Canon PowerShot G7 Digital Camera

Pros: Shirt pocket portability due to automatic retractable zoom lens, and array of professional features

Cons: Prefer wider zoom than 35mm at low end, and slight sharpness drop at high zoom

Bottom Line: Great right out of the box for most users but I will try to extend the wide angle below 35mm with a wide angle converter

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Pros: Big 10-megapixel pictures; external ISO control; easy to adjust; sharp focus; great LCD screen

Cons: A little noisy; no optical zoom for video; proprietary battery

Bottom Line: I like the G7 but there is still room for improvement, particularly at this price point. Still, it's a fine camera with a lot of flexibility.

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Pros: small size, macro, image stabilization, super zoom lens, 10 megapix, full manual controls.

Cons: No RAW (NOT a deal killer), limited wide angle, (like most digitals), instruction manual.

Bottom Line: As a backup for any full system for nature/landscape, this is the best product available. One of the best field macro capabilities of ANY camera.

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Pros: picture quality, nice features

Cons: no RAW file format support

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Pros: This camera can take pictures in the dark using the ISO 3200 setting.

Cons: lack of exposure controls in movie mode

Bottom Line: This camera is a great combination of compact size and full features.

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Pros: compact body, excellent pictures, multiple memory formats, optical stabilizer, easy controls, loaded manual features

Cons: pricey, fixed LCD screen, no raw format, bad optical viewfinder, proprietary battery

Bottom Line: Buy the G7 only if: 1) you are a photo enthusiast, 2)you don't use the optical viewfinder, 2) you don't care about swiveling LCD screen

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Pros: 10 megapixels, hot shoe, lots of manual exposure options, excellent image quality

Cons: Price, no RAW mode

Bottom Line: Don't be swayed by the naysayers, the new Canon Powershot G7 offers a superb balance of usability, prosumer performance, and excellent image quality.

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Pros: Superb lens and sensor quality, cool retro design, compact and reasonably light

Cons: NO RAW MODE!!!! What were they thinking?

Bottom Line: A very versatile, high quality camera that is ruined by the lack of a RAW picture mode.

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Pros: Small quick starting ease of use.

Cons: If your a RAW use I am not your out of luck no RAW.

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Pros: Size, 10 MPx, ease of use, hot shoe, IS, 6x optical zoom, controls

Cons: "Slow" lens, no RAW capture, no IR remote, hard to justify relative to entry SLR

Bottom Line: A great compact, but with SLRs getting cheaper the G7's only real advantage is its size.

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