Typical price: £420
What is it: Compact 7-megapixel camera with a wide range of creative controls
What we think: A very good camera that needs a speed bump to pull ahead of the competition
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 7 February 2005
Tags: Canon, Canon PowerShot G6, presets, lag, red-eye reduction
We like:
Impressive image quality; built-in neutral-density filter; solid raw-shooting performance
We don't like:
So-so performance for many operations; inexcusable lens-cap design
You might also need:
512MB or larger CompactFlash card
CNET UK judgement:
A very good camera that needs a speed bump to pull ahead of the competition
Full review:
A modest update to the G5, the 7-megapixel PowerShot G6 faithfully follows in the footsteps of previous Canon G-series models. With a powerful, enthusiast-oriented feature set and very solid photo quality, it gets most of the same high marks as its predecessors. But its good-but-not-great performance lags behind the competition's. Continue Reading...
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June 24, 2006
Posted by: Chris Hudson
"A very good versatile camera"
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