRECISION ORIENTATION SYSTEM

GPS and inertial measurement units (IMU): The binoculars access your phone's GPS position and are equipped with IMU to deliver precise positioning and orientation data.
Real-time data processing: The system receives topographical and cartographic data via your phone's Bluetooth connection, enabling it to overlay AR information precisely according to the user's location and the direction in which he or she is looking.

4. DATABASE CONNECTIVITY

Extensive cartographic database: ENVISION binoculars are connected to a database containing billions of topographic nodes and millions of cartographic elements (mountains, hills, trails, landmarks and springs), as well as celestial objects, including stars and galaxies.
On-line and off-line access: Users can access this database with or without a connection: information remains accessible, even in the most remote areas.

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