Carson MiniZoom 5-15x17mm Ultra Compact and Lightweight Zoom Binoculars for Travel, Bird Watching, Hiking, Camping, Surveillance, Sight-Seeing, Safaris, Hunting and Outdoor Adventures (MZ-517)

I bought this item based on other people's review and to be honest it's only fair in quality. It feels a little cheap and the zoom is not at all impressive. But the price was fair so it's true you get what you pay for.

I have no opinion about how these mini binoculars compare to others in it's class. I was unaware of how small these really are. I could not get comfortable with the physical size of these binoculars and feel that unless you really know what you want these are a good candidate for local purchase so that you are comfortable with the size and features. I find Amazon a great source for many of my purchases, it just didn't work out this time.

These bino's are small compact and lightweight. Unfortunately, due to the small diameter opening of the lens, they are very dark in all but bright sunlight. Not very helpful if you are using them in an Arena or Stadium indoors, at night or on a cloudy day. Also for me, they never seemed clear. Everything always looked a little cloudy or fuzzy. Never super sharp. The magnification was great, but for their small size, any movement you have, is also magnified in the bino's. I think you can find better for the price. Just my .02

If what your looking for is a compact quality binocular, this is a great choice: The engineering is tight and the lens are very good. It is light and easy to focus. I thought the price ($20) was a sign to stay away, not so, I am completely satisfied.

I purchased these binoculars due to the zoom and Carson's great warranty. The binoculars were defective as I could not make it so I could see only one circle when looking through the eyepiece. I contacted Carson multiple times over a two week period to get a replacement pair. Each time customer service informed me the person in charge of warrantys was out. After leaving multiple messages I have never received a call back after several weeks. I ended up returning the binoculars to Amazon, which was great with the return process.

I was looking for a compact zoom binoc with enough magnification to make them usable for a large variety of situations. The Eagle Zooms were me first choice but the price and favorable reviews of the Carson MiniZoom had me give them a try. I was quite surprised with the quality of this lower priced unit. The core of any binoc is the optics and these are very good. Eyepiece adjustment and rubber coating also good. Even comes with a protective pouch. Not hard-shell but will suffice to keep dirt out. My sole criticism is that (on my set) the zoom lever is a bit stiff. I'm hoping the lever will loosen up with usage. Still not a deal breaker at this very good price.

Great Binocular and it actually works, but if you leave it in your pocket and walk around, the pieces will start to fall apart! I glue the pieces back, but now the focus doesn't work..sigh...frustrating....Guess this is what you get since the product was made in China. The true value should be $10, not 20 bucks. Buyer beware, poor workmanship.

Small enough, easy to use, stays in focus, the zoom is just right - and all for about $40: a good buy, so much so that I got two.One minor, but puzzling complaint: only one hook, so cannot use the usual neck strap.

Nice but not great. I am not binocular expert. I bought those to bring to a indoor major concert (Sting & Peter Gabriel) and they sure are portable. Pretty small in fact. It takes a while to get use to it but it works. The 5 to 15 times zoom camera is not super useful and i am wondering if if should have bought a 10X only since after that, you don,t see much anyway. Good quality. Is worth 100$ or so.