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Top 8 Specialty, Unusual and Cool Digital Cameras

By Michael Carr, About.com

Sure, you can get an everyday old digital camera that just takes pictures and stuff. But what if you want to take pictures of images far away, or really up close, or in the air, or from Fido's head? Your basic camera could never do that. Find out all the cool, funky cameras out there with this list of Top Specialty, Unusual and Cool Digital Cameras.

1. Radio Control Digital Camera Plane

This may not be the most necessary digital camera in the market, but it's got to be one of the coolest. Have you ever wondered what things look like from the air? Now, you can find it how things look from the bird's eye perspective. Shoot, even if you don't care about pictures you can have fun flying the plane around. This would make a great gift for someone who truly has it all.

2. Meade CaptureView 8x42 Digital Camera Binocular

Whether you like to birdwatch, observe wildlife or you simply love live sports action, these binoculars will help you catch moments that are in the distance. With an 8x magnification, this as among the nicer digital camera binoculars. It features a 2-megapixel digital camera, and a handy flip-up LCD screen.

3. Kids Digital Camera Microscope

Allow your child to take some of the most macro of photos possible with this cool Kids Digital Camera Microscope. This microscope features a built-in digital camera that can send photos or even a live feed directly from the microscope.

4. Meade Deep Sky Imager Camera

Photograph the stars above with this amazing deep sky camera, which connects to any telescope. This is lightweight, and more affordable than most cameras equipped for astronomical photography.

5. Wildlife Motion-detection Camera

OK, I must confess. This is a 35mm camera, not a digital one. But it gets major cool points anyway. Just strap this all-weather camera to a tree and it automatically shoots photos of wildlife when it senses heat or movement.

6. Spotting Scope with Digital Camera

This is another camera that is great for catching wildlife in photos. This scope-style digital camera features a major 15x magnification to get photos from a distance and in stealth. The camera includes its own tripod.

7. ATC 1000 Extreme Digital Camera

This digital camera can mount on a helmet, bike or your arm for hot action photos. You can shoot 16 minutes of video or 400 photos.

8. Secret Security Camcorder Hidden in a Clock

The nanny-cam goes high-tech with this seemingly innocent digital clock that doubles as a hidden digital video camera. The camcorder is motion activated, and you can connect the clock to your computer to replay the video files. Although there is no audio and it only records up to 12 minutes of video, you can add a memory card for more video time.

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