point and shoot cameras?

[tracy]

hi, are the g-series cameras considered to be in the point and shoot catagory? just wondering. thanks for your input on this question.

[Duke107]

Go to Canon's web site, they are concidered Canon's top line P&S cams, other than the recent Pro 1.

[Ballen Photo]

hi, are the g-series cameras considered to be in the point and shoot catagory? just wondering. thanks for your input on this question.

Tracy, I think they are, due to lack of a better catagory, and when I search for one on a site, I find them listed under "Point and Shoot".
Personally, I like to think of it as a compact rangefinder style full featured fixed lens camera. I dont own one yet, but have been considering one to compliment my 10D, and like what my research has turned up on it.
...........Bruce

[Andy_T]

There seems to be an understanding that all non-DSLR cameras fall into the 'point-and-shoot' category.

The fixed-lens DSLR's (like Olympus E20, Nikon 5700, etc.) are somewhere in-between.

Technically, today's DSLR's also are point-and-shoot cameras, as they have fully automatic modes where you don't have to worry about the shutter speed corresponding to the aperture and so on.

Regards,
Andy

[sdommin]

hi, are the g-series cameras considered to be in the point and shoot catagory?

Canon considers them to be "high-end digital cameras". It considers the A80, A70, etc. to be "point and shoot".

See this site: http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/home.html

[Duke107]

These are High end P&S cameras, they are not concidered Canon's high end digital cameras, The 10D, 1D are their high end type Canon digital DSLR cameres. G's are P&S.

[astro]

I've always heard the g series of cameras referred to as pro-sumer cameras.Due to the fact that they have alot of the features that the high end pro cameras have,But can also be afforded and operated by your average consumer(your average consumer that has $800.00 to spend on a camera that is)I've always considers p&s camera to be just that.A camera that you point and shoot without having many option if any at all in the way of changing apeture,shutter speed,iso,white balance, and so on.


Astro

[Duke107]

Turn the dial to Auto, Point and shoot, Done deal, its not a DSLR cam so I would call it a point and shoot - Fully automatic operation if desired.

[Ballen Photo]

Turn the dial to Auto, Point and shoot, Done deal, its not a DSLR cam so I would call it a point and shoot - Fully automatic operation if desired.

LOL Duke! But I can do the same thing with my 10D. Turn the dial to the Green Zone, point, and shoot. :D
I think there are some Grey areas in the definition of a P&S camera, and I think they are mostly referring to fixed lens non SLR style cameras in general, but HEY, I could be wrong here.
........Bruce

[FlyingPete]

I prefer the term 'Range Finder', point and shoot sounds cheap and nasty, I would suggest that a true point and shoot has no or few manual overrides/controls.

I have actually seen someone using a 'Range Finder' view finder in their hot shoe on a G3, they considered it a digital equivilent to their Leica.

At the end of the does it matter that much?

[PacAce]

hi, are the g-series cameras considered to be in the point and shoot catagory? just wondering. thanks for your input on this question.

The g series cameras can easily be used as a p & s camera but it's not JUST a p & s camera. It's a very sophiticated camera with a lot of advanced features.

[Duke107]

I agree, really thats a better distinction, fixed lense and intgerchangeable, but it seems that one is for the most part concidered a P&S and the other is SLR. I realize that you have fully auto setting on your 10D.

[Ballen Photo]

I agree, really thats a better distinction, fixed lense and intgerchangeable, but it seems that one is for the most part concidered a P&S and the other is SLR. I realize that you have fully auto setting on your 10D.

Duke, I'm pretty sure that you already knew about the Green zone on a 10D, and I hope you didn't take that the wrong way, heck, even the supposed point and shoot A80's as well as the G1,2,3, & 5's have the same basic layout on their dial, as they're EOS based controls.
Actually, I was only trying to build upon what you said.
I like the idea of simply calling the G series a digital rangefinder camera also. In fact, I'm sure I've referred to it as a rangefinder before.
..........Bruce

[Louie]

My half cent worth,I guess the term "point and shoot" originated from cameras with auto focus. because without it, it cannot be called pont and shoot, Maybe???

[sdommin]

Since there's no strict definition of "point and shoot", I refer everyone (again) to Canon's classification:

http://home.att.net/~sdommin/canon_del.jpg

For the record, the 10D and 1D are considered "professional digital SLRs".