Nightshots Comparison: GX200 vs G10 vs G9 vs LX3 vs P6000

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(Note: At long last, I garnered some test shots from different pages and arranged in order here for you. I didn't take the photos. Do come back to check out another comparison between G1 and a proper DSLR. I need more time.)

Subsequent to the last how-they-fare-in-real-life-situations approach of comparison (to me, the most common aspect of use in general is shooting JPEGs), here is another comparison. Check out how good or bad these serious compacts see with JPEGs at night below. The photos are resized, yes. But they suit the need: they give an impression of what the photos are like in a real life situation in which they are viewed not at 100% magnification but at a normal size.

Bear in mind that noise may not be a bad thing when doing the comparison. And small sensor compacts, however serious, are not endowed with a good ability to see at night. Don't judge them only by what they cannot do but more by what they can:

GX200	G10	G9	LX3	P6000
ISO64, 1/2,F2.5	ISO80, 0.6s,F2.8	ISO80, 1/2,F2.8	ISO80, 1/4,F2	ISO64, 0.7s,F2.7
ISO100, 1/3,F2.5	ISO100, 1/3,F2.8	ISO100, 1/3,F2.8	ISO100, 1/5,F2	ISO100, 1/2,F2.7
ISO200, 1/6,F2.5	ISO200, 1/5,F2.8	ISO200, 1/5,F2.8	ISO200, 1/10,F2	ISO200, 1/5,F2.7
ISO400, 1/13,F2.5	ISO400, 1/10,F2.8	ISO400, 1/10,F2.8	ISO400, 1/20,F2	ISO400, 1/9,F2.7
ISO800, 1/25,F2.5	ISO800, 1/15,F2.8	ISO800, 1/20,F2.8	ISO800, 1/40,F2	ISO800, 1/20,F2.7
ISO1600, 1/40,F2.5	ISO1600, 1/40,F2.8	ISO1600, 1/40,F2.8	ISO1600, 1/80,F2	ISO1600, 1/37,F2.7

Futher reading: 1) Does Noise Sound Really Bad? 2) Dpreview Forum 3) Stop and Think

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