Updated (September, 2010): Compare the Canon PowerShot G12 vs Casio Exilim EX-G1

Canon PowerShot G11

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G11

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Casio Exilim EX-G1

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Runner-up

Casio Exilim EX-G1

Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-G1

Size
Really small
Compact 104x64x20 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
154 g
Waterproof
Waterproof
Great at the beach

differences

Advantages of the Canon G11

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 38 mm
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Around 30% better wide angle
Aperture Much wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.9
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At its widest zoom, the G11's lens captures slightly more light (1 f-stop)
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
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
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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More than 50% larger sensor
Macro focus Much better macro capability 1 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 10x closer to the lens
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Yes vs No
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Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/1250s
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3.2x faster max shutter speed
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 10 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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Around 4x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Casio EX-G1

Screen size Larger screen 3.0" vs 2.8"
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Around 10% larger screen
Size Smaller 104x64x20 mm vs 112x76x48 mm
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3.1x smaller
Weight Significantly lighter 154 g vs 375 g
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2.4x lighter
Waterproof Waterproof Yes vs No
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Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 1.9"
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2.4x thinner
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3 fps vs 1.1 fps
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More than 2.5x faster continuous shooting
Movie format Higher resolution movies 848 x 480 @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution video
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot G11 Canon PowerShot G11
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Casio Exilim EX-G1 Casio Exilim EX-G1
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot G11. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a pro digicam with a waterproof.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Movie format Poor movies Help
G11:480p @ 30fps
EX-G1:848 x 480 @ 30fps
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
G11:28 mm
EX-G1:38 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
G11:5x
EX-G1:3x

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$376 with 14-42mm lens

Overall image quality Has slightly better image quality
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon Rebel T3i

Canon Rebel T3i

Entry-level DSLR

$619 - $700 body only

$745 - $1,000 with 18-55mm lens

Overall image quality Has much better image quality
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot G11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Low light performance Slightly more noise at high ISO
Weight Slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot G1X

Canon PowerShot G1X

Boutique

$799 - $800

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Low light performance Much lower noise at high ISO
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot G10

Canon PowerShot G10

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Larger screen
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Overall image quality Significantly worse image quality
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
External flash No external flash support
Nikon Coolpix P7000

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Pro digicam

$249

External mic jack Has an external mic jack
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Overall image quality Worse image quality

Casio Exilim EX-G1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Size Slightly larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Waterproof

$114 - $159

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Olympus TG-620

Olympus TG-620

Waterproof

$305 - $324

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Lowest price More expensive
Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Waterproof

$188

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

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