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Canon Powershot G3
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Bill Marks
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JAGOeX G2 wrote:
The camera (if the specs are true) seems to have features
Rgds,
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The camera (if the specs are true) seems to have features
What exactly would those features be ??? I don't see anthing to allude that the image quality will be better (or as good as..) than the current 5MP market leaders, the Coolpix 5700 and the Sony F707..
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Paulo Abreu
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Barramundi, I agree with you almost at 100%.
(also, the 4x zoom deserves a mention - more optical zoom is always nice)
Canon may have taken the smart step with G3 and maybe story hasn´t ended... who says Canon won´t have a 5Mp Pro90 sucessor to announce ? they would make the perfect match to win on two battle fields: 4Mp and 5Mp segments of prosumer cameras!!!
G3 will be a decent upgrade for G1 users. For me it shall not be a choice since I have just put some money on add-on lenses for G2 and it seems that G3 will have a bajonet mount - I guess there will be no adapters but I don´t know... maybe LA-DC58 will still screw into G3 body ???
What do you mean by "2sec shutter delay" ? more delay than G2 ?
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(also, the 4x zoom deserves a mention - more optical zoom is always nice)
Canon may have taken the smart step with G3 and maybe story hasn´t ended... who says Canon won´t have a 5Mp Pro90 sucessor to announce ? they would make the perfect match to win on two battle fields: 4Mp and 5Mp segments of prosumer cameras!!!
G3 will be a decent upgrade for G1 users. For me it shall not be a choice since I have just put some money on add-on lenses for G2 and it seems that G3 will have a bajonet mount - I guess there will be no adapters but I don´t know... maybe LA-DC58 will still screw into G3 body ???
That would be an huge improvement - The 12bit A/D promises improvements here...
EXACTLY ! I would like a clean Iso 100-200, a low noise 400 and a usable 800
Live rec histogram would be cool but I wouldn´t cry for it...
What do you mean by "2sec shutter delay" ? more delay than G2 ?
That would be ok too...
To be honest, I like it - people should give some time and judge later - beauty is a mind process that takes some time to settle.
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Paulo Abreu
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thk
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http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/orig.asp?/reviews/samples/rescharts/nikon_cp5700.JPG
Open these links in 2 different windows and compare. The G2 already resolves as much detail as the Nikon 5700. The nikon has some features that make it highly desirable camera. However, the G2 does as good a job as the Nikon at recording sharp, highly detailed images. If the G3 image is only as good as the G2, then JAJ's comment would be correct.
Open these links in 2 different windows and compare. The G2 already resolves as much detail as the Nikon 5700. The nikon has some features that make it highly desirable camera. However, the G2 does as good a job as the Nikon at recording sharp, highly detailed images. If the G3 image is only as good as the G2, then JAJ's comment would be correct.
If this would be true, there is none camera with more zoom from canon :S.
I don't know about you, but i would need a little bit more zoom to upgrade.
I know that passing from a a20 to a possible g3 would be a substantial upgrade, but one of the biggest limitations that i have on my a20 is the zoom.
Would there be some sort of lens at least 2X to put on a g3 or the price of this would be too high??
Thanks
RR
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I don't know about you, but i would need a little bit more zoom to upgrade.
I know that passing from a a20 to a possible g3 would be a substantial upgrade, but one of the biggest limitations that i have on my a20 is the zoom.
Would there be some sort of lens at least 2X to put on a g3 or the price of this would be too high??
Thanks
RR
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fuben
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Is the flip-out LCD still there? Can't say from that picture.
And the remote? Hopefully it still has both, but who knows?
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Frank C.
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...because you find the G3 ........... ugly?
geez.. can we see what this camera can DO first?
geez.. can we see what this camera can DO first?
Thanks Paulo! I guess that would be a good thing!
Stanley Allen
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If it increased the noise and didn't deliver any extra resolution,
5MP would be worse because of useless extra file size, just like
interpolation. (Not that the average buyer could be persuaded
about that....)
Wouldn't a 5x zoom require some image stabilization and probably
and electronic viewfinder? Wouldn't that drive the price up another
big notch?
It would have been nice to see infrared night AF assist like
the F707, I'll grant that. Unfortunately almost no other
manufacturer has followed Sony's lead there.
I'm hoping that multi-point AF means that the camera will
focus more like the Elan/Rebel cameras, with viewfinder
feedback about what is being focused.
Who cares about features? Only benefits matter. Not everyone
understands this, however, and thus Canon shareholders may
have more to worry about than Canon fans.
Stanley Allen
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Frank C.
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...it seems to me some ppl will end up having a better G-typeAleksey wrote:
It seems to be that I don't need to upgrade my G2
camera than you ( if you can bear living with that feeling )
don't you just love prying inside of ppls brains sometimes.....
hehe
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L. Kraven
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I like the way it looks. Reminds me of a Leica rangefinder. Nice, classic lines. I'm a little fed up with the "spacey, round, fisher price" styling cues that have come to dominate consumer electronics.
Form should follow function. The grip is nice and pronounced, a nod towards ergonomic functionality. As for the rest of it, it looks great.
About the only thing that disappoints me is the fact that I can see a viewfinder window, and I was really hoping to see an EVF with the new Canon.
In my opinion, you make the camera better, and make it do what it does better. I couldn't care less about pixel counts if the end image is better quality. I've yet to see anything in the consumer range that really outcompetes the 4mp G2 sensor, especially the current crop of noisy 5mp sensors.
I have to reserve judgement until I see actual images, but I am optimistic that the IMPORTANT things have been taken care of instead of adding another "bullet point" to the marketting brochure.
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L. Kraven
Form should follow function. The grip is nice and pronounced, a nod towards ergonomic functionality. As for the rest of it, it looks great.
About the only thing that disappoints me is the fact that I can see a viewfinder window, and I was really hoping to see an EVF with the new Canon.
In my opinion, you make the camera better, and make it do what it does better. I couldn't care less about pixel counts if the end image is better quality. I've yet to see anything in the consumer range that really outcompetes the 4mp G2 sensor, especially the current crop of noisy 5mp sensors.
I have to reserve judgement until I see actual images, but I am optimistic that the IMPORTANT things have been taken care of instead of adding another "bullet point" to the marketting brochure.
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L. Kraven
L. Kraven
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Actually, I would only expect a pre-announcement leak to come from a retailer like this.
I'm sure many of the "reviewers" already possess it. I'd be shocked if Phil here at DPReview didn't already have some technical specs or didn't already have the actual camera.
He is, of course, probably bound by an NDA. I'm pretty sure we'll see a "preview" on announce day, as has been true for a lot of other cameras that have been announced.
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L. Kraven
I think I'd settle for a 4meg one if it has all the later software features such as histograms and freely settable AF...
Peter Phan
Senior Member
The G2 looked like a chunky point-n-shoot camera. The new G3 looks like a classy rangefinder camera a la Leica. It wouldn't look out of place in the hands of Henri Cartier-Bresson. The grip looks serious. The design is no nonsense, timeless, classic. Very Leica-esque. It's an obvious nod to the renewed popularity of rangefinders like the Voightlanders, Leicas and Konica Hexars.
Justme
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So, the specs match up to the ones reported in that magazine "Le Chasseur" that was mentioned here awhile back (4Mp with 4x zoom). One thing I would really like to see is a very good EVF. For outside work I am not crazy about the LCD. looking through the Vf is much more clear.
I think it will make changing lenses quicker and more efficient. With a bayonet mounting system, filters like the UV and CP will have to be added to the end of the lense I think.
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic
With the bayonet lense mount, I think the G3 will still need a special adapter?
You wouldn't be asking that if you had to switch between tele and W/A on the go
I think it will make changing lenses quicker and more efficient. With a bayonet mounting system, filters like the UV and CP will have to be added to the end of the lense I think.If so, I hope Canon can adapt it for a G1/G2 firmware upgrade.
I can live with the new style. At first glance it looked like a larger Sxxx series but with the hand grip.
--But,
some of you (older?) guys might remember the Argus C-3. They
nicknamed it "the Brick" because that's what it looked like. In a
way, this new G3 looks like a brick too. See image below:
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic
Justme
Forum Pro
....bark?
With so many rumours going around, it's normal to dismiss them until it's proven (it isn't really proven until it's officially announced but this has the appearance of being legit) to be true.
http://www.pbase.com/golfpic
With so many rumours going around, it's normal to dismiss them until it's proven (it isn't really proven until it's officially announced but this has the appearance of being legit) to be true.
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http://www.pbase.com/golfpic
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