The Evolution of the Powershot G
I received an email that Canon does indeed have an APS-C sized sensor “G” camera being tested/developed.
Test Camera Specs
15.1mp CMOS 1.6x Crop
3x Zoom (24-70 IS, no speed information)
3″ 920k LCD
ISO 100-3200
DIGIC V
SD Card
1080p HD Movie Mode
Body is slightly larger than the G10
New Battery
No Viewfinder (Flash shoe VF?)
Flash Shoe
We know a CMOS based G series camera with a larger sensor is coming. The source said we may not see this type of camera until Photokina 2010.
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Everything depend the quality of your rechargeable AA batteries. If you buy low cost batteries, whatever how many mAh are specified on the package, of course you got something unusable. But if you choose carrefully your batteries (ex Varta 2500mAh), i certify you got much more power than any alcaline non rechargeable battery, and not so much less than a good LI-ION battery.
You also need a good guality AA charger… if you buy a low end charger, it won’t charge efficiently your batteries, so of course you cannot get good autonomy.
Digicams like Canon SX10IS or SX1IS (not low end cams…) use 4 AA batteries (rechargeable or not, you choose), and they have absolutly no problem of autonomy. The only bad point is that 4 AA is bigger than an equivalent Li-Ion battery (equivalent in power), but is it really a problem when a good handgrip give enough place in the digicam for the 4 AA?
I bought the best AA’s at the time – Varta I think it was. It wasn’t a cheap setup at all. I also used them in my flash and they did not last as long as good alkalines, not even close. I would not buy the SX10IS or any other that uses AA. Li-ion and charger are not much more expensive than how much I spent on rechargable AA’s.
believe what you want…but you can also look at Canon datasheet:
http://www.canon.fr/for_home/compare_products/loadcomparator.asp?prod=2663B002AA;2665B002AA;&lang=FR&country=FR&dir=/for_home/product_finder/cameras/digital_camera/powershot/
– G10 with proprietary li-ion battery: 400 shots
– SX10IS : with provided non rechargeable battries: 340 shots, with Canon rechargeable AA (certainly not the best on the market) : 600 shots
all measured according to the same CIPA standard!
but you’re comparing shots made from two different cameras…. clearly not a valid comparison. Personally I prefer proprietary Li-Ion batteries because they are simple to use and are bundled with camera and charger, I also have not had any life issues with them, unlike the NiMh batteries I use in my flashes. Also most of these batteries cost $50 at generic retailers, around $35 if you deal hunt on the internet. considering a rechargable battery AA set, with charger and batteries costs around $30, I would rather take the ease of use with charging two batteries with the same small charger.
You know, just because the name Canon is stamped on a camera it doesn’t make it instantly better right? I actually think the m4/3’s folks have an advantage when it comes to these kinds of cameras. 4/3’s IQ is good enough, and the smaller size is a real bonus. Plus, that Oly E-P1 is one sexy little camera. Canon hasn’t made a camera that purty this decade.
And I don’t care about EF-S lenses on cameras like this. First off, Olympus’s 4/3’s lenses blow away Canon’s EF-S lenses. Secondly, both are too large for them to be practical. New lens lines ups are needed for these cameras…preferably in the pancake variety a la Pentax.