... Sensible thinking on Canon’s part.
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Advantages: Great Pics Disadvantages: Not Really Any
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Buttons…
Canon have often used thumb wheels for selections on their cameras and the G7 is no exception. One wheel allows you to quickly select shooting mode and another allows you to select ISO speed (more on that later on).
Thumbs-up to thumbwheels, I like them a lot.
The front and sides of the G7 are button free. The shutter release button is on the top with the power button and main tumbwheels and the rest are crammed ... ...
Like my old Canon film camera, the G7 has a flashgun shoe. If you have one (and I do, from my old Canon) you can plug your serious flashgun onto the top of the camera for all those external flash benefits. Another plus point.
Using the camera
This camera goes from Off to Ready in about a second.
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I had read some good reviews and each seemed to be either aimed at professional photographers or were a short overview. I tend to agree with the review by “Big H” on this site, but if you want some more information aimed at the average snapper, read on.
Out of the box… As you would expect, everything you need to get going is included: An impossibly small memory card. Battery with charger Comprehensive manual on CD and quick guides on paper Connection leads for your computer The camera (phew!)
I’ll start with the memory card. At 32MB it’s only capable of storing about 5 or 6 full sized photos, which you might initially think is pretty useless. Well, not quite. This does at least give you the chance to play with the camera on day one. If they provided a card of respectable size it would put the price up and the people who already owned a decent memory card would be annoyed. My old Nikon was supplied with no memory card at all which added 3 days of waiting to my time before I could use the damned thing. Sensible thinking on Canon’s part.
The battery takes 1.5 hours for the first charge which just about gives you time to have a read through the manual. I recommend copying the CD directory structure to a temporary folder on your hard drive to prevent you having to wait for the CD to wind up every time you turn a page.
The camera.
Design wise there are some good features and some bad features.
Buttons… Canon have often used thumb wheels for selections on their cameras and the G7 is no exception. One wheel allows you to quickly select shooting mode and another allows you to select ISO speed (more on that later on). Thumbs-up to thumbwheels, I like them a lot. The front and sides of the G7 are button free. The shutter release button is on the top with the power button and main tumbwheels and the rest are crammed on the back next to the screen. There are a total of twelve buttons on the back. That’s right, twelve. There is also another thumbwheel there. Some of these twelve double up depending on which mode the camera is in and at first glance you think “Whoah, steady!” but in use, I found them a doodle to use; it really was a case of guessing what to press and getting it right almost every time.
One drawback is the lack of a reasonable grip. The reason for this design decision is probably to keep the unit flat so that it can fit into a shirt pocket. The net result is that you will end up accidentally pressing buttons while lining up your shots for the first hour or so until you figure out a way to grip it around the sides while using it. It feels odd for a while but it can be done.
Shutter release A surprising omission is the lack of connection for a shutter release cable. Surprising because it would only mean the addition of a threaded hole in the button top. Even on a tripod pressing the shutter release button can cause enough shake to ruin the shot, particularly on a lightweight tripod. Fortunately this camera has a lens shift stabiliser that actually works really well. The tactile feel of the shutter release button is a bit odd. A half-press is pretty much a full depression with the last “half” being a solid click. It’s a bit like a new clutch, any self respecting bloke will get used to it in two seconds. Can’t say about the ladies really, my wife doesn’t want to touch the camera for fear of damaging it irreparably. I shall not argue with her; partly because I like the camera but mainly because it would be a waste of time.
Screen. B.B.B. Big, Bright, Beautiful…. and a magnet for fingerprints. It has a special anti-reflective coating, bazillions of pixels and no matter what lighting conditions you’re in, you can see it just fine. It cannot be tilted or swivelled – that can be a pain when taking shots from the back of a crowd. Enough said.
Other features. The zoom is controlled using a rocker switch and not by turning the barrel. I wish this camera had the same zoom control as the Fuji Finepix S6500FD (which was very nearly the camera I ended up buying, mainly for that reason) but it doesn’t. It’s something I will just have to live with. The zoom is reasonable at 6x optical and then there is some digital zoom on top of that. In the olden days, digital zoom used to be about as useful as a rubber chisel; totally useless.
In these modern days of complex electrickery the digital zoom is rather good. When you take one with the G7, is does some clever stuff that delivers a reasonable image (though not perfect). The digital zoom is better than I had hoped but is probably standard for a modern day digital camera.
Manual focus tries a bit harder though. When you select manual (not available in Auto mode) the centre portion of the image is magnified to help you get it right and focus is set using the thumbwheel on the back of the camera. Even though the focus control is not on a ring on the lens, the setup is pretty fast and accurate. Nicely done.
“Gimme that old hot shoe” Like my old Canon film camera, the G7 has a flashgun shoe. If you have one (and I do, from my old Canon) you can plug your serious flashgun onto the top of the camera for all those external flash benefits. Another plus point.
Using the camera This camera goes from Off to Ready in about a second. Depending on the mode employed it will take the picture a fraction of a second after you hit the button. With a nice fast card in there, we’re still talking a fraction of a second for storage of a full size image. It goes from on to off in about a second too.
Picture the scene. September 11th and our G7 owner looks into the sky and says “No way”, pulls the G7 from his shirt pocket, powers it up and takes loads of 10mega pixel shots of this moment in history as it happens. “Best get the hell out of here” he thinks and runs away only to turn round a minute later and take some more photos of first tower as it comes crashing down onto the Coolpix owner who is still waiting for his camera to get it’s arse into gear.
Speed is important and this camera has it. Admittedly, there is lag with this unit under certain circumstances that could cheese you off, like “full auto everything” with flash required (that hasn’t warmed up yet) and can take almost a second. These are all things you can get round by using the camera properly and buying a flashgun.
Most importantly – the pictures. The pictures it takes are certainly big enough (3648x2736px) which means you may find some decent photos within your photos. Could you print out posters? Yeah. This size does mean that the images will happily munch away at your memory card like a heard of starved goats however.
Where is RAW mode? It just isn’t there. I’ve looked. Twice. Even behind the fridge and can’t find it. In the past I have used RAW mode very occasionally and it does have it’s benefits; Image quality IS better, particularly for reduction of colour banding on sky shots and overall colour rendition, but to be honest, unless you’re a real pro, lack of RAW isn’t the end of the world and besides, you would probably only fit one RAW image on the supplied memory card!
The exposure is normally well calculated but most folk who spend upwards of 300 pounds on a camera should know who to use exposure lock and stops anyway. The colour balance seems to cope fairly well indoor and out (with more emphasis on the “out”, incandescent and tungsten look a little bit warm - but you can tinker with that on the camera or in your paint package).
Handshake is not quite a thing of the past, but the stabiliser is a big help and the images are sharp from edge to edge. Macro mode is very good too, like looking at a fly on the end of your nose without much "goldfish bowl" effect. In fact, you have to put in a bit of effort to take a “bin shot”. Well okay, your subject may be dull, but this camera will bend over backwards to capture it in the best possible way. Even the built in flash isn’t too harsh. So where are the issues?
Let’s have a look at the ISO settings and noise. I imagine that because the CCD is of a high megapixel rating and that it is a small (in physical size) chip, it is more susceptible to noise than some others. That would be my guess looking at the results.
ISO 80 to 200, no problems really, certainly no worse than some more expensive cameras I’ve used. ISO 400 – hello, what’s this? Starting to look just ever-so-slightly grainy. ISO 800 – Oh dear, that looks a bit ill. ISO 1600 – forget it, this is a bin shot ISO 3200? I didn’t even look at this setting.
In reality, the ISO modes are worse but probably not MUCH worse than any other camera, but above 800 is just a joke. Terry’s Top Tip? Keep your ISO setting below 800 - and with this camera you can - the stabiliser will let you use slower shutter speeds without blur (unless your subject is moving) and you can set a reasonably wide aperture (2.8). Just try, it shouldn’t be so hard to use ISO 400 or lower should it? At lower ISO settings I can’t really fault the image quality and in a way it’s good that the camera doesn’t smooth away all the detail with it’s onboard noise filter, at least you can choose whether or not to smooth it up a bit in your paint package and you can be selective on the areas you touch up. I tried to think of any times I would need to use ISO 1600. Taking yet another shot of a full moon without a tracking system? Capturing a pack of lions in the dark without the flash alerting them to my tasty presence? If you need to use a high ISO speed on a regular basis, this is probably not the camera for you, I think you’ll need to spend some more money.
The videos this thing can shoot are impressive. You can go up to 1024x768 at 15fps. That’s a big frame size if a bit jerky.
640x480 at 30fps is the next one down. This is smooth and is not too far short of DVD quality. The zoom can be used while recording and best of all; there isn’t any of this “15 second maximum duration” nonsense like with most cameras; on the G7, you can keep shooting until you fill your memory card.
If you need to , you can use the G7 as a voice recorder as it will make WAV files with it’s built in microphone. It might be useful one day.
Advantages: Solid, well built feel, superb image quality Disadvantages: A protective covering for screen would be nice, battery life not brilliant
...one evening, I visited the Canon website where it listed the new models, one of which was the G7. It instantly grabbed my attention but it wasn’t due for release until late October 2006. When the G7 was finally released, actually viewing one was a difficult task in itself, and it wasn’t until the middle of November until I was able to track it down. Within a few minutes, I’d handed over my cash to the assistant manager in Jessops, who very kindly ... ...would really show what the Canon G7 could do. Comparisons could easily be made.
Before you enter the theme park, you have to go under the Disney Hotel. Just outside the hotel there is a Mickey Mouse flower bed made of chrysanthemums. The G7 unerringly picked up the delicate hint of lilac, whilst the shot taken with the V700 showed the flower bed to be white. One of the most spectacular sights in Disney is the pink castle. The photos taken with the ...
SeeEmilyPlay 28.06.2007
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Advantages: Loads of features, quality build, versatility, portability Disadvantages: Expensive, no RAW images
...format to be able to access it easily
Features I am looking forward to try:
- the possibility of using an external Canon flash (hotshoe connection)
- the wide and tele converter lenses, which can be screwed SLR-type to the front of the camera
- the video recording capabilities ...
amc2007 18.04.2007
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I have the powershot G7 for about 5 months now, I bought it when it just came out. It's very good value for money (I paid 439 euro)! The pictures it takes are just great.
It's a good middle solution between a digital SLR and a regular compact camera. It's not as bulky as a SLR and it has a few more functions and nicer image quality you would expect from a small compact camera. Too bad Canon dropped the RAW file format for this Powershot version, but for most users this should still be ok.
The camera does not come with a camera case, I would definitely recommend buying one as it would be a pity to damage the large screen! ...
BelgischeFriet 19.04.2007
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Advantages: Great picture quality, intuitive design Disadvantages: Slight lag between viewin pictures
Soon after buynig this camera I knew I would never use anything else. Picture quality is amazing and the features on this camera allow much customisation to pictures. Just like having a tiny SLR. I thouroughly recomend this camera not just for its amazing quality but for its sleek looks as well. If like me you are torn between dSLRs and this and I don't particularly like the weiht of a dSLR then this is for you! I have not experienced manyproblem ... ...a year now. I only have one critiscism of it and that is the lag time when mving between pictures. Its a little leisurly but nothing that is really noticable. It comes with a neck strap which is handy and there is a leather case available which is very good for protection. I took it to southern africa on a safari/adventure holiday and it was great as a quick snapper and a longer take a really nice picture of that lion. Overall a great buy! ...
bazmarti 21.02.2008
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Advantages: Image Stabliser, 10MP, Great Zoom Disadvantages: Large for a compact, high nosie at higher ISO levels, no RAW
...Hot shoe support for Canon Speedlite flashes and optional lens accessories The first thing to point up is its a 10MP camera, which will with ease give good quality poster sized prints, if you have a big enough printer.
It includes a variety of of shooting modes Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sports, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater. It also allows for manual adjustment of several features, ... ...of the new Canon camera is its face detection. It can detect upto 9 faces in a given scene it will then adjust the focus and white balance to give you the best possible picture. I haven't be able to do a side by side comparison but it does look like a cool feature to have.
Conclusion
From my short use of this camera i have to say its really good. For a compact it has many of the features of a DSLR. The image quality, impressive 6x zoom for a compact, ...
warlord2000ad 01.04.2007
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Advantages: quality of the photographs Disadvantages: too large
I had since 3 years a minolta dimage.
I love making photographs so I decided to change this year my camera. I have chosen the CanonPowerShotG6. It is the same camera as the CanonPowerShotG5 but with more options.
It has 7,1 mpixels !
The photos are very clear !
If I increase the picture on my computer, I don’t even see the pixels.
There are very much options when you takes photos.
To see your photographs, it's quite simple. When you take a photo, after one or two second, you can see your photo on the screen. You can zoom above, to keep it or remove it if you don't like it.
You can even make a short movie : maximum 3 mins with a low resolution.
To remove your photographs, anything simpler. You install your software, and you connect the USB key directly on your computer. It recognize your photographs immediately ...
Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red Eye Reduction
Built-in
Effective Flash Range
0.5 m - 4 m
Features
AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Lens system
Type
Zoom lens - 7.4 mm - 44.4 mm - f/2.8-4.8
Focal Length
7.4 mm - 44.4 mm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera
35 - 210mm
Focus Adjustment
Automatic, manual
Auto Focus
TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones)
9
Min Focus Range
50 cm
Macro Focus Range
1-50cm
Lens Aperture
F/2.8-4.8
Optical Zoom
6 x
Zoom Adjustment
Motorised drive
Lens Construction
7 group(s) / 9 element(s)
Features
Built-in 1/8 neutral density filter, aspherical lens
Additional features
Self Timer
Built-in
Self Timer Delay
10 sec, 2sec
Flash Terminal
Hot shoe
Additional Features
Audio recording, direct print, USB 2.0 compatibility, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, DPOF support, display brightness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, PictBridge support, histogram display, focus bracketing, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, face detection, digital tele-converter, safety zoom
MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows ME, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4
Peripheral Devices
USB port, CD-ROM Drive
Miscellaneous
Certified for Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista software and devices have undergone compatibility tests for ease-of-use, better performance and enhanced security.
Included Accessories
Wrist strap
Cables Included
1 x A/V cable
1 x USB cable
Power
Power Device
Battery charger - external
Battery
Supported Battery
Canon NB-2LH
Supported Battery Details
1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 720 mAh ( included )
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature
0 °C
Max Operating Temperature
40 °C
Manufacturer's product description
Canon's acclaimed G-Series has a new top-of-the-line model, and serious photography enthusiasts have a lot to be excited about. A matte black, retro-hip design houses impressive capabilities and top core specifications, including 10.0 megapixel resolution and a powerful 6x optical zoom. Loaded with Canon's latest and most advanced technologies, including an Optical Image Stabilizer for clear shots throughout the zoom range, PowerShot G7 is a camera to be reckoned with.