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".

From Canon G11

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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From Canon G11

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From Canon G11

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... :)

Canon G11 released???!!!!

The Canon G11 might have been released now and would be coming to stores (and Amazon) soon. Check out this link... It says "Delivery Time: immediate upon confirmation"... Not sure how good the web-site is.

It is getting closer - Soon Canon G11 here

The new "G" series Canon camera, the Canon G11 is about to be released. Over at DP review they have posted a gallery of shots, and if one reads the discussions, some seem to have info that Sept 28th (i.e. tomorrow) it should start to be shipped to stores. Who knows what they really know, but Canon's own info page is still saying "September 2009". So why not. You can preorder yours already now at Amazon.

Casio video

Yet another video example using the Casio EX-FS10. In this video the fact that auto focus and zoom is working is demonstrated. Maybe even more impressive is the fact that during normal (not the high frame rate ones, only the 30FPS) one can take up to 10 full 6Mpixel photos during the video without interrupting the video. There is a counter that tells you how many more stills you can save. It starts at 10, and once it is at 0, you can no longer take any more photos without first stopping the video. Pretty cool...

New Casio EX-FS10 slow motion video

More Casio Exlim shots

Today I took the new Casio EX-FS10 to the driving range for some test shots. Taking the videos was ok by my self, but to take a 30FPS burst I needed help. I got some, but unfortunately the person did not capture more than 20 frames as she let go of the button to quickly.

Here is a collage of the 20 images, and after that the links to each original file. Click on it for larger size. This should give you a good idea of what 30FPS really means in a photo burst.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.

And then the videos. Each one with an embedded YouTube video and also a link to the direct file from the camera. And, yes, for these videos I used a plain vanilla Sandisk SD card that probably was not up to specs, so there are some hickups, at least in the 210FPS video.

30 FPS standard resolution (original file here)


30 FPS HD resolution (original file here)


210 FPS (original file here)


420 FPS (original file here)


1000 FPS (original file here)


High speed Casio Exlim cameras at Amazon:

New test of the Canon G11

A Polish(?) site has a review/preview of the soon to be released Canon G11. Go here to check it out. I figured you want it in English instead of Polish :)

Here is a ISO200 sample from their site:

Casio Exilim EX-FS10 sample photos

Here are some sample shots taken with my new Casio EX-FS10.

ISO100:









ISO400, taken from 30FPS 6Mpix burst:


Link to album where you can zoom in 100% here.

Help me do reviews on this site by ordering your EX-FS10 from Amazon here.

Another Casio EX-FS10 video - In HD

Casio Exilim EX-FS10

So what does a camera freak like me do while waiting for the new Canon G11? Well, I do not wait, but since funds are not unlimited (*sigh*) one has to do some sacrifice also. I sold the Canon SD1200IS on craigslist as I still have the Canon SD1100IS. I would rather have kept the Canon SD1200IS but as the SD1100 was water damaged at some time, I would not get much for it even if it works fine. The sale gave enough money to buy a new Casio EX-FS10. Why you could rightfully ask as I am very happy with the SD1200? Well, the plan is that the upcoming Canon G11 will become the sole used camera (for a while at least), and I have been intrigued since the press release by the specs of the Casio.... The 210/420/1000 FPS (frames per second, normal is 30) video modes just sounded so cool. Not sure what I would shoot with them, but still.

So here it is:


I have not been able to do a full "review" yet, but I am working on testing it out. So far these are my likes and dislikes.

Good:

• Slim (thinner than SD1200 and about same size)
  
• Good layout on buttons (better than SD780IS)
  
• Useful and cool 30 6Mpixel shots in one second - Really has to see it to believe it
  
• Good image quality at ISO 200 and below, ok at ISO 400 (SD1200/SD780 is better)
  
• HD video, and all the high-speed modes
  
• Optical zoom working while taking video
  
• AF still working in video mode (if continuous AF focus is selected)
  
• Non-extending lens (good for dust and makes the camera less fragile)
  

Bad:

• Slight delay when power on, and when staring a high speed video
  
• Slow lens (F/3.9 is the best at wide)
  
• Annoying small power on/off button
  
• Poor macro magnification (at least compared to the SD1200/SD780)
  
• No image stabilization
  

More to come. Here is a quick video (no sound in the high speed ones) showing the video mode where one can go between 30FPS (normal) and 210FPS with a push of a button.


More photos and videos to come...