| | |  | Tools & Home Improvement | Home » » Carson MiniBrite Pocket Magnifier | | | | | | | Description: | | The PO-25 MiniBrite Pocket Magnifier from Carson Optical is a compact 3x power slide-out Magnifier with a protective plastic sleeve. The built-in LED light makes it perfect for use in the dark, and its crystal-clear acrylic aspheric lens gives you a sharp, distortion-free view.
The MiniBrite Pocket Magnifier is compact enough to fit in your shirt pocket. | | | Features: | |
• The Carson MiniBrite Pocket Magnifier is a compact 3x power slide-out magnifier with a protective plastic sleeve. (Battery not included.)
• The built-in LED light makes it perfect for use in the dark, and its crystal-clear acrylic aspheric lens gives you a sharp, distortion-free view.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 0.75 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.75 inches | | Product Height:
| 7.7 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.1 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 39 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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32 of 35 found the following review helpful:
 Don't Buy This One -- Carson Now Offers a Superior 5X VersionAug 11, 2008
By David D. Busch
I've been recommending the Carson PO-25 in my books for several years now. If you're here because of the link on my Web page that recommended this item, you should know that Carson now offers a greatly improved version, with a 5X magnifier instead of the 3X magnifier in this model, for only a little more. If you want the least expensive and most versatile sensor magnifier for cleaning your digital SLR, buy this PO-55 model instead: Carson MiniBrite 5x Power Slide- Out Magnifier. I've purchased a half-dozen of these to replace my previous PO-25 magnifiers, and recommend the newer model highly.
David
18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Fantastic item!Jun 11, 2010
By S. Chartier
I've had this item about 2 months now. It's awesome. The oover keeps the lens protected and slides open to turn on the light. The light is pretty bright, and I can use it as a bit of an emergency light as well as to read menus and such. I keep it in my jeans pocket and it's very handy. I am pleased to no end.
16 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Magnificent magnifierFeb 06, 2010
By Tom Trevathan
"Tom Trevathan"
The Carson MiniBrite Pocket Magnifier is compact, clear and readable. The light is sufficent for reading menus, programs and other items in less than good light. The magnification is adequate for the purpose. This is not a good device for attempting to read a whole page at once.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 You won't get that one, you'll get cheap junkNov 02, 2011
By Cinemabon
"film buff"
First of all, the one pictured above and in the video will not be the one you will receive. You'll get a fixed magnifier with a plastic lens full, and I mean full, of distortion. It is impossible to look at anything without gross distortion. The "cover" which doesn't cover, pulls out half an inch and two small faint LED lights come on. I found the room's ambient light offered more illumination. I see they've dropped the price to around $5. I had to pay $10 apiece and bought two, one for my wife. We thought we could use them when we traveled. I collect coins. But this is the worst magnifier I own. We threw them away. I am so disgusted with the seller, with Amazon (I've been a loyal customer for years) and am sorry that I'm going on and on, but I really wanted a good magnifier. Well, the old adage still applies, you get what you pay for... and this is cheap junk, pure plastic junk. Don't waste a single penny on it.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Beware! The listed specs on this product are completely inaccurateNov 02, 2011
By The Whale Whisperer
What a disappointment this light is! I was very excited about receiving this because i own several of this type style but they are all too short to be of much value beyond viewing coins or gems.
However, I ordered this because the specs say 0.8 x 3.8 x 7.7 inches. This would make it *much* larger than all the other similar styles of sliders and therefore could be used for many more tasks, including reading.
Sadly, the actual dimensions of this magnifier (including the plastic casing) are a very stingy and inadequate 0.5 x 1.5 x 5.0 inches. This specific slider is actually the smallest I have seen, rather than the largest. Other models telescope to increase length. This model simply has a lens cover that slides over the glass. It does not extend at all. So, this product is effectively a magnifier with a total viewing window that measures a mere 1.5" square and should be classified as such.
I have no cursory issues with the quality, though I only used it for 20 seconds so really can't judge that.
I can however categorically state that even if this were the best quality slider on the market if it is 40%-50% smaller than advertised I can't give it a good review. I am returning it today but if the vendor or Amazon corrects the dimensions I will be happy to delete this review. Unfortunately all too often these mistakes never get corrected at Amazon and I'm tired of ordering an item not as described when there have been heavy sales and no mention of blatant spec errors. Therefore, I think i owe it to the next buyer to point out the error in case they intended to use it for reading or some other purpose that requires glass larger than 1.5 inches.
I continue my search for this design in a larger model. I had hoped this was it.
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