Celestron 71422 Cavalry 7x50 GPS Binocular (Olive Green)

I received these binoculars just last week and am completely satisfied with them. I have been looking for a pair of binoculars for some time that had certain qualities. They are: 7 x 50, fully multi-coated, BAK-4 glass, compass and range finder installed. This one has all of those plus GPS. That was really the reason why I bought these. I wanted to check out the GPS. It works.I'm happy that these binoculars do everything they advertise. The first item on my list was how good are they as binoculars. Great. The image is clear and colors true. Straight lines come through straight. I haven't noticed any distortion. They work well in low light situations. The screen for viewing the three modes I find to be large enough and bright enough to see and understand easily. They are light weight.I must confess that I prefer that everything were mechanical instead of digital. This item is digital. I do not find that to be a problem. I would recommend them for marine use. I'm currently using mine for bird watching. They should be good for camping or hunting.

These binoculars are great they provide a clear sharp image. The GPS is an added bonus and yes it works. The weight is not too bad they are a military grade binocular, the ranging reticle is useful and the instruction booklet gives you the formulas for the various ways to use it. The lens caps and dust cap are sturdy and attached. I will probably put a better neck strap on as that is the only thing I don't like in the whole unit.I have used these out in the desert since I bought them and really like the performance.I have recommended these to my friends.

We received our binoculars Saturday January 25, 2014 and our town had snowfest fireworks that evening. We used the binoculars to view them from our house and it was fantastic, the image was superb. They were easy to focus and the softeye piece was comfortable even for my spouse who wears glasses. We also used them to watch birds and liked the nice rainguard cover to protect the eyepieces when not in use. We also like the texture of them, easy to hold on too. Once we go hiking we know we will love the built in compass, gps mode and that you can calucate the objects size. We highly recommend these binoculars, they exceeded our expectations.

I received the binoculars on time and well packaged. However, what a disappointment! Although the optics are wonderfully clear and distortion free, and the individual focus controls easy and smooth, the electronics didn't work. I followed the instruction manual to the letter, and installed the provided battery. Tried to power up as indicated by pressing the power button, but nothing happened, the LCD screen remained black. Then I noticed that the battery compartment was overheating. Double checked the battery polarity, reinstalled, with the same negative results. I decided to return and exchange the binoculars, as this unit is probably defective (my luck!). Fortunately Amazon returns are not complicated, and I received approval and the corresponding shipping label to return these binoculars. Quality control failure in the Celestron factory? We'll see when I receive the replacement binoculars, but I hope that the electronics work on those!Celestron 71422 Cavalry 7x50 GPS Binocular (Olive Green)UPDATE on the replacement, Sept. 21, 2016: I received a replacement order for the same model of binoculars within four days of requesting it. This Celestron Cavalry 7x50 binoculars arrived in perfect condition and work great. The main reason I chose this model is because of its built-in GPS unit. Both the digital compass and the GPS work as described, and are accurate enough for my needs in coastal navigation. I had to get used to pressing the on/off button to fix a position or a compass bearing once I had the target object under the reticle, but once accustomed to this, I was able to use the bearings and GPS position to track my course on the chart with as much accuracy as with a hand-held compass and my other GPS unit. The GPS readings vary just a bit as compared with my Garmin unit, but the differences are minor for my purposes. As mentioned before, the optics are great and the reticle and calculating dial are very useful, and as accurate as your reference heights and calculations. I give the binoculars four stars because of the defective first unit I received.

The binocular has a very professional appearance. I really appreciated the very and clean field of view the observator has. However, I have just one complain - it is known that exists two kinds of north. The true north, where a gyrocompass points at the Earth’s geographic north and the magnetic north where the conventional compass points at the Earth's magnetic north, which is different from the Earth’s geographic north. They are different because there are deviations that a conventional magnetic compass doesn’t exclude. One of them is the magnetic declination ([...]. The picture I sent shows a conventional marine compass pointing at NW 334 (orange mark pointing at 334). The same mark the binocular is pointing at. In other words, the binocular digital compass suggests to show the magnetic north, not the true north as it is written and emphasized in the owner’s manual, page 15 (english). It makes a huge difference in terms of navigation.