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The best feature of the Canon's 10x30 Image-Stabilized binoculars is the stabilisation feature, helping to eliminate image shake. The more powerful your set of binoculars, the more your hand vibrations are magnified, this is especially true if you are on a moving object like a safari vehicle. As a result, even a slight shake of the hands will shake the image in the binoculars significantly. A way people who do a lot of birdwatching get around this problem is to use a tripod, this solution does have it's down sides though and cannot be used on a moving platform like a vehicle. Image-shake quickly becomes very anoying and you will eventually stop using the binoculars. With Canon binoculars 10x30 IS Image-Stabilizing binoculars, you can enjoy large magnifications and view wildlife from yur safari vehicle or spend hours watching birds without the need to carry a tripod with you. These Canon 10x30 IS image-stabilised binoculars offer excellent quality optics, along with digital "shake suppression," so the image in your binoculars always looks steady to the eye.
What is impressive about the Canon 10x30 IS, is despite its image stabilizer and full size, weighs only 600 gr. Because a tripod would weigh a couple of pounds, the burden is cut down considerably. Making this set of binoculars ideal for traveling with.
Canon Stabilized
Canon was the first manufacturer to offer and optical image stabilizer with their IS series. Two Vari-Angle Prisms are controlled by a microprocessor, hand shake is eliminated. As a result, even with over 10x magnification, a tripod is not needed. And they can even be used while viewing from a moving car or train! In addition to the light weight, there is no eye strain to make you tired, so it is possible to use these binoculars for a long time.
What should be Included with the Binoculars:
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Eric Ambleside from Amazon.co.uk
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Every time I use these compact and brilliantly clear binoculars I'm amazed by them. The image stabilisation facility just seems like black magic - it's a bit like something out of a Terry Pratchett novel, where there would be a small and grumpy imp trapped inside the mechanism making it all work. The image is bright and clear, and stabilisation means that you can see detail that you wouldn't see with much more powerful conventional bins. For instance, you can track a bird in flight with ease and still see the detail, which can be difficult with traditional lenses.
Small minuses: a little bit of fringing on the image, much as you see on some digital cameras, and for some reason there is no means of covering the front glass, which is odd for such expensive items.
Minor carping however, as these are a great product. I don't find the weight an issue, although I'd imagine some might. And you do need a battery for the IS, but so far the original has lasted me months.
Overall, outstanding and well worth the expenditure.
C. Ward from Amazon.co.uk
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Had these about a week now. Good optics with very clear field of view. The image stabilising works impressive;y. I have a slight tremor and objects at some distance tend to constantly wobble. Push down the button and all is still. This makes everything so much clearer. The focussing is quick and smooth. So why 4 stars only? They are a little heavy with all the IS mechanism, my wife feels she couldn't watch things for long, the case isn't reinforced so the expensive binocuars are at risk and the large lenses haven't protective caps. Still, I'm very pleased with these and they impress all who try them
Baz from Amazon.co.uk
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I was advised to buy these bins buy a firend who has a pair. As an avid ameture astronmer am always on the look out for a good pair of binoculars, at first i was put off buy the lack of aperture, i was always under the impression that the miniumum size of a binocular for astronomy was about 7x35 which are also great, but was hugely impressed by the power of these binoculars as well as the quality of the lenses. i would say that they work as well as standard 7x50s, as a result of the image stablization. These IS binoculars are the best of both worlds as mixture of great portability and stabilazation. For standard day time use they are equaly as good, not sure how they would work for birdwatching, but i feel that they would be ok.
G. Jones from Amazon.co.uk
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I bought these and expected that the benefits of IS were over-stated.. however I am truly amazed. IS makes a HUGE difference to resolving power. These really live up to expectations.

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Canons Image stabilization technology, powerful magnification and quality lenses. These are a great pair of binoculars.
General Price Range: (4/5) High Quality Binoculars
Below is a link that will take you to a page with online retailers in both the US and UK that sell Canon 10x30 IS Image Stabilized Binoculars this page makes it easy to compare prices and then to buy from your preferred option:
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