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Comment 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

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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.
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Estimate: 3/5

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

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

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

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

Comment on Nikon Coolpix L22 12.0MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Optical Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD by Kevin Mccarthy

Kevin Mccarthy — Sat, 29 May 2010 23:32:07 +0000

This is a fantastic camera. The macro feature is the reason I got this camera and it’s great for taking pictures of my aquarium. The sports mode works great for capturing fish. It’s super easy to use.

The only con is that there are many possible settings and most of them are pretty specific. If you get the wrong setting, then pictures will look odd (strange colors or incorrect focus). However, these were very specific situations (like the aquarium) and once I figured out which setting to use, it works great.
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD by J. Pecoroni

J. Pecoroni — Thu, 20 May 2010 02:10:18 +0000

This is a very small camera. It is the first one I have had without a view finder. It takes a while to get use to taking pictures without a view finder.
It takes great pictures even in low light.
This camera does not come with a flash card. I bought an 8 gig flash card at Radio Shack.
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD by Jess Duboy Inc.

Jess Duboy Inc. — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:45:55 +0000

The first camera I ever remember was a Kodak Brownee. Tells you how old I am, huh? As my kids grew through their early years at home, an Argus C3 was my mate. Nothing automatic on these cameras. I could set my camera to produce what I could see in my mind. Never using a light meter, I missed the mark sometimes, but other times my efforts resulted in astonishingly original photos that captured the beauty or the love or the pathos of the moment. All these years later, my Cannon (fully automatic) seldom lets me down. It has a David price with a Goliath delivery in clarity and texture. In my novel “Wings of Forever”, on the covers and on many interior pages are images captured by this camera. I could have paid several hundred dollars more, but I’m glad I didn’t. It just wasn’t needed.
Author Jess DuboyWings of Forever
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD by Bobby W. Barker

Bobby W. Barker — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:23:56 +0000

I receieved the digital camera. Easy to set up straight out of the box. Does what I want.
Rating: 4 / 5

Comment on Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD by David Denning

David Denning — Wed, 19 May 2010 23:45:33 +0000

I recently purchased this item and now it is so messed up that I have to sell it to a recycling site for a fraction of the price I paid

The reason for this is because the thing is cheaply painted. I took this camera to Prom and had it in a padded pouch in my tux pocket when I wasn’t using it except for once when I dropped it, but it was still in the padded pouch. When I got home I discovered that it had at least four places where the paint had been chipped off the camera. Why? I had no idea until I held it in my hand and realized that even touching it some paint was coming off! This would not have been so bad if it was the only problem with the camera, but it isn’t.

Other things wrong with this camera:

The Iso: As one reviewer pointed out, the Iso on the default setting of this thing is very high. That is an understatement. the Iso is through the roof! the only way to take decent photos with this thing inside and out, is to go to programming mode and set the Iso differently for every different situation you are in. Not very convenient.

The shooting speed: When taking a picture, it takes almost two seconds to process and display the picture you are taking. that is very slow compared to some cameras half the price of this one. it also becomes a huge problem when you are taking pictures of a fast moving object, like an animal or car.

Blur: Any time you take a picture of someone with this camera, you have to have your subject completely still! any sudden movements will cause a blur that will ruin the whole shot. For instance, when I took a picture of one of my friends dancing, the image was completely blurred!

Rotating a picture: Canon is well known for allowing the user to rotate a picture by rotating the camera. On this model, when you rotate the camera, the picture either doesn’t rotate or it rotates very late.

Menus: The menus are very confusing. For instance, when I was looking for the Iso setting in the programing mode, I actually had to do alot of guess work before I found it. Even then the function was not named “Iso Setting” but something different. I can understand needing to read most of the instructions for a more advanced camera. but this is supposed to be a simple Point and Shoot. you should be able figure out at least the basic functions without them.

Zoom: When you zoom in on your subject you are very limited on the distance you can zoom in. You either have very wide view, midrange view, or very close view. there is almost no in between. the same goes for when you are browsing pictures in playback mode.

I hate to be so negative, but these are my true experiences with camera and I want to warn other buyers before they throw away almost $200 on this product. I have heard many good things about Canon’s quality, but bottom line is this camera does not contain any of it. hope you find this review helpful. As for me, I am about to go buy a Nikon Coolpix S3000. hopefully will have better luck with it.

Rating: 1 / 5