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 p.1 #4 · P&S for a DSLR user with high standards | |
While the G7 has been under fire for not having RAW or a flip out LCD screen like the old G6 it still is a very nice little camera. It's build quality is very good. It is a nice size to hold on to yet will still go into a jacket pocket. The G7 is very solid feeling. It is similar in build quality to your 30D which I think is saying something considering most point and shoots feel like cheap toys.
As far as picture quality goes... well as you know it is a small sensor digicam so it isn't up to the same quality as your 30D, but it is very good. ISO up to 400 is just fine. ISO 80 in the highest quality JPEG is pretty clean and DSLR like. You need to turn the sharpness down to the lowest setting to get the images to look more like your CMOS sensor 30D images. It seems all of these digicams use too much sharpening for my taste.
The G7 is my first point and shoot. I've shot with film and digital SLR's for many years so the biggest thing to get used to is the live LCD screen. The G7 does have an optical viewfinder which is usable, but it could be better. Like most people I wish the G7 had RAW. Blown highlights can be a pain at times, but the G7 has terrific controls for exposure compensation. There is a button or dial for most functions (even a wheel on the back like the Canon DSLR's) so you don't have to play around in the menus much once the camera is setup to your taste.
The Panasonic LX-2 with the 16:9 sensor is another interesting camera. The new (yet to be released) Sigma with the aps foveon sensor is another curiosity. Of course we can dream of the Leica M8 all we want, but it isn't a practical investment for me even if I had the money. I'm waiting for a 5D successor at this point.
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