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History of Canon's S & G series cameras

Started Dec 30, 2017 | Discussions thread
panamforeman
panamforeman Senior Member • Posts: 1,296
Re: History of Canon's S & G series cameras

Jon_T wrote:

Thanks for posting, interesting compilation. PowerShot users interested can see the DPR Canon Compact Timeline HERE.

AFAIK, (i.e., HERE) the "SD" moniker started with the SD100 as it was the first Canon camera to use the SD Media Card; the "SD" in camera names limited to the USA cameras. Similar to the PowerShot "A" series for cameras using the "AA" batteries.

The S110 still my "go-to" camera when I want to travel light-as-possible. Can be comfortably carried in normal shirt pocket, and has a very good 24-120mm equiv. focal range.

Dreading the day the S110 dies as there's really no true replacement as to size, weight, and 24-120mm zoom range.

The S110's f/2.0 at 24mm comes in handy for lower-light indoor shots.

I had two Powershot G9s. They were very good cameras except for one thing: Every time you turned the camera off and as the lens was pulled back into the body it pulled dust in with it. Eventually the dust buildup was fatal. Rather than pay Canon what they wanted, which was excessive, to send it in and clean it I bought a new one on E-Bay. Eventually the same thing happened to the 2nd camera as well. (I later learned this was a big problem with the G9) By that time the G12 was out, so I bought one. I still have the G12 and have not had a problem.  But, of course I don't use it much anymore.

My powershots of choice these days is the G1X and the S110. And the EOS m2.

GeraldW wrote:

... In spite of the faulty design of the OVF, I really liked the G7, and am now looking for a good used one ...

May also want to look for a G9 (DPR Review HERE) that's in good condition. Basically the same camera, G9 has the newer 1/1.7 12 MP sensor and retained RAW that was omitted with the G7 release.

Cheers,
Jon

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