How wide is a “wide-angle” binocular?
A If the angular field of view of a binocular is greater that the result given by dividing the binocular’s magnification into 65, then that binocular is considered to be wide angle. Wide angle binoculars let the viewer see more side-to-side than regular binoculars. This can be of great benefit in many situations, and invaluable in others. Beneficial for bird-watching, game-watching and sport-watching, and most other use. A Wide-angle binoculars show up to 60% more picture area than some standard models of the same power, making it easy to track fast action subjects, from wildlife on the move to the fluctuations of rugby games. The 7x and 8x wide-angle models are good choices for general purpose binoculars. Big front lenses dont make a binocular a wide-angle model – the optical design of the eyelenses determines the field of view – and the easy way of getting the facts is to read the information printed on the shoulder or elsewhere on the binocular which will be in angular degrees and /
