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Canon G11-White Balance

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Before you can get predictable results from your camera, you have to figure out its limitations.

So I brought my new Canon Powershot G11 to an indoor gym where I play badminton on Sunday mornings.

The exposure meter in most cameras today are extremely reliable.

Besides, with the instant LCD monitor feedback and number of exposures limited only by the number of memory cards you have, how can you not get a good picture?

In this indoor situation, my hunch was the camera would be severely tested under the sodium vapor lighting. I was correct.

Does that mean I should return the G11 for a refund? Continue reading Canon G11-White Balance →

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Canon G11–first impressions

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It’s back—The articulating LCD monitor is back on the Powershot G series cameras. This time it’s twice the size of what it was on the G3.

As you read the title of this post, you must be thinking. Gee…this camera has been out a while and I’m only now writing about it?

I tend to buy equipment as the need arises.

It’s really a shame to blow $500 on a Point-and-Shoot camera when I have multiple bodies of digital SLR.

But there are times when a dSLR is overkill or not welcome. Continue reading Canon G11–first impressions →

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Time for a new point-and-shoot camera

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Looks like my trusty Canon Powershot G3 has died. I’m quite bummed naturally.

It was a very handy camera and very capable once I figured out its limitations.

Sure it wasn’t as fast to focus and shoot, but once I understood how it acquired focus, I knew how to get the best results from this camera under most circumstances.

It can be the difference between getting a picture or not getting one .

Since cameras don’t last forever and you can always count on the newer models to be faster, with less digital noise and bigger file sizes, I’m not devastated. My Powershot G3 has served me well.

Too bad I can’t hand it down to my kids.

Its replacement will probably be the Canon Powershot G11 for about the same price around US $500. (no memory cards)

Pros and Cons

I loved the Powershot G3 because it used compact flash cards.

Need I say why? My digital SLR bodies use compact flash cards.

Looks like I now have to buy Secure Digital cards if I move up to the G11.

Even before the Powershot G3 died, I was tempted to get the same line of Canon Powershot camera but I held out.

I loved the articulating LCD screen you can turn to face forward. This feature allows users to easily do self-portraits.

But for reasons unknown Canon removed that articulating LCD screen in G5, G7, G9 and G10 models.

That articulating LCD screen is back on the latest G11 and just in time.

The other reason I loved the G3 was, it used the same batteries as my digital SLR bodies.

Upgrading does has its downsides.

It’s useful to weigh the pros and cons and research carefully so you are not surprised.

The Powershot G11 uses a Secure Digital card and a different proprietary battery.

Yes, that means yet a different charger.

My closet which is already chock full of all kinds of chargers is crying “uncle.”

Everything I’ve read tells me the 10 Megapixel G11 will be a great improvement.