S5IS or G7?

[nathananise]

They both seem very nice.
S5's image quality seems to be compromised by the 12x lens. I can see aberration in its pictures.
G7 has less aberration but it's 10MP requires loads of noise reduciton and leads to water color like effects...

So what say you?
THanks

[danielg]

It all depends on your needs. The G7 is Canon's top of the line P&S while the S5is is Canon's most versatile P&S IMHO.

The G7 is more portable, it has a slightly bigger sensor, a slightly better lens and easier to use controls with the thumbwheel at the back ala Canon's mid range dslrs. It has that classic range finder look and as a built-in ND8 filter. However it doesn't have a swivel LCD, uses proprietary batteries and can be hard to hold for longer period of time due to it's lack of handgrip. ( there are 3rd party attachments to solve this problem).

The S5is has a faster, longer, more versatile focal length lensand all the problems of having such a lens with it but has beter handling due to it's grip and mini dslr shape. It uses the more readily available AA batteries, has a swivel screen and a better movie mode.

Image quality is about even with a very slight edge in favor of the G7 in terms of noise and sharpness. (Again this is just my opinion)

I came from an S2and S3is and had a chance to own and use both the S5is and G7 and in the end choose the G7 as my daily shooter bec. my current preference is towards something smaller (although my adding a lensmate adapter to it does increase its size a bit) to compliment my 30D which can be quite heavy to carry around on a daily basis.

so oncemore, it boils down to your needs, preference and shooting style. You really can't go wrong with either one as they are both winners in my book.

[JPW2020]

The G7 also has an optical viewfinder and though it shows the lens in view at its widest setting is still preferable to an electronic viewfinder.

[TooMuchButtHair]

The G7 also has an optical viewfinder and though it shows the lens in view at its widest setting is still preferable to an electronic viewfinder.

You mean preferable to you, anyway. I'd perfer the EVF was long as it was full frame. The optical view finder would do any good unless you weren't zoomed at all.