Fujinon HC 10x42 specs and field of view

A 6.6 ft close focus and 16 mm eye relief give the Hyper-Clarity HC 10x42 an easy fit for near subjects. Its 342 ft field places 28th of 87 models of its size.

Field of view: 342 ftat 1,000 yd
Eye relief: 16 mm
Close focus: 6.6 ft
Weight: 27.4 oz
Exit pupil: 4.2 mmcalculated

Why pick it

342 ft view, wider than the typical 336 ft
16 mm eye relief, enough for glasses
Focuses as close as 6.6 ft

Check price on Amazon

Binocular Chart earns a commission from qualifying Amazon purchases made through these buttons.

HC 10x42: width of view at 1,000 yd, against the median of the 87 10x42 models.

Who the HC 10x42 suits

The 16 mm eye relief meets the median and suits eyeglass wearers. The 6.6 ft close focus beats the 7.5 ft median, helping with butterflies and nearby birds.

At 27.4 oz it is heavier than the 24.9 oz median for the size, which shows on a long day.

HC 10x42 or another model: the best binoculars by maker figures shows how the popular ones differ. HC 10x42 is one of 87 models in the 10x42 binoculars comparison.

HC 10x42 specifications

HC 10x42 figures as Fujinon prints them; rows marked * are calculated from the 10x42 size.

HC 10x42 specifications
Magnification	10x
Objective lens	42 mm
Field of view	342 ft at 1,000 yd (114 m at 1,000 m)
Angular field of view	6.5°
Apparent field of view	65° *
Eye relief	16 mm
Close focus	6.6 ft (2 m)
Eye spacing range	57 to 76 mm
Weight	27.4 oz (778 g)
Length	5.4 in (137 mm)
Width	5.1 in (130 mm)
Exit pupil	4.2 mm *
Twilight factor	20.5 *
Relative brightness	17.6 *

* Calculated from the size, not printed by the maker.

HC 10x42 against other 10x42 binoculars

HC 10x42 shows 342 ft at 1,000 yd, at or above the 336 ft median of the 87 10x42 models in the chart. At 27.4 oz it is heavier than the 24.9 oz median for the size.

Kowa SV III 10x42400 ft
Swarovski NL Pure 10x42399 ft
Bushnell R5 10x42390 ft
Minox X-PRO 10x42390 ft
Kowa BD III 10x42 XD378 ft
Hawke Frontier APO 10x42372 ft
Nikon Prostaff P3 10x42367 ft
Nikon Prostaff P7 10x42367 ft
Hawke Frontier ED X Gen 2 10x42367 ft
GPO Passion HD 10x42366 ft
Nikon Monarch HG 10x42363 ft
Fujinon HC 10x42342 ft

10x42 binoculars by field of view at 1,000 yd, widest first, from the makers' figures.

HC 10x42 and its nearest rivals

HC 10x42 next to the 10x42 models closest to it in maker list price, with the best figure in each column in bold.

Model	Field of view	Eye relief	Close focus	Weight	Exit pupil	Amazon
Fujinon HC 10x42	342 ft	16 mm	6.6 ft	27.4 oz	4.2 mm	Check price on Amazon
ZEISS Victory SF 10x42	360 ft	18 mm	4.9 ft	27.8 oz	4.2 mm
Canon 10x42 L IS WP	342 ft	16 mm	8.2 ft	39.2 oz	4.2 mm
ZEISS Terra ED 10x42	330 ft	14 mm	5.3 ft	25.6 oz	4.2 mm	Check price on Amazon

Other sizes of the Hyper-Clarity

Fujinon makes the Hyper-Clarity in 2 sizes; a larger front lens adds brightness and weight, and more magnification narrows the view.

Model	Size	Field of view	Eye relief	Close focus	Weight	Exit pupil	Amazon
Fujinon HC 10x42	10x42	342 ft	16 mm	6.6 ft	27.4 oz	4.2 mm	Check price on Amazon
Fujinon HC 8x42	8x42	408 ft	18 mm	6.6 ft	27.7 oz	5.3 mm	Check price on Amazon

Fujinon binoculars

HC 10x42 questions

HC 10x42: does it work with glasses?

HC 10x42 has 16 mm of eye relief, which meets the 16 mm the RSPB advises for people who wear glasses.

HC 10x42: what does 10x42 mean?

HC 10x42 magnifies 10 times through 42 mm front lenses, which works out to an exit pupil of 4.2 mm, the width of the beam of light that reaches each eye.

HC 10x42: how wide is the view?

HC 10x42 shows a view 342 ft wide at 1,000 yd, at or above the 336 ft median of the 87 10x42 models in the chart.