Canon 10x30 IS II Small Compact Lightweight Portable Travel Binoculars - 10x Magnification - Built-in Image Stabilizer - Rubber Eyecups, Fingertip Control- Ideal for travel, birdwatching, sports

Purchase for my wife. Lovely build quality, nice weight, good field of view and amazing stabilisation. Brilliant for bird watching but a pleasant surprise was how capable they were for star gazing. All of a sudden I could see thousands of stars previously out of our visual reach. AMAZING!

These are next level binoculars.The size and weight makes them easy to travel with.The image stabilising is incredible and changes the game. You won't go back to non stabilised after these.We used them sailing which made such a difference but the value is on land as well. Once ypu press and hold the button it's almost like an extension of your own eyes.

Well I was a little skeptical about these.I wanted a pair of birding binoculars and I wasn't planning on spending this much. But I was slightly suckered in and watched a few videos on Youtube of people who loved the technology.Having had a chance to use them in a variety of settings, I would highly recommend these and I think the price is about right for them.They are a good quality pair of 8x30 binoculars. They have a nice flat field and a bright image. There is some chromatic abberation seen in high contrast targets with some coloured fringing but this is quite acceptable and you won't find many pairs that don't experience this without spending a lot more for APO glass.They are comfortable and have a pleasing weight. I find they fit my hands perfectly and my hands naturally rest on the focus and the button.Eye relief is good. Whilst I don't wear glasses, these would be good for people who do.And then we have the stabilisation. It's quite incredible. I have shaky hands and have never really got on with binoculars for birding. These are amazing. You hold the button and suddenly you can see twice the detail and your eyes naturaly relax. It's like looking at a photo instead of a shaky video.I was able to track a hobby all the way up to his perch in a quarry. A lovely view and would never have been able to spot him at that distance without the stabilisation.I also had a quick go for Astro use. Admittedly, they don't have the aperture for real astro work. But for scanning the craters of the moon or tracking the moons of Jupiter, they are adequate. The stabilisation puts them in the class as an instrument of much higher aperture and stability.You cannot resolve surface details of Jupiter, you can tell Saturn has rings but not really resolve details.They are limited but what do you expect at 30mm aperture?I cannot really fault these for what I use them for. They have changed my experience of nature and I will be using them for many years.

Nicely made, the optics ate good especially with the stabilisation feature. The only problems I have with the battery hatch that is rather flimsy and easy to break. I would also like some way to attach the linse and eye piece covers so I do not keep losing them.

Pros:Very good optical quality with sharp images over at least 80-90% of the field.Unless you are able to hold standard binoculars very steady then the image stabilising is an amazing advance. Like having a tripod but without having to carry round / set up any extra kit.These binoculars are great for stargazing if you want something light and hand-held. At night, the image stabilising makes up for the relatively small lenses.10x is a great magnification for birdwatching in the daytime also.The eye relief is OK for glasses - in fact personally I find it a little too long.Lightweight and easy to hold.Use standard AA batteries (unlike the cheaper Canon 8x25 IS which uses a more specialised battery)Cons:The exit pupil size is small - 3mm - which does make correct positioning of the eye pieces critical to get a clear view throughout the field. Trickier to use than eg a 10x50.Just old fashioned rubber caps to adjust eye positioning distance from the lenses - a lot of modern binoculars have a rotating mechanism which gives more adjustability, is easier to use and generally more durable.Probably not as waterproof / resistant to knocks and falls as non-image stabilised binos.No objective lens caps supplied.Have to hold down the button to keep the IS working.Relatively expensive.

Very clear image and the stabilisation works a treat. No problems, highly recommended

I use my mobility scooter every day, rain or shine, to get out and feed the wild birds and view. I have bought various binoculars to aid my enjoyment of our wildlife. “You get what you pay for” as I learnt. I finally decided to look for something beyond the norm.These “bins” are worth every penny. Exceptional clarity. Watching birds to model aircraft in flight. Great. And yes, the Image Stabiliser works.What a purchase. Great.

I bought these for a mix of astronomy and casual birdwatching. I tried a few pairs before settling on these. The detail visible on the moon, for example, is way better than with any un-stabilised pair I've tried without a tripod, and they're simply a brilliant compromise. Are they better than your friend's Leica binos? Probably not. Are they better for a quick, easy grab-and-go binocular? I'd say they are.I've had two really powerful moments with these which have convinced me they're keepers. The first was scanning the Milky Way through Saggitarius from the south of France one night with my daughter; the views of the various nebulae and clusters generated a really heart-felt 'wow' from her. The second was from my back garden during a conjunction of the moon with Jupiter; seeing both the moon in high detail and Jupiter as a bright disc with the Galilean satellites - in the same field of view - gave me a sense of scale of the solar system I've never felt before and was worth the purchase price of the binos alone.I'd recommend these binoculars to anyone - I think they're a great compromise.