Canon PowerShot G12
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15 years ago
The G12 is an excellent compact camera, with a proven 10MP CCD sensor and effective ergonomics. Fans of 'hands-on' photography will love the big chunky dials, and the addition of a front control dial makes the G12 easier to get to grips with than its most recent predecessors.
Pros:
- Good image quality
- useable results achievable up to ISO 3200 (if shooting Raw
- Accurate metering and focus
- Good JPEG resolution (though stick to Raw for best results
- Fast and responsive in use
- Excellent build quality
- Good ergonomics (extra control dial makes a lot of difference
- Lots of manual...
Cons:
- Poor optical finder (but no worse than G11/Nikon P7000
- No direct video recording button
- 24fps maximum frame rate in 720p movie mode (although many people prefer this to 30fps+
- Rear control dial can be hard to manipulate precisely
- Video function lacks finesse - no zooming or AF during recording,...
14 years ago
Canon PowerShot G12 Digital Camera Review
Canon makes their range of digital cameras simple. The G12 is a solid, feature enriched camera for a solid price. The quality of image and video is good and at the higher end of it's market's cameras and will satisfy most users.
15 years ago
Canon PowerShot G12 review
The PowerShot G12 sports scene modes and custom colour modes, and it also includes an HDR mode. It's a very good camera overall, but its picture quality is not up to the standard of an interchangeable lens camera, nor a digital SLR (such as the great Canon EOS 60D).
15 years ago
Canon PowerShot G12 review
The Canon PowerShot G12 is an advanced compact digital camera that can fit in your pocket, yet provides a full gamut of manual controls and a relatively wideranging zoom.
Pros:
- Plenty of manual features
- good image quality
- versatile lens
Cons:
- Grainy image quality
- noticeable lens barrelling
- shutter button is poor
- rear buttons feel cheap
15 years ago
Canon PowerShot G12 review
The Canon PowerShot G12 is an advanced compact camera that can fit in your pocket, yet provides a full gamut of manual controls and a relatively big zoom.
13 years ago
Canon G12 scratches its own lens
I like it for so many reasons. But if Canon won't fix this, it's not worth owning.
Pros:
- I love this camera
- Lots of pro-level control, small enough to carry with me always
- I agree with the many people who rank this one highly
- That's why I bought it, Except for the fatal flaw, noted below
Cons:
- The lens cover blades scratch the lens
- Incredible, but true
- I compare with every G10, G11, and G12 owner I meet, and scratches such as mine are common, Canon, how can you do this, and not acknowledge it
15 years ago
Canon PowerShot G12 Review
At an MRP of Rs. 31,995, the G12 is costly. Entry level dSLR cameras are cheaper, and will give you better results. The G12 is as good as, or better than, most compact cameras, but it is also pricey enough to warrant second thought. At this price point, an ultra zoom would be better value.
Pros:
- Well built
- Wealth of manual controls
- Fairly good image quality
Cons:
- Expensive
- not value for money
- Entry level dSLRs are cheaper
- and give better results
- Noise is noticeable from as low as ISO 200
13 years ago
Good camera but get insurance
I purchased this camera for $379.00. I had to buy a smart card because it only came with a 16 meg card and a camera bag for a total of $421.00. BestBuy didn't mention insurance and I did not buy any insurance.
15 years ago
Canon PowerShot G12
Just a few years ago, the PowerShot G12's predecessors were the cat's meow-Canon's point-and-shoot G Series cameras looked and felt like digital SLRs, with manual controls and optical viewfinders packed into smaller-than-D-SLR bodies.
Pros:
- Very good image quality for a compact camera
- Optical viewfinder
- Manual controls
- Articulating LCD
Cons:
- Pricey
- Bulky
- Small sensor for such a big camera
11 years ago
Addition: I will continue cutting the score to a second The reason is that I was disappointed with the picture quality. I thought at first that it was me who did not take pictures correctly but is now starting to realize that the camera is indeed so.
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