Before I purchased my first DSLR D80, I used to take pic with my canon S30 and S70. I'm very satisfied with these 2 compacts' quality except there is soft corner problem.
Last year, I bought another compact which is GRD2. The lens, control, the feel of holding are all perfect. Just I'm not quite satisfied with the pic quality especially when taking people in color. Also for the very poor movie quality. You know, it's quite useful for the movie ability when you're travelling. Anyways, it's enjoyable when using it.
On and off, I start missing my old S70, wondering if there are new models. Now there it is. But the movie mode is just 640x480 and the macro is just 5cm.
Looks like canon's compact can catch up with like panasonic LX3. Or Canon won't like to provide all the good at one time??
BTW, there are limited edition case for both G11 and S90:
http://cweb.canon.jp/camera/powershot/s90/sp-option.html
http://cweb.canon.jp/camera/powershot/g11/sp-option.html
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