Canon PowerShot G11

Canon PowerShot G11
Pro digicam Pro digicam
August, 2009

Summary Canon G11

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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 5x Screen size Help 2.8"
Aperture Help f/2.8 Screen resolution Help 461k dots
Wide angle Help 28 mm Movie format Help 480p @ 30fps
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Canon PowerShot G11Canon PowerShot G11

Replacement

Canon has replaced the PowerShot G11 with the G12.

Canon PowerShot G12
Canon PowerShot G12 announced September, 2010
Supports 24p Supports 24p
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Movie format Higher resolution movies

Compare the new Canon G12 vs the G11

Videos

Canon G11 Duck Sample

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Canon G11 Duck Sample
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 Canon G11 Portrait Mode Tutorial
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 Canon G11 Photo Bracketing Tutorial
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Pros

The Canon G11 vs other recent digicams

Supports RAW Shoots RAW Help
Better editing
Sensor size Large sensor Help
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Battery life Incredible battery life Help
1000 shots
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Tunnel
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Lens
Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
Great for movies
Macro focus Good macro Help
1 cm
External flash External flash Help
Better lighting
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/4000 of a second

Cons

The Canon G11 vs other recent digicams

Zoom Below average zoom Help
5x
Wide angle Poor wide angle lens Help
28 mm
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
169 ISO
Startup delay Longer startup delay Help
2500 ms startup delay
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
1.1 fps
Weight Heavy Help
375 g

The Canon G11 vs other recent pro digicams

Aperture Narrow aperture Help
f/2.8
Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
47.0
Movie format Low resolution movies Help
480p @ 30fps
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
10 MP
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Longest exposure Short exposures Help
15 seconds
Screen size Below average sized screen Help
2.8"
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
11.1 EV
Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
461k dots
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
Screen type Screen type Help
LCD
Announced Old Help
August, 2009
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None

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Atterobots (5:17 PM, January 10, 2011)
i need a manual o guide to set up a tele-conversion lens, teleconverter lens and makro lens on Canon G11..please teach me
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (0:09 AM, October 29, 2010)
Fixed the liveview issue, thx!
 
Luke31 (11:41 AM, October 12, 2010)
The G11 got live view. Just the Quick Shot mode hasn't got live view and you have to use the viewfinder.
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (0:55 AM, August 30, 2010)
Good catch, we'll update our specs for the G11 to note the moveable screen. It looks like the G11 does shoot 12,800 ISO at a reduced resolution, 2.5MP, thanks for pointing that out!

Thats interesting that Canon claims a 2 f-stop improvement from the G10 to the G11. Snapsort pulls benchmarks from DxOMark, and their test results indicate that the G11 only has a slight (0.1 f-stop) advantage over the G10, see our comparison of the G10 vs G11.
 
Pingupenguins (0:49 AM, August 30, 2010)
Secondary note: The G11 is said by Canon to have 2 stops better noise reduction than the G10. Shooting a G11 at 800 ISO is said to be the equivalent of shooting a G10 at 200 ISO.
 
Pingupenguins (0:47 AM, August 30, 2010)
The G11 has a movable screen and will go up to 12,800 ISO when in Low light mode.