Compared to... Panasonic DMC-TZ1

Below you will find a studio comparison between the Panasonic DMC-TZ1 and the Panasonic DMC-FZ7, at ISO 800.

Studio scene comparison (@ ISO800)

• Nikon Coolpix S10: Program AE mode, ISO 800, Default Image Parameters,
  Manual white balance, +0.7 EV compensation
  
  
• Panasonic DMC-TZ1: Program AE mode, ISO 800, Default Image Parameters,
  Manual white balance, +0.33 EV compensation

• Lighting: Daylight simulation, >98% CRI

Nikon Coolpix S10	Panasonic DMC-TZ1
ISO 800, 1/380 sec, F5.6	ISO 800, 1/640 sec, F3.6
2,5928 KB JPEG	1,972 KB JPEG

Once again it's impossible to say which camera is producing the best result; one (the Nikon) is very noisy and very soft; the other has had such heavy noise reduction applied to it that it looks more like a painting than a photograph (I have to say, I'd probably pick the Panasonic result if you held a gun to my head and made me choose). It's a good job these cameras have image stabilization systems and decent built-in flash units, so you'll not need to do to ISO 800 except in an emergency.