I just want to say a quick “Thank You” to all the people who have contacted me through this site. I have been woefully delinquent in posting to this blog and mean to make amends so keep checking back. A site remodel is in the works!
Currently I have been using the Canon G12 as my compact camera for dental photography. It is, in my humble opinion, the finest G series camera to date! Canon did a wonderful job of updating the sensor and LCD monitor so the images are higher quality with less noise and true to what you see on the monitor. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.
As I said, Thanks again and I’ll talk to you soon!
Rick
Camera companies have long been trying to market their products using the “more pixels are better” approach. This ignores other important elements of image quality and makes the process of choosing the right camera that much more confusing for the average consumer.
It has been commonly known for some time that larger pixels will produce better dynamic range (range of tones from black to white) and less noise. It’s like this… Think of a pixel as a teeny, tiny rain gauge. It’s job is to collect light photons falling onto it which are converted to a digital image. A larger gauge will collect more photons and give a more accurate reading because it has more data to work with.
A larger pixel also takes more data to fill which is cool because an empty pixel represents pure black while a full pixel represents pure white and overfilling it causes highlight clipping or blown out whites. A smaller pixel produces a shorter range of data which makes an image with more contrast, more noise and less dynamic range.
The announcement of Canon’s newest entry into the venerable G series, the G11 http://bit.ly/2PsvXW will have an effective pixel count of 10 Megapixels, down from the 14.7 Megapixels of the G10. This is a really cool thing because the sensor size hasn’t changed meaning the individual pixels will be roughly 30% larger. Get the picture? I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these to see if it lives up to it’s billing. Look for it at the beginning of October.
Canon is marketing this change as a positive affect on image quality and I believe it will be. I hope we see more emphasis on better dynamic range and low noise capability from other companies as well. It’s long overdue.
Canon G11 is a move in the right direction – Less Megapixels
Photo District News is hosting their first virtual trade show today and tomorrow. Registration is free and you can expect the same experience as any physical trade show. You can visit company booths, attend seminars, talk with company reps in real time and learn about the latest gear.
To sign up go to PDNonline and look for the “Virtual Trade Show” link or go directly to the sign up page HERE.
I’m looking forward to the creative lighting presentation this afternoon at 3pm EDT.