zoom 10x or higher, and decent pics in low light

I had a CX series, got it 6yrs ago, had a regular optical VF, which i loved, and the LCD and zoomed to 3x....i used it indoors at hockey events and got decent pics while they were skating around.. wasnt as close as id have liked but they werent bad pictures..like i said, im not a pro, by far, dont really know what all the things mean, compensation, aperture.. etc etc... i did read a tip, that if i had low light and couldnt use a flash, concert etc etc, to up the ISO to at least 400....yet ive read things here that say NO, it still doesnt work...funny how consumer reports test and say low light that the cameras i mentioned were good, yet here they say they arent that great....not looking for PERFECT shots, but at least a decent one when lighting isnt as bright....what are the cameras that you would point me to?? i have looked at a lot of high zoom, point and shoot and compact all brands... i used to have 3x, so id hope that 10 at least or what the ones i listed are, 15x would bring me in much closer....i dont want to spend 400,500 hundred and up, i guess if i was into photography and took pics on a regular basis THEN i would... I just like taking them when ever mood arises and we go places that id like to get shots...a concert is darker then a hockey game, a lot darker, so as long as a camera can get a shot and its a decent picture id be happy

The larger the aperture= the more light that hits the sensor, thus, being able to use a faster shutter speed. The megazoom(10x or higher) start out decent apertures(not great) but quickly shrink as you zoom in. I find Consumer Reports decent for some things but I prefer actual photography sites that have photographers review the cameras. Some people might think the Iphone is good enough for low light....it's just different needs for different people. Most low light situation/indoors without a flash require ISO 800 to 3200 and that's where the difference in sensors come into play.

Amateurs and pros spend quite a bit of money just on the lens just to get a shot in a concert without it coming out all blurry. There's just no away around the physics of exposure in photography. They'll make cameras that will do exactly what you want, but it'll take some major strides in sensor technology before that happens.

Your old Kodak was only a 3 megapixel camera. That actually allowed for better low-light performance, because each individual pixel was bigger. Bigger pixels capture light better. Unfortunately, manufacturers have upped the pixels as a marketing strategy, to the detriment of sensitivity.

I might not understand what you consider good low-light performance. At snapshot size, image quality looks much better than if you look at them at full size.

appreciate the input from you all...Yes my pics from my 3x zoom 5x megapix kodak came out nice actually, very clear, but not all nite shots were good..it had a lot of manual things i could do to it to set it, but as i said, i dont know what all the things mean and or do, and so i would read about it and hope i could set the camera given where i was or high or low lite and get a good pic..i put them online and email them to family or go on FB...PISTON, i looked at the sony cybershot DSC HX5 10x....reviews here said it was a decent small good low light camera, good reviews....so now i added it to my list...no its not 15x or higher but its good if you take pics at nite or indoors, so it states that....the kikon coolpix L110 still seems the best as does the olympus SP 600 UZ, both use AA batterries and seem to have good reviews, as i said, it was stated that they are good in low lite, but then other reviews say not so.....the canon powershot SX210IS is 14x and looks good too, but seems not so easy when holding it and the flash etc etc.. so yes, i realize not everyone will like or dislike and pros and cons are all different. I guess im just hoping that something i read or what someone says will help to push me to make that final choice....

pretty good site i found....reviewed in depth nikon coolpix L110,manual ISO control,15x, rated 4.5/5 , also the sony cybershot DSC HX5, 4.5/5 and great for low lite and the sweeping for motion but only 10x, panasonic lumix DMC TZ 10 12x, 4.5/5 rated, manual modes, bit more exp, and more complicated to use...sony , for me, sounds the best....but i wish it was a higher zoom...as i said, i had a 3x zoom and this is a 10x, 15x is much better as is 12, but im not sure which one...i hate this..............