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Canon G7 announced
There was some speculation here recently about whether Canon would
continue their G series. According to a press release on DP Review, the answer is "yes". http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06091405_canon_g7.asp The overview: "Canon has finally announced the long-awaited new G series compact to replace the G6 (launched August 2004). The $550 PowerShot G7 features a new Digic III processor, 10 megapixel (1/1.8-inch) CCD and a 6x (35-200mm equiv.) image stabilized zoom lens. The G7 also sports a hot shoe, face detection software and ISO settings up to 1600. Disappointingly what it doesn't have is a raw mode, which appears to have been completely dropped by Canon for its compact models - presumably to protect the sales of entry-level digital SLRs." -dms |
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Canon G7 announced
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:15:53 GMT, Daniel Silevitch wrote:
There was some speculation here recently about whether Canon would continue their G series. According to a press release on DP Review, the answer is "yes". http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06091405_canon_g7.asp The overview: "Canon has finally announced the long-awaited new G series compact to replace the G6 (launched August 2004). The $550 PowerShot G7 features a new Digic III processor, 10 megapixel (1/1.8-inch) CCD and a 6x (35-200mm equiv.) image stabilized zoom lens. The G7 also sports a hot shoe, face detection software and ISO settings up to 1600. Disappointingly what it doesn't have is a raw mode, which appears to have been completely dropped by Canon for its compact models - presumably to protect the sales of entry-level digital SLRs." Following up to myself, I have to giggle slightly at this product shot: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/ca...G7-w-580EX.jpg The camera looks like an accessory hanging off of the flash, rather than the more normal other way around. -dms |
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Canon G7 announced
Daniel Silevitch wrote:
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:15:53 GMT, Daniel Silevitch wrote: There was some speculation here recently about whether Canon would continue their G series. According to a press release on DP Review, the answer is "yes". http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06091405_canon_g7.asp The overview: "Canon has finally announced the long-awaited new G series compact to replace the G6 (launched August 2004). The $550 PowerShot G7 features a new Digic III processor, 10 megapixel (1/1.8-inch) CCD and a 6x (35-200mm equiv.) image stabilized zoom lens. The G7 also sports a hot shoe, face detection software and ISO settings up to 1600. Disappointingly what it doesn't have is a raw mode, which appears to have been completely dropped by Canon for its compact models - presumably to protect the sales of entry-level digital SLRs." Following up to myself, I have to giggle slightly at this product shot: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/ca...G7-w-580EX.jpg The camera looks like an accessory hanging off of the flash, rather than the more normal other way around. -dms Yes, quite! Do you think this means there will be no S4 IS? The G7 zoom is a little limited at 210mm (equivalent) .... but otherwise there is quite a lot of overlap. No EVF either. David |
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Canon G7 announced
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:50:40 GMT, David J Taylor wrote:
Do you think this means there will be no S4 IS? The G7 zoom is a little limited at 210mm (equivalent) .... but otherwise there is quite a lot of overlap. No EVF either. Different target audience, I would guess. Note that at a suggested list price of somewhat above $500, it's quite a bit pricier than the $400 S3. Bigger sensor, more pixels, flash hot shoe, the dedicated ISO dial, etc., separate this from the S series. Looking at the pictures, it has an optical finder, rather than an EVF. -dms |
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Canon G7 announced
Daniel Silevitch wrote:
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:50:40 GMT, David J Taylor wrote: Do you think this means there will be no S4 IS? The G7 zoom is a little limited at 210mm (equivalent) .... but otherwise there is quite a lot of overlap. No EVF either. Different target audience, I would guess. Note that at a suggested list price of somewhat above $500, it's quite a bit pricier than the $400 S3. Bigger sensor, more pixels, flash hot shoe, the dedicated ISO dial, etc., separate this from the S series. Looking at the pictures, it has an optical finder, rather than an EVF. -dms Yes, I agree. Surprising that Canon choose to make their S3/S4 IS cameras a middle-of-the-road model rather than a flagship model. David |
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Canon G7 announced
David J Taylor wrote:
Daniel Silevitch wrote: On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:50:40 GMT, David J Taylor wrote: Do you think this means there will be no S4 IS? The G7 zoom is a little limited at 210mm (equivalent) .... but otherwise there is quite a lot of overlap. No EVF either. Different target audience, I would guess. Note that at a suggested list price of somewhat above $500, it's quite a bit pricier than the $400 S3. Bigger sensor, more pixels, flash hot shoe, the dedicated ISO dial, etc., separate this from the S series. Looking at the pictures, it has an optical finder, rather than an EVF. -dms Yes, I agree. Surprising that Canon choose to make their S3/S4 IS cameras a middle-of-the-road model rather than a flagship model. David you and me both.. I'm hooked on the G series right now, but the G7 is making me think fairly seriously about either stopping and looking at the S2 or just saving up and hitting DSLR a little earlier than I planned.. P. -- I do *NOT* have a short attention sp...(Oooh!! shiny!!) |
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Canon G7 announced
Daniel Silevitch wrote:
Disappointingly what it doesn't have is a raw mode, which appears to have been completely dropped by Canon for its compact models - presumably to protect the sales of entry-level digital SLRs." Hmm - it must be, since in software terms, raw output is the easiest, and is pretty much a zero-cost feature. BugBear |
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Canon G7 announced
Daniel Silevitch wrote:
There was some speculation here recently about whether Canon would continue their G series. According to a press release on DP Review, the answer is "yes". http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06091405_canon_g7.asp snip They also dropped the tilt, twist and swivel LCD, which was a very useful feature on the G series. Still, the G7 is probably going to end up being the best image-stabilized compact camera in terms of lens quality, noise, and features (other than the lack of RAW). |
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No RAW??!!
Canon dropped RAW support on this one? What an amazingly stupid move!
WTF????? "Daniel Silevitch" wrote in message ... There was some speculation here recently about whether Canon would continue their G series. According to a press release on DP Review, the answer is "yes". http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06091405_canon_g7.asp The overview: "Canon has finally announced the long-awaited new G series compact to replace the G6 (launched August 2004). The $550 PowerShot G7 features a new Digic III processor, 10 megapixel (1/1.8-inch) CCD and a 6x (35-200mm equiv.) image stabilized zoom lens. The G7 also sports a hot shoe, face detection software and ISO settings up to 1600. Disappointingly what it doesn't have is a raw mode, which appears to have been completely dropped by Canon for its compact models - presumably to protect the sales of entry-level digital SLRs." -dms |
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Canon G7 announced
Daniel Silevitch wrote:
There was some speculation here recently about whether Canon would continue their G series. According to a press release on DP Review, the answer is "yes". http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06091405_canon_g7.asp The overview: "Canon has finally announced the long-awaited new G series compact to replace the G6 (launched August 2004). The $550 PowerShot G7 features a new Digic III processor, 10 megapixel (1/1.8-inch) CCD and a 6x (35-200mm equiv.) image stabilized zoom lens. The G7 also sports a hot shoe, face detection software and ISO settings up to 1600. Disappointingly what it doesn't have is a raw mode, which appears to have been completely dropped by Canon for its compact models - presumably to protect the sales of entry-level digital SLRs." -dms No RAW though... what were they thinking....! |
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