Canon G11 – £445 in Camera Shop

The Canon G11 is now stocked in the PhotoActive Camera Shop for just £445. I’ve been a real fan of this range of camera for some time, and still get a great deal of use out of my Canon G9.

One controversial change has been the reduction in pixel count in the new camera. The Canon G11′s high sensitivity 10 Megapixel CCD replaces the G10′s 14.7 Megapixel sensor.

The G11 still uses the same 28-140mm equivalent stabilized lens, but it gains a tilt and swivel LCD – at the cost of this dropping in size to 2.8 inches. To my mind this really is a great improvement.

Flash syncro speed has been increased to an impressive 1/2000sec. Other features include Dual Anti-Noise System. Amore sensitive sensor and Digic 4 offering a claimed 2-stop improvement over the G10. Shooting RAW is possible plus P,A,S and M shooting modes.

Sensor

• 1/1.7″ Type CCD
• 10 million effective pixels

Image sizes

• 3648 x 2736
• 3648 x 2048
• 2816 x 2112
• 2272 x 1704
• 1600 x 1200
• 640 x 480
• 320 x 240

Movie clips

• 640 x 480 @ 30fps
• 320 x 240 @ 30fps

Maximum clip length up to 4GB or 1 hour

File formats

• Still: JPEG (Exif v2.2), RAW
• Movie: MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (monaural)

Lens

• 28-140mm (35mm equiv)
• f = 6.1 – 30.5 mm
• 5x optical zoom
• F2.8-4.5

Construction 11 elements in 9 groups (1 double-sided aspherical element)

Image stabilization Yes (Lens-Shift)
Conversion lenses Yes
Digital zoom up to 4x

Focus • Auto focus :TTL

- Face Detection / 9-point AiAF
– 1-point AF (center or Face Select and Track)
– Fixed centre or Face Select and Track
• Manual focus

AF modes

• Single
• Continuous
• Servo AF/AE

AF lock Yes (on/off selectable)
AF assist lamp Yes

Focus distance Closest focus distance 1 cm

Metering

• Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame)
• Center-weighted average
• Spot (center or linked to Face Detection)

ISO sensitivity

• Auto
• ISO 80
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800
• ISO 1600
• ISO 3200

AE lock Yes

Exposure compensation +/- 2EV in 1/3 stop increments

Shutter speed

• Auto (1 – 1/4000 sec)
• 15-1/4000 sec

Modes

• Auto
• Program AE
• Shutter Priority AE
• Aperture Priority AE
• Manual
• Custom (2 modes)
• Special Scene
• Stitch Assist
• Low Light
• Quick Shot
• Movie

Scene modes

• Portrait
• Landscape
• Night Scene
• Sports
• Night Snapshot
• Kids & Pets
• Indoor
• Sunset
• Foliage
• Snow
• Beach
• Fireworks
• Aquarium
• Underwater
• Color Accent
• Color Swap
• Stitch Assist

White balance

• Auto (including Face Detection WB)
• Daylight
• Cloudy
• Tungsten
• Fluorescent
• Fluorescent H
• Flash
• Custom1
• Custom2
• Underwater
• White Balance Correction

Self timer

• 2 or 10 sec
• Custom or FaceSelf Timer

Continuous shooting • Approx. 1.1 shots/sec.

• AF: Approx. 0.7 shots/sec.

• LV: Approx. 0.8 shots/sec. (until memory card becomes full)

Image parameters My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color)

Flash

• Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, Slow Sync, Red-eye reduction
• Slow Sync Speed : Fastest speed 1/2000 sec
• +/- 2EV in 1/3 stop increments
• Face Detection FE compensation
• Safety FE
• Flash exposure lock
• Manual Power Adjustment
• Second Curtain Sync
• Range (Auto ISO):50cm – 7.0m (wide) / 4.0m (tele)
External Flash E-TTL with EX series Speedlites, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX, Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1

Viewfinder Real-image zoom, Optical Viewfinder

LCD monitor

• 2.8 inch Vari-angle PureColor II VA (TFT)
• 461,000 pixels
• 100% coverage
• Adjustable

Connectivity

• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• HDMI mini connector
• AV out (PAL / NTSC switchable)
Print compliance PictBridge
Storage SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus
Power Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-7L

Weight (no batt) 355 g

Dimensions 112 x 76 x 48 mm

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