good price

good price

Canon takes the G-series back to its fast-lens roots with the all-new PowerShot G15

Improved sensor and exceptionally bright F1.8 lens; Updated contrast AF system is quick and decisive; Handy integrated optical viewfinder

Canon's most awkward ergonomic design in a long time

Canon's PowerShot G15 is a high quality compact digicam sporting the best features, blazing performance and outstanding image quality. At just under $500, its not for everyone, but if you are looking for the best quality in a compact digicam, this is a candidate. Read more in our Full Conclusion .

Smart Auto shooting mode is accurate and easy in all situations; Dedicated Video Capture Button is always ready to record; DIGIC 5 processor provides outstanding performance; Excellent overall image quality; Intelligent IS is ready for any situation; 922,000 dot; 3.0-inch LCD; Excellent Battery...

Flash must be manually raised to operate in all shooting modes; including Smart Auto; ISO 12,800 sounds great but is unacceptable; Optical viewfinder is way off from actual image captured; Movie audio features a lot of background noise; No audio input

Don't know about you, but I shudder when I read that a camera company has described a lens or a camera as being ‘bright'. I presume they mean that the lens involved is what used to be described as ‘fast' … you know, with a maximum aperture of f1.5 or f2 or nearby. But bright …?

Canon's "G" line of cameras have always appealed to point-and-shooters looking for more of a pro experience. The new G15 has some great details - is it a $649.95 camera worth considering?

DPReview.com doesn't try it with the G15, but when they try it with the pricier Canon PowerShot G1 X (*Est. $750) , the software leaves seams, stitching errors and a bent horizon. Like others in its class, the Canon G15 has a USB port to hook up to a computer and an HDMI port to attach to an HDTV.

Outstanding photos; even in low light; Snappy performance and great handling; Rock-solid build; Big-camera features like a viewfinder and hot shoe; Fits into a jacket pocket

Video mode offers little manual control; No in-camera panorama

The Canon G15 premium compact digital camera steps up its game over its predecessor, the G12, in many ways. The most notable is the 5x optical zoom (28-140mm equivalent) lens that's very fast for a camera of this type, ranging from f/1.8 at wide to f/2.8 at tele.

Excellent; fast f/1.8-2.8 5x optical zoom lens with 28-140mm equivalent range; Intelligent IS with up to 4-stops of correction; Upgraded to 12-megapixel; 1/1.7-inch CMOS sensor; Comfortable and ergonomic build; with a slimmer design than the G12; High quality images for enthusiast compact camera,

LCD screen no longer articulated (unlike its predecessor; the G12; Lens slightly soft at wide and tele; High chromatic aberration and barrel distortion at wide angle in uncorrected RAW files; Optical viewfinder has limited coverage (about 80%) and demonstrates significant parallax; Full HD videos

The Canon PowerShot G15 is a new premium compact camera aimed at the DSLR owner looking for a backup model or the enthusiast who wants DSLR functionality without the added size and weight.

I spent a couple of hours trying to work out how the pop-up flash worked. Then asked Canon and it appears that you need to take of the hot-shoe protector. With the plastic hot-shoe protector on, the camera thinks you are using an external flash and disables the on-board pop-up flash.

great quality compact; Viewfinder; Robust.

Pop-up flash

With each iteration of Canon's powerful G-series compact camera range, it seems to present yet another reason to buy, but also to adopt a wait and see attitude in anticipation of the next one.