Testseek.com have collected 97 expert reviews of the Canon PowerShot G11 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon PowerShot G11.
October 2009
(84%)
97 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(88%)
48 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Very good photo quality
About a full stop advantage over most of the competition in low light
Nice 5X zoom lens with 28 140 mm range (though a faster aperture range would've been nice)
Optical image stabilization
Well built
Rangefinderstyle body...
The PowerShot G11 is a very flexible compact with many power features normally associated with SLRs
As well as the ability to shoot in RAW and take quality lowlight shots without flash
The G11 is fast and intuitive
With generally unflappable metering...
Excellent image quality
Good AF and shutter performance
Excellent ISO performance
RAW shooting option
Canon recognizes that more pixels doesn't necessarily mean better image quality
Fast to focus and operate
PowerShot G-series camera design is a classic of simplicity and functionality
Vari-angle LCD is back!
Very nice design
Very good low light performance
Very good image quality
Great flipout LCD screen
Swivel screen for easy shooting from odd angles
Very solid construction
Good grip
ISO and EV Compensation are on mechanical dials
Easy to see and use
But stiff enough that they don't change accidentally
Good wide-angle lens
Excellent Optical Im...
Solid build
Quality images
Unique features
Optical viewfinder
Articulated LCD
Very good photo quality for its class.
Very good picture quality
Wide-angle 5x zoom
Quality adjustable LCD screen
Great flip-out LCD screen
Very good low light performance.
Very good all-round image quality (albeit without the G10's excellent low ISO resolution)
Generally good high-ISO performance for a compact camera
Surprisingly good high ISO raw output
Flexible lens range with effective image stabilization
Very li...
5x zoom with 28mm wide and 1cm macro
Flash hotshoe
RAW files and high ISOs
Great quality 2.8in / 460k articulated screen
Good controls
Build and ergonomics.
Timeless design
Variangle LCD one of the best of its type
The editors didn't like
Some useful features from the G10 are gone
Remote capture
Auto ISO Shift
Voice recording
Continuous shooting mode won't win any awards for speed
Movie mode is just VGA
With no use of optical zoom
Ergonomics aren't great
Cluttered buttons o...
Earlier G series PowerShots were real objects of desire
But the PowerShotG11 is unlikely to elicit many lustful glances
The swivelling LCD housing means it’s quite a fat and awkward camera
And while Beth Ditto fans may disagree
Portly doesn&r...
Inaccurate viewfinder
Large
Heavy compared to most compacts
Expensive
Wish they had put a bigger sized chip in the G11 to improve low-light shooting further
No HD video mode.
Lost some nice features from the G10
Rear buttons too easy to accidentally push
Design is a little bulky
Body is not sealed
Zoom is slow to start
Some buttons are too easily pressed when shooting in vertical mode
Inaccurate optical viewfinder
The LCD image is a little more vibrant than what you'll see on a color-corrected mo...
No HD video
Optical viewfinder
Shot-to-shot performance still a little sluggish
No HD video.
Slow at only 1.1 fps
Distorted viewfinder
Lost some nice features from the G10.
Rather slow lens (in terms of aperture) by traditional G series standards
Movies limited to VGA resolution
High ISO images lose saturation and detail (and offer no control over noise reduction)
Focus prone to hunting (and focus failure) in low light at...
Abstract: The bridge market between point-and-shoot compacts and entry-level DSLR’s has become more and more competitive over the last couple years. With many companies concentrating a stronger effort on the Micro Four Thirds technology and offering great val...
The G11 scores high in accessibility to body (non-menu) controls for many essential field operations; a bright and readable display that really comes to the fore in low light; excellent image quality at reasonable ISO settings; live view-like settings ...
Very nice design, Very good low light performance, Very good image quality, Great flipout LCD screen,
Lost some nice features from the G10, Rear buttons too easy to accidentally push
The G11 will appeal to point-and-shoot users who are ready for more power, control, and quality, but don’t want to carry around a camera with the bulk of an SLR. ...
Abstract: Canon’s G series cameras have been around for a while and are much used by semi pros and pros needing an easy to use backup camera that still offers quality image capture.The G11 continues the breed, with some improvements tucked away under the bonnet...
Abstract: The Canon G series has been making big waves in the photography community, small high end point & shoots with manual mode that allow for professional quality photography at a very low price. How does the latest of this series, the Canon PowerShot G11,...
Very nice design; great flip-out LCD screen; very good image quality; very good low light performance.
Rear buttons too easy to accidentally push; lost some nice features from the G10.
The G11 is a camera that will appeal to point-and-shoot users who are ready for more power, control, and quality, but don’t want to carry around a camera with the bulk of an SLR. SLR users, meanwhile might want to pick one up as a second camera, for...
Abstract: Canon is a pretty popular name when it comes to digital cameras and they are usually on the frontline when it comes to innovation and development in the field. One of their latest cameras, the Canon PowerShot G11, is a 10-megapixel CCD camera that...
Abstract: Well built and user friendly, the PowerShot G11, with all the manual functions that photographers need, is a great tool to work with precision and discretion. The 28-140mm zoom (24x36mm equivalent) and its sensor smartly limited to 10 MP are two evide...
