Canon G12 review

This is me and my camera.  I love it!  I wanted to tell you why.  Here are some things I like about the Canon G12.  (All of these comments are by an am-mature photographer at best.  I shoot for fun and for memories.)  My favorite thing about it is that it has the piece built in to attach a flash.  My husband is a photographer and he has lenses and flashes and lights and reflector things and tons of stuff.  So, I have a big flash to attach.  Its awesome.

Other things I like about the Canon G12 are: I like the little dial just under your trigger/shoot button finger that allows you to change the camera quickly and comfortably while pointing the camera.  I like that the screen swings out and turns if you want (say if you are taking pictures of yourself and want to be able to still see the viewfinder screen.  I like the dial on the top left that allows a quick turn up or down to make the images lighter or darker.  I really like that there is a low light feature that allows you to take pictures in darker areas with out having to use the flash.  I love the Zoom.

My least favorite things are these:  I don't like how high up the view/play button is.  Its a bit of a stretch for my finger to get to it with out adjusting my grip (its not to big of a deal, though.)  There is a button I don't know what it is for yet (I need to read my manual) it looks like an "*" and it is sort of always in my way.  I hit it all the time and it always changes my settings a bit.  Every couple of weeks I hand my camera to my husband and ask him to put my settings all back to normal.  So, I can't really tell you what my problem is with that, just have someone who can get you back to "normal settings" when this happens to you.  That's it!

Finally, the best and least expensive case for the Canon G12:   Get this leather looking case, same as mine, in brown and dark brown.  (It actually looks very nice.)  The shipping takes a little longer than normal US purchases but it is worth the wait.  And if you have the Canon S95, here is the perfect vintage leather case.  (These cases are for the older models of the same cameras but they still fit perfectly.)  

* I am not a photographer just a regular girl.  I don't presume to know what I am talking about or think my opinions are anything more than just that, opinions.  I am a wife and mom and I love having a great camera that has easy to use and figure out manual functions as well as automatic functions.  So, please excuse my terms or lack of correct terms and just enjoy my opinions.  This camera is clearly for any one who wants to use a bigger and better point and shoot camera. You won't be sorry you bought it!

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