Excellent features, great colors, excellent flash, sweet lens .
Disadvantages:
No stabilazation
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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Having owned a G1 previously, the step to the G3 was not a "risk" for me. I was drawn to the upgrade by the 4x zoom, the 4mp, the digic processor among other minor issues. I have been generally pleased, however I have had corrupt file issues using a Crucial 4 GB card and a 2 GB Sandisk card. I have recently purchased a Kingston 4GB 45x to see if the higher speed helps it. My impression vs. the G1 is that the camera is quicker to take pictures end to end. Not super-fast, but quicker. The flash on the G3 is excellent and usable for illumination or fill, in any situation without washout. The dedicated battery is outstanding!!! I can shoot 2x as many pics on a battery at a wedding as my brother can with his D70, and my pics look better overall. The swivel LCD is wonderful. If it were 2.5" & 200k res, it would be perfect. The f2.0 lens is very light efficient, and true to form. If Canon would add stabilization to this camera, I might start to quiver.
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Durability
Good
Reliability
Good
Size
Big
Weight
Average
Instruction Manual
Good
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