Product Summary
Very good
The good: Solid build quality; face detection useful for posed shots; optical image stabilization; compatible with a wide range of accessories; accepts SDHC memory cards. 7.5
out of 10View score
The bad: Plastic tube holding the lens; no 28mm wide-angle lens; slower F2.8 compared with F2.0 on the G6; no RAW support; unusable pictures at ISO 1,600.
The bottom line: The Canon PowerShot G7 acts as a good second camera for professionals or for those who want to have manual controls on a relatively compact shooter.
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Average User Rating
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Spectacular
8.8
out of 10CNET Asia Review
The Canon PowerShot G7 was announced prior to Photokina 2006 at a time when everyone thought the Japanese company had killed the G-series. To most people's surprise, the G7 was one of the four Canons at the launch graced with the new Digic III imaging processor. One of the main features was the new Face Detection engine. So how revved up is this G7?
Design
The PowerShot G7 looks every bit like that film camera you discarded some years back. The black chassis gives the shooter a classy feel and a retro shutter button reminiscent of the past completes the whole makeup.
The plastic tube holding the extending lens felt like the same material used for a high school telescope project. | |
You get two control dials on the top edge--one for shooting modes and another for ISO selection. There's a hotshoe on the G7 so you can attach an external Speedlight EX flash unit (220EX, 430EX and 580EX) for more light. Like the PowerShot S80 and the EOS 30D, the G7 comes with a scroll wheel to navigate the camera's menu system and settings. All the buttons and controls on the G7 are clearly labeled and responsive. Our only quibble is the four-directional keys within the scroll wheel which are a tad too small. Depending on how you hold your camera, you may end up with accidental presses.
Canon did away with the swivel LCD screen on the G7, so if that's the main reason you're buying a camera you're better off with the PowerShot S3 IS. Otherwise the 2.5-inch panel has a wide-viewing angle and we could still see our pictures even under harsh sunlight. Alternatively, you can peep through the optical viewfinder though it would have been a bonus if we could see camera status information through this window as well.
The AV-out and USB connectors are on the right of the unit behind a hinged lid where your palm rests. | |
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User Reviews
compact camera quality is dslr
Feb 25, 2007Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: excellent resolution.very good color.excellent macro.
Cons: no raw
Opinion:
Well Priced Prosumer Camera
Jan 23, 2007Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Functions, Flash Shoe, Good quality pictures, Night Snapshot mode
Cons: Plastic housing for lens, wide angle lens(requires converter and adapter)
Opinion:
A good camera for budding enthusiasts that require more than a simple point and shoot camera.
A great Camera, well built & nevers misses a shot
Jan 6, 2007Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Stabilised Lense, good Low Light Performance, good features, well built and Compact
Cons: No Raw support - but not essential for a compact or point & shoot camera
Opinion:
Its a great camera on its own, don't compare it with its predecessors and SLRs. As a compact camera it produces great pictures and it has very useful features set, great stabilised Lense and it responds briskly. What else one needs from a compact camera !



The plastic tube holding the extending lens felt like the same material used for a high school telescope project.
The AV-out and USB connectors are on the right of the unit behind a hinged lid where your palm rests.