Lightweight and easy to carry are two features you should pay attention to, when you think about compact binoculars. Also, base the purchase of you compact binocular on your needs.

Do you want to bird watch or see nature during a trip? What about using compact binoculars while hunting, boating or viewing stadium events, like concerts? Maybe you’d like to take a small pair of binoculars with you when you travel. There are many different uses of binoculars, which mean that to you need to get the correct kind of binoculars that are best suited for use. Often people will purchase a cheap pair of binoculars to be kept in the glove-box of the vehicle or backpack just in case they see something interesting when they are away from home. Maybe you want to find binoculars that are not too expensive? Prices of compact binoculars range from less than $ 100 to a few thousand dollars.

Heavy binoculars are not good for field work, Tripod mount binoculars are cumbersome and awkward to carry. They are also often priced very high. If you are more interested in small, lightweight and compact binoculars, let’s look at the features that will help you choose the correct one. You can’t go wrong Triumph 10 x 25 from Eagle Optics. It Porro prism design, which weighs 10.2 ounces Lighter than water bottles, binoculars they won’t bother you when you hang it around the neck, even on a long hike.

Glasses are not a problem with these small binoculars either. The eye relief is 18 mm, so there is plenty of room for those who wear glasses to see the whole field of vision. When you want to see something up close, you can focus as close as 8.2 feet away. Many small binoculars will not be able to match that a narrow focus. This goes back to our question above. What do you want to use binoculars for? If you want to see insects and butterflies, you can get within ten feet and be able to see them as if you’re keeping them in your hand! At the opposite end of the spectrum, the visual field at 1000 yards is 262 meters. Although it’s not waterproof the Triumph Porro is a fantastic small field binocular. If you want to take your binoculars, sailing or fishing, it would be wise to spend a little more for a waterproof and fog-proof model.

So, how many features we could cover? Magnification, lens diameter, weight, eye relief, closes focus, vision, waterproof and fog-proof. If you compare the specifications of several binoculars, you will see that many of these parameters vary between brands and sizes of binoculars. The best choice is based on your necessity. The best response is to start at the beginning and answer the question, what do I use these binoculars? When you get a clear picture of the situations where you’d like to use binoculars, then you can be sure that you’ll buy the best compact binoculars for you.Â

For those who enjoy the hobby which requires some increased visual function, such as bird watching, or amateur astronomy, your first purchase of a binocular will be very confusing. This is simply because most of us do not know how the binoculars work.

The word ‘Binocular’ is derived from two Latin words; ‘Bi’, which means two and ‘Oculus’, which means eye. The word Binocular describes a hand-held instrument, which functions as an instrument that helps to magnify distant objects, to be examined in detail, with the help of eyepiece.

The best way to understand a pair of binoculars is to relate it to a pair of adjoined telescopes.

This is how Binoculars work:

The large lens at the end of each telescope, works similar to the human eye; allowing the light to pass and capturing the image to be viewed. Binoculars also perform another function, which is to enlarge the image. This is done by passing the light through a tube, which enlarges the image and also makes it appear closer. The eyepiece attached at the end of this tube, which acts as a lens, also magnifies the image further. The resultant image is not only magnified, it also appears very clear.

The actual image that appears as a result of the binocular function is an inverted one. We are able to view the upright and correct image because there is another set of lens that is added to the chamber, which sets the image right side up.

 There are various types of binoculars that you can choose from, Oberwerk binoculars and camera binoculars two amongst many other options