mine detector and binocualors

what is the mine detector and binocualors used for

Detecting mines and observing distant objects.

???

I'm not at all familar with these items, is this the DS version?

I've only seen the Sight Spell in pre-DS makes allow you to see your surroundings from an airship's point-of-view, most useless spell in the history of Final Fantasy.

no ps one version

What are these mines then? I've played SNES, PS1, and GBA, and never encountered these I don't think.

The sight spell/item is pretty useful when you don't have a world map and need to see what's ahead :p

Well I found it useless, the world map isn't really that hard to figure out in my opinion.

It is the first time around!

Mirage, you're just stupid. The map is not hard to figure out.

I didnt have a reference and found my way around fine. Some people remember things differently I guess =/

Mirage is just stupid. <3

That said, wasn't there an in-gam map?