Summary
My first digital camera, well, the first I bought, (I’d already used a Sony Mavica) When the Canon G1 appeared, it was a revelation, small, compact, SLR-type controls, Swivel screen! :) Fantastic little camera which ticked most of the quest boxes...but not all. I took some great photos with it, and yes, it still works (although there are a few more hot pixels now).
Camera makers were releasing quite a few different concepts for where photography was going (Nikon Coolpix 990, Konica Yashica Samurai, Fujifilm Finepix 6800Z - all to be reviewed :) but the little G1 looked like a compact film camera. Film was at it's peak, but Digital was on the horizon.
Year of release
What was happening in 2000 – Y2K was avoided due to a lot of hard work in the server rooms by a lot of people. Tom Hanks and Wilson were stranded on an island in Castaway, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Pitch Black, Gone in 60 Seconds, Chicken Run, Me, Myself & Irene, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Space Cowboys, Best in Show, Lucky Numbers, Batman Beyond, Unbreakable, and X-men
The Sydney Olympics, and the Sony PS2 is released :)
Specs:
|
Year |
2000 |
|
Film or Pixels |
3 MP 1/1.8” CCD (7.1 x 5.3 mm) |
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Resolution |
2048 x 1536 – 4:3 |
|
Lens |
34 - 102 mm F/2 - 2.5 (4.87 crop factor) |
|
Shutter Speed |
8 sec to 1/1000 sec |
|
ISO |
50, 100, 200, 400 |
|
Image Stabilisation |
No |
|
Viewfinder |
Optical (tunnel) |
|
Screen |
Fully Articulated – 1.8” - 113k pixel – and LCD on top |
|
Exposure Comp’n |
+/- 2 EV (1/3 stops) |
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Self Timer |
10 seconds |
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Macro focus |
6cm |
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Flash |
Yes |
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Power / Battery |
Canon BP-511 Lithium-Ion battery pack (same as 300D) |
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Storage |
Compact Flash type I, II, & Microdrive (yes I have 1GB that still works) |
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Weatherproof |
No |
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Dimensions |
120 x 77 x 64 mm |
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Weight |
490 g |
There is a lot of similarity between the lens on the G1 and the Leica Digilux 1, and the Canon G2, the Epson PhotoPC 3000Z, Sony DSC-S70 – a well used lens perhaps? Also the Panasonic DMC-LC5 (which is the same as the Leica Digilux 1 per the Leica/Panasonic agreement).
Image Samples
Adelaide Motor Show 2002
The Green Eyed Monster - The Gibson Motorsport Falcon driven by Craig Lowndes
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