I love the Canon Power Shot G2 camera that I use in my working life as a journalist/photographer.
It is robust and strong, and is ideal for the busy professional who needs to take quality images quickly.
There are many features on this camera, macro feature and everything else you would expect from a camera of this type.
However, there is something you will not find, a digital zoom. The zoom on the Canon is an optical zoom and this means that the quality of photographs is always sharp and always crisp.
Many people have been severely disappointed when they have taken a new digital camera out of the box and found out that the so-called digital zoom returns sub-standard images.
As I say, this is not the case with the Canon Power Shot G2.
The image screen shows you exactly what the image will be and the screen can be put in a number of different positions for ease of operator use. The screen also has a “safe” position to ensure that any potential damage to it during storage is minimised dramatically.
The camera is not very light, but then neither is it too heavy, either.
The battery life is reasonable and you can get a great many shots in-between charges. Although, of course, use of the flash will tend to increase battery drain.
Although the camera has many features (all adequately covered in the instruction manual) the one setting that is most impressive is the auto setting. In auto setting the Canon Power Shot G2 really is a point and click camera, but it is capable of returning some very high quality images.
The Canon Power Shot G2 is an ideal camera for journalists who double as photographers, amateur or professional photographers, insurance investigators, estate agents, architects, builders, etc., etc.
Changing batteries and flashcards is very easy and a job of only seconds, so to re-cap, all-in-all this camera is ideal for the busy professional who needs to produce professional quality results yet who may not be a professional photographer themselves.
UPDATE: This model has now been discontinued. It has been replaced with the G6 model.
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Durability
Excellent
Reliability
Excellent
Size
Average
Weight
Average
Instruction Manual
Excellent
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