I agree on the power, even 12x is hard to hold unless you can get some support. One thing I wish we'd see the big optic companies do is put stabilization into more binoculars. I've used many of the top optics over the years, and I also have a $600 pair of Canon 12x36 IS binoculars. I love taking them to Archery shoots where guys are trying to spot arrows cutting scoring lines. They will be using high end 12x binocs and struggling to see and I'll hand them these IS binoculars they press the button and their face just goes into total shock.
It's simply amazing what the stabilization can do. It's like having the best most expensive rifle/scope etc. shooting groups offhand compared to a cheaper rifle shooting off a bipod prone. The higher dollar unit is way more quality and performance, but if you can't hold it still, it's not as good as a cheaper unit you can.
I've had my 10x EL's and handheld found say a car license plate I could just barely make out, and used the 12x IS binoculars and it's amazing how much more detail you can make out because the shaking is not there. Not only could I read the license plate, but I could read the car dealer sticker, phone number and year/month on the plate tag. The opposite is true if you tripod mount them because there's no denying the EL's have WAY better optics. But the reality is if you told me I needed a binocular that I could make out the most detail with and I could not tripod mount them the stabilization simply wins. Even using something like a sitting position and elbows/knees the IS lets me make out more detail than without.
The problem is everything else with them. Most are not waterproof, the optics are not nearly as good in low light (or let's face it any light), no way they are as durable, the ergonomics are not as nice as zeiss/leica/swaro. They do make a 15x50 weather proof and 10x42 L waterproof version and at the range those might be fine, but hunting I'm not sure I'd want to trust them. Also it seems sooner or later most people have issues with them 10-15 years down the road with the electronics, and Canon basically charges as much to repair a set as it costs to just buy new ones.
I'd love to see zeiss, leica, swaro try to put something like that into the high end offerings with their quality level. I've used the 20x60 Zeiss stabilized binos for work before and they are amazing, but you can't hand hold them very long, and they are $10k+.