Wildlife Watching

Andrew Cooper's Guide to Wildlife Watching & Photography.

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WHAT MAGNIFICATION? Higher magnification drawbacks: difficulty in holding your binoculars steady. reduction of field of view. loss of image brightness. Use higher magnification in hides or for viewing at estuaries and reservoirs. Lower magnification advantages: closer focusing ability. greater field of view, so improving use. greater depth of field.
Lower magnifications (7x or 8x) are especially recommended if you are also using a telescope. For everyday use, lower magnification binoculars are best as they usually give a brighter image with more depth of field. If you do not intend to use a telescope, then higher powered 10x binoculars are a good compromise.