g11 Archive

  • Amazon has all the new Canon cams up for pre-order but don’t believe the sale prices

    Amazon has all the new Canon cams up for pre-order but don’t believe the sale prices

    Posted on August 21, 2009 | No Comments
    Canon rolled out a bunch of new cams yesterday and just like clockwork, Amazon has them up for preorder. Don't believe they are on sale though. The "Our Price" is set right at the MSRP even though Amazon says they are on sale.

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  • Thank you, Canon, for dropping out of the megapixel race

    Thank you, Canon, for dropping out of the megapixel race

    Posted on August 19, 2009 | No Comments
    The average mom and pop have judged digital cameras by megapixels alone since the beginning of time. Most people think that more megapixels means a better picture. A lot of the time brand, lens, or sensor type doesn't factor into the buying decision and why should they? Manufacturers have long catered to this mentality by outing cameras that constantly have more megapixels than others. But today's announcement of the 10MP Canon G11 point and shoot camera, Canon has officially dropped out of the race. The predecessor to this camera, the G10, had a whopping 14.7MP on a small sensor. That's a lot. But the camera also had issues shooting above 800 ISO and in low light. This can partly be blamed on the over-packed sensor. But the new G11's 10MP sensor should resolve some of those complaints. However, the surprisingly low pixel count also caused us to dismiss an early leak. It's not like Canon to drop the megapixel count on one of its halo cameras. This is from the same company that stuffed 21MP into the EOS 5D Mark II and leapfrogged the 12.1MP Nikon D700. But finally the average consumer might start to understand that megapixels are not the sole factor in the quality of a camera. It might take some explaining from a salesmen, but they have been doing that for years.

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  • Canon updates the Powershot line, outs the G11, S90 and new digital ELPHs

    Canon updates the Powershot line, outs the G11, S90 and new digital ELPHs

    Posted on August 19, 2009 | No Comments
    The Canon EOS 7D might still be a rumor, but the company has released a whole slew of new cameras without a DSLR in sight. There are a whopping six new cameras, in four product lines. While the digital ELPHs are great, us camera geeks are mostly intersted in the new G11 and S90. Interestingly [...]

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  • Rumor: Canon G11 to lose five megapixels, gain swivel screen?

    Rumor: Canon G11 to lose five megapixels, gain swivel screen?

    Posted on August 18, 2009 | No Comments
    This one looks very very sketchy. The next generation Canon G* line should be coming in the near future, and the rumors are already starting to fly. And while the picture looks more convincing then your standard photochop job, the list of specs are questionable. When you look at the leaked feature list it really starts [...]

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