Canon S90 vs Panasonic LX3 at Quesabesde (and new S90 review)

It's the battle of the 10mp compact RAWsumers! Quesabesde has just posted a S90is vs LX3 comparison, showing ISO-range shots of the same scene with each camera, real-world samples, and camera-body side-by-sides! The cameras even pick up a fight (almost) :) This is an S90-priority article, as it is also a look at the S90is. (As usual click on the thumbnails, if you want to see their full-size JPEG samples).

And a new one-page review of the Canon S90 IS has just gone live, posted at Demystifying Digital.

UPDATE: And a new video preview/unboxing of the S90is has gone live at PhotographyReview. The box was harmed during the production of this unboxing video :)

From a "stratigery" point of view, this gives photographers a little bit of a headache, but with the LX3 being hard to find at $430, or even at $500 at times, the scales are currently tilted in the S90is direction - in terms of price and availability.

Speaking of the S90is, we just refreshed the stock status matrix, and the camera is shipping from some retailers for $430, including OneCall, Norman Camera upon Amazon and Abt Electronics.