Although commonly perceived as just a tool for surveillance, binoculars can help law enforcement officers be witnesses to much more, such as scanning poorly lit areas, identifying license plate numbers from a distance, and discerning the numbers off a placard from a safe distance. Because of the variety of uses, law enforcement optics needs are unique and require several key product features which include, but are not limited to brightness, field of view, stereoscopic viewing, glass characteristics, and coatings. In identifying these beneficial features, six binoculars for patrol use from Steiner Binoculars and Swift Optics were tested; the Steiner 8x30 Military/Marine, the Steiner 10x50 Police, the Swift 930 Ultra Lite 10x42, the Swift Ultra Lite 8x42, the Steiner 8.5x26, and the Swift 825R Eaglet 7x36. The Swift Eaglet 7x36 was the only product that fulfilled each of the optics needs.