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To: 5dave22 who wrote (19571)	3/12/2001 11:59:41 AM
From: Rocky Reid	Respond to of 60323

before you fall completely in love with the G1 digicam, read this review by a German digicam website: digitalkamera.de Summary: The Canon PowerShot G1 left us with mixed feelings: on the positive side we welcome the extremely useful colour LCD screen, with its ability to turn and swivel and its excellent rendition quality; the flash shoe with its middle contact and additional contact for the transfer of E-TTL flash data; the virtually inexhaustible lithium-ion battery; and the very quick response times (release delay, AF reaction time, display delay). On the negative side the camera lacks up-to-date exposure metering and autofocus controls; the handling needs to be improved to make it easier to hold; the colour rendition is unflattering when used in combination with the internal flash; and the manual focus is impractical. ... There are lots of great cameras out there right now. Don't jump into one you've fallen in love with right off the bat. **Also note the IBM Microdrive compatibility problems that appear to be cropping up all over again.

To: 5dave22 who wrote (19571)	3/13/2001 6:24:13 PM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

"From what I'm gathering (in my four days of sleuth investigation) is that the advances need to come from the printing end - not so much the camera end. Is the a fair statement?" Dave, I think that is very fair. I do still find landscape shots a bit too soft (lack of detail) and hope that 4.0 megapixels solves that problem. BTW, I looked at the Canon G1 yesterday (batteries were dead) at a local retailer. It is a brick. I also noticed in some of the reviews that the ISO 50 rating is a bit low compared to others in the category. The reason it matters is that if you boost the ISO above 50 by increasing CCD sensitivity you get alot of background noise. Thus, artificially higher ISO settings lower image resolution. My EPSON has ISO 100 as a default, but can be jacked up to 200 or 400. I tend not to mess with it unless I am indoors and hope to avoid using a flash. Finally, I noticed Circuit City has the Kodak 4800 on sale for $599.99 with a $50 in-store register rebate and a $100 mail-in rebate from EK. Aus