tell me, how long can the G7 record video? depends on the memory? because G2 only can record for 30sec =.="

i dun think any canon dc will let u have long hour video recording as they are using inefficient Motion JPEG codec (save licensing cost?) which is a low compression format and thus the size is big, my dc only allows me to record 7.5min of 640 x 480 pixels @ 30 fps on 1GB SD.

i dun think any canon dc will let u have long hour video recording as they are using inefficient Motion JPEG codec (save licensing cost?) which is a low compression format and thus the size is big, my dc only allows me to record 7.5min of 640 x 480 pixels @ 30 fps on 1GB SD.

but the PowerShot TX1 can record long hour video

sotong u using f31fd?

but the PowerShot TX1 can record long hour video

nope, getting a hybrid dc, i.e. Sanyo CG65 mainly for video recording love its portability & good video quality, already shot many happenings

you read this thread?
http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/view_to...957&forum_id=27

quite disappointed, the auto focus sound is quite noisy, i checked the videos of cg65 previously dl, got the sound too.

oh is it? not aware of mine sorry to TS, off-topic liao...

btw, to TS, if your purpose is to take photo, forget about those hybrid dc lah, just get a pure dc; if your main purpose is to take video, then consider a dv-cam.

yeah, agree....so G7 will be taking photos and if i wanna film, i will get a recorder instead
but does anyone know G7 can video how long?

go to here, u could retrieve 11 reviews frm various reputable dc sites.  According to Dpreview, you could shoot movies up to 4.0GB in size or 29min of video.  I suppose with 8GB SDHC, u could shoot about an hour of movie (into 2-avi files, i.e. 2 x 4GB of movie file).

With the G7 movie mode, there's a long time lag to write to SD card after you stop recording and you can't use the optical zoom. A DV cam don't have this issue. IMHO digicam is suitable only for short 15-30 secs of recording. Photo -> G7, Video -> MD120

Yes, that's right. What I meant was after you press the stop recording button, you'll have to wait a while for it to complete writing to the SD card. No fun

For DSLR-like (ie. manual control) also can consider
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 (wide angle)
- Canon Powershot A620 (rotatable LCD)

IMHO, RAW function isn't neccessary...

I've already bought the G7, the photo quality didnt really satisfy me....but maybe the shutter speed is good~ didnt totally try everything out yet

I've already bought the G7, the photo quality didnt really satisfy me....but maybe the shutter speed is good~ didnt totally try everything out yet

I would think it's priced to sell rather than too cheap. With 4MP and more than 5 years old since it was introduced, it competes with the new Powershot A series priced around RM500-RM1,000. Hence it should not be worth more than RM500 on the pre-loved market. Not many people would want to buy an old model unless they're on a tight budget and just looking for a simple camera which is cheap yet good. Batteries that are long used will depreciate in value substantially. Besides one can buy OEM batteries at very low cost these days and need not rely on pricey original batteries. Those who bought your camera is also taking a risk of not being able to find replacement batteries in the future as it's a discontinued model.

Probably someone buys for collection, experiment or give to their little kid to play with. I sold my cap ayam PnS digicam for RM100+ to a guy who wants to give it to his small kid as he doesn't want his kid to fiddle with his own camera and risk spoiling it. 

Why don't you ask the buyer the reason he/she is buying it for?