I thought I had binoculars with a magnification of 30 times but I compared with the binoculars that I had and I immediately noticed that it was the same magnification ie 8 times is So completely wrong what is marked on Sakura binoculars, so I end up with two identical magnification binoculars and luckily I have not paid dearly !!!!! So if you want a magnification of 30 do not buy it, by cons if you do not care in the magnification I suggest you buy it, it is compact, light and cheap !! ....