Carson CP-11 X-Scope 7-in-1 Exploration Tool Featuring Microscope and Telescope, Green

The X scope is a great toy for interested inquisitive little hands and minds. The very fact they have managed to cram seven functions into one toy is quite an achievement . All the functions are very good and work well and some perform above expendations.1. The whistle , what I loved about this is you can hear it but it's not going to get you looking for a hammer to terminate the annoying noise. It's loud enough for my grandson to warn me that the zombie hoards are approaching , but not to loud ar shrill tha the neighbors will complain.2. The microscope , I was very impressed by its simplicity and its function. Just adjust the light and take a look as we did at a dead wood louse and it looked like an armoured dinosaur from a science fiction film ,you could see clearly every detail even the tiny hairs on the legs . My little grandson was absolutely amazed , he spent hours looking for things to inspect around the garden.3. The torch is a small bulb led light. It's not going to light up a room but great for a little boy to go in his blanket den.4. The pirate telescope as my grandson called it has a good magnification ,again it's not gong to replace your lika binoculars to go twitching. But for a five year old boy it's powerful enough to look for pirates on the high seas or look for granddads jack Russell down the garden.5. The clock is a great little aid to help a boy or girl learn the time.6. I have now got a better sense of where everything is placed in my house and garden. My little explorer loves the compass he checks the direction of everything and is making a treasure map using his compass.7. Last but not least a magnifying glass which makes checking things quickly before putting them under the microscope.It's a great educational , fun , toy. Like all toys of this nature it's not a toy you can give to a child and let him get on with it as he would proberly but it down after a few minutes. However if you take time to explain and demonstrate what it can do , your child like my grandson will get hours of fun from this inexpensive educational toy. Well worth every penny hours of fun and exploration for very little outlay.

Very useful tool for adults interested in entomology, makes looking at insects a lot easier and faster without running out of space in my pockets filled with individual tools! The telescope is okay, a little dark but it works, and the microscope is very good! probably the best handheld microscope there is on the market! Torch is pretty powerful too,and the whistle is very loud!

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Bought this for my nine-year-old son primarily for the microscope. It works really well and gives enough magnification to see astonishing details in everything from carpets to bugs. It's a lot better than a more conventional microscope, which we've found hard to use and easy to break.The other features range from useful to unnecessary. The telescope functions pretty well, although we haven't used it outdoors yet. The magnifying glass and whistle are handy; the torch is OK, but the compass and clock feel a bit superfluous.

This product was bought for a gift so I cannot comment.

Good item. Child loved the torch and telescope best.

Bought this for my very inquisitive 5-year old nephew and he absolutely loves all the different functions which help him explore the world.

A surprisingly brilliant and easy to use little device for my young ones. Only the clock leaves a little to be desired as it drifts off time rapidly, but all other functions are great. The microscope is fun!!!