Canon Powershot G12 – What I’d like to see in that camera…
Given that Canon is probably well-along on developing the successor to the Canon Powershot G10 (the G11 I presume), I thought I would go ahead and outline my thoughts for what I would like to see in the next camera, the G12.
- Move the circular controls on the back to a different spot. When held, and due to a lack of a grip, that control is inadvertently pressed by the palm of the hand. I often find that the size and quality settings get changed while simply holding the camera. I don’t have unusually large hands, but I do find that the grip is too small for my grip.
- Get rid of the electronic zoom and replace it with a manual zoom, controlled by the left hand. The zoom is too slow and the other hand could do a better job of zooming while the trigger finger is ready to take the shot – besides, using the trigger finger for zooming and shooting isn’t very usable. Of course manual focus would be a nice addition, but I’d like manual zoom more.
- Do Not Add More Mega-pixels! At least not until you can speed up the camera, from the autofocus to the shot-to-shot delay.
- Allow power to be provided to the camera via the USB connection. Being able to charge the battery through the USB connection would be also great as it means that I can leave the charger at home if I happen to have a computer handy, or a small USB charger or car adapter.
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