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These are quite something. I gave them to my bird watching wife and she is very pleased. The Image Stabilization is almost like magic. She hasn't had them long but so far they have performed well.

I've researched IS binoculars for some time and finally took the plunge on these as a gift for my wife for Christmas. The IS features is great for bird watching. They're compact, reasonably light weight and the optics are really good. Definitely worth the money.

Canon 12x36 Image Stabilization II Binoculars w/Case, Neck Strap & Batteries I ordered these for wildlife viewing while on vacation this year. The image stabilization works exceptionally well. The stabilization allowed me to see wildlife at great distances. The only drawback was that these binoculars work so well that I had a hard time trying to get them back from my traveling companions. I am going to buy another pair of these for a gift and Amazon's price is hard to beat.

Two years ago when I purchased a pair of the 10x30IS binocs Canon 10x30 Image Stabilization Binoculars w/Case, Neck Strap & Batteries for my wife, this particular model was not available; the next size up (15x50IS) were significantly larger and heavier. The 12x36's are an excellent alternative to the outstanding 10x30's. They are virtually the same size and weight yet provide a noticeably larger image than the 10x30's. The stablization is equally superb and worth the money. The only problem is that my wife gave me the 10x30's and adopted the new 12x36's for herself!

These binoculars are by far the most superior I have ever looked thru. My brother the hunter purchased sawarski's some years back 10 power, they have very good optics (like mine) but they don't have the magic button!!! It's with this that the magic starts! Everything comes into prespective, as if you are standing there five feet away. The clarity of these canon's are the best for the money I paid, nobody could beat amazon's price! I have 7x25 wide angle, 10x50's, which I don't always use because of the shake at high power. Yes I know you have to take very good care of them and they use batteries, but I do the same with my other binoculars, as with my digtal camera. I strongly recommend these 12x36 for their weight, power, but most of all Image Stabilization. I took them to the 2008 sony open and was looking at the scorecard carrier's walking on other fairway's and relaying the info to my wife and friend (who's name, what their score was) following the ball was alot easier! It is great to look at stars at night, or the landscape during the day. I can hardly wait to get with my brother and compare!!!!