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The second reason I like this camera is it’s feel. It’s solid and heavy. The ergonomics are great. All the necessary controls are right there, without needing to go to the menu, especially the exposure compensation wheel on the top left of the body.

The Verdict
After one week in Cuba shooting the G11 and a borrowed D10 and processing the images, here are my thoughts.

From a stress point a view, it was a pleasure to be on a trip and not have to worry about $7k of equipment which I carry most of it when I travel. All I had was a small belt bag with the camera, spare battery and memory cards. On the beach or near the pool I didn’t care about the sand or the saltwater, the D10 could take it all.

The G11 clearly exceeded my expectations. In fact, the only time I wish I had my DSLR was when I was in Havana where my Tokina 11-16 would have come in handy. Although P&S are slow, I managed to capture all but one key shot during the dolphin show. The G11 has a handy Quick Shot setting for action.

The Canon G11 is truly an amazing camera. Interestingly Canon has gone from 12 MP (G9), 14 MP (G10) down to 10 MP on the G11. They have improved image quality and noise reduction to produce superlative quality images on 10 MP, busting the myth that more Megapixels is better.

The whole package starts at a retail price $50 cheaper than the G11 and LX3. Will a brighter lens and reduced MSRP be enough to lure customers away from Canon and Panasonic?

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Canon PowerShot SD1200IS a 10 mega-pixel camera featuring a 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.5” LCD on the back. This point and shoot features 17 shooting modes so no matter the situation your good to go. Inside the camera is the latest DIGIC 4 image processor from Canon, it’s the companies most advanced image processor.

Canon PowerShot SD780IS is a 12.1 mega-pixel camera that has a 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.5” LCD. The SD780IS can not only take great pictures but it can also shoot HD video at 1280×720 resolution.

Canon PowerShot A1100IS a 12 mega-pixel point and shoot with a 4x optical zoom with a 2.5” LCD. The A1100IS has the Canon DIGIC 4 image processor that has great features like image stabilization, evolved face detection and red-eye correction just to name a few of this cameras features.

Canon PowerShot G11 a 10 mega-pixel with a 5x wide-angle lens and a 2.8” LCD. The G11 features the latest image processing technology from Canon DIGIC 4. The camera features a Face Self-Timer which can detect an increase in the amount of faces so if the camera man decides to hop in the picture the camera can recognize him/her. The camera has tons of other surprises as well like HDMI connectivity. The Canon PowerShot G11 is available on Amazon for $440.98.

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The Powershot G series has represented a fairly formidable presence at the top of the compact camera tree. From a keen photographer point-of-view, there’s little on the market that can match its mixture of zoom range, lens flexibility, build quality and level of manual control. Somehow Ricoh’s GX and Nikon’s P series have never quite had the same impact but Panasonic’s LX3 has been enough to tempt some potential customers away, with its bright lens and convincing (for a compact) low-light performance.

Headline features

• 10.0 Megapixel CCD sensor
• 5x wide-angle (28-140mm equivalent) zoom lens with optical image stabilizer
• 2.8” tilt/swivel LCD (461k dot resolution)
• RAW image recording
• Claimed 2-stop advantage in low light compared to G10
• Dedicated Exposure Compensation and ISO dials
• DIGIC 4 processor
• i-Contrast boosts brightness and retains detail in dark areas
• 26 shooting modes with manual control and custom settings
• Accessories include tele-converter, Speedlights flashes and waterproof case
• VGA movies, 30fps

Changes compared to G10:

• 10 megapixel ‘high sensitivity’ sensor, down from 14.7 megapixels
• Gains ISO 3200 as full setting (Rather than option-limited scene mode)
• White balance fine tuning
• Tilt and swivel LCD 2.8″ (rather than 3″ fixed screen)
• New Low Light and Quick Shot modes
• HDMI connector
• No Superfine JPEG compression (Fine is least compressed option)
• No voice annotation or sound recording function
• No remote (tethered) image capture

The Final Word

Although the G11 faces competition from more sides than its predecessors did, it’s still a unique offering. There are more readily pocketable cameras out there that offer similar image quality and, once you’re resigned to wearing it around your neck, there are not much larger cameras that will trump it for image quality (though they are more expensive). There are even cameras that offer greater zoom ranges in smaller, less expensive packages. However, there’s nothing to match the G11’s all-round capability – its strengths are its balance between size, flexibility and image quality.

The G11 combines some of the best compact camera image quality with excellent levels of manual control, an optical viewfinder, flip-out screen, raw capability, superb battery life, flexible lens range and the ability to mount dedicated flashguns. It may not be the smallest camera out there (in fact it’s one of the largest to use such a small sensor), but, if you can live with the compromises this all-round ability brings, then there’s little that can touch it.

The lack of HD video looks odd on a contemporary high-end camera and the removal of some of the G10’s minor features might appear a touch petty and see the G11 marked down a little for features. However, the addition of a flip-out screen and its more consistent performance in a wider range of situations means the G11 improves on the G10 enough to just gain our highest rating.

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The Canon Powershot G11, the latest evolution of the G-cam line, represents a marked improvement over its predecessors — which is really saying something.

It is a point-and-shoot that can take real photos, and quickly has become my near-constant companion. With its hot shoe and easily fudge-able sync speed, it is a great second body for those lighting photographers who also like to travel light.

The huge knock on the previous G camera was their low performance at high ISOs. The G11 has sacrificed the pixel count in favor of fewer, higher quality pixels. I found the higher ISOs to be much better than my previous G9, and did not miss the extra image size at all.

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We’ll certainly be going back for seconds, but at first blush Canon’s new PowerShot G11 is quite the attractive piece. The real standout, of course, is that flip-out LCD — which feels bolted on by the gods — but really the whole camera’s build quality (and corresponding weight) is immediately obvious. We found the LCD plenty bright and colorful, though it certainly feels small for a modern camera. The price isn’t small, but hopefully the RAW, 10 megapixel results will speak for themselves.

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