Best Compact Binoculars

Decisions to make before buying a compact binocular

1. Budget: Everybody starts with budget considerations (How much are you willing to pay for a compact binoculars?), but sacrificing quality should never be an option. You don't have to cripple yourself financially to get a compact of good quality - there's a number of quality compacts available at reasonable prices.
2. Quality: All aspects of quality are important - whether you're looking for compact or full-size binoculars. Make sure that the optics are of high quality and that the lenses are "fully multi-coated". You want nothing less than clear, sharp and color-true images within your budget limitations. Also try to determine whether the tubes are filled with nitrogen, since this gas prevents fogging up inside the instrument. Waterproof (or at least water resistant) is actually very important as well. Your binoculars could easily get wet even from dew.
3. Close focus: If you're into small animals like insects (like butterflies), this feature becomes very important. However, it is not only associated with compact binoculars and will be discussed at length in another article.
4. Eye relief: Eye relief is important, whether you use the ordinary binoculars or the compact one. I would suggest an eye relief of 16mm. for people wearing glasses, and less when you don't. Usually bigger eye relief comes at the expense of FOV. Please consult my article, How to buy safari binoculars, on this matter.
5. Overall dimensions: Finally, make sure the compact is not too small to handle with ease. Men normally have bigger hands than women and this will have to be considered before buying a compact.