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alaTest.com
Editors' rating: 84
Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 812 reviews of Canon PowerShot G5 from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 82/100 and users 88/100. Comparing these reviews to 540866 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 84/100 = Very Good.
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maxpc.co.uk
Editors' rating: 75
Summary: This ought to be the crowning glory of Canon's PowerShot range, but paying '200 fir ibe extra pixel isn't worth it. If you like the feel of the G5 and want to buy one, opt for the G3 instead. It's exactly the same camera except for that one expensive ...
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dpreview.com
Editors' rating: 80
Summary: The PowerShot G3 built on the success of the G2, it has gained a huge following and proves to be very popular among the prosumer 'shutterbug' photographer as well as those wanting to develop their photography skills.
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computerarts.co.uk
Editors' rating: 75
Summary: This ought to be the crowning glory of Canon's PowerShot range, but paying £200 fir ibe extra pixel isn't worth it. If you like the feel of the G5 and want to buy one, opt for the G3 instead. It's exactly the same camera except for that one expensive ...
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photographypress.co.uk
Editors' rating: 80
Summary: If you're a new high-end user though you can ignore the history lesson and put it on your shortlist.
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dcresource.com
Summary: While a 32MB card is larger than you'll get with some other 5 Megapixel cameras, it's really just a starter card. I highly recommend getting something much larger -- 256MB is my recommendation. I've long been a fan of the 1GB IBM Microdrive, and that ...
CNET editors' buying advice
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RAW image format
The main purpose of RAW image format is to capture a photo with as little processing as possible. In a JPEG file, several parameters are applied to the image, such as white balance, saturation and contrast, among other things; then the file is compressed using a lossy scheme. With RAW format you are generally getting as much information as your digital camera can record with, so in essence, RAW acts very much like a digital negative. The advantage of having a large amount of data in each image is that the photographer has more to work with in post-processing, and can cull out any unwanted data manually. The disadvantage is that the files are very large, causing more room to be taken up on the camera's memory card, and also slowing down the camera's ability to capture shots because of recording time.
Another thing to be aware of with RAW format is that each digital camera manufacturer creates their own proprietary type of RAW, so not all photo processing software will work with all RAW photos.
Aperture-priority
Aperture-priority is an automated exposure mode that will allow the photographer to set the aperture, and the camera will then set the appropriate shutter speed based on the light meter reading. In this way, a photographer can control depth of field easily and create images with selective focus. This works well when you have a distracting or unattractive background that you want to keep out of focus, or just want to have more creative options in your images.
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Shutter-priority
Shutter-priority is an automated exposure mode that will allow the photographer to set the shutter speed, and the camera will then set the appropriate aperture based on the light meter reading. Fast shutter speeds are ideal for capturing sharp images of high speed events, such as sports and other high action occasions. Slow shutter speeds can be set to get artistic blur in images, such as moving water or car taillights at night. Using shutter-priority will allow such flexibility while providing good exposure for your photos.
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