BM....I agree with Matt. I have the Nikon Travelite' s as well, and for a compact they are great. I use mine all the time and love them. I' d recommend 8x25 for compacts....you want all the light gathering ability you can get. 9 or 10 power isn' t going to give you any advantage, just lessen your light gathering ability even more...which is already cut short on compacts.