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14-05-2002, 12:57 AM | #1 |
Arofanatic
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canon digital camera
hello guys and girls
I intend to buy canon powershot G2 digital camera. As i am new to this thing,can someone in here advise me whether this camera is good and wat are the pro and cons. MY budget is $sin 1600 just in case there is a better one. thanks |
16-05-2002, 11:27 PM | #2 |
Arofanatic
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hi guys i decided to have canon powershot g2.
PowerShot G2 Specifications Here is the spec:EXPERT user tell me wat u think,THANKSSS CCD Size: 1/1.8 inch Total Number of Pixels: Approx. 4.1 million pixels (approx. 4 million effective pixels) Filter Array: Primary Color Filter (Beyer) Lens Focal Length (optical): 7.0 (W) - 21.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 34 - 102 mm) Aperture Range: F2.0 (W) / F2.5 (T) to F8.0 Constuction: 8 elements in 7 groups Digital Tele-converter Approx. 3.6x (max. 11x digital zoom is available combined with 3x optical zoom) Focusing Method TTL auto-focus (Continuous or Single) AF lock and Manual focus are available Focusing Range Normal AF: 70cm - infinity Macro AF: 6cm (W) / 20cm (T) - 70cm Manual Focus: 6cm (W) / 20cm (T) - infinity Light Metering Method Evaluative/ Centre-weighted average / Spot metering Exposure Control Method Programmed AE, Shutter speed-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE and Manual. AE / FE Lock is available Exposure Compensation +/- 2.0 EV [at every 1/3-stop] Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) is available White Balance Control TTL auto white balance, Pre-set white balance [6 settings] and Custom white balance Shutter Speed 15 - 1/1,000 sec.1.3 sec. shutter is available in Shutter speed-priority AE mode or Manual mode Slow Shutter of 1.3 sec. and more operates with noise reduction. Equivalent Film Speed Auto (ISO 50 - ISO 100) ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 Viewfinder Optical with diopter adjustment LCD Monitor 1.8" Low-temperature Polycrystalline Silicon TFT Color LCD (97% coverage) Built-in Flash Flash Range: 0.7 - 4.5 m (W), 0.7 - 3.6 m (T) (at ISO100 equivalent) Flash Modes Auto, Red-eye reduction auto, Red-eye reduction on, On and Off Flash Exposure Compensation +/- 2.0 EV (at every 1/3-stop) Shooting Modes Auto, Creative Zone (Program, Shutter speed-priority, Aperture priority and Manual), Programmed Image Control Zone (Pan-focus, Portrait, Landscape, Night scene, Color Effect, B&W, Stitch Assist* and Movie). * Stitch Assist mode integrates with PhotoStitch software (supplied). Continuous Shooting High Speed: Approx. 2.5 images / sec (At Large/Fine mode, when LCD monitor is turned off, max. of 5 images can be recorded sequentially) Normal: Approx. 1.5 images / sec (At Large/Fine mode, when LCD monitor is turned off, max. of 9 images can be recorded sequentially) Movie Recording Approx. 15 frames/sec., for up to approx. 30 sec./shot (320 x 240 mode) Approx. 15 frames/sec., for up to approx. 120 sec./shot (160 x 120 mode) File Format Design rule for Camera File system Image Recording Format Still Image: JPEG or RAW Movie: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE (monaural)) JPEG Compression Levels Super-Fine, Fine or Normal Recording Pixels Large: 2,272 x 1,704 pixels Middle1: 1,600 x 1,200 pixels Middle2: 1,024 x 768 pixels Small: 640 x 480 pixels Movie: 320 x 240 pixels (15 fps) 160 x 120 pixels (15 fps) Image Storage Capacity (with supplied 16MB CF card) RAW : 10 images [Approx.] Large/Super Fine : 14 images [Approx.] Large/Fine : 27 images [Approx.] Large/Normal : 54 images [Approx.] Middle 1/Super Fine : 30 images [Approx.] Middle 1/Fine : 54 images [Approx.] Middle 1/Normal :108 images [Approx.] Middle 2/Super Fine : 53 images [Approx.] Middle 2/Fine : 94 images [Approx.] Middle 2/Normal :174 images [Approx.] Small/Super Fine :120 images [Approx.] Small/Fine :196 images [Approx.] Small/Normal 337 images [Approx.] Movie :124 seconds (320 x 240 mode) 457 seconds (160 x 120 mode) *The above figures are measured under Canon's standard conditions and may vary depending on the scene, subjects or camera settings. Print Order Format Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Other Features Self-timer: 10 seconds Signal Sound: Camera Status and WarningsVirtual shutter release sound is available Wireless Control: Shooting and Playback Remote Capture from PC: Available with USB interface only (exclusive software is supplied) Other Operations Camera Settings: Date/Clock, LCD Menu Languages (English, French, German Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Chinese, Japanese) File Operations: Single Erase, All Erase, Protect, DPOF Marking, CF Card Formatting Playback Operations: Single, Multi (9 thumbnail images), Magnification [approx. 3x or 6x on built-in LCD monitor screen] and Slide show Interface USBAudio/Video Output (PAL or NTSC selectable) Supported Operating Systems PC Windows ® 98 (including second Edition)/Me/2000 Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 Software PC/Mac Adobe ® PhotoShop ® LE Canon Utilities RemoteCapture 2.0 Canon Utilities PhotoStitch 3.1 Apple QuickTime 5.0 PC Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX 2.8 (PhotoRecord 1.2) Canon Digital Camera USB TWAIN Driver 3.8 Canon Digital Camera USB WIA Driver 3.8 (for Win ME) Raw Image Converter 1.1 Mac Canon Utilities ImageBrowser 1.8 Canon Digital Camera Plug-In Module 3.8 Canon Digital Camera USB Mounter 1.0 Power Source Camera: BP-511/512 Li-ion rechargeable battery, CA-560 AC adapter and CR-560 car battery adapter. Shooting Capacity: LCD on BP-511: Approx. 400 images LCD off BP-511: Approx. 1,000 images *According to Canon's standard conditions of measuring shooting capacity Playback Time: BP-511/512: Approx. 300 min. *According to Canon’s standard conditions of measuring playback time Date/Clock Backup: CR2016 lithium battery Operating Environment Temperature: 0 - 40 oC Humidity: 10 - 90 % Weight Approx. 425g (excluding batteries and CF card) Dimensions (W x D x H) 120.9 x 76.6 x 63.8mm (excluding protruding parts) Optional Accessories External Flash Support: Canon speedlite 220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 550EX and MR-14EX Lenses: LA-DC58 Conversion lens adapter TC-DC58 Tele-converter WC-DC58 Wide-converter 250D 58mm Close-up lens • Specifications are subject to change without notice. Back To Top PowerShot G2 Accessories OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES EX series speedlite: 220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 550EX and MR-14EX LA-DC58 Conversion lens adapter TC-DC58 Tele-converter WC-DC58 Wide-converter 250D 58mm Close-up lens |
17-05-2002, 12:19 AM | #3 |
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It's a very good one. For fish photos, this one is really over spec. For real world photos, this one is very close to SLR camera. I reviewed some opinions in some webs, and found no negative comments (out of 21 comments). An example of the comments is "other than good, is still good".
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