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The editors liked
- Redesigned top plate
- Colour reproduction
- Professional features
- Movie performance
- Build quality (quality materials
- Assembly
- Robust feel
- Etc.)
- Noise handled well up to 1600 ISO
- Good handling
- Plenty of controls and easily accessible settings
- Full HD video with a sharp picture and decent stereo sound
- Direct dials and buttons
- Sleeker body than G12
- Great f/1.8 lens
- Built-to-last aluminium construction
- Solid feature set
- Optical viewfinder
- 5x optical zoom usable during capture of video and stills
- Manual top plate dials
- Pop-up flash
- Wide aperture throughout zoom range is impressive
- Smaller than predecessor
- Great image quality straight from camera
- Raw capture
- Impressive autofocus in all lighting conditions
- Excellent stabilisation system
- Excellent image quality
- Pro controls
- Builttolast aluminium construction. Solid feature set. Optical viewfinder. 5x optical zoom usable during capture of video and stills. Manual top plate dials. Popup flash
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The editors didn't like
- Expensive in its field
- Some wind noise on movies
- Fixed screen
- Some design features lost
- No swivel screen
- Fewer controls
- Lens isn't on par with competitors
- Poorquality optical viewfinder
- Small
- Inaccurate
- Uncomfortable
- Video
- 24 fps framerate isn't amazingly smooth
- No touchscreen
- No articulating screen
- Poor viewfinder
- LCD screen is fixed
- Bulkier overall than all but Nikon’s P7700
- Pricey given that a DSLR could be bought for even its lower street price around £440
- Expensive
- Bulky
- Shorter zoom than some competitors
- 85 per cent field-of-view in viewfinder is limiting and there's zero focus or settings feedback to the eye
- High ISO settings still aren't all that
- Occasional "black out" issue
- Chunky design
- LCD screen is fixed. Bulky. Pricey given that a digital SLR could be bought for the same price
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- Fast, sharp lens. Optical viewfinder. Good high ISO performance. Responsive. Excellent control layout. Raw shooting support.
- Pricey. Fixed rear LCD. Limited zoom range. Bulky. No GPS or WiFi. 1080p video limited to 24fps
- The enthusiast-focused Canon PowerShot G15 delivers excellent image quality, but lacks some features found in other top-end cameras....
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- Bright f21.8-2.8 5x zoom lens, Compact and lightweight - pocketable, 1080p24 video, plus super slomo, Optical viewfinder.
- Small viewfinder no proximity sensor, Poor continuous shooting performance, Braketing limited to 3 frames, Lacks articulated screen of predecessor, No Wifi or GPS built-in.
- The PowerShot G15 is a worthy successor to the G12, the question is, does it still have something to offer in a market teeming with options for enthusiast photographers looking for a compact DSLR back up? Canon has made some good calls with the G15, s...
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Published: 2012-10-24, Author: Jim Fisher , review by: pcmag.com
- Fast, sharp lens. Optical viewfinder. Good high ISO performance. Responsive. Excellent control layout. Raw shooting support.
- Pricey. Fixed rear LCD. Limited zoom range. Bulky. No GPS or Wi-Fi. 1080p video limited to 24fps
- The enthusiast-focused Canon PowerShot G15 delivers excellent image quality, but lacks some features found in other top-end cameras....
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Abstract: 1. Introduction2. Specifications3. Body and Design Canon PowerShot G15 hands-on preview September 2012 | By Andy Westlake Preview based on a pre-production Canon PowerShot G15 Canon's PowerShot G-series is one of the most iconic lines of digital compact...
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- Good low-ISO image detail and reliable metering, Versatile, sharp and fast 28-140mm F1.8-2.8 lens, Good balance between noise reduction and detail retention at higher ISOs, Fast and responsive operation, Very pocketable format, Fast and reliable AF system, Very effective Image Stabilization system, Excellent 920k dot screen, Optical viewfinder useful in very bright light (but is relatively inac
- Exposure compensation dial does not work in video mode (but you can set exposure compensation using the AEL button when the mode dial is set to movie), No swivel screen (vs predecessor and some competitors), No automated panorama mode (only stitch-assist), HDR mode only works well with the camera on a tripod, Auto ISO only uses up to ISO 1600, Matt surface a little prone to scratches,
- A few years ago Canon's G-series was the place to look if you were in the market for a 'serious' compact, but more recently there has been a lot of development in this sector of the market. These days there is an entire range of cameras to choose from...
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Abstract: The Canon versus Nikon debate has been around for almost as long as Coke versus Pepsi or dogs versus cats (well, maybe not quite)...
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Published: 2014-05-26, review by: avhub.com.au
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Abstract: The enthusiast-level digital compact camera category is thriving so how does Canon react to everybody else muscling in on its territory? With an even more capable model, that's how. Canon was building enthusiast-level fixed-lens digital compact cameras...
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Abstract: Don't buy this camera if : - You require an adjustable LCD monitor. - You want to take long exposures with high ISO settings.Canon's new PowerShot G15 replaces the popular G12 and is the second G-series model released this year (although the G1X's large ...
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- Direct dials and buttons, Sleeker body than G12, Great f/1.8 lens
- No touchscreen, No articulating screen, Poor viewfinder
- Buying Guide Best compact camera 2012 Canon has manufactured a high quality compact camera in the shape of the Canon G15. It is capable of producing great images with bags of detail, good punchy colours and pleasing shallow depth of field effects. However...
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Published: 2012-11-07, Author: Michael Hession , review by: gizmodo.com.au
- As long as you are OK knowing that the the image quality is stuck a notch below larger-sensor cameras, most of the G15's other attributes are a pleasure. It costs $US50 more than the Panasonic LX-7, which we liked a lot. Then, for the same money, you can...
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