An even greater difference you'll notice when you take the first time a stabilized binoculars in hand. Was the wow effect when you switch to a top class glass already large, a skin looking through a stabilizer to smooth. Meanwhile, I have both the Nikon 14x40 and the Canon 10x42L, although both do not come off in Stabi quite reach the reference glasses above, but in the first division, they may play easily.
The Canon and Nikon have very different approaches in implementing the stabilization: The Canon has gyro sensors, which are evaluated by a CPU, which then actuates liquid filled Vari-Angle Prism. It works perfectly, the algorithm used can well distinguish the fine tremor of intentional Nachführungsbewegungen. The Nikon contrast, uses a picture reassurance by gimballed, Gyro-stabilized lens group. This works very well, however, intended Nachführungsbewegungen initially be compensated, so that you feel a little "herumzueiern" when trying to target a point just about eye-hand feedback. With a little practice and the work soon fully automatically and without thought.
The Nikon has the advantage that the stabilization works of a moving vehicle from. The Canon sweeps here fast sails. The Nikon also has less chromatic aberration than the Canon. For the Canon has a larger (virtual) picture angle and a slightly better contrast and more pop colors, especially in backlit situations. However, falls on the Canon that certain artifacts are not static but change constantly. This is not particularly striking, you really have to look closely, but if you do that, you realize that the sharpness level and the chromatic aberration is always easy to commute around the optimum, which is surely the liquid prisms. The image of the Nikon is consistently good, however.
Both lenses offer a good insight, not as excellent as in the unstabilized reference glasses, but absolutely useful, said Canon has Ausdrehaugenmuscheln and Nikon classic rubber eyecups for folding.
Who briefly takes the two glasses in hand, will certainly tend to Canon. Who little longer deals with those things, is probably no longer so easy to decide. I could not, so I've used both and will also waive any.
