Patent ID: 6927906

Claim:
A binocular telescope with a photographing function, comprising: a pair of telescopic optical systems; a casing that receives said pair of telescopic optical systems, said casing having outer-side end portions; a camera system including a photographing optical system, and an image sensing medium arranged behind and aligned with said photographing optical system; an electronic control system that electronically controls an operation of said camera system; and a battery system including at least one battery, and an electric power source circuit board through which said electronic control system is supplied with electric power from said at least one battery, wherein: said at least one battery and said electric power source circuit board are provided at respective said outer-side end portions of said casing; and said outer-side end portion in which said electric power source circuit board is provided has a counter weight so as to ensure weight balance between said outer-side end portions of said casing.