Canon PowerShot G11

Canon PowerShot G11

Canon PowerShot G11
Canon PowerShot G11
Announced: 16 Dec 2009
Sensor Resolution: 10Mp
Sensor Type: 1/1.7" CCD
ISO: 80-3200
Weight: 375g
Physical Dimensions: 112 x 76 x 48 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (tunnel)
Screen Type: 2.8" Fully articulated
Video Resolutions: 640 x 480
45
Overall Score
35
Image Quality
19
Speed Performance
55
Versatility
82
Comfort
Portrait

35

Portrait
Landscape

33

Landscape
Sport

37

Sport
Street

59

Street
Everyday

59

Everyday
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prospros

  • The integrated stabilizer allows you to shoot firmly even in low light conditions
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • This is one of the brightest cameras in its category, even at the longest zoom settings - a huge plus in sports and nature photography
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Canon PowerShot G11 is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use
  • The fully articulated display allows you to manage the framing even in hard conditions

conscons

  • Warning - Canon PowerShot G11 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Unfortunately, Canon PowerShot G11 does not support wireless connection
  • The small size of the sensor could lower the quality of the photos

Canon PowerShot G11 and its rivals

Review compare Canon PowerShot G11 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Canon PowerShot G11 Canon
PowerShot G11
45 35 33 37 59 59

Canon PowerShot G11: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Canon PowerShot G11 is a compact camera launched on 12/16/2009.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot G11 ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 60 of all cameras in our database) scoring 45 overall. The Canon PowerShot G11 weights 375 gr and spans 112 x 76 x 48 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Canon PowerShot G11 behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Image Quality - Score 35, ranks in the category best 20%.
  • Speed Performance - Score 19, ranks in the category best 42%.
  • Versatility - Score 55, ranks in the category best 17%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot G11 is below the category average in:

  • Comfort - Score 82, ranks among the worst 47% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Great, score 35, ranks in the best 20% of its category. Canon PowerShot G11 is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Landscape - Great, score 33, ranks in the best 21% of its category. Canon PowerShot G11 is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Sport - Great, score 37, ranks in the best 18% of its category. Canon PowerShot G11 is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Street - Great, score 59, ranks in the best 15% of its category. Canon PowerShot G11 is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Everyday - Great, score 59, ranks in the best 15% of its category. Canon PowerShot G11 is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.

Canon PowerShot G11 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CCD

Sensor Size

1/1.7"

Sensor Dimensions

7.44 x 5.58 mm

Sensor Area

41.52 mm2

Sensor Resolution

10 Mp

Max Image Resolution

3648 x 2736

Max Native ISO

3200

Min Native ISO

80

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

fixed lens

Lens Focal Range

28-140mm

Max Aperture

F2.8-4.5

Macro Focus Range

1 cm

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fully articulated

Screen Size

2.8"

Screen Resolution

461Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (tunnel)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

Viewfinder Magnification

None

Features

Min Shutter Speed

15s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

1fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

yes

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

7.0

Max Flash Sync

1/2000s

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Off
Red-Eye
Slow Sync
Second Curtain

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

47

DxO Color Depth

20.4

DxO Dynamic Range

11.1

DxO Low Light ISO

169

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

no

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

yes

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

9

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

640 x 480 (30 fps) 320 x 240 (30 fps)

Max Video Resolution

640x480

Video Formats

H.264

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

375g

Physical Dimensions

112 x 76 x 48 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

NB-7L

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus card

Storage Slots

1

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