I have already had several binoculars. In particular, I was a good magnification important at low weight. In all, however, I had the typical problem of jiggling image in remote observation objects. With the Canon 10x30IS all wishes are now fulfilled. It is relatively small and light, suited in any case to take along while hiking. The magnification is for "normal" Nature and animal lovers well enough. But the image stabilization is the best. I recommend it to everyone that only. Daführ the slightly higher cost worth absolutely.