Nikon has decided to release an update to the Coolpix P5100. Like the Panasonic LX-2 the Nikon P5100 had near perfect specs but fell down on such a major feature that I deamed it unbuyable. It was so painfully slow that you'd be religated to only taking static shots. It's took 2 seconds between shots and in continuous mode it could only muster .3 frames per second. That is in comparison to the G7s 2fps. The Panasonic LX-2 on the other hand had perfect specs but the over diligent noise suppression turned photos taken ISO 400 or higher into Degas paintings.

Now Panasonic has released the LX-3 which according to them has much nicer photos and Nikon has released the P6000. Because there aren't currently any reviews for either we have to speculate on whether they improve apon their forbearers.I've included a chart here that compares the two of them to the Canon G7. I use the G7 here because that's what I have and there's very little reason to buy a G9 if you already have the G7. The only improvements were extra resolution that nobody needed, the ability shoot in raw and a larger LCD screen. The larger screen has the same pixels and cramped some of the buttons and with the CHDK firmware you can shoot in raw with the G7. I did not include every comparison item as many are identical between the cameras so I've included the points where the three differ.

Nikon Coolpix P6000	Canon PowerShot G7	Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
Image
Max resolution	3648 x 2736	3648 x 2736	3648 x 2736
Low resolution	3648 x 2432, 3584 x 2016, 3264 x 2448, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480	2816 x 2112, 2272 x 1704, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480	3968 x 2232, 3776 x 2520, 3328 x 1872, 3168 x 2112, 3072 x 2304, 2784 x 1568, 2656 x 1768, 2560 x 1920, 2208 x 1248, 2112 x 1408, 2048 x 1536, 2048 x 1360, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h	4:3, 3:2, 16:9	4:3, 3:2	16:9, 4:3, 3:2
Effective pixels	13.5 million	10.0 million	10.1 million
Sensor photo detectors	13.93 million	10.3 million	11.3 million
Sensor size	1/1.72" (7.40 x 5.55 mm, 0.41 cm²)	1/1.8 " (7.18 x 5.32 mm, 0.38 cm²)	1/1.63 "
Pixel density	33 MP/cm²	26 MP/cm²	24 MP/cm²
ISO rating	Auto (64 - 800), Hi-Auto (64 - 1600), 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, (3200, 6400 at 3MP)	Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600	Auto, Hi Auto (1600-6400), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Zoom wide (W)	28 mm	35 mm	24 mm
Zoom tele (T)	112 mm (4 x)	210 mm (6 x)	60 mm (2.5 x)
Macro focus range	2 cm	1 cm	1 cm
White balance override	5 positions, manual preset	6 positions & manual preset	5 positions, plus 2 manual
Aperture range	F2.7 - F5.9	F2.8 - F4.8	F2.0 - F2.8
Min shutter	Unknown	15 sec	60 sec
Max shutter	Unknown	1/2500 sec	1/2000 sec
Flash guide no.	8.0 m (26.2 ft)	4.0 m (13.1 ft)	8.3 m (27.2 ft) (Auto ISO)
External flash	Yes, hot shoe	Yes, hot-shoe	Yes
Flash modes	Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Slow, Off	Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync, Off	Auto, Red-Eye Auto, On, Red-Eye On, Red-Eye Slow Sync, Off,
Metering	Unknown	Evaluative, Center Weighted, Spot	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Continuous Drive	Yes	Yes, 2.0 fps	Yes, 2.5 fps, max 8 images
Movie Clips	Yes, 640 x 480, 15/30 fps, 320 x 240, 15 fps, 160 x 120, 15 fps	Yes, 1024 x 768 @ 15 fps, 640 x 480 @ 30/15 fps, 320 x 240 @ 30/15 fps, 160 x 120 @ 15 fps	Yes, 1280 x 720 @ 24 fps, 848 x 480, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 @ 30fps, 320 x 240 @ 10fps
Self-timer	3 or 10 sec	Yes	2 or 10 sec
Orientation sensor	No	Yes	Yes
Uncompressed format	Yes	No (yes with chdk firmware)	RAW
Quality Levels	High, Normal	Super-Fine Fine, Normal	Fine, Standard
Viewfinder	Yes	Optical	No
LCD	2.7 "	2.5 "	3.0 "
LCD Pixels	230,000	207,000	460,000
Video out		Yes	Yes
Weight (inc. batteries)	280 g (9.9 oz)	380 g (13.4 oz)	265 g (9.3 oz)
Dimensions	107 x 65.2 x 42 mm (4.2 x 2.6 x 1.7 in)	106 x 72 x 43 mm (4.2 x 2.8 x 1.7 in)	109 x 60 x 27 mm (4.3 x 2.4 x 1.1 in)
Notes	Built-in GPS receiver