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Canon PowerShot G1 Digital Camera

Canon PowerShot G1 Digital Camera

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Canon Powershot G1, Digital Camera Identity Crisis

by Howard_Creech Howard_Creech is a Lead on Epinions in Electronics, Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 10, Feb 10 '01
Pros: Great images, battery, fold in/twist out LCD, ISO 50, RAW Image Files
Cons: Chintzy Optical Viewfinder, Build Quality, Poor Ergonomics
Photography (film or digital) has always been a science of compromises. The tool that makes photography possible, the camera, at its most basic is nothing more than a light tight box with some sort of shutter (designed to allow light into the box for...
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The Canon PowerShot G1 is a 3.34 megapixel digital PowerShot!

by surferdude7 Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 10, Mar 30 '02
Pros: An AC adapter and battery charger with a Lithium-ion rechargeable battery is included.
Cons: 16MB CompactFlash Card is too small!
The Canon PowerShot G1 is a 3.34 megapixel digital camera. This camera came out sometime in the late part of 2000 and originally listed for $1049, now it can be found in a price range of $449 to $799.

The camera is loaded with features like...
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Best Buy Out There!

by dmezzer Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Mar 09 '01
Pros: Functionality, Features, Price
Cons: None
In the evolving Digital Camera marketplace there is at any point in time one camera which offers just the right mix of features, functionality and ultimate value as to be considered the best buy on the market. That honor, in my opinion, is currently...
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A few reservations about the G1

by maddieslyo , Mar 07 '01
Pros: quality images, microdrive, software, super fine JPEG
Cons: low powered flash, snap door, durability, reliability
Since everyone seems to be in love with this camera, I would like to take this opportunity to present the negative viewpoints of the camera, and thus justify why I do not recommend this camera:
CONS

-The camera cannot be turned on with...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Excellent amateur camera

by frank_vanriper , Mar 24 '01
Pros: Great image quality, ability to take off-camera flash, rechargeable battery, pleasantly chunky.
Cons: Hate that shutter lag!
Canon PowerShot G1—A Great Amateur Camera

By Frank Van Riper
Professional photographer, author and photography columnist for Washingtonpost.com

Let me say up front that many of my colleagues on this site know a ton more about...
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I Love This Camera!

by djtripm , Sep 27 '01
Pros: Amazing image quality! Solid construction. Long list of features.
Cons: It's a little too big and heavy to carry in your pocket.
I'd like to start off by saying that although my experience with digital cameras is extensive, this is the first over 3 megapixel camera that I've used. That having been said, this camera has given me the best pictures I've ever taken, and that includes...
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Better than 35mm...believe it!

by DefBringer , Nov 14 '00
Pros: formidable photo quality, durable, versatile
Cons: Limited lens range (without adaptors)
*There is a summary towards the bottom for those who don't want to wade through all of these words. :)

My first experience with digital photography was horrible. This was about 3 years ago when I purchased a Fuji camera that had little in the...
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G1 Will Soon Be Obsolete!

by gd134 , Feb 25 '01
Pros: battery, RAW file format, quality of pictures
Cons: price (will soon be obsolete), optical viewfinder, durability and quality
You have probably seen many of your friends or family carrying around a digital camera at various functions. Digital cameras are great because you don't need to pay to develop film and you can e-mail them to anyone or put them on a web page. Also,...
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The Current Leader of the Pack

by dboreham , Jan 02 '01
Pros: Large battery, hot shoe, raw files
Cons: Software not first rate, optical viewfinder not great
As of early 2001, the G1 is the best sub-$1000 (actually the best sub-$2000 also) digital camera on the market.

Why ? Some reasons:

1. Battery---digital cameras of today are power hungry. However many
cameras either have a...
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A great learning camera

by kclemson , Oct 21 '01
Pros: Picture quality, extras that come in the box (wireless remote, battery), hotshoe
Cons: Focusing problems in certain situations
Before June of this year, I didn't know what 'aperture' meant. I had a foggy notion that it had something to do with cameras, but that was it. Around that time, I decided that I wanted a digital camera for my birthday in July, so I started to research....
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Comparison to Nikon 880

by hsuc , May 14 '01
Pros: Image quality, panoramic, rechargeables included, remote control, swivel LCD.
Cons: Heavy, bulky, purple fringing, not consumer friendly
Background
I spent many hours looking at opinions here, Imaging Resource, Digital Preview, and other web sites for all kinds of prosumer cameras. I ended up with the Nikon 880 because of it's small form factor, Nikon's reputation, and its...
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Stellar pictures, but take some time to learn it...

by kweckstrom Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, May 29 '01
Pros: Relatively compact size, manual features, nice LCD, included rechargable battery
Cons: "Auto" mode is useless, not for the point/shoot crowd.
This is the first camera I've ever owned that required me to actually read the manual. That says something right there.

My previous digital camera was the Canon S20. I liked the size of the S20, but I figured I might as well pawn it off...
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This is the closest to perfect you can get for under a grand

by christiaan , Dec 11 '00
Pros: Image quality, battery life, ISO 50, RAW format, etc.
Cons: Focus can be tricky, some preview modes are less than optimal, not 35mm yet
I've been wanting a digital camera for almost three years, since the days of 'high-resolution 640x480' pictures, but would never take the plunge because the technology was not 'right' yet. The Canon G1 made me change my mind and am I pleased I bought...
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A Great Buy...

by TwinsDad , Dec 17 '00
Pros: Battery life, massive storage capacity, flip-out LCD display
Cons: Only f8 is available at 1/1000 sec
When I decided to get a digital camera, I made up a base set of criteria
(pretty minimal!):

- True 3.1 megapixel resolution
- Raw or TIFF file format, and a solid low-compression JPEG setting
- Minimal shutter release/autofocus...
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Features like a good 35mm camera

by dutchman28 , Aug 17 '01
Pros: Size, traditional camera shape, battery life, manual features
Cons: Poor optical viewfinder, price, Step rather than smooth zoom.
First off I'll admit I haven't had as much time to work with this camera as I would like to but having purchased it in January here are my impressions so far.

Negatives the LCD display can become smudged very fast if it is left open and you...
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