Canon Powershot G11 - Black

Very nice design ; Very good low light performance ; Very good image quality ; Great flip-out LCD screen

Lost some nice features from the G10 ; Rear buttons too easy to accidentally push ; Bottom Line ; The G11 will appeal to point-and-shoot users who are ready for more power, control, and quality, but don't want to carry around a camera with the bulk of ...

The G11 will appeal to point-and-shoot users who are ready for more power, control, and quality, but don't want to carry around a camera with the bulk of an SLR.

Very nice design; great flip-out LCD screen; very good image quality; very good low light performance

Rear buttons too easy to accidentally push; lost some nice features from the G10

Like previous G-series cameras, the G11 is a very sturdy, very attractive small camera bristling with controls and dials. Clad all in black, the camera measures roughly 4.5-by-3.5-by-2, and its rectangular slab design fits easy into a larger coat pocket

Ultra-versatile, loads of quick-access controls, high quality screen

Pushes the definition of “compact” to its limits, barrel distortion at wide end

The ideal compact backup to a DSLR, or a step-up point-and-shoot for snappers looking to up their game

Optical viewfinder; articulated LCD; very good photo quality for its class

Shot-to-shot performance still a little sluggish; no HD video

Though it doesn't offer the whizziest new features like an interchangeable lens or a tiny size, the Canon PowerShot G11 still delivers a good shooting experience for photography enthusiasts. Plus it's the only model that includes an optical viewfinder.