Owners Ratings:
Canon PowerShot G3 (Overall)

Click for full specifications: Canon PowerShot G3
3.9 million effective pixels
35 mm - 140 mm (4x) zoom
Average rating (246 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.38
 Features()()()()()() 4.69
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.52
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.47
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.40
 Overall()()()()()() 4.49

Owners Opinions: Canon PowerShot G3

NamePostedOpinion preview
kalevala2566625 Nov 07Used this G3 for more than 4 years now. In first used it just ...
roudou3113 Jul 07It is a very good camera. Very Good pictures but bad video.If yo
antoniob220 Jun 06Always the best in its category
Jake Robinson2 May 06Have had this for 2 years now - I am yet to find a better camera ...
mervwilliams27 Apr 06I've owned this camera for 3 years now and taken thousands of ...
CatStevens1118 Mar 06Very good camera. Served very well for years... Now ...
:MArC-OH10 Jan 06Great Camera, this is my comment after 2 years and an half of ...
REapper23 Sep 05For those who can't tell the distance - go buy yourself a ruler. ...
markie2054 Jul 05Who cares what I say this many years after purchase.But, it's a ...
KaiMan20 Feb 05(No text)
janandresen30 Dec 04(No text)
Nicholas Steblay24 Dec 04Love it after using if for more than a year.
jambo19 Aug 04had the g3 for 9 months it has been an excellant ...
aliaks_com12 Aug 04I would suggest to buy Nikon 4300 instead of this camera...
maria todorova19 Jul 04It is lovely 4 Mpix camera. I have G3 from already 9-10 months ...
axbuctley24 May 04This is my first 'pricey' digital camera and overall I'm very ...
s.martynov13 May 04g3 was my 3-rd camera after oly c3020 and g2. i had it for some ...
V. C. Port12 May 04I'm in the first day with my G3. I must say that I'm surprised ...
Forge7 Mar 04Great Camera. never had any problems with it and its currently ...
mike73986 Mar 04(No text)
suns16 Feb 04other then all the normal daylight shooting ... try shooting ...
DrMad4 Feb 04CF card is very important, i use 256 MB SanDisk ultra II (very ...
Parn25 Jan 04Solid construction, high image quality, fairly easy to use, ...
naci24 Jan 044 mp best dc
firtol8821 Jan 04(No text)
Mike Tan4 Jan 04With film, I was using EOS5 & so trust Canon in building great ...
cityboy_ca2 Jan 04Excellent camera - rock solid performance. Colours are accurate ...
shiggi718 Dec 03This camera is built like a brick. Its big lens captures alot of ...
asiafish18 Nov 03I just reviewed the Canon S50 in direct comparison to the G3 (I ...
j2dor14 Nov 03I've had the camera now for a few weeks. (Check out my photoblog ...
not4amin82 Nov 03Great upgrade to the G2. Pictures are same great quality but ...
montana1 Nov 03The might G3 is a jem..NOT THE G5!!!after trying out the Sony ...
rendy1 Nov 03Superb camera ! None of the competition could match with it . ...
JVS30 Oct 03My second digicam, compared to my finepix 50i there is a lot to ...
lb9268327 Oct 03Despite certain disappointing defects I still like this camera ...
igs24 Oct 03my first digital camera.... It's an excellent camera. It has ...
dog01020 Oct 03Overall this camera is a good compromise to use in a wide ...
James Sweeting15 Oct 03Excellent camera poor Auto Focus
teddybear00313 Oct 03After long research, I finally bought and received my G3 today. ...
vbalebai13 Oct 03i went with the recomendation -- i feel it is a bit bulky now
rayrizzo7 Oct 03For not reading the manual, I've taken some killer photos and ...
Bigpapa29 Sep 03This Camera is great!!!! For years i've used canon cameras in ...
Earl L27 Sep 03I bought the G3 around six months ago after spending hundreds of ...
prevost26 Sep 03Wonderful camera! The sharpness problem a few people have talked ...
sponge88825 Sep 03I bought the G3 a number of months ago from an online retailer. ...
shehan22 Sep 03I bought the G3 a few days ago and so far it has been producing ...
AstroPaul18 Sep 03Superb, reliable performer...a great enhancement of a classic ...
jetblac17 Sep 03I was so mad at this camera when all of my action shots came out ...
To MeSoier14 Sep 03very userfriendly and with many options that leave me things to ...
THANG DANG7 Sep 03(No text)
Michael iron866 Sep 03Only had it for a few days. My first digi. I find it easy to use ...
Yevg21 Aug 03Red pixels on CCD ! square neighborhood of 5x5 pixels are ...
crawleydel21 Aug 03What agreat bit of kit this camera is.Easy to use, I did first ...
David from Oz18 Aug 03We have a home based design studio and felt the need to have a ...
Bushy16 Aug 03This is an update on my previous comments. Having used the G3 ...
clover241115 Aug 03This is my first digital camera (I have only ever owned a point ...
Hubert W14 Aug 03I got it four months and a few thousand pictures ago. It is the ...
lanrose13 Aug 03My 2nd digital camera,,Good camera
rlcarbonell10 Aug 03Point&Shoot for Keen Amateur Photographers.
Andrei Tchernikov10 Aug 03http://test.livejournal.org/users/andreitch/
Kristinn Atlason9 Aug 03(No text)
Robert M.Ducanes9 Aug 03A camera loaded with lots of features and leaves more breathing ...
emanuel busuttil31 Jul 03i had this baby for a week and being the village fiesta here in ...
Azmat Bhatty31 Jul 03This is the first digital camera that I have purchased. After ...
pavel16830 Jul 03Great camera! One of the best price/quality ratio. Lots of ...
Aukes28 Jul 03I was choosing between a G5 and the G3, the G5 is not enough ...
wynman28 Jul 03Great easy to use camera allows for full contro and P/S ...
monabri22 Jul 03Great camera - a little on the pricey side (£469 UK). Around 200 ...
monabri22 Jul 03Great camera - a little on the pricey side (£469 UK). Around 200 ...
LongIceTea21 Jul 03It's a very good DC.
Paul Chepikian20 Jul 03After cracking the LCD on my Fuji Fine Pix 2300, I decided to ...
daniel20 Jul 03(No text)
PedroRodrigues19 Jul 03Fantastic camera, lots of functions, great construction, ...
CoconutBuddhaApe18 Jul 03At 4mp this is a VERY solid camera. Absolutely perfect for ...
loudvik16 Jul 03A day after I ordered a G-5, the negative review came out about ...
Kevin15 Jul 03Had it about 3 weeks and bought it after a long search through ...
SYED8 Jul 03You won't regret getting this. Good image quality. Just the ...
Scott Doyle6 Jul 03Excellent, Excellent camera. So easy to use. Beautiful ...
John Galt6 Jul 03Now that Canon, Nikon, & Sony have introduced their 5 megapixel ...
Georg Achillias2 Jul 03it's my first digital camera...I am just impressed from what I ...
Sunday1 Jul 03I returned a Sony 717 for a G3. You're welcome to read my 717 ...
mehmood ali30 Jun 03Excellent camera, excellent features, easy to use, takes ...
LeeD19 Jun 03Though only 4MP, the G3 produces very sharp images with vibrant ...
Mia Friedrich19 Jun 03My bad experiences with the G3. I bought the G3 10 days ago via ...
sez18 Jun 03Everything you'd expect from a digital camera of this price. Many
Virat16 Jun 03This is a first Digital camera for me and I am glad I waited ...
Steve Katz12 Jun 03This is my second digital camera (upgraded from an ancient and ...
Peter S9 Jun 03Excellent camera! I've had my G3 for a month now and am very ...
santagijon7 Jun 03Esta camara es perfecta, y por eso, despues de probarla en ...
Xaphod3 Jun 03I have had the G3 for about 3 months... I really like this ...
Oren Sarid2 Jun 03The camera allows new users to the digital photography a very ...
Rami Mikkola1 Jun 03My second digicam, bought after I grew out of my olympus d520z. ...
karo29 May 03(No text)
Gordon Loop25 May 03I have owned the g3 since March 03 and love it. I shopped around ...
Coyean25 May 03This is my first digital camera. It does an excellent job with ...
Rosner25 May 03(No text)
Piotr L25 May 03A joy to use. My 3rd digital camera and by far the best. ...
Raja Bhat22 May 03As a Canon EOS user, I chose the G3 because of my level of ...
Gerry Hanna oldie21 May 03Really disappointed. I was torn between the G3 and Sony 717. ...
Joshie21 May 03As a professional photographer who has worked primarily in 35mm ...
Marvin Hall21 May 03I have had the G3 for a couple month now and I love it. 140mm ...
tiberek20 May 03(No text)
Scott Andrew20 May 03I used this forum to decide on the G3. It is awesome and has ...
Jackie Hill18 May 03I have had my G3 for a week, it is my first digital camera. The ...
HKam17 May 03I had the G1, then the G2 and now the G3. The G series just ...
reg05917 May 03This camera replaces my Kodak DC215 that i have had for 2 years ...
Francois Retief16 May 03Fantastic camera !!!I replaced my 4 year old Powershot A50 with a
skm200315 May 03(No text)
Adrian Dent14 May 03Dear JFUSION-Re Crucial cards. Yes there should be no problem ...
Zapman the Second7 May 03I just can't get over how awesome this camera is. It takes ...
stu the gnu7 May 03After too long searching for the ideal camera the g3 swung it ...
Jfusion7 May 03Hi,I have just both a new G3 and would like to buy a new ...
James Forte5 May 03G3 and C5050..having owned both..the Canon G3 is a far superior ...
John Katz3 May 03Striking color fidelity(A+). Very good sharpness (B+). Lots of ...
Thomas Gutjahr1 May 03Not highly recommended - perhaps better than average. The good: ...
Paco Onder de Linden28 Apr 03In two words: Great camera! Until now, I used the Sony camera to ...
TandemCaptain26 Apr 03My 6th digicam including DSLR's.First, let me say that Canon ...
Iulian Sanducu26 Apr 03 The image quality is superb. This is my first digital ...
B.v.d.akker24 Apr 03Very good quality pictures from the first shots I took. In fine ...
Danijel Marusic23 Apr 03I have my G3 for a week and i find it excellent. Esspecialy VFM ...
traveler197520 Apr 03After reading many Digi cam reviews. I was considering the: ...
Magnus Hammargren19 Apr 03My background is that I am a quite experienced photographer but ...
daryl conklin17 Apr 03I have just started using the G-3 and find it to be quite nice. ...
AlAboos13 Apr 03Had Powershot G2 for a year... I decided to try a G3 out so this ...
Glen Barrington13 Apr 03This is an excellent camera for the money. It is everything I ...
tricky12 Apr 03G3 owner for 3 days...Rated excellent vfm as Jessops (UK) price ...
OwslyStnly9 Apr 03A little more than I wanted to spend, but it has many features ...
drbirch7 Apr 03I’ve had this camera for just about 2 weeks now. I am a super ...
DanyaL1 Apr 03I got the G3 a few days ago. At first all the options, buttons, ...
Customax30 Mar 03I have the G1, had it for a while and it has gotten me some nece ...
Cameronf26 Mar 03Brilliant camera - after more than 6 months of research I ...
Stone25 Mar 03Nice camera. I am pleased I upgraded from G2. The new menu ...
redmag21 Mar 03At first, it looks like just another camera, but after using it ...
glideslopes20 Mar 03Excellent camera. Love the swivel LCD. Very helpful with small ...
Todd B.17 Mar 03I can only say great things about this camera. I had a Canon ...
mrlim28215 Mar 03I had a lot of focusing problems with a Sony DSC S85. It would ...
Kevin M. Diltz13 Mar 03help with RAW mode
MarekM12 Mar 03I've had my G3 for 3 months now . Could not have made a better ...
Vlastik12 Mar 03Construction: lens are moving from side to side ...
Fanthony12 Mar 03Very good camera. Often i have very good photos with automatic ...
pacer110 Mar 03This is a great camera! The image quality is outstanding, much ...
Rex Marsh9 Mar 03Being a first time user of a digital camera and a keen amateur ...
Alan9 Mar 03I've had this camera for three days now. This is my fourth ...
Tanglefoot1947 9 Mar 03I keep searching for that better camera and I think I have found ...
AGC7 Mar 03I had a Nikon 5700, it froze, the shop changed it, the second ...
krisko6 Mar 03If you looking at buying a G3 READ THIS.I have been a keen ...
Ian Hayden4 Mar 03UPDATE After using this camera for 8 months I have found it to ...
OldBear4 Mar 03I have had the camera for a week and am very pleased with it. ...
Jacob DK2 Mar 03Hi.. I have got this camera for about 3 weeks know.. and it ...
Kevin Lim2 Mar 03Just got this great Cam days ago. The box contains enough cables ...
Wilson Yeung1 Mar 03Excellent camera! I have only used Sony Digicams and was ...
Mark McGuireson28 Feb 03One of the better prosumer cameras on the market. There are no ...
Claude Beaubien28 Feb 03I hesitate a long time before jumping in the digital camera ...
Gregory Smith26 Feb 03Wonderful camera, EXCELLENT construction, EXCELLENT images. ...
Brodie23 Feb 03Although I have been involved in film photography for many years ...
Ralph Newman16 Feb 03I decided on the G3 over the Sony DSC-F717 for an aray of ...
Bruce Walker16 Feb 03I've had the camera for 3 weeks - the more I use it, the more I ...
Daryl Cheshire15 Feb 03I upgraded to the G3 from the S20. The S20 now seems a simple ...
jerry stanko15 Feb 03I think this is the best digital camera on the market. It is ...
JulianH14 Feb 03I've had my G3 for 2 months now and I am still discovering new ...
Morty E13 Feb 03I got my G3 several weeks ago, after several months of intensive ...
HHz13 Feb 03Had it for aweek . Did´nt like it.
Eric Eisenhandler11 Feb 03This is my first digital camera, after long use of 35 mm SLRs. I ...
jreddy9 Feb 03I've been a proud owner of the G3 for the past three weeks - my ...
Rodrigo Menendez8 Feb 03I come from a Sony DSC-S70 and of course the difference is huge. ...
Luc Poirier7 Feb 03I agree, 100% with all that was said by Ira Stein nov 27 02. I ...
pingpingu6 Feb 03I have it since a fortnight ( 300 pictures ? ) Well, of course, ...
Marc5 Feb 03Excellent camera! Some of the comments surprised me like ...
Charles Piro4 Feb 03purchased the G3 after a lot of researching. so far very happy ...
Charles Piro4 Feb 03(No text)
Lasse Tellerup2 Feb 03(No text)
Mahir Ilgaz2 Feb 03I got the G3 about 2 weeks ago and so far I am very happy with ...
Martin Carnegie1 Feb 03Just had the camera a few days now after upgrading from a few ...
Mario Acciarresi31 Jan 03After 1000 pictures, I can say that this it is a great digital ...
igruh30 Jan 03I am really surprised by several negative reviews concerning ...
Truc t Nguyen28 Jan 03BEWARE!! big disappointed for an high end digital camera. I was ...
james lally27 Jan 03This is my first digital camera, I have been delighted in every ...
Nicolas Sancey27 Jan 03GREAT camera. I don't understand how ignorant one can be to post ...
surinthaisilk.com25 Jan 03(No text)
Robidy24 Jan 03Excellent camera all around.
zgraff24 Jan 03The best prosumer camera out there...
Ken Cohen21 Jan 03Excellent camera. Easy to operate and @$570 good value for the ...
Snoozy21 Jan 03after 3 months I'm still excited excellent (410) pics on a trip ...
Dan, Jensen21 Jan 03I have had my G3 for over 2 months now and just got the ...
cryon21 Jan 03This is best digital camera for me. Picture, features etc
guyom7821 Jan 03I looking forward my first digital camera.I hesitate between ...
Don Froese20 Jan 03Comparison with G2:I initially bought the G2 and upgraded to the ...
M. Petschke20 Jan 03The switching on time of 3 sec is sufficient. I like the ...
michele tinkle19 Jan 03after alot of research i finally got my G3..right out of the box ...
Joseph Lam16 Jan 03Picture details and resolution rivals most 5 megapixel DC out ...
Stephen Furr14 Jan 03Excellent camera! Nice move towards more professional ...
sjrs10 Jan 03Most features are great and I enjoy it. I have taken some great ...
klschult9 Jan 03I like the camera. No additional problems other than what most ...
mr_duke8 Jan 03An excellent camera: lots of features, noiseless and detailed ...
fotorican6 Jan 03I have owned every G line camera made by Canon. I thought the G2 ...
Gbozich5 Jan 03I've tried the G3 and the Oly 5050. I finally went to the G3 and ...
alan orr4 Jan 03I have owned over twelve digital cameras. I own both a G2 and G3 ...
theo vv3 Jan 03I bought the G3 after my Casio QV3000 had been stolen. I was a ...
olli wiren3 Jan 03Prior purchasing the camera i tested:- Nikon CoolPix 5700- Nikon
T.Law2 Jan 03I sold my G2 3 weeks ago and boguht the G3.I paid $130 more on ...
bronson2 Jan 03A slightly updated review having had my camera for nearly a ...
andrewTX1 Jan 03Love the Camera. If it were 6x zoom instead of 4x, all else ...
Christian Rode31 Dec 02Great camera, with lots of user friendly features. You can feel ...
penny71830 Dec 02fantastic~!!!!! i love it~!
Janusz30 Dec 02Big improvement from G2. Better focusing and controls and added ...
Miguel Princz27 Dec 02This camera is technically almost a wonder. I really appreciated ...
Studio Tennekes25 Dec 02I bought the G3 about 2 weeks ago and used it extensively ever ...
Shahram Shaida23 Dec 02Fantastic camera. I was surprised by the quality of pictures, ...
adams22 Dec 02G3 is my first DC. The image quality is over my expection for a ...
EDR21 Dec 02From reading the reviews, I felt like one of the few that have ...
Ross Funnell20 Dec 02After upgrading from my G1 to the G3 it was worth the wait.I ...
Slani19 Dec 02Really a fantastic camera right out of the box. After shooting ...
Alex61618 Dec 02This digital camera rules!!!I used to have the Kodak DC4800 and I
Thomas Brophy18 Dec 02I just received this camera yesterday after purchasing it for ...
kgirls16 Dec 02I got this camera three weeks ago and it is a big step up from ...
Roland Le Fèvre16 Dec 02A great camera with an increadable image quality, fast ...
George Adams16 Dec 02I've had the camera for two weeks and am just thrilled by what ...
Panik16 Dec 02Purchased the Nikon Coolpix 5000 12/15/02 and was VERY ...
Grant-2116 Dec 02I toiled between the Canon G3, the Nikon 4500 and the Sony F717 ...
Eugene I Vogt14 Dec 02(No text)
Korb12314 Dec 02This Kamera sucks!!!
John Hetherington12 Dec 02After reading Forums here I took the plunge (as a Digital camera ...
Tim Wrigley11 Dec 02This is my second digital camera - the first being a Canon Ixus ...
Kirill Ivanov10 Dec 02I have been using a G2 for about a year, now sold it and got me ...
yr10 Dec 02Simply, the best digital camera (non-DSLR) out there right ...
hpc9 Dec 02Great camera and a big improvement (in any aspect > menus, ...
Lexx8 Dec 02Overall, I think G3 is very satisfying, produces very accurate ...
Peter N7 Dec 02I was disappointed initially by not having as sharp images as G2 ...
Julian Chan6 Dec 02I have to say I upgraded from a Kodak 4800 to this Camera. I ...
J R F5 Dec 02(No text)
Alexei13 Dec 02A few brief comments. The autofocus does not work well in low ...
adamwc1 Dec 02The pictures do not lie. They are beautiful. I subtracted from ...
adamwc1 Dec 02The pictures do not lie. They are beautiful. I subtracted from ...
jeanmacintyre1 Dec 02Great Camera! Suplements and uses my EOS Speedlite accessories. ...
dave veneri1 Dec 02Bought and returned this camera. I have now bought a s45. ...
ppang1 Dec 02Just bought the G3 yesterday, and am busily comparing it with ...
Sun Lun Kit Kenneth30 Nov 02I used my G3 to take photo with my newborn daughter. The image ...
Jose Melian29 Nov 02Is the first digi cam I've bought and for the first days I'm ...
G628 Nov 02Sorry to write so good about this camera, i´m normally a little ...
Ira Stein27 Nov 02I've had 7 digital cameras in the past year, stating with a ...
Chuck_IV26 Nov 02This is THE 4 megapixel camera to get. An impressive camera, to ...
Franklin26 Nov 02Great camera, No regret UPGRADING from Sony F707 to G3
m@ndr@k326 Nov 02Great starting Digital Camera if you don't already own one. The ...
click26 Nov 02Sold a Sony F505V to get the G3. The custom settings and ...
ahbuthen26 Nov 02Hi all, Has anyone got any comment on this new baby you own? I ...
James Simonetta25 Nov 02(No text)

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