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With the Canon G11 Powershot, Canon has updated their powershot lineup and the G11 is the cream of the crop as Canon’s flagship digital point and shoot. Standard features such as a 5x optical zoom lens, both RAW and JPEG shooting and and a nifty articulating LCD display make this digital camera a favorite for those that want the features of a higher end slr without the weight and size.

The biggest thing that the G11 camera offers that the SLR’s can’t touch at this point is both the size and feature set. Most slr digital cameras – if you can find one priced this low – are either last years models or stripped down beginner digital cameras and the canon G11 is anything but that.

The small size is the first thing you note when you pick up the G11 is how small it is and easy to carry with you at all times in a pocket or a purse. The second thing you notice is the articluating display that swivels out from the camera body up to 170 degrees and then flips around another 270 degrees. This works prety much the same as a digital camcorder might. To get an articluating display on a SLR camera you have to pay hundreds more.

Professionals and advanced amateurs will appreciate the ability to shoot in both RAW and JPEG formats that allow the photographer to choose between a format that offers maximum flexibility in post processing by shooting RAW, or thos that appreciate speedy shooting times and small file sizes for shooting in JPEG mode.

For indoor shooting, or shootin at night the Canon G11 has a low light and high ISO speed of ISO 3200 which is perfect for getting shots in dark places such as indoors or even outdoors at night. ISO 3200 means you can shoot at higher shutter speeds even when the light is low and you won’t get the dreaded camera shake which results in blurry photos. using the new digic iv processor results i noise free photos even at the high ISO speeds of 3200.

The optical zoom lens with built in image stabilization offer a wide angle of 28mm and telephoto length of 140mm. That’s a 5x optical zoom ratio that’s suitable for pretty much every scene you could ever come across from wide angle uses such as landscape photography to getting in tight on the action like wildlife or sports photography.

With a list price of $499, the Canon G11 offers a full feature set including full manual overide of automatic settings for the purists. The Canon G11 is usually discounted and can be found for less than list price with a bit of smart shopping.