A Creative Cow Real-time Report: EX1 vs. PD170

Great Information, but I must be missing something. The comparisons at +18dB seem to show the EX1 with substantially more noise than the PD170. Granted the image is far easier to look at (the EX1), but it may be that the image on the PD170 is still so dark that the noise isn't that noticeable on my monitor. The image looks sharper as well on the EX1, perhaps due to the greater light sensitivity allowing the autofocus to work more precisely.

As an aside, the ability of either camera to even deliver an image in such conditions outweighs the amount of noise that is present in either of the images. If you don't get an image, then noise means nothing.