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Summary: Put 1Gb in and never change cards again!
Review: I love my G1! It's everything you'll ever need.The biggest advantage to G1 is that you can get additional IBM microdrive (340mb or 1gig) and NEVER take it out. I have 340mb and my camer always shows space available for 999 more pictures at a medium resolution, medium size. It just cannot show a bigger number. I brought home about 600 pictures from Disney, never had to change the card. The quality is just amazing! My Disney pictures turned out to be postcards - bright and full of color. I sent the files for print and print turned out to be better than from a regular camera. Another feature I love: the swivel screen. I take movies of myself and send them overseas to my friends. Or I take movies of falling stars and fireworks. There are things that I would change though:
- Movies stop recording after 30 sec, even though I have plenty of space left.
- It charges VERY slow. In short, this is the best digital camera on the market. Yes, Nikon is good, but it doesn't support Microdrive, what good is the camera if you constantly have to change cards? I love my G1!!! :)
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Summary: Levinson on Canon G1
Review: I am very pleased with this Digicam.
The overall results are stunning and it is
easy to use. The good manual took a couple of days
to read & I am now carrying the camera everywhere I go. I purchased a 128 mega Viking memory card and a
second battery. The memory card is a must. The 2nd
battery is only used now & again & is a luxury
which I could have done without. However its a nice
feeling to carry a charged spare.
Don't buy a Canon battery there are cheaper ones out
there.
I did an online survey before I purchased & I am
happy that I purchased a solid Camera.
The movie feature (30 seconds AVI file is a nice
gimmick but not good enough quality to use other than
for a laugh. The auto focus is sometimes a little touchy.
Its worth double checking your frames before
moving on.
The only serious problem is the Canon ZoomBrowser
software..It is cumbersome & not very well made.
It seems to clash with my Windows 98 on my laptop
& doesn't get on with my Desktop Windows 2000 either.
Perhaps Canon have a FIX available? However I have used the Photoshop included & sent some
photos (approx 1.5 mb) to the local printing house & am
very pleased with the 8x6 prints. No one can tell that they
are from a digital source!! END
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Summary: Versatile Camera
Review: After struggling to like my previous 1 megapixel Kodak D215 for a year, I spent some bucks for a real camera: the Canon G1. The Kodak was point-and-shoot, but the low resolution made "fuzz-balls" of trees and needed batteries every 20-30 shots. The G1 makes it child's play to take great clear photos. While not the simplest appearing camera, it is extremely flexible and takes photos rivaling a good 35mm SLR. If left in "auto mode", it takes great shots with virtually no "start-up" issues. The G1's ease of use facilitates exploration of the manual and semi-automatic features which can help open the eyes of those who have avoided pro type photography, thinking it was far too technical.
That's the beauty of going digital. After the initial purchase, it's cheap to play and explore the realm of photography since the cost of experimenting, developing, modifying the photos is nil--here I'm considering my own time to be nil. You will want to invest a padded case and in larger Compact Flash units ASAP, but CF costs have come down dramatically in the last few months. I recommend the 128 meg sizes (. . .) The plusses of this particular camera are its simplicity for beginners, full range of features, long battery life, and high build quality of the body, lens, and electronics. I've banged it around mountain trails and taken well over 100 shots in two days. The evening between, I used the the G1's LCD to review and edit-out pics I didn't like--without re-charging or using-up the full battery charge. I've had the thing for six months and have had excellent results with photos capturing close-ups of bugs on flowers, over-the-head shots at a junior high commencement (using the swiveling LCD), family portraits using the cool included remote, and gorgeous landscapes in Yosemite. High quality prints using my PC and HP printer are as good as 35mm at 8x10 size and would make passable poster size prints as well. The biggest issues I've needed to deal with probably relate more to my expertise than the camera's fault, like over-exposure in very high contrast conditions: for example, faces or bodies being half-sunlit. So, I do still need to overcome periodic "pilot error", and I've had only marginal success with the camera's sound and video modes. The camera is even "upgradable", as I have downloaded and re-configured its operating system (BIOS) from Canon's web-site, so I'm not stuck with last year's bugs--although I'm still not sure what the upgrade fixed since I'd never noticed operational problems. As far as the included Canon software, I think it's quirky and cumbersome, but I don't consider this to be a fault of the camera. The USB-camera connection is recognized by Windows and I prefer to take my photos straight to Photoshop or Paintshop Pro for manipulation or printing rather than using Canon's Zoom Browser. Since I have a variety of CF modules, I usually use an external Sandisk USB-Compact Flash reader (about $20) rather than keeping the camera plugged-in for downloading. I'm looking forward to a long relationship with this camera. Note that the G1 has been upstaged by a slightly bulkier G2, but the on-line prices for the older model make it an exceptional buy.
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Summary: amazing camera
Review: after shopping for a few months i found this camera to be THE best deal for money and quality.. i checked epinions and read zillions of reviews.. they all agree with me.. the powershot g1 is an amazing camera.. fully auto for the beginner, and fully manual for the well experienced photographer.. i love this camera!
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Summary: Canon's PowerShot G1 is Great for Beginners and Pro's
Review: This is a great camera BUT Canon just came out with their latest camera the PowerShot G2 which has many improvements over the G1 and costs only 100.00 more. (899.00)
Go to powershot.com for more information.
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Summary: Fantastic, great camera
Review: I bought this camera 1 month ago. A fantastic buy. This camera shoots fantastic pictures, is very easy to use, has impressive features. I think it's the best camera you can buy.
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Summary: Outstanding camera
Review: When I researched for cameras, I read some reviews on the G1 and was completely blown out of the water when I finally got it. It did so much more than what I thought it would do. Purchased the camera from PC4Nothing for $625.00 new. I upgraded to a 128meg flash card and when set at 640 x 480 resolution, the card will hold over 1000 pictures. The most impressive part of the camera was the cameras' ability to create 180+ degree pictures. After completely remodeling my kitchen, I stood at one side and took about 15 picturs in an arc and "Stiched" them together with the provided software. It's too cool and easy to use. The software is also easy to use. Overall, probably the best image resolution and options for the money. I really like it and have not had any problems with it at all.
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Summary: My LCD Viewfinder is fine!
Review: I was surprised to read not one, but two reviews talking about snowflakes on the LCD Viewfinder and horizontal lines! I have had no such problems with my G1 and the LCD Viewfinder shows quite proper images before the shot is taken. I've always found it quite useful. I did quite an extensive research before I finally bought the G1 and never in any of the online reviews of the G1 did I hear of this defect. Maybe the people with this problem should contact Canon and find out if the defect is with the particular pieces.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: This is the best camera EVER!!! I was up and using it within 1 hour and its general use is very easy. It has many advance features which I am still playing with. I bought this mainly to take pictures of my 3 month old daughter and the few pictures I took so far came out great. People wanted to know where I "had them done". Pictures printed out crystal clear on my HP Inkjet printer with the Kodak paper. Its well worth the money! BUY IT TODAY!
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Summary: Noisies of LCD
Review: I just bought the camera and whenever i saw what's on the LCD, I remember one of the reviews here about "snow flakes" and lines on the LCD. I am having exactly the same problem. But the captured images are displayed fine on it. I used Kodak DC280 and a SONY digital camcorder before, so i have an idea about what the LCD should look like. I will try to contact Canon to find what the problem is.
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