Canon PowerShot G15

Last updated: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Last Updated (09 May’13):
- Review & Sample Photos @ Engadget

Canon PowerShot G15 is a 12.1MP CMOS Sensor Digital Camera with 5x Wide-Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom. It features 28-140mm 35mm Equivalent Focal Length, DIGIC 5 Image Processor, 1080p HD Video Capture, 12800 ISO, Intelligent IS Image Stabilization, 10fps Continuous Capture, RAW & JPEG Capture, and has a 3.0-inch LCD Monitor. The camera measures (W x H x D) 4.0 x 2.9 x 1.6″ / 101.6 x 73.7 x 40.6 mm and weight 10.9 oz / 0.31 kg Camera only. It sold for $449.00 at Amazon.

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Expert Reviews

Canon PowerShot G15 Reviews

Engadget reviews the Canon PowerShot G15 and writes;
“the G15 is one powerful shooter, with a very solid design to boot. Though it is smaller than the G12, it’s still far too large to fit in a pocket — you’ll likely walk around with this guy dangling from your neck. There’s a mode dial up top, along with a dedicated exposure compensation dial, enabling more precise EV control.”
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Cameralabs reviews the Canon PowerShot G15 and writes;
“the G15 still has plenty to offer. Its bright f1.8-2.8 lens combined with excellent optical image stabilisation not only provides it with great low light performance, the 1cm close focus distance at the wide angle setting together with it’s ability to focus reasonably close when zoomed in, makes it possible to achieve a fairly shallow depth of field on macros and portraits, something that’s often proved elusive on small sensor cameras.”
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Ephotozine reviews the Canon PowerShot G15 and writes;
“There are bags of features, in a very sturdy, well-built body and image quality to match. We love the 10 fps continuous shooting and fast f/1.8-2.8 lens. There wasn’t much we could find that we didn’t like, although if you have a large nose, you might find the optical viewfinder is a little uncomfortable to use. Overall, the Canon Powershot G15 is a pleasure to use and we are happy to highly recommend it.”
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Photographyblog reviews the Canon PowerShot G15 and writes;
“The Canon PowerShot G15 handled chromatic aberrations well, with limited purple fringing effects appearing only in high contrast situations and generally at the edges of the frame. The lens exhibits a little barrel distortion at the 28mm wide-angle setting, along with softening of detail towards the corners. The built-in flash worked well indoors, with no red-eye and good overall exposure, although there’s noticeable vignetting at 28mm.”
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PCMAG reviews the Canon PowerShot G15 and writes;
“Imatest confirms that the G15 has a sharp lens—it scores 1,918 lines per picture height, better than the 1,800 lines required for a sharp image. Noise is controlled through ISO 1600, and image detail is excellent at this setting even when shooting JPG images—the G15 also supports Raw capture.”
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Digitalcamerainfo reviews the Canon PowerShot G15 and writes;
“The camera’s low-light performance is excellent, and that’s due to a collaboration between lens and sensor. A bright maximum aperture paired with excellent sensitivity is a dream come true, and the G15 manages some truly impressive low-light numbers. In our video sensitivity test, it took only 3 lux of illumination to reach a broadcast-standard 50 IRE, which betters even some of Canon’s own DSLRs and their comparably massive sensors.”
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DCresource reviews the Canon PowerShot G15 and writes;
“Colors are quite saturated, and subjects are nice and sharp. The camera keeps noise levels low through ISO 800 in low light and ISO 1600 in normal lighting. I found the G15 to produce better quality JPEGs than the Nikon Coolpix P7700 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 at higher sensitivities.”
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Digitalversus reviews the Canon PowerShot G15 and writes;
“The video image is accurate and pleasant to watch, but areas of bright light are soon overexposed. Sound is relatively accurate and the stereo effect is well rendered. However, the zoom motor can be heard buzzing in the background of quieter scenes and gets muffled in noisier situations. In the end, you’re better off not zooming at all while filming if you want to use the audio recorded by this camera.”
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Digitalcamerainfo reviews the Canon PowerShot G15 and writes;
“Another big-ticket item is the brand-new lens. Coming in at a maximum aperture of F1.8, it’s the fastest lens we can recall in the history of Canon’s PowerShot brand. Aperture isn’t everything, but despite an unchanged sensor size, image quality seems—at first glance—to be better than Nikon’s similar P7700, as well as Canon’s own G1 X.”
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CNET reviews the Canon PowerShot G15 and writes;
“As you’d expect from its stills performance, the G15 produces some pretty punchy video. I conducted my video tests at the same time as shooting my stills, and the rich autumnal colours once again shone through.”
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Imaging-resource reviews the Canon PowerShot G15 and writes;
“High-Speed Burst HQ mode provides up to 10 frames per second at 12.1 megapixels, and the camera uses Canon’s Intelligent IS, specifically of the four-stop correction, lens-shift variety, to keep the camera image steady during both still shots and video.”
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Techradar reviews the Canon PowerShot G15 and writes;
“Canon has pushed the pixel count of the Canon G15, and using its Digic 5 processor is bound to see image quality improvements, but we would have liked to have seen a bit more of a radical upgrade from the Canon G12.”
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Pocket-lint reviews the Canon PowerShot G15 and writes;
“The Canon PowerShot G15 is an undeniably impressive compact camera. It’s not going to suit all tastes on account of its bulky, larger-than-average build, but for those after full control and both exceptional performance and image quality then there are few other places to look that deliver to this level. It’s a seriously good compact, bolstered by a superb wide-aperture lens and image stabilisation system.”
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User Opinions

Canon PowerShot G15 User Reviews

G15 in addition to my T4i
“I’ve had the G15 for several days and have shot over 200 pictures while learning the features. There was not one bad picture that I did not cause. The G15 is fast. I have no plans to ever give up my SLR but I now have a complete package (for me). I had a very specific need for this G15 and it meets it.” – By MSTJames
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Great in low light
“Frankly I was impressed. The camera focusses really quickly so that instead of having to follow one player and wait for the ball to go to them I was able to follow the play, point, and shoot. I got great pictures at exposures ranging from 1/125 to 1/1000 sec. and up to full zoom.” – By R. J. Hunter
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Excellent
“The menu is very logical. Shot to shot cycle time is relatively fast in the single mode.The shutter lag is minimal,DSLR like. You can also do up to 10 fps (burst mode) with continuing focus tracking. Awesome!!!. Really sharp pictures. You can fully customize your settings for the quick access. Macro mode is outstanding; it is really 1 cm and looks like a DSLR picture in this mode.” – By fastest drummer
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The best small camera out there
“I love this Canon Powershot G15 I was able to take it with me to Disney World and capture images that I could never capture with such a smalll camera. I was able to shoot in AV mode or in Manual mode or when in doubt through it in Auto and shoot. The kids loved it too because they were able to take pictures themselves with a nice smaller camera. I would recommend this to anybody. One of my best finds.” – By Amy
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Incredible Camera
“This camera is not a toy. It is a professional piece of equipment you will enjoy from the first time you point and shoot. The photos it takes are of amazing quality, and with the new lense, depth of field performance has never been better. If you’re looking for a high-quality, upper-level point and shoot and are tired of toting a SLR, this camera is for you.” – By California Customer
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First impressions of the G15
“Image quality from ISO 100-400 is excellent, very good detail capture, great color, great contrast, and great exposure. A little noise appears at ISO 800 but you can get pretty usable JPEGS up through ISO1600. I have not processed RAW with this camera but will anxious what results this camera will turn out when I am able to process the files. But overall, excellent imaging performance and a clear step up from the G12.” – By S. Vogt
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Nice upgrade from the G12. Simple review
“The lens has the same focal length as the G12, but the new G15 lens has a wider aperture. f1.8 vs f2.8. My results show a nice improvement in low light situations. Canon has also improved the auto-focus speed.” – By D. Hentze
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Great camera
“I used Canon Powershot pro1 and Nicon D3100 before. I liked Canon G15. It’s the best combination of build quality and functionality. In first shoots, image quality was perfect.” – By rkale
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Excellent Camera – Has Much Improved Lens
“This camera provides excellent quality pictures. The faster lens provides much improved low light perfomance. In my opinion picture quality is significantly better than the G12, probably because of the better lens. Autofocus is slighly better than the G12.” – By J. White
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Samples

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Manual

Canon PowerShot G15 User Manual (PDF)

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Features

Canon PowerShot G15 Features

The Canon PowerShot G15 is equipped with a 5x optical zoom 28-140mm (35mm equivalent) f/1.8-2.8 lens which lets you capture exceptional images quality in most any situation, from group shoots to macro close-ups. While the aperture range lends itself makes it perfect to capture images in low-light situations or using shallow depth-of-field for dramatic, soft backgrounds. Not only does it, by combining the 12.1MP CMOS sensor and the DIGIC 5 image processor including HS SYSTEM, makes the camera has remarkable low-light performance enabling the ISO to be set up to 12800. This combination delivers incredible images quality at high ISO speeds even in low-light situations.

This camera also allow you to record video in 1080p full HD instantly by pressing the dedicated movie button. There is Fine Detail Movie Processing achieves incredible videos with high resolution processing that records approximately 4x the amount of information during video shooting for clarity and sharpness. You can also use the full range of the zoom in movie mode, and sound is recorded in stereo. Sharing and viewing you images and videos is easy on an HDTV immediately by connecting the camera to the TV with an optional HDMI cable.

Additionally, the Canon PowerShot G15 is equipped with High Speed AF which provides significantly faster focus speed for a super-responsive shooting experience allowing you to capture fast moving subject or fast actions ensures you’ll never miss the great moments with time lag only 0.22 seconds. There is also High-Speed Burst HQ which lets you shooting continuously at a maximum speed of approximately 10 fps. While with an Intelligent IS which automatically chooses from Six Modes of Image Stabilization, the camera allows you to capture clear, steady images even in low-light without using a tripod.