03-25-2004, 01:35 PM
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Canon G5 Anyone?
I just purchased one over Christmas in anticipation of the arival of our first child. I'm wondering if anyone else out there has had any experience with the G5? So far, I've seen only posts for other models. What have you liked? What have you disliked? I'm interested in seeing what other people think relative, perhaps, to other cameras they have used.
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03-25-2004, 04:48 PM
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I had a Canon G3, which is similar to the G5, and while I liked the image quality, I didn't like the shutter lag - it just took too long to take the picture. You can compensate for this by pressing down halfway on the shutter button before you take the picture and holding it there while you wait for the right moment...
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03-26-2004, 02:30 AM
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Interesting problem. I have noticed on occasion that the G5 doesn't seem to want to focus, which delays shutter release, but it appears to be limited to low-light situations.
One of the things that I liked about the G5 (I had an S20 previously) is its speed. In continuous mode, you can take continuous shots at a rate of 2/second. Not super-fast by any stretch, but well beyond my needs.
In your post, you said that you had a G3. Does that mean that you don't have it any longer? What's your poison currently?
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03-26-2004, 04:54 AM
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the G5 is an amazing camera that will take some getting used to since it is full of features
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03-26-2004, 05:11 AM
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I've used one for about an hour and really liked it. Most Canon stuff won't dissapoint. I didn't get to check the pictures on a computer but I'm sure with canon's legacy of high quality optics that they are great.
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03-26-2004, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Schmidt
In your post, you said that you had a G3. Does that mean that you don't have it any longer? What's your poison currently?
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Yup, sold it on eBay. I use a Digital Rebel now.  |
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03-26-2004, 05:09 PM
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My favorite features on the G5 is the voice annotation and the ridiculously awesome battery life compared to the others in its category.
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03-26-2004, 07:34 PM
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You said it! I have used it for all-day events and have never run out of juice! It is definitely incredible in that category!
I don't know about you, but I use CompactFlash Ultra memory and I think that uses even less memory than the average CF card...
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Originally Posted by Suhit Gupta
My favorite features on the G5 is the voice annotation and the ridiculously awesome battery life compared to the others in its category.
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03-26-2004, 07:44 PM
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Less memory? Less power, you mean? Nah, they roughly draw the same amount of power. It's only when you use a microdrive do you then start to worry about it.
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03-26-2004, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Schmidt
I don't know about you, but I use CompactFlash Ultra memory and I think that uses even less memory than the average CF card...
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I assume you meant power, right? ;-) I never heard of them using less power - where did you read that? I think all CF cards that are 3.3 volt use the same amount of power. |
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