Good report John. U convinced me that carrying my Nikon D200 and 4 lenses may not b necessary all the time. I am ordering a G11. U should get a commission from Canon as I am sure your post has sold quite a few. I like to shoot RAW files also. Aloha, Tom
On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 11:28 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]>wrote: > Harry, > > Try this link: > > > > http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=222&modelid=17624 > > > First I bought it because it would shoot RAW and Aperture handles Raw well, > so if I want to blow the picture up to a huge print I can, I also can do > more detailed work with RAW. However the camera itself has so darn many > features it comes close to the very large cameras and small enough I can > carry it around with me daily. > > Consequently I get many shots that I would not normally get, BUT with the > new iPhone I don't know, I guess it will depend on the idea of jpg vs RAW. > If you go to the site above it will show you all the features and specs. > It allows setting on F stop, Aperture, white balance, manual, automatic, > digital zoom that is fantastic, but that reduces the RAW to a jpg, it will > zoom so well that you must use a Monopod or tripod. > > I wish I could tell you more but I don't understand all that is is capable > of, soooooo many features and variables. It will record 720 video as well. > When I first bought it I was within a day of leaving on our trip last year. > I signed up for a One to One at the Apple store for they said they would > train on cameras as well as iPhoto so the guy that helped me was a > professional photographer, did it for a living besides working at the Apple > store. > > He took control and within a few min. he said to me that this would do more > than his Top End Canon that he had purchased two years prior and paid > thousands for, while this is a $500.00 camera. He was seriously taken aback > that this little thing would do much more than his high end Canon. Wish I > knew all he was talking about. I know I have just opened the lid on this > and if I had the time to learn it would be much more than I have yet to > experience. > > The G11 came out shortly after the G10, less megapixels than the G10 but it > does have a movable led screen, that is a much better feature for I don't > like the permanent screen. Using the "Face Detection" is a cool feature. > When the entire family is at the Thanksgiving table and I am setting the > time delay it will detect all the faces at the table, and it doesn't take > the picture until I have had time to get from the camera to the table. It > adds me in, waits for smiles (from most of us) and then takes three shots in > succession so I will have more than one choice. > > It really is a good box. > > John > > > On Jun 27, 2010, at 2:22 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > > > John Robinson, > > > > > > You posted this comment about your canon G10. I am intrigued. I went to > > the canon website and they no longer have the G10 but they do have a > > G11. Is that the same camera but a newer version? > > > > Please tell me about the G10 and why you like it so much? > > > > Thanks,. > > > > Saturday, June 26, 20107:07 PMJohn [email protected] > > > >> Jonathan, > >> > >> I carry a G10 on my belt, next to the iPhone. The G10 is an awesome > >> camera, I shoot RAW, are you saying the iPhone is better than the G10? > >> Good grief!!! > >> > >> John > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MacGroup mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > >
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