Canon PowerShot G12

The Canon PowerShot G12 is a compacta camera launched on 19/01/2011.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot G12 ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 55 of all cameras in our database) scoring 41 overall. The Canon PowerShot G12 weights 401 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 G12 behaves better than average in its category for:

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

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot G12 is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 17, ranks among the worst 45% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 66, ranks among the worst 5% 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 33, ranks in the best 21% of its category. Canon PowerShot G12 is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 32, ranks in the best 21% of its category. Canon PowerShot G12 is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Great, score 36, ranks in the best 19% of its category. Canon PowerShot G12 is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
• Street - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 65% of its category. Canon PowerShot G12 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 60% of its category. Canon PowerShot G12 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.