Normally binoculars have a magnification of x10 x8 up. Even with x10, the picture is by unavoidable shaky hands often slightly uneasy. This bypasses the Canon with an electronic image stabilizer. This can be switched on by pressing a button. The reason is that the stabilizer consumes battery power and not always necessary. I now watch for months on a regular basis with stabilizer and the battery is still properly. The button is easily accessible at the top. With magnification x12 You can recognize some of what the smaller magnification x8 to x10 can not represent properly. When observing of airplanes I could easily read the airline on the aircraft belly, where I could only guess with a glass of x8. The moons of Jupiter I could see beautiful night with the stabilizer so. Without stabilizer, the image was so restless that you could see little.
The nice thing is that this Canon binoculars also is so light and compact that I also take with it and without getting heavy arms can also keep well for several minutes. Irritation had me as even the larger Canon binoculars 15 x and x18. But these are much more difficult. And since the 12x36 is then the ideal compromise. Included will be a handy bag in which you can take with the Canon well. Those who want an all-round binoculars with top image quality, has found it here. Naturally enough a glass from the 200 Euro class for occasional remote gazers.