Fewer and larger pixels result in good color with less noise at higher ISOs - and 10-megapixels is more than enough for large prints. Like the S95, G11, and Nikon P7000, the PowerShot G12 has a 10-megapixel CCD, which is larger than the usual digicam sensor (1/1.7-inches vs.
#CANON CAMERA G12 MANUAL#
It has a 36-page Getting Started guide and the full Owner’s Manual is on the supplied CD-ROM, which also has Canon software for handling images and developing RAW files. The G12 comes packaged with a battery rated good for 370 shots using the monitor, a plug-in charger, USB and A/V cables, as well as a neck strap. The camera accepts the newer SDXC media, and you should use a Class 6 card or higher for best results. The bottom of the Made-in-Japan G12 has a metal tripod mount, and the compartment for its battery and memory card. On the right side are mini HDMI and USB outs, while the left has a tiny speaker. There are the usual buttons, including a four-way controller surrounded by a jog wheel. The key features are the 2.8-inch vari-angle LCD screen rated a very good 461K pixels, and an optical viewfinder with diopter adjustment to use if the screen wipes out - it rarely does - or you want to be old school and look through the viewfinder. The rear of the G12 is the same as the G11.
Canon should re-jigger that with the G13 - or whatever the next model will be called. Surprisingly there’s no direct red video button as found on so many 2010 digicams.
It also captures stereo audio, which adds fuller sound to your clips.
#CANON CAMERA G12 MOVIE#
The movie option is a definite upgrade, with the camera now taking 720p HD video, versus VGA (640 x 480) video on the G11. The one new choice of note is HDR - High Dynamic Range - which we’ll discuss shortly. Scene gives you access to 20 options, from the usual portrait and landscape options to more unusual ones, such as fisheye and miniature. Low light drops the resolution to 2.5 megapixels for low-noise shots in candlelight, while high speed supposedly takes a shot quickly (this is not true burst shooting, and is pretty useless). PASM stands for Program AE, Aperture/Shutter Priority and full Manual. With Smart Auto, the camera guesses what type of subject is front of it and chooses the settings. Nearby is the power button and shutter, surrounded by the zoom-toggle switch. Here are your key shooting options including Smart Auto, PASM, two custom settings, low light, high speed, scene and movie. Sitting atop that one is the main mode dial.
#CANON CAMERA G12 ISO#
The only thing missing is a crank to rewind film! On the far left, you can adjust exposure compensation with a small dial, then move past the hot shoe and tweak ISO (auto through 3200) with another dial. The top has dials that transport older shooters to the good old days of film cameras. A release button lets you take off the ring surrounding the lens to add optional conversion lenses. Also on the front is the flash, porthole for the optical viewfinder and autofocus-assist lamp. Would we like a longer reach like the P7000’s 7.1x 28-200mm? Sure, but it didn’t feel like we missed much during our tests. We liked this lens in the past, and it’s still a winner. Also on the front is a 5x optically-stabilized zoom with a range of 28-140mm. You’ll use this to make adjustments such as aperture and shutter speed when you move out of auto. Look closely on the front and you’ll see one of the improvements-a handy jog wheel right below the shutter. It measures 4.4 x 3 x 1.9 (WHD, in inches) and weighs 12.4 ounces without the battery and card, nearly a pound fully loaded. Check out the photos and you’ll see this is not a frivolous piece of gear. In fact it looks almost like the new Nikon Coolpix P7000, another $499 digicam marketed to serious photographers. It’s big, bulky and looks quite old fashioned.
#CANON CAMERA G12 SERIES#
The G series doesn’t sport day-glo colors or the thinness of an iPhone. Put the G11 next to the G12 and at first glance they’re nearly identical, other than a changed model number. Let’s see what they are, and if the G12 is worth nearly 500 clams. The company rectified that problem with the new 10-megapixel G12, and even added a few tweaks that’ll please many shutterbugs. Last year we tested the G11 and liked it a lot, but it still had some drawbacks, notably the lack of high-def video recording. And so do Canon’s “G” series point-and-shoot cameras. Fitbit Versa 3įerraris get updated every few years.