Binocular Selector Chart

How to use this chart.
The chart below is designed to give a general guide to the suitability of binoculars for particular applications, based on magnification and brightness index (BI), the greater the number of X indicating greater suitability. 
In reaching these opinions, we have carefully considered the features of each model, such as body size and weight, optical characteristics and other specifications.
After finding a model which suits your most frequent use in the website, we suggest you check the chart below, to assess its more general suitability for other applications.


Bird
Watching

Nature

Landscape

Sports

Marine

Aviation

Theatre

Low Light
conditions

General
Purpose

6x18
X
XX
XXX
XX
XX(WP)
X
XXX
X
XXX

7x18
X
XX
XXX
XX
XX(WP)
X
XXX
X
XXX
7x35
XXX
XXX
XX
XXX
XX
X
X
XX
XXX
7x50
XXX
XXX
XX
XXX
XXX(WP)
X
X
XXX
XX
8x21
XX
XX
XXX
XXX
X
X
XX
X
XXX
8x22
XX
XX
XXX
XXX
X
X
XX
X
XXX
8x25
XX
XX
XXX
XXX
X
X
XX
X
XXX
8x30
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
X
X
XX
X
XXX
8x32
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
X
X
XX
X
XXX
8x40
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
X
X
XX
XX
XXX
8x42
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
X
X
XX
XX
XXX
8x56
XXX
XXX
XXX
XX
XX
X
XX
XXX
XX
9x63
XXX
XXX
XXX
XX
XX
X
XX
XXX
XX
10x25
XX
XX
XXX
XX
XX(WP)
XX
X
X
XXX
10x26
XX
XX
XXX
XX
X
XX
X
X
XXX
10x30
XX
XX
XXX
XX
X
XX
X
X
XXX
10x42
XX
XXX
XXX
XXX
X
XX
X
XX
XXX
10x50
XX
XX
XXX
XXX
X
XX
XX
XX
XXX
12x25
XX
X
XX
XX
X
XXX
X
XX
X
12x30
XX
X
XX
XX
X
XXX
X
XX
X
12x50
X
XX
XX
XX
X
XXX
XX
XX
XX
12x60
X
X
XX
X
XX
XXX
XX
XX
XX
15x70
XX
XX
XX
X
X
XXX
XX
XX
X
16x50
XX
XX
XX
X
X
XXX
XX
XX
X
20x50
XX
XX
XX
X
X
XXX
XX
XX
X
20x60
XX
XX
XX
X
XX
XXX
XX
XX
X
20x80
XX
XX
XX
X
XX
XXX
XX
XX
X
Zoom Binoculars
8-17x25
XX
XX
XX
XXX
X
XXX
X
X
XX
8-20x25
XX
XX
XX
XXX
X
XXX
X
X
XX
8-20x50
XX
XX
XX
XXX
X
XXX
XX
X
XX
10-30x25
XX
XX
XXX
XX
X
XXX
XX
X
XX
10-30x60
XX
XX
XXX
XX
X
XXX
XX
X
XX
15-45x70
XX
XX
XXX
XX
X
XXX
XX
X
XX

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