Better than expected for the price / requires heavy duty tripod to stabilize for best image when focusing on a single point. I was surprised that they are also fairly usable when hand-held for short periods. But tripod or other solid mounting/stabilizing is a necessity for more than a minute's viewing at a time, which leads to....Problem: the included tripod adapter's knob crumbled in my hand like a cookie the first time I tried to attach it to the binoculars. Whats left is a tiny metal stud that cant be tightened by hand, and the location makes it nearly impossible to fit a small wrench or pliers on it to continue using it with the binoculars. I filled out a help ticket on Celestron's website 5 days ago and got an immediate robo-reply acknowledging my request for a replacement adapter, but the company has not contacted me yet with a response as to whether or not they will ship me a new (free) adapter like they should, nor replied to my follow-up email request. If they don't get back to me in a few days, I will send it back to Amazon and lower my rating accordingly. NOT a good impression of the company's customer service...I wouldn't want to take a chance on any of their more expensive products.Update: Celestron shipped me a replacement tripod adapter that arrived today and did not self-destruct when I attached it to the binoculars. They could have been a little faster with that, but they did come thru. As a result -and based primarily on the low price- I am raising my rating to 4 starts from 3.

AMAZING! These work so well. Go from complete darkness to seeing excellent detail. Great range. Easy to learn. Easy to use. Super screen view. Takes pictures well. Also can take video. I bought these after seeing and trying a pair my friend had purchased. Excellent value. Would certainly recommend these.

We already owned a pair of Aurosports binoculars, which have been durable and a delight, so we were excited to add the monocular to our collection. In addition to observing wildlife, it functions as a handy telescope for astronomy. We have used it to see the clouds of Venus and details of the moon's surface. At 30X magnification, we have even seen the rings of Saturn! Highly recommended.

My father is an amateur bird watcher he said he wanted binoculars for Christmas I was afraid I would not be able to afford them, i was also worried id buy the wrong ones. When my dad opened these on xmas morning he was so happy! He said they have the perfect weight to them and his arms won't get tired! Perfect for the wildlife lover!

Although the instructions that came with the Tripod were rather vague with small pictures, it was easy enough to figure out how each piece worked with the group as a total versatile package. I was able to take full advantage of my new Swarovski 15 x 56 SCL Binoculars and the Tripod. I was totally pleased with the way it functioned and I am confident that it will serve my needs wonderfully for years to come. ...Kelvin A Kostis.

I like how I can capture video and images at different ranges and the night vision capabilities. The issue I had is the light from the LED screen was ruining my own night vision. Since I used the binoculars to attempt to capture images of UFOs in the night sky, it was perfect while using but once removed it was difficult to focus unto the dark sky with my bare eye.

After trying out the monocular I was really impressed with the scope. For starters, the lens was rich and crystal clear, even at a distance everything through the lens wasn't blurry. It wasn't heavy but it most certainly didn't feel like a toy. This tool is perfect for sight seeing without the bulk of binoculars or having to adjust every aspect of the scope in order to get a good image every time.

To be honest, we bought this on a whim, but we end up using it for exploration more often then we thought. :) The view is clear and bright, and there are settings to make everything brighter. Further, there's a mode where you can record too. This is fun because it turns out the nearby fields has more rabbits and snakes then we thought. The price is also competitive with similar binoculars. Very pleased with this purchase.