Small Sacrifice

When you are using binoculars for professional reasons like law enforcement chances are they need to meet certain specs. However, if you are looking for binoculars for recreational use -- you make the rules. Buy what you want. Though, just remember that if you really want a certain feature for your binoculars it might come at the expense of another feature. This is probably the most obvious if you are in the market for compact binoculars. Bigger binoculars can accommodate higher quality lenses and offer you a wider field of view. These are things that compact binoculars would take a back seat to. Their smaller design means the image range would be narrow and less crisp. If this is a problem then mid-size binoculars might be better for you.