A number of people have asked me in the last few weeks which point and shoot camera they should buy for Christmas and the festive season.
I have to apologise for not being very active on the blog over the last few months, as I’m on an assignment in China, which has been using up most of my time.
During this time I have had a number of people ask for advice on which point and shoot camera they should buy for Christmas or during the festive season.
I have admit I’m a Canon fan, and like to use the Canon PowerShot G12 as a carry around camera.
A new G series camera has been released around the end of October for the past few years, so I had advised several people to hold out for the new Canon G13.
The G series camera is normally released with the Powershot S series camera, which typically has the same sensor and similar performance characteristics.
The S100 upgrade to the hugely popular S95 was released on schedule with a new 12 MP sensor (up from 10MP) and full 1080p HD video (the S95 had 720p HD video).
The G13 remains absent, so I went back in the the news and noticed a couple of things:-
Given the information above, and my lack of attention to recent camera news, I came across the latest Photoshelter blog post 13 Digital Point-and-Shoot Cameras Used by the Pros ,which I thought would be handy for people when accessing which camera to buy for Christmas.
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From Canon Rumors http://www.canonrumors.com/2012/01/canon-powershot-g1x-revealed/
Canon U.S.A. is unveiling a new flagship Power-Shot G-series model. The G1X (shipping in February at a $799 suggested retail) will be positioned for advanced amateurs and professionals looking for a walk-around point-and-shoot model and offers a large 1.5-inch 14.3-mega-pixel CMOS image sensor and a 4x (28-112mm) optical zoom lens.
It is said to have a shallow depth of field and an aperture range of F/2.5-16 affording better low-light capability.
Other new features include 14-bit RAW file support, a new DIGIC 5 image processor with improved low-light support, high-speed burst HQ shooting of up to 6fps/4.5 fps at full resolution, multi-area white balance adjustment, expanded Smart Auto settings, child-weighted face detection system, handheld night scene and HDR mode. It will shoot up to FullHD 1080 video and includes a 720p Movie Digest mode to automatically compile a video log of all still shots.
PowerShot G1X Specifications
14.3mp CMOS (1.5inch) Sensor (1/1.5? probably) (… I think this will only be 12MP based on the S100 … Carl)
4x Zoom (28-112)
f/2.5-16
14bit RAW
DIGIC 5
6fps/4.5fps
Multiarea White Balance
HDR Mode
FullHD 1080p Video
720P Movie Digest Mode
Canon Powershot G1x camera (replacement for the G12???) is now on the Canon website http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/digital_cameras/powershot_g1_x
there is a good review at http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canong1x/