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November 2010
(81%)
93 Reviews
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Users
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16 Reviews
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Records images in both JGEG and RAW
Allows full manual control
Easy to use with a bunch of ready options to shoot
Published: 2010-11-27, Author: Elias , review by: techworld.com
The PowerShot G12 sports scene modes and custom colour modes, and it also includes an HDR mode. It's a very good camera overall, but its picture quality is not up to the standard of an interchangeable lens camera, nor a digital SLR (such as the great ...
Excellent image quality, well made, superb lens, excellent feature set, good ergonomics and handling, JPEG and RAW capture, multi-angle LCD,
Price, high ISO noise problems, sluggish focusing, size,
While not without flaws and it's not cheap, the G12’s creativity and versatility are key and make the G12 – and the G-series cameras as a whole – ideal as pro's back up or an enthusiast’s photographic powerhouse. Login or register to post comments Di...
Articulated LCD screen helps compose from unusual angles, High build quality, Good grip, Dials for ISO and EV, New Front dial very handy, Excellent optics with a 28mm start to the 5x optical zoom, Excellent Optical Image Stabilization, New hybrid IS sy...
Awkward size: heavy and bulky, Controls are stiff and rough, Small Shutter button and Zoom ring, Mediocre cycle times, Poor optical viewfinder coverage, High barrel distortion at wide-angle, Moderately high chromatic aberration at wide-angle (when wide...
The PowerShot G12 manages to improve on the G11 without taking any backward steps. It represents more a refinement than a revision, but that only reflects what a solid camera the G11 was. Despite that, the G12 is getting squeezed on one side by its own...
The legend continues, as Canon creates yet another powerful G-series prosumer model. The G12 builds off of the success of past models, specifically the G11, with a plethora of exposure control options as well as some very appealing specifications. Thes...
5x zoom with 28mm wide and 1cm macro, Flash hotshoe, RAW files and full manual controls, Great quality 2.8in / 460k articulated screen, Superb controls, build and ergonomics.
Slow continuous shooting at full resolution, Can't optically zoom while filming, Lumix LX5 and PowerShot S95 compelling alternatives, No longer smaller than a camera with a DSLR sensor.
Canon's PowerShot G12 may only represent a modest update over its predecessor, but by addressing some of the criticisms of that model while adding a few small but neat new features, it's become a preferable camera overall. So the first headline is Can...
Abstract: A camera such as the Canon PowerShot G12 is always received with high expectations by photographers and enthusiastic amateurs. The rumors about the arrival of the G12 right before the Photokina were doing their rounds across the internet, but the fact ...
The Canon Powershot G12 offers just enough new bells and whistles to make it a worthwhile upgrade from the previous model and keep it competitive with its main rivals, most notably the very similar Nikon Coolpix P7000. The high price-tag does put it d...
