The compacts are nice to carry. Which is good, because they aren't much good for looking through.......There is a world of difference from 20mm compacts to 30mm semi-compact binos.
It appears you lack experience with a nice pocket bino.
Best I ever owned was a Zeiss Victory 8X20. I really wanted to like that bino. It was really nice if you had good light and got them aligned perfectly but the sweet spot on those little buggers was just too small. I now have Nikon Monarch 7 8x30's - still pretty small and compact but much easier to use and the view is excellent - oh and they are 1/2 the price of the Zeiss.
