I' ve been wrestling with this myself. I have a pair of Bushnell 10x25 Trophy (waterproof) that are ok. If my cap was $200 I would look at either Nikon or maybe the Cabelas stuff. Even Leupold' s Wind River series are a good price for the quality.

Best way is to go to the store and find a dark corner far away and just look through the glass they have. Pick 5 and try them one after the other. Your eyes will tell you what you need. Just be warned!! I went to do that with scopes, thinking a nice Leupold was what I wanted. Ended up buying a Zeiss instead. Cost more than I wanted to spend (or afford) but my eyes are happy. Since I have a really good scope I can skimp on the binos a little as they just tell me there is an animal that needs a closer look, then I can safely scope it (NEVER use your scope to view things unless your are ready to shoot it! This is how Hunters shoot other Hunters!).

I would make sure they are waterproof as I lost my last pair due to a canoe roll-over (they got totally wet inside and were ruined).