Dwarf Telescope—A Portable Digital Telescope

A project in Tokyo, Japan by TinyScopeCAM
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Backers: 1331
Average Pledge Per Backer: ¥18776

Funded: ¥24,991,388 of ¥160,000
Dates: Oct 4th -> Nov 18th (46 days)
Project By: TinyScopeCAM
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Latest News

How to buy the electrical pan/tilt?

November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Many friends are asking us how to buy pan tilt, so in this update, we will teach you again. If you want to buy the Dwarf and electrical pan tilt at the same time, select "Edit" on the pledge page to increase the pledge amount by ¥5900.  If you have... (Read More)

The last 24 hours!

November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for your support. Our project has been a great success. Our crowdfunding program has reached $200,000. Among the supporters, we have seen the people who have supported us since the TinyScope CAM, and we have also met some new friends. All... (Read More)

We've raised 200,000 US dollars! What color of Dwarf do you want?

November 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for your support for the Dwarf project. Now that we have successfully raised 200,000 US dollars, we will keep our promise and start to produce the Dwarf in other two colors! At present, we are going to produce the Dwarf'metal case in blue... (Read More)

Now Dwarf's picture color has been greatly improved, but we are still making adjustments. In addition, we used Pan tilt to shoot the stars, and the effect looks great!

November 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Recently, we have improved the quality of the images shot with Dwarf. Each CMOS manufacturer has its own method to debug the image color, so the color of the picture will be slightly different from what the user imagined. By changing the CMOS... (Read More)

The new functions of the electrical pan/tilt!

November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Today we show the new functions of the Electrical pan/tilt. Now the Electrical pan/tilt can connect to the computer directly. At the same... (Read More)

The update of the Pan tilt's metal case!

November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Since the publish of Dwarf, we have received support from many friends, and some friends have expressed their interest and expectation for our electrical pan/tilt,so we decided that: No matter whether we raised 400,000 dollars after the deadline, we... (Read More)

Come and see the update of the tripod!

November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Today, we shot the Dwarf working on different tripods.A tripod is a support used to stabilize the Dwarf. Dwarf working on the tripod which height is about 15-20cm. Dwarf is on the model of tripod in the kit, the tripod is about 40-50cm after first... (Read More)

Moon shot by Dwarf

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
This is the original version we used for Dwarf shooting. Now the definition of Dwarf shooting has become better. However, the city where we live has very thick clouds, so it is difficult to shoot. We will release the latest version of Dwarf moon in a... (Read More)

The current states of Dwarf and Pan Tilt!

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
At present, the structure and function of Dwarf are determined, that is to say, the delivery date of dwarf is getting closer and closer. We have made the proofing sample of Dwarf. The sample will be received tomorrow. I will release it in the update.... (Read More)

Dwarf Telescope portable digital telescope

October 23rd - via: geeky-gadgets.com
A new digital telescope called Dwarf has launched via Kickstarter and has already raised over $100,000 thanks to over 600 backers with still 26 days remaining. The pocket size digital telescope is lighter than a bottle of water and offers a focal length of approximately 100 mm equivalent of a 673 mm full frame camera lens. (Read More)

low light conditions shooting test—— Dwarf is great for shooting in low light conditions!

October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Today, we compared dwarf with traditional telescopes, and also shot the plate number of car from 100 meters away in low light conditions.  low light conditions shooting test shoot by using Dwarf shoot by using traditional telescopes Shooting... (Read More)

100m~300m face shooting test,Amazing effect!

October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we tested a 100 m/200 m/300 m face shooting. The following are our real shot pictures and videos. Dwarf can clearly distinguish the details of the face at a distance of 200m~300m or even longer. Since Kickstarter web pages compress pictures and... (Read More)

Dwarf shooting stars test

October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We took 35 photos of the stars in the night sky, and each photo was exposed for 2 seconds. Finally, the signals were sumed, which is equivalent to exposuring 70 seconds, and finally this image was obtained.... (Read More)

What do you want to know about Dwarf?

October 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Speak freely, you can ask any questions about Dwarf! We will answer all questions in the Update!  (Read More)

Pictures taken by Dwarf and download links!

October 10th - via: kickstarter.com
These are the pictures we actually took with Dwarf You can download these pictures from this website without any modification and processing: https://tipscope-app-image.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/public/Dwarf_Live_Shot_9_25.zip These pictures are... (Read More)

Dwarf telescope operation video (in the park)

October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

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