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A G13 is very possible, here's why...

Started Sep 14, 2012 | Discussions
photojoe55 Contributing Member • Posts: 749
A G13 is very possible, here's why...

Canon has a Powershot A1300, so apparently they have no fear of the number 13

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Tapper123
Tapper123 Senior Member • Posts: 1,934
Is Canon G series still relevant?

Why would anyone even want a Canon G anymore?

Small sensors are no longer acceptable on prosumer cameras, in my opinion. I guess some don't feel that way, which is just weird to me. We're finally able to get small cameras with big sensors. Why would anyone want less anymore.

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Marty Too Senior Member • Posts: 1,219
Re: Is Canon G series still relevant?

Tapper123 wrote:

Why would anyone even want a Canon G anymore?

Small sensors are no longer acceptable on prosumer cameras, in my opinion. I guess some don't feel that way, which is just weird to me. We're finally able to get small cameras with big sensors. Why would anyone want less anymore.

To put the equivalent zoom range on a larger sensor would necessitate a larger body or some new engineering to get the whole package into the same size body. The sensor is relatively large for a point and shoot camera. I don't understand your idea. These have been popular because they hit a sweet spot between a truly small sensor and a DSLR. There are more choices today for even larger sensors but the laws of optics limit the relative sizes of the sensors vs. the lenses for any given amount of zoom.

Can you tell us exactly which camera you feel has the better of the G12 in terms of sensor size and overall zoom and camera size?

crashpc Veteran Member • Posts: 7,235
Re: Is Canon G series still relevant?

Well every manufacturer just hits some sweet spot, but we don“t see any 12Mpx 1/2" with 8x-12x zoom f/2,8-5.6 lens which is my sweet spot for compact cam
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Why does he do it?

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Tapper123
Tapper123 Senior Member • Posts: 1,934
Re: Is Canon G series still relevant?

If Sony can make the RX100 (which is smaller than G12), then surely Canon could make something similar.

Marty Too wrote:

Tapper123 wrote:

Why would anyone even want a Canon G anymore?

Small sensors are no longer acceptable on prosumer cameras, in my opinion. I guess some don't feel that way, which is just weird to me. We're finally able to get small cameras with big sensors. Why would anyone want less anymore.

To put the equivalent zoom range on a larger sensor would necessitate a larger body or some new engineering to get the whole package into the same size body. The sensor is relatively large for a point and shoot camera. I don't understand your idea. These have been popular because they hit a sweet spot between a truly small sensor and a DSLR. There are more choices today for even larger sensors but the laws of optics limit the relative sizes of the sensors vs. the lenses for any given amount of zoom.

Can you tell us exactly which camera you feel has the better of the G12 in terms of sensor size and overall zoom and camera size?

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Re: Is Canon G series still relevant?

It's all about money. It's not necessarily about what is technologically possible, it's about what you can make that people can still afford. There are a ton of really awesome technologies that would make cameras amazing, but unfortunately the same level of perfection that we use when putting things in space can't be used on consumer electronics. Why not use diffractive optics in point and shoots to make tiny lenses? If it could miniaturized for a reasonable amount of money, it would have been done already.

OP photojoe55 Contributing Member • Posts: 749
Re: Is Canon G series still relevant?

I think they've passed the point of "reasonable amount of money" quite a while ago. Now you have to spend close to two grand just to get an accurate Optical "Eye Level" Viewfinder on a Range finder type of camera. Seeing someone with both arms extended in front of them usually means they're looking at the LCD to frame their picture.

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