http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/ Engadget Comments for Nikon says it's developing a competitor to Canon's G11 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Way to keep up nikon....]]>Mar 3rd 2010 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
Your Canon DSLR is hard to focus in low light? and you are going to get a compact to help with that? Hmmmmm....]]>Mar 3rd 2010 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Take a look at Canon S90, it has the same sensor as G11. To take better pictures in low light, you need a camera with less megapixels sensor and a faster lens. I have a Nikon D40 and a 35mm f/1.8 lens, an excellent combination.]]>Mar 4th 2010 1:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 4th 2010 2:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/They haven't had a good compact in at least 5 years, they have no large sensor compact and the new Canon DSLR 550D is a step beyond the great D90.
So Nikon, we're waiting and hoping!]]>Mar 3rd 2010 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
Nikon has not gone after that and instead focused on low light image quality. For a serious photographer that's what matters.]]>Mar 4th 2010 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
I think the S90 is the bar for P&S digitals, not the G11. It's the same internals in a smaller form factor, a better lens, and better controls. The G11 and it's ilk are on the outs now that Micro 4/3 is gaining some traction. Getting Micro 4/3 or APS-C/DX quality in a small form factor is what Nikon and Canon should be aiming for, not bloated, non-compact P&S-DSLR hybrids like the G11 or whatever Nikon is presumably cooking up.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
Yep, I agree too. I have a G7 and I want to replace it with a S90. The G7 is just too large to pocket.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
I agree as well. I also agree with others that Nikon needs to reboot their entire p&s line- changing the branding from "coolpix" to something else less kitschy is a start. Also, Nikon shouldn't be labeling the G series as a benchmark. The G series used to be great (it's still a formidable manual control p&s), but the latest revisions have just been bloatware with steady increases in megapixels and little else substantial innovation. I hope Nikon does better than to just settle with a G11 or future G12 equivalent.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
and i love RAW format for editing. the S90 product page says RAW, but when i compare them, it says RAW only under the G11.

that said, i would love the size of the S90.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
I shoot with Nikon DSLRs, but have a Canon G10 for travel and walking around. I'd be happy if Nikon could improve it's top end point-and-shoot offering.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Couldn't agree more.. what kind of pro-sumer person would want a "cool" pix? sounds as cheap as it is corny..

I avoid any products with 'cool' or 'easy' in the name like the plague.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/oh yes, please...one has to wonder who's doing the naming at those camera makers...coolpix...cybershot...powershot...finepix...jesus! Lumix is the only one that has some character, but it shouldn't be too hard, right?]]>Mar 4th 2010 5:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
Their SLRs are top notch though.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
Was disappointed, it was an upgrade from my Sony Cybershot, but have given it to my mother and gone back to my old Cybershot.

In terms of DSLR, I love my Nikon at the professional level. But for compact I think there is better out there.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
However, I think Nikon should tackle the Canon S90, not the G11. While the G11 is awesome, it's not nearly as practical as the S90.

If Nikon had offered a viable competitor to the the upper end of Canon point & shoots, I probably would have bought it instead of the S90. However, now that I have it, I won't be changing anytime soon. The moral of the story? While it might not be TOO late, it's certainly late nonetheless.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
The problems that most people complain about the P6000 are the same problems that the entire Coolpix line appears to share (slow, fringing, etc). Those problems aside, it probably would have been a more worthy adversary to the G10. It wasn't the feature set that relegated it to mediocrity. It was performance.

So to come out with something to compete against the G11, they need to create an all-around better camera, and they should aspire to achieve that by creating a better point and shoot platform (which would, in turn, help their lower-end cameras as well).]]>Mar 3rd 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
How many years has it been since they've produced anything that got rave reviews that didn't start with "D" ?]]>Mar 3rd 2010 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/Mar 3rd 2010 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
Dear Nikon, please give it 1080p24 and manual zoom with auto-focusing that works during video recording.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
Give us 4K 3d with 120fps and XLR inputs and a medium format sensor!]]>Mar 3rd 2010 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
Sounds good to me! But seriously, though, what practical reason is there for 1080p recording at 24fps to be out of the question?]]>Mar 3rd 2010 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
The G11 is just an incremental update to a camera years old.

Canon will leapfrog them again almost instantly if their aim is a G11 competitor.

]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
Here's why: anyone savvy enough to not be intimidated by the G already owns a DSLR. The only advantages you can get over an SLR are cost (cheap cameras), silence (micro 4/3 and Leicas), and portability. To merit buying a second camera, it should have 2 out of 3, without many other compromises, such as low-light, speed of handling, and image quality. So, the S90 is now the benchmark, not the G11.

This doesn't mean they won't also try to beat the S90, but if they don't, they shouldn't waste their time. ]]>Mar 3rd 2010 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
Micro four thirds cameras (eg: Olympus EP-2) have the right idea. The image sensor is almost the size of the Canon DSLR, but the camera is 1/3 the size, with full control features and interchangeable lenses.

I've been a Canon fan for 40 years going back to the FT. However, they need to get with the times. Nikon should too.]]>Mar 4th 2010 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nikon-says-its-developing-a-competitor-to-canons-g11/
Besides, where is the mirror box in a 4/3? They may be smaller, but mirror-less is a deal breaker anyways.]]>Mar 4th 2010 10:17AM