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The Canon G series has long be revered by many as the top series for underwater point and shoot shooters. It is essentially as close as you can get to a DSLR without actually taking the plunge. The G11 is the latest in this popular line. With it's new anti-noise system and high sensitivity CCD (which has lead to a decrease in megapixels from 14.7mp to 10.0mp) it seems to be following the current trend in DSLR cameras of increased quality in low-light situations. Is the megapixel race to nowhere finally over? From the announcement it's clear the G11 has made some impressive upgrades. This is going to be a hot camera for advanced point and shoot users. -Ed.
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Key innovations on the PowerShot G11 include a high-resolution
vari-angle LCD screen and greatly improved noise reduction. Canon’s new
Dual Anti-Noise System combines a high sensitivity 10.0 Megapixel image
sensor with Canon’s enhanced DIGIC 4 image processing technology to
greatly reduce noise and increase quality equal to 2-stops. The Dual
Anti-Noise System allows photographers to capture full resolution
images - using up to ISO 3200 - in difficult low-light conditions. This
makes it easier than ever to take stunning low-light portraits or
retain the ambient light detail with late-night landscapes. Motion blur
can also be substantially reduced.
Flexible shooting options with vari-angle LCD
The PowerShot G11 introduces enhanced flexibility with a
new 2.8-inch vari-angle PureColor II VA LCD – a feature introduced as a
direct result of customer feedback. The adaptable screen makes the
PowerShot G11 ideal for shooting in all situations, such as reportage
photography where using the optical viewfinder may not be practical.
Perfect for creative and macro photography, the vari-angle lens has a
wide viewing angle and 461k dot resolution with natural colour
accuracy, giving photographers a detailed view of their subjects – both
pre and post-shoot.
The premium quality Canon lens delivers picture-perfect performance, offering a 5x wide angle (28mm) zoom with optical Image Stabilizer (IS). This allows handheld shots to be taken at much slower shutter speeds (4-stops) than conventional non-IS models - allowing perfect shooting in darker conditions or at a lower ISO.
DIGIC 4 - enhanced, improved, expanded
Professional photographers and budding amateurs alike will
benefit from improvements to Canon’s DIGIC 4 image processing
technology within the PowerShot G11.
These improvements include enhancements to Intelligent Contrast Correction technology - i-Contrast - which optimises the dynamic range of images, to help prevent highlight blowout, while retaining low-light detail. i-Contrast is ideal for use in difficult lighting situations where there is a wide disparity between dark and bright areas of a scene, as can be the case with outdoor portraits. A new Low Light mode can be used to achieve low noise levels at reduced resolution in a higher ISO range – ideal for indoor and low-light photography, users can capture 2.5 Megapixel images at up to ISO 12800 and 2.4 frames per second.
The PowerShot G11 also includes a built-in 3-stop Neutral Density (ND) filter and white balance fine control which enables photographers to more accurately account for variations in natural and artificial light, such as differences in colour tone across various kinds of tungsten light bulbs. The ability to make such fine adjustments in-camera can cut processing time post-shoot – while enabling photographers to be more creative in the field.
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