"b393capt" wrote in message
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I have been using a Canon 10x30 IS that I got using my AMEX credit card
points.
[...]
Mine has a feature that it auto-shuts off when you put them down, I
think that feature is a must have to preserve battery life. Even more
important then a compass (IS binoculars don't have compasses ... the IS
electronics interfers with the compass)

Dan

For what it's worth, the Fujinon binoculars also shut off (or go to
low-power standby? -- I forget) after a while. They still eat batteries
though.
-Paul