Is a G Series any better as a boat camera?

I do a lot of fishing photography, and my boat camera is an A540 which has served me well.

Have you considered D10? It's the first rugged camera from canon afaik. Water, dust, and shockproof if I'm not mistaken. It also get a considerable amount of positive points in the dpreview underwater camera comparison.

cogliostro wrote in post #9320666
Have you considered D10? It's the first rugged camera from canon afaik. Water, dust, and shockproof if I'm not mistaken. It also get a considerable amount of positive points in the dpreview underwater camera comparison.

The D-10 is an automatic camera, so you have to try and out think the different modes if you want anything out of the ordinary.

I'm mainly interested in knowing if the noise is lower in the G than in the A series cameras.

Looking at the size of your boat.... have you considered the S90 with a waterproof case? The S90 has the same sensor and MP as the G11 in a much smaller package with a faster lens to boot. The S90 is certainly full featured.

Tom, thanks for the reply. When I use my canoe or kayak I can't take a DSLR and when I use the larger boat I cant get into the shallow flats. You might have just solved my problem. Plus, the housing for the s90 is pretty reasonable in price.

I believe you would prefer using the S90 in it's housing on your kayak. It is smaller than the housing for the G11. The price for the G11 housing and the S90 housing are the same. The physical size difference will be appreciated.

I use the Canon housing for my G9 while kayaking, and it is actually rather large...larger than I anticipated. It works well, but it is a little cumbersome in the small cockpit of my kayak. You may have the larger opening to work with if your kayak is designed for fishermen, so perhaps it is not really a size issue. If it were me buying a new camera for that purpose, I would go with the S90 and it's smaller housing.

Dennis

whuband wrote in post #9320464
My question is whether the image quality of a G11 is actually better than a full featured, less expensive pocket cam, or is it pretty much the same with an more impressive array of features.

Any thoughts or real world comparisons between the Canon digicams? I do need full manual control fromn time to time.

Just to add a bit more, the S90 and G11 are becoming famous for their performance in low light because of the sensor. The S90 even more so because of it's faster lens. I'll hazard a guess and say the image quality of either the S90 or G11 will be much better than the A540 in low light situations such as landing the big one when the sun is setting fast or early morning shots.

I have used the Canon G7 in an underwater housing for whitewater kayaking. The image quality is very good, the image stabilization works well and the zoom range is nice to have. The housing is huge and a little awkward to use. You cannot see through the optical viewfinder but must use the LCD which is washed out in bright light.
I now use the Canon D10 which is a much better size. It does not have an optical viewfinder but the LCD is much improved.
I also have an S90 which is superior in lower light. I have not purchased the housing for it.
Years ago, I tried the Ewa-marine plastic bag housings. Don't waste your money on those.