Canon PowerShot G12

71

"Excellent build quality"
dpreview.com | talking about the G12's build-quality
"We have no hesitation in saying that the G12 is the best Canon G-series camera to date, but its original USP - as a bridge between compact cameras and DSLRs - is in danger of being eroded."
dpreview.com | talking about the G12's overall-performance

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G12

Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
HDR
In-camera HDR
Combines multiple exposures
Battery life
Great battery life
370 shots
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
Canon PowerShot G11

53

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

differences

Advantages of the Canon G11

Low light performance Slightly lower noise at high ISO 169 ISO vs 161 ISO
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The G11 has a slight edge (0.1 f-stops) in low noise, high ISO performance
Weight Slightly lighter 375 g vs 401 g
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Around 10% lighter
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Advantages of the Canon G12

Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 24fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video but at a lower frame rate
HDR Has in-camera HDR Yes vs No
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Combines multiple exposures to capture high dynamic range
Lowest price Much cheaper $389.99 vs $671.89
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The best price we've seen is $282 cheaper (more than 40% less)
Dynamic range More dynamic range 11.2 EV vs 11.1 EV
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0.1 f-stops more dynamic range
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 2 fps vs 1.1 fps
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More than 80% faster continuous shooting
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent pro digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot G11 Canon PowerShot G11
53 vs 71
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Canon PowerShot G12 Canon PowerShot G12
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot G12.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Screen flips out Flip-out screens Help
Great for movies
Sensor size Very large sensors Help
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Overall image quality Good image quality Help
47.0
Supports RAW RAW support Help
Better editing
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Color depth Good color depth Help
20.4 bits
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
Lowest price Very expensive Help
G11:$671.89
G12:$389.99
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
G11:375 g
G12:401 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.9"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
G11:1.1 fps
G12:2 fps
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.8"
Size Large Help
Mid size 112x76x48 mm
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
G11:480p @ 30fps
G12:720p @ 24fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
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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
True resolution Capture low resolution images Help
10 MP
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 G1X

Canon PowerShot G1X

Boutique

$799 - $800

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Low light performance Is much less noisy at high ISO
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
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
Nikon Coolpix P7100

Nikon Coolpix P7100

Pro digicam

$450

Screen size Has a slightly larger screen
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Color depth Has significantly less color depth
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
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$350

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Screen flips out Doesn't have a screen which flips out
Fujifilm Finepix X10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$599

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Low light performance Is significantly less noisy at high ISO
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life
Nikon Coolpix P7000

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Pro digicam

$249

Screen size Has a slightly larger screen
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Screen flips out Doesn't have a screen which flips out
Color depth Has significantly less color depth

Canon PowerShot G11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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

Canon PowerShot G12 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon PowerShot G12.

appearance

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Canon PowerShot G11 Canon PowerShot G12
Canon PowerShot G11 Canon PowerShot G12

discussion

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kdizzle (3:16 PM, October 09, 2011)
The G12, $150 cheaper? Now that's just bad, bad research. Very misleading in the score.
 
Naturalmystic580 (7:25 AM, May 17, 2011)
I prefere my g11 because i can take panoramic pictures  and the g12 not.