Canon G12 Vs. SeaLife DC1400

[PacoRocco6]

Narrowed down my new camera choices to the Canon G12 and the SeaLife DC1400. I really am just looking at these two cameras. The main difference I've found is slightly better battery life and a larger sensor on the G12...although the SeaLife has more MegaPixels (although that's not always indicative of better photos). Any recs?

 

[Tigerman]

Youre right, higher mpx is not always indicative of better photos. It is infact indicative of potential problems if the sensor size dont increase as well.
A smaller sensor with higher mpx count is prone to more noise.

As for the two cameras in question, I know that the G12 is pretty much as good as it gets before you go to the dslrs, the DC1400 I dont know well enough to have an opinion of other than that its got pretty smart function navigation..

 

[Wisnu]

No RAW on DC1400,

 

[Tigerman]

No raw format is a serious downside..

 

[Gilligan]

RAW is a must for non-strobe shots. Without it you are left with having to calibrate your white balance in the "custom" white balance setting then switching back to "auto" or "sunny" for strobe shots. I did that for several years until I got my G10 and G12. If you use "auto" white balance on non-strobe shots you get blue photos.