rangefinding


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rangefinding

(ˈreɪndʒˌfaɪndɪŋ)
n
the act or process of determining the distance of an object from the observer
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Binoculars continue to be offered at several price levels, but brand new and top of the line are four Victory RF rangefinding binoculars.
The new RBX-3000 TBR/W10X42 rangefinding binocular combines excellent optics with a ranging distance of 2,600 to 3,000 yards depending on the type of target.
It explains the MRAD reticule, its reciprocals in meters and inches and its use in Stadiametric Rangefinding.
With a constant push to improve on this setup, two companies added new rangefinding binoculars to their lines this year.
I recently had the chance to experiment with all three of the above rangefinding products to varying degrees.
Burris introduces the ORACLE--a laser rangefinding bow sight providing compound bow-hunters exact distance to target and exact aiming point while at full draw.
Rangefinding binoculars allow hunters to glass for and evaluate game and determine the range without fiddling with multiple devices.
Then he developed a line of BDC reticles that used a series of circles for both aiming and rangefinding.
"In-air ultrasonic rangefinding and angle estimation using an array of aln micromachined transducers," in Hilton Head Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop, pp: 50-53.