The Canon Photoshot G12 is targeted as a backup camera to professional gear like DSLRs. These have a lot of features found in professional cameras in a compact form factor.
Canon was the first to reduce the megapixel with the G11. The reason for reducing megapixel was that with each increase in megapixel, there was a drop in image quality. Hence Canon decided to focus on improving image quality rather than increasing megapixel. If quality matters to you in a compact camera, then this camera is for you, if megapixel matters to you, then you need not read further 🙂
Here are some key features of the G12 which are carried over from G11:
- 10 Megapixel camera
- 5X wide-angel optical zoom
- 2.8″ swirl LCD
- Support for RAW
- HDMI connectivity
- Lithium Ion battery
- Built in flash
- 28-140mm (35mm equiv)
- ISO from 80-3200 (the G12 has more ranges)
- Weight: 355g
New features over G11:
- HD Movie mode (new addition)
- Hybrid IS (better image stabilisation)
- Support for SDXC cards.
My suggestions: If you don’t need the additional features, go with the G11 as you may get a nice deal.
The image on the LCD screen of my Canon G12 is upside down making it difficult to take photos. How can I control this?
Julius