While browsing around in the photography section at Barnes & Noble, I did see at least 2-3 books specifically for the Canon G11 (not by Canon). Hope this helps.

According to Canon, if restarting or resetting the camera doesn't clear the error, you're only real recourse is to contact Canon Tech Support and get the camera repaired.

Thanks for the comment. I get that it's a great camera, pretty much every review says that. What I cant get a handle on is whether it is truly easily portable. I was hoping that you owners of G series cameras out there would tell me whether this is really something you take with you whenever you leave the house - or how often do you say to yourself - "No, stuff it, I can't be bothered it's too bulky".

Thanks guys. I did buy a G11 - and am VERY happy with it. By the way, I did ask to put the camera in my pocket in a store - got a wry smile and a bit of a laugh from the assistant - but he was cool with it. Actually this was just about what swayed the decision for me - it fit in my jacket pocket much better than I thought it might. It also fits in trousers pockets (not jeans but regular - I dunno - non jeans trousers). I hear your warning Kimboi about carrying it in trousers pocket - and its only something I do when my hands are full and I dont have a large jacket pocket available.

Fewer pixels = better low light sensitivity. You also get the benefit of being able to pack more images on to your memory card.



The real question is how many pixels do you want - which is partly down to how large you want to print your picture. 10 million pixels is already more pixels than just about any monitor can display (although admittedly you might benefit from more if you wanted to digitally zoom in).



Having more pixels might make a difference if you were printing a poster - but then you would probably find the lens distortion was causing at least as big problems at that level of magnification as the lack of pixels. i.e. You would probably want to be using an SLR or medium format camera to print something out that large.

Look to the Nikon D700, the king of high ISO/low noise cameras. It only has 12 megapixels and is a full frame 35mm sized sensor camera, yet has arguably the best image quality in a sub medium format camera. Canon explains their decision in detail on their website about the G11, but basically the larger the pixel, the higher the sensitivity and also the lower the noise level. I've made 13x19 inch prints with a G7 and they looked beautiful, I'm sure the G11 will do the same. If you want poster size prints, buy the Genuine Fractels 6 software and go crazy.

Ah, a purist in the ranks! Well, I agree, sort of. Yes, marketing departments take advantage of consumer ignorance, but they also have to contend with consumers who want smaller cameras without sacrificing features. People want a pocket sized digital camera, but they also want image stabilization, face detection, long zoom, HD video and more more more. And for less, less, less. The result is that sacrfices have to be made in order to make a camera marketable and worth value. Thus, you end up with smaller chips, inferior lenses, and more noise brought on by stuffing those tiny chips with megapixels.



But I don't think I'd stoop so low as to call them "morons," they just consumers who want more for less. It's always been that way. And the fact is, that for a majority of consumers, they just want a camera to capture those kodak moments. They aren't really interested in "serious photographies," they just want to capture the moment.



And I disagree that digital cameras don't enjoy quality. Film resolution was passed a few years ago and keeps getting better. The Canon 5D Mk II and Nikon D90 shoot not only stunning digital images, but 1080p HD Video which may portend the convergence of Digital SLRs and Camcorders into a seriously viable movie camera. I challenge you to take a look at Reverie ( usa.canon.com/dlc/controlle...  ) by Vincent Laforet and tell me that using the 5D Mk II was for "convenience," and not quality.



I do agree that to a point that with lenses size matters, but one must remember that the larger the lens, the slower it gets unless you're prepared to pay some serious coin for a fast large lens. And for most people, especially in this economy, that isn't in the budget.

This is a high end pocket camera designed for to take high quality photo's'

the bigger and broader you make the zoom the more drop off you get in image quality. Simples.

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Hello Usman Kalid. The G9 is no longer in production and this drives the price up for the existing stock of new cameras. Also, G9 is a fine camera too, and there are probably folks out there who prefer the G9 either for interface design or for the time lapse option. Hope this helps. If you check the prices of other "new" cameras that are no longer in production on Amazon, you will find some very high prices on new cameras that have been out of production for several years.