Have a look at the Canon stabilized binoculars. About 15 years ago I bought a pair of 10x30 ones. These were great for about 10 years, light weight, infinite focus. The stabilization is by liquid crystal prisms as used in hand held movie cameras. This model has a default battery shut off of about 5 minutes to save power. Cost today is about $550. However these are not waterproof and after sitting on board for +/- 10 years the reflective coating on the prisms began turning white and making it hard to see.
Canon also makes a waterproof version at much higher cost. The old ones were so satisfactory that I gave very strong hints that I would like a set of these for my birthday. These are 10x42, armored and waterproof. About $1,500. These are very heavy and have a very sensitive focus range meaning I have to focus in and out all the time. The battery automatic shut off only works when held vertically. Since the binoculars are so heavy I don't leave them around my neck but if I lie them horizontally down they do not shut off wasting the batteries (2 AA cells). They have held up well with no prism deterioration. The rubber armor went through a period of being sticky to the touch but have now recovered.
On balance the cheaper Canon stabilized binoculars are, in my opinion, a better investment. Lighter and much smaller, the lower price permits replacement when and if the prisms go bad. Maybe this has now been fixed. I have not gone back to Canon to see if my old ones could be repaired.
Because the Canons do not have an internal gyro I suspect that they have lower battery drain and may be more rugged if dropped.
With the image stabilization I was able to go from 7x magnification up to 10x. I see they now have 15x and 18x50, weatherproof. These should be good night binoculars if they are as efficient as the old 7x50 night scopes. I worried that even with stabilization my field of view would be too small for use on a moving boat so I went with 10x. Very helpful for reading buoy numbers and bridge heights. I still keep my old standard Fujiion binoculars as spares but haven't needed them.
