The Nikon P7000 is just like the G12, it appears to use the same sensor even, but has a longer zoom range (up to 200mm equivalent I think) which is longer than the g11/g12.
It just came out, and there have been some negative reviews about getting error messages in the normal operation of the camera, but no complaints about it's actual image quality so far.
I think it's aperture range as you zoom is equivalent to the g11/g12, with it having the same values at the same range, then getting worse low-light values after you zoom past that.
But the fact is, low light is the opposite of "lots of zoom"...without bringing an > $1000 lens and a dslr, that may be about as good as you can get!
The Panasonic LX5 has perhaps the best low-light lens available, it's f2.0 at wide angle and even all the way zoomed out it's f3.3. But - it's less zoom range than a g11/g12, I think it's 90mm equivalent? 80mm? It's certainly less zoom, not more...
