But if you are looking for compact camera which allows u to do some manual adjustment and take good night shot... P300 is a very good camera With a f/1.8 lens, you can take good photo under low light condition and a nicer depth of field.. I would recommend P300 over S9100 if you do not need 18x optical zoom.. because for normal consumer, 4.2x optical zoom is more than enough hope this helps!