Canon G11 - more photos

Real busy at work lately, so not time to take photos. But today I got a chance to grab the Canon G11 and go on a short walk to the store. I think they turned out quite nice. Click on image for larger size (original).

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Canon Powershot G11 - first impressions

Too busy with work and life to have had a real chance to test the new Canon G11. But I have used it some, and here is my current, list of good and bad.

Good:

• Swiwel screen, and nice one. Makes camera easy to use in any position
  
• Nice menus and button layout and nice top wheel giving ISO, exposure compensation, and mode access
  
• Good high (ISO800) ISO performance, excellent ISO400 and below
  
• Overall good image quality and sharp lens
  

Bad:

• The wheel around the 4-way controller is way to small and hard to turn without pressing something else
  
• The zoom lever is also tiny and easy to "miss"
  
• Shot-to-shot performance seems a little low for 2009 and 10Mpix
  

Pretty short lists, but that's really what I feel right now. I am pleased with the photos it takes (lens/sensor/processing) but I am annoyed by the design of the wheel around the 4-way controller and the zoom lever. I do not know if it will just go away, I sure hope so, but the little I have used the Canon G11 so far, almost every time I need to use them, they have annoyed me.

Here are some more sample photos. Full zoom "macro".

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For next one, there is one ISO200 and one ISO800 in the album.

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Birds in fog.

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Trees in fog.

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Pins on table.

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Pens on table.

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Photos from Canon G11

So it finally arrived. My new Canon G11. And here are some sample photos, more "review" to follow... These were taken close to Soledad, CA. So far I like the camera and love the swivel screen.

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Lower price on Kindle, and Canon S90 reported in US

Today Amazon has lowered the price of the Kindle to a new low of US $259. They also introduced a new International Kindle with which the wireless is working world wide. We still have and love our Kindle that we paid some $359 for... oh well. My "review" is here and here.

Now the Canon S90IS that use the same sensor as the Canon G11 that I am waiting for. That probably means that both cameras will be shipping very soon. They guy in the US picked up the S90 from Best Buy, but some others have reported Best Buy associates saying that they are not allowed to sell it until Sunday Oct 11... Anyway, not much longer until I have my G11... :)