My images taken with a Canon G1 X

[Wossa]

I would class myself as a complete novice photographer, more at the point and shoot end of the scale rather than knowing about F stops and ISO settings etc. I brought a Canon G1 X for a diving trip last week and then after reading al the negative reviews, wondered if I had wasted my time and money. I had searched the internet for underwater images taken with the G1 X and there are very few available.

I have to be honest, I struggled with the camera, mainly around the time it takes to focus and lock onto the subject. I found that even once it has come into focus, the slightest movement from either myself or the subject would make the camera lose focus quickly and would take a blurred picture. Maybe it was me and could of been rectified if I had a better knowledge of the camera and how the various settings works, ( I will take the time to learn).

I normally use a Canon S90 with Inon wet lenses which is very forgiving and easy to use, but when the GI X focused, the clarity of the pictures where pretty impressive and was visibily better than anything the S90 could manage. Like I say, I am a total amateur but here are just a few images that I took last week, I will post a link to the full images when I have downloaded. I hope at some stage wide angle lenses will be available for the G1 X as I am sure this would make this camera more versitile for underwater photography.

I would appreciate your thoughts......

 

[acooper]

Thanks for sharing some images. Reviews of the camera note some issues with focus. It may not be you.

Canon PowerShot G1 X Review: Digital Photography Review

 

[SCUBA482]

Don't know how many you took, but those look very nice!


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[jono33]

for a "complete novice" I'd have to say those are some striking images. any post editing? I've been using a g11 for a while and am pretty satisfied with it, being on a very reasonable price range including the canon housing and no strobes or anything yet. My main problems are the shudder lag. This might be remedied by using a different format, but I like the G11 because of the RAW capabilities... I do a lot in a custom mode i have set up for underwater shots. shoot a lot and usually a few turn out decent. but like you, i'd classify myself as an amateur. I just wanted something to capture the moment without breaking the bank for now. i usually doctor them up a bit either in iphoto or adobe lightroom, but nothing professional or fancy. maybe i'll see if i can't attach a couple here. cheers!

 

[BluewaterPhoto]

I'm sure the Canon G1x is capable of some spectacular images. Still, it has some issues that I wrote about in this G1X review. - Scott

 

[Ribellu]

http://www.dyron.fr/pdf/DY.UCL77e.pdf €189.00 macro + €700.00 camera + €300.00 housing = a whopping €1189.00 !!! $1556.00

 

[Wossa]

I have just added a short film (very roughly put together).

Maldives March 2012 - Filmed by Warren Price. | Facebook

Photo gallery (some of these images were taken with a Canon S90, most with a G1X)

http://www.warrenssite.com/Maldives/Maldives-2012/22254057_J4GnHN#

 

[darook]

Very nice Warren! Going there in August and this got me really stoked. Did you white balance any of that footage as it really retained the reds?

 

[Wossa]

Very nice Warren! Going there in August and this got me really stoked. Did you white balance any of that footage as it really retained the reds?

I did manually set the WB on the photos, on the video, I just hit the record button.

Have a fab time in August, you will have a fantastic time.

 

[Pablito]

great images. and the maldives gallery is amazing! have you tried continuous drive/focus settings?