Comments on: Canon PowerShot G11 10MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Stabilized Zoom and 2.8-inch articulating LCD

By: T. Danner

T. Danner — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:02:37 +0000

Let start to me by saying that my principal camera is a mkII 5D and I l' like. J' bought this like always one with me d' kind; camera. I think that takes the rather good photographs sometimes, but you must obtain d' much; arrangements right so that occurs. J' took some macro really good projectiles of the flowers but more of the landscape the projectiles are not guards.
J' like the range of buzz.
But problems that j' have with it are:
Spread, unless you employ OIN 400 or you lower. L' Automatic OIN gave a certain really bad noise.
When I begin again or hold me l' camera, my inch, and j' have small hands, is on approximately 4 buttons, which are easily in a hurry. What then must give to you to zero.
The only problem that j' have with the configurations is qu' there is really much d' they and them don& #039; work of T if you take the BELIEVED projectiles. I carry out that& #039; S parce qu' with you& #039 VINTAGE; the VE l' there straight arrived. But this that s' means; I& #039; shooting of m in a harsh environment, I must make all arrangements myself. Not always easy d' to obtain the best projectile.
Estimate: 3/5

By: P. Vinall

P. Vinall — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:27:17 +0000

I was so excited to try this camera, but three days later it went back. The LCD stopped working.

My background includes extensive photography with film. I tried digital with a Canon S50 starting in 2003. This got me hooked on a smaller camera size and I thought the G11 would be the perfect compromise- SLR features in a more compact size.

Pros:
- Low light picture quality
- Pro features – hot shoe, manual exposure controls, RAW format, view finder
- Dials for exposure compensation, ISO
- Articulating LCD (until it broke)
- 5x optical zoom

Cons:
- Cheap construction – particularly the LCD
- It seemed to switch to Macro for no reason and I’d have to change the mode to get out of it

My Minolta SLR and Canon S50 felt very solid. I traveled and did outside activities without much fear of breaking the cameras. The G11 feels delicate. And the poor LCD stopped working in less than a week. Not sure if it is a design or manufacturing issue, but I’m going to wait for the next upgrade before looking at the G series again. Instead, I’m thinking of a Canon S90 or perhaps a Nikon SLR. Or perhaps I’ll just stick with my Canon S50.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Muhammad N. Islam

Muhammad N. Islam — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:36:39 +0000

I am disappointed to say the least with the performance of the new and much ballyhooed Canon PowerShot G11. I am a little guy and I was getting tired of carrying my Nikon D90 around my neck and wanted to get a compact yet versatile performer. I pinned my hopes on Canon PowerShot G11 to give me the satisfaction and sorry to say that my hopes and expectations have been dashed. I received my G11 yesterday along with a nifty small Canon Speedlite 270EX flash. Both items appear to be very well made with a small but not too small size and weight — nearly perfect everywhere companion camera. With great expectations and enthusiasm I charged the battery, put in a SanDisk Ultra SD card in the designated slot of the camera set out to take some indoor and outdoor (brightly lit by sun light)test shots using both ambient light source as well as using the camera mounted flash. Oh yes, I used mostly AUTO setting to snap the shots. Rushed to download the shots to check the results on my computer using the newest version of Photoshop Elements. These test shots are not exhaustive by any means but they give me enough indications that Canon has failed in it’s mission to produce a quality camera. I have listed below some of my observations:
1. Pictures do not appear sharp.
2. AWB is poor with yellow overtone indoors and blueish outdoors.
3. There is a magenta fringe at the outline of the subjects (house and tree-trunks — for lac of immediately available and suitable subjects).
I must admit the flex LCD screen is a delight. The handling of the camera is nearly perfect in my smallish hands. Available features on the camera is plentiful. Canon may as well get rid of the view-finder from the future G series cameras unless of course they improve it substantially.
No matter how beautiful the camera looks and feels in our hands, pity it is still a dud. And I am sure many other owner-users will agree with me. I shall be most hesitant to recommend this camera to any of my friends and reserve the recommendations for you know who!
Rating: 2 / 5

By: Shahama

Shahama — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:46:55 +0000

The product is arrivÃ© cassÃ© and unusable. We must now pass by the long treatment to make a return. TrÃ¨s dÃ©Ã§u.
Estimate: 1/5

By: Penetralia

Penetralia — Mon, 31 May 2010 22:55:01 +0000

Although the megapixels have been reduced on this newer model camera (in comparison to the G10′s 14. 7), we are barely pleased with the new features of Canon G11.

So far, after taking some test shots, the picture quality is not significantly different than the G10. However, there are few noticeable benefits. We appreciate the new variangle (swivel) LCD with viewfinder, and improved automatic shooting feature of the device itself.

Most importantly, Canon’s G-Series offer excellent photographic capability.

Rating: 5 / 5