This was my most successful black and white capture using the Nikon P5000 yesterday. f/5.3 at 1/3 sec with VR at ISO 800.
The compact camera creates yet another style of shooting which I could perhaps call point and shoot. While the camera creates nice exposures when set to an auto mode, it takes just as much consideration to get a really good image as it would with any other camera. With the narrow dynamic range, shooting JPEG there is a big difference between the D300 and this camera. An even bigger difference between this and film, where tolerance for less than perfect exposure is even greater.
There’s no real issue with image quality really. It’s just that it takes more care and less spontaneity is possible with the camera.