Anybody Used A Canon G5

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I am after a compact take anywhere (In my Laptop Bag) camera and I rather like the look of the Canon G5,anybody who has one or has used one your observations would be much appreciated
 
I worked in a camera store as a student and one of the 'perks was the ability to borrow used equipmet at the weekend.

I have used all the G camereas up to the G9( which I own) the G5 is a fine peice of kit I enclose a review of the G5 from DPreview

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I have a G5, it's a lovely little camera, produces nice results:

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its not what the G series can do
but how you have to hold it
an electronic viewfinder..no matter how small would have made this better imho
 
mrcrow said:
well i hope i am wrong but dont you have to hold it away from your eye to compose...i am not used to that..:|
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No, it has an optical viewfinder offering around 85% coverage, or you can use the lcd screen, in which case, yes, you have to hold it away from you.
 
Got one in 2003 and still have it, but hardly used for a while.

It produced some great pictures. When they were good, they were sometimes as good as the 10D I had at the time. But it also produced crap too. Sometimes focus a bit off. I had a lot of binned pictures due to focus. Sometimes noisy. Sometimes both. Basically - unpredictable. The autofocus was also totally useless when zoomed in.

The swivel screen is a great asset.
 
Glenn Surtees said:
No, it has an optical viewfinder offering around 85% coverage, or you can use the lcd screen, in which case, yes, you have to hold it away from you.
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it cant compensate for parallax in macro and close up situations..
being optical
my little 4Mp toy does and i dearly would like to find a cam like the G etc...which could do that
so far no luck..just bridge slr wannabees
 
use one all the time for self takes (using the reversible lcd screen), when i catch lol. great little camera for the price. :thumbs: from me.
 
mrcrow said:
it cant compensate for parallax in macro and close up situations..
being optical
my little 4Mp toy does and i dearly would like to find a cam like the G etc...which could do that
so far no luck..just bridge slr wannabees
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:wave:

:cool:
 
I got a G5 back in the day and still use it for the ocassional snap. It is a good little camera and photos taken in RAW hold up really well when blown up. The Powerhsot G series have proven to be a cracking range of capable compact cameras.
 
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