Nikon Travelite VI 10x25 CF specs and field of view

At 9.5 oz, the Travelite VI 10x25 CF is lighter than the 11.1 oz size median, and its 261 ft field is the narrowest in the size.

Field of view: 261 ftat 1,000 yd
Eye relief: 11.1 mm
Close focus: 9.8 ft
Weight: 9.5 oz
Exit pupil: 2.5 mmcalculated

Why pick it

9.5 oz, lighter than the typical 11.1 oz

Travelite VI 10x25 CF: width of view at 1,000 yd, against the median of the 26 10x25 models.

Who the Travelite VI 10x25 CF suits

The 9.5 oz weight and 9.8 ft close focus suit a light daypack. Close focus equals the size median.

Eye relief is 11.1 mm, below the 14.6 mm median, and Nikon prints no waterproof rating.

Travelite VI 10x25 CF can be set against the most popular models of every size in the best binoculars list. Travelite VI 10x25 CF is one of 26 models in the 10x25 binoculars comparison.

Travelite VI 10x25 CF specifications

Travelite VI 10x25 CF figures as Nikon prints them; rows marked * are calculated from the 10x25 size.

Travelite VI 10x25 CF specifications
Magnification	10x
Objective lens	25 mm
Prism type	Porro
Field of view	261 ft at 1,000 yd (87 m at 1,000 m)
Angular field of view	5°
Apparent field of view	47.2°
Eye relief	11.1 mm
Close focus	9.8 ft (3 m)
Eye spacing range	56 to 72 mm
Weight	9.5 oz (270 g)
Length	4.3 in (110 mm)
Width	4.6 in (118 mm)
Focus system	Center focus
Exit pupil	2.5 mm *
Twilight factor	15.8 *
Relative brightness	6.3 *

* Calculated from the size, not printed by the maker.

Travelite VI 10x25 CF against other 10x25 binoculars

Travelite VI 10x25 CF shows 261 ft at 1,000 yd, below the 297 ft median of the 26 10x25 models in the chart. At 9.5 oz it is at or under the 11.1 oz median weight for the size.

Opticron Imagic HD X-Wide 10x25378 ft
Hawke Frontier ED X 10x25347 ft
Nikon Trailblazer 10x25 ATB342 ft
Nikon Trailblazer II 10x25342 ft
Celestron Outland X 10x25326 ft
Bushnell H2O 10x25 Compact320 ft
ZEISS Victory Pocket 10x25315 ft
Bushnell A1 10x25315 ft
Minox X-active 10x25315 ft
Maven B.7 10x25314 ft
Bushnell PowerView 2 10x25 Compact300 ft
Nikon Travelite VI 10x25 CF261 ft

10x25 binoculars by field of view at 1,000 yd, widest first, from the makers' figures.

Travelite VI 10x25 CF and its nearest rivals

Travelite VI 10x25 CF next to the 10x25 models closest to it in maker list price, with the best figure in each column in bold.

Model	Field of view	Eye relief	Close focus	Weight	Exit pupil
Nikon Travelite VI 10x25 CF	261 ft	11.1 mm	9.8 ft	9.5 oz	2.5 mm
Bushnell PowerView 2 10x25 Compact	300 ft	10 mm	15 ft	9.2 oz	2.5 mm
Bushnell H2O 10x25 Compact	320 ft	10 mm	17 ft	10.7 oz	2.5 mm
ZEISS Victory Pocket 10x25	315 ft	16.5 mm	6.2 ft	10.2 oz	2.5 mm

Other sizes of the Travelite VI

Nikon makes the Travelite VI in 3 sizes; a larger front lens adds brightness and weight, and more magnification narrows the view.

Model	Size	Field of view	Eye relief	Close focus	Weight	Exit pupil
Nikon Travelite VI 10x25 CF	10x25	261 ft	11.1 mm	9.8 ft	9.5 oz	2.5 mm
Nikon Travelite VI 8x25 CF	8x25	294 ft	14 mm	9.8 ft	9.3 oz	3.1 mm
Nikon Travelite VI 12x25 CF	12x25	219 ft	11.1 mm	13.1 ft	9.7 oz	2.1 mm

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Travelite VI 10x25 CF questions

Travelite VI 10x25 CF: does it work with glasses?

Travelite VI 10x25 CF has 11.1 mm of eye relief, well short of the 16 mm the RSPB advises for people who wear glasses.

Travelite VI 10x25 CF: what does 10x25 mean?

Travelite VI 10x25 CF magnifies 10 times through 25 mm front lenses, which works out to an exit pupil of 2.5 mm, the width of the beam of light that reaches each eye.

Travelite VI 10x25 CF: how wide is the view?

Travelite VI 10x25 CF shows a view 261 ft wide at 1,000 yd, below the 297 ft median of the 26 10x25 models in the chart.