Review based on a production PowerShot G5
The PowerShot G5 was announced at the beginning of June 2003, it is the five megapixel 'companion' (it doesn't directly replace) to the four megapixel PowerShot G3 (which wasn't called the 'G4' because of the similarity between the word '4' and 'die' in certain Asian languages). The difference between the G3 and G5 are limited to:
| Canon PowerShot G5 | Canon PowerShot G3 | |
| Body | Black | Silver |
| Sensor | 1/1.8" 5.24 megapixel | 1/1.8" 4.13 megapixel |
| Effective pixels | 5.0 million | 4.0 million |
| Image sizes | • 2592 x 1944 • 1600 x 1200 • 1024 x 768 • 640 x 480 |
• 2272 x 1704 • 1600 x 1200 • 1024 x 768 • 640 x 480 |
| Continuous | • High speed: 2.0 fps, max
8 • Standard: 1.5 fps, max 11 * (Large/Fine, LCD Off) |
• High speed: 2.5 fps, max
15 • Standard: 1.5 fps, max 14 * (Large/Fine, LCD Off) |
Resolution upgrades and if they make sense:
Thus if all you're interested in is increasing resolution (not necessarily for features or other image quality improvements) you must first analyze just how much more resolution you're going to get. From the quick calculations above you can see that four megapixel digital camera owners should wait for the next big leap (seven / eight megapixels).
Because of the similarity between the G5 and the G3 (they're almost identical apart from resolution) the first half of this review (body, operation, menus etc.) is based on my G3 review posted in December 2002.
If you're new to digital photography you may wish to read the Digital
Photography Glossary before diving into this review (it may help you
understand some of the terms used).
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