Updated (September, 2010): Compare the Canon PowerShot G10 vs Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G11

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G11

Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Canon PowerShot G10

46

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G10

True resolution
High true resolution
14.6 MP
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
External flash
External flash
Better lighting

differences

Advantages of the Canon G10

True resolution Much higher true resolution 14.6 MP vs 10 MP
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Capture around 50% more detail in your photos
Screen size Larger screen 3.0" vs 2.8"
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Around 10% larger screen
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Advantages of the Canon G11

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Overall image quality Significantly better image quality 47.0 vs 37.0
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Around 30% better image quality
Color depth Better color depth 20.4 bits vs 19 bits
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Distinguishes 1.4 more bits of color
Dynamic range More dynamic range 11.1 EV vs 10 EV
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1.1 f-stops more dynamic range
Low light performance Slightly lower noise at high ISO 169 ISO vs 156 ISO
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The G11 has a slight edge (0.1 f-stops) in low noise, high ISO performance
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The G11's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Slightly lighter 375 g vs 390 g
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent pro digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot G10 Canon PowerShot G10
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Canon PowerShot G11 Canon PowerShot G11
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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Sensor size Very large sensors Help
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Supports RAW RAW support Help
Better editing
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
External flash Support external flash Help
Better lighting
Viewfinder Both have tunnel viewfinders Help
Tunnel
Fastest shutter speed Very fast max shutter speeds Help
1/4000 of a second
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
G10:390 g
G11:375 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
G10:1.8"
G11:1.9"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
G10:0.7 fps
G11:1.1 fps
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
5x

Compared to recent pro digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
15 seconds
External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
Supports 24p No support for 24p Help
Missing that film look
Screen type No OLED screens Help
LCD
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
461k dots
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
f/2.8

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Canon PowerShot G1X

Canon PowerShot G1X

Boutique

$799 - $800

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Low light performance Is much less noisy at high ISO
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Canon PowerShot G9

Canon PowerShot G9

Pro digicam

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Screen resolution Has a slightly lower resolution screen
Nikon Coolpix P7000

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Pro digicam

$249

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder

Canon PowerShot G10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon PowerShot G10.

Canon PowerShot G11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon PowerShot G11.

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