See title.
Have got a DSC-HX5 and have been generally happy with it. Have particularly liked the burst mode (including pseudo-HDR, hand-held twilight mode etc), automatic panorama mode, and the video mode. It also seems to be reasonably durable given I dropped it (in a slightly padded pouch) 20m in Pfalz whilst trying to photograph a fat doormouse in a hole from abseil, after which it was no longer entirely camera-shaped but still worked fine.
BUT I am a bit disappointed with the image quality. I get a fair bit of noise even on low ISOs, the 10x zoom is useful but has even more noise, and it just doesn't seem that clear. My mate had his S90 on the trip and a very brief comparison, the photos just seemed better quality.
I know HX5 to S90/110 isn't a direct comparison, I forget what the direct Canon alternative was to the HX5, I think I rejected it because of the flash housing and crappy screen (though I did like the ergonomics of the shutter speed wheel). I know the S110 is more of a "serious" compact rather than a super-zoom compact, and whilst I like having 10x zoom, I am "seriously" considering that the increase in image quality is worth sacrificing the zoom for.
Thoughts?*
(* apart from "don't get so excited over the fucking fat doormouse that you forget to clip the camera to your harness before juggling it and the rope", I worked that one out)