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Summary: Excellent camera
Review: I'm new to digital photography. I've been using the Canon Powershot G2 for three months and it's excellent. It's easy and fun to use. The more time I spend learning all the features the more enjoyable it is to use.
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Summary: A darn good camera!
Review: The G2 is my third digital camera, and the first that lets me control images the way I'm used to with film camera. WIth multiple programs as well as full manual override, I can pretty much do anything with the G2 that I can with any of my 35mm cameras, so long as I don't intend to enlarge the images too much. For web work it's fantastic, and for prints up to 8x10 it's pretty darn good. Decent 11x14s are possible if you pick your subjects carefully. It's not perfect by any means. The in-camera charger is a pain to use, and the batteries and auto charger are very expensive. The focal range of the lens is equivalent to a 35-105 in 35mm, which is not as wide as I'd like to go (I use my 24mm lens a lot in 35!). But aftermarket batteries and chargers are available, as are aftermarket accessory lenses. I've found good deals in both by hunting around on a web a bit. And the plusses far outweigh the negatives. The swivelling monitor is one of the best designs I've seen on a digital camera. The IR remote allows me to take photos with the hamera held 6' over my head on a monopod. The manual control makes astrophotography possible. And so on. For the price, I think it's one of the best deals in 4 Mpixel cameras. Automatic enough for the newcomer, yet with all the manual flexibility a pro might want. I'm happy with my choice.
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Summary: A great camera for the average guy
Review: I absolutely do not understand why this camera ( G2) has received a few poor customer reviews. To date I have shot maybe 500 or 600 pics and somewhere around 25 to 30 two minute movies. Now I admit the movies at best are only a nice feature, and you shouldnt expect great resolution, but the movie feature is what it is, a perk! Don't expect great resulation with the movie feature, its just a fun feature What the G2 gives you is out standing pics. I mean absolutely out standing pictures!! With the G2's built in AC battery charger I have had ZERO low battery problems. ( I also own a Olympus 380 and I know that digital cameras can go through batterys like geese goes through oats!!) With the G2 I have taken 200 pics, reviewed every pic, and on the same charge also shot 4 or 5 two minute movie clips, and had battery to spare. I also bought a 512 meg memory card. At the G2's lowest resoultion I can store 5200 pics (thats five thousand two hundred), at the higest compression and resolution, 280 pics, and maybe 6 two minute movies. We just finished seven days in Hawaii, probably shoot 240 outstanding pics, and 8 two minute movies. Thats the equivelence of 10 rools of film!! After we returned home I downloaded 50 of the 240 pics, to walmart.com. The entire cost was 17.80 including freight. All of the pics were 35 mm quality. six of the 50 I had blown up to 8X10's. If you are still using a film camera .....STOP!!! I guess by now you have figured out that I am a G2 fan. Oh by the way today is Christmas. I shot another 144 pics, and 12 two minute movies, I am still on the same charge and the pics were GREAT!!!
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Summary: Best Camera For the Money
Review: I've been using my camera for about a week now but I have to say I love it. My friends and family who all have other models agree that for the few bucks more this one is well worth it. I ordered a 256MB card too so the amount of pictures and video I can record is amazing and far more enough then I need. Pictures come out so clear !! I was debating between this and a camcorder but was extremely happy with my decision. Digital Camcorders only allow you to take pictures at only 1 MP where this one is 4.1MP and allow you to record up to 2 hours on a proper card ! This camera is well worth the money and would recommend it to anyone from beginner to advance.
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Summary: Superb and Frustrating -- all at once
Review: This review is largely taken from an online review of digital photography in general, and the iBook/iPhoto and Canon G2 in particular. The review is part of my personal/hobby .... I've been using the G2 fairly intensively for about 2 months. I use it in close combination with my iBook and iPhoto, together with GraphicConverter. I have some amateur photography expertise and a good amount of computing expertise. Overall I am very pleased with my experience, but I can say with certainty (and surprise) that we are still quite early in the digital phtography age. As excellent as this product is, there is vast room for improvement in both the G2 and in digital photography in general. The good news is that even in its current immature state it's worth doing. Pros and Cons follow: Pro: Shutter lag is tolerable if one can get focus lock
Con: Focusing. The camera is often very slow to obtain focus lock. This means one presses the #!% shutter button and nothing happens. Manual focus is very clumsy (dismal) and hard to use, so the focus lock problem is serious and sometimes infuriating. Pro:Good optics.
Con: Doomed optics. Uninspiring lens assembly design, silly device for attaching lenses and filters. Pro: RAW Format
Con: RAW Format: secret specifications, poor quality OS X versions of proprietary software Pro: Solid, made in Japan. Relatively large lens allows some available light photography.
Con: Big and heavy. Pro: LCD view panel
Con: The worst optical viewfinder ever made for any camera. Pro: AC adapter brick not too heavy/bulky.
Con: Flimsy cover for camera power/USB connections. AC Adapter clearly has a mismatched plug/cord that tends to fall out. Pro: Programmed settings.
Con: Inability to save personalized settings. Pro: Macro feature Pro: CF II support
Con: Bundled OS X software is incomplete or of poor quality; Canon refuses to share information with alternative developers. On the other hand the Windows software (installed on Win2K) is even lower quality, with major apps that simply didn't work. Pro: No SLR vibration, so decent photos at slow shutter speeds!
Con: Artificial shutter sound is way too loud, even at the quietest setting. Inexplicable! Need an optical cue that a picture was taken as well as a much quieter shutter sound. Pro: Rapid shoot works well (disable flash)
Con: Can't use exposure lock feature if display is turned off. Pro: Can use external flash.
Con: Flash exposures are often poor. One gets correct exposure only between about 6 and 12 feet away, otherwise pictures with the built-in flash are either under or over exposed.
Con: The camera will power down while images are being transferred to a laptop, even when the camera is plugged in. With JPG images I can transfer about 25 before this happens. If you use Canon's software you get a warning dialog from the software, but if you use iPhoto it simply gives an error message and an empty .jpg file is created. Need to disable auto-off during those transfers.
Con: Automatic white balance is unreliable in daylight. Fails to recognize overcast light, must set this manually or images will be overly blue. Digital Problems (all contenders, not just the G2) - Shutter lag (time required from squeezing shutter to acquiring image)
- Lithium battery has poor performance at low temperature.
- CCD is "slow", about ISO 50-100. Can "push" to higher speeds, but more "noise" (unless super cool). Shutter speeds are slow.
- Limited dynamic range and color discrimination.
- Standards for image metadata and properties of camera are not well standardized and existing standards are not well supported.
- Getting color right across output media is so complex people make a good living as consultants doing this.
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Summary: This camera is wonderful
Review: This camera is absolutely wonderful. The 4 mega-pixel images look great both when viewed on a PC and when printed (I use a Canon S900). Several of the other reviewers note that this camera takes better photos then their SLR cameras. Obviously the interchangeable lenses of a SLR give you more creative options, but for basic medium-range pictures I would agree with the other reviewers - the Canon G2 seems to get the job done as well if not better. The battery life is great. I did find the 32MB memory card to be a bit small for day trips - after a few weeks I ordered a 128MB CompactFlash card from Amazon.com and have never again run out room. One of the main features that distinguishes this camera from cheaper 4 MP cameras is the ability to control depth of field (amount of distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in focus) and the perception of motion (are moving objects blurred or frozen). If you have no interest in this, you can just use the G2 in fully automatic mode. If you have any interest in this, the G2 comes with the usual pre-set modes (e.g., Landscape mode - when selected the camera sets the average optimal settings for a landscape and you yourself don't need to know what they are). If you have a lot of experience with this, the G2 can give you full manual control. If you're not interested in controlling the aperture and shutter speed than this camera will still take beautiful pictures but this camera might be more (and more expensive) than you need. Anyone thinking about this camera should also look at the Canon G3, which is slightly thinner and has a little bit longer of an optical zoom (4x versus 3x). I've looked at the G3 and tried it out, but just recently ended up ordering another G2 to give as a gift. The G2 is a great camera at a great price.
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Summary: Excellent camera
Review: I was looking for a simple, yet high resolution digital camera and the G2 fits the bill. Its easy to use and provides excellent pictures in auto mode. Things that I dont like:
The manual.
Optical zoom in a camera in this price range should be better. You lose picture quality with the digital zoom.
Video mode is Ok, barely passes. Overall, with a name like Canon, I'd buy it again.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: This camera is absolutely amazing. The quality of the photos is incredible, more than comparable to my Nikkon N70. In fact, most of my pictures are better on the G2. It is extremely easy to use and has a lot of cool features like b&w and sephia, if you like to mix up your photos but hate having to change film in a regular camera. Overall, I can 't say enough good things about it. I am very pleased.
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Summary: Canon G2 better shots than with my Nikon F2
Review: Pros
This camera can take excellent shots, in difficult lighting conditions, such as in backlighting. It practically never overburn the highlights and can show incredible details in dark area. This is a fantastic camera. The colors are vivid, and the contrast and the skies are wonderfull. It also has a RAW MODE
It has a photo-stitch software that does wonders, creating panoramic pictures (excellent, up to 5 frames (20 megs picture frame)) Cons 1- limited zoom 3x
2- Can also have difficulty to focus, in low-light situations, specially on plain textures. But it also has a manual focus to override the automatic (good)
3- In a very few occasions, I saw in bright sunlight, a not perfect focusing on a few shots made in RAW mode Conclusion
I would buy it over and over again. The only important thing missing is its low zoom of 3X.
I would immediately buy the G3 right away, if it had a 6x zoom. I can send you pictures, I made last summer in the Maritimes (Nova Scotia, St-Edouard island)
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Summary: Absolute freedom to control camera functions
Review: Pros: Quality pictures, well built, point in any direction-pullout display panel, very clear display panel, absolute freedom to control camera functions, remote control.
Cons: Awkward adaptor for accessory lenses/filters, awkward manual focus, poorly arranged manual.
Automatic mode in any camera would give "automatic-quality pictures" (mediocre). This is why this camera is so great. You can EASILY control all its functions. Since it's digital, you can easily experiment with conditions to obtain perfect pictures. The pullout display panel is very convenient, and important for pictures taken over the head or at hip level. Only 2 things I do not like: the need for a stupid adaptor for accessory lenses or filters (they could add the thread on the lense at least for filters!); and the need to press and hold the manual focus. The manual, while easy to follow, is poorly arranged
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