Canon PowerShot G12
The PowerShot G12 was a somewhat modest 2011 revision to the PowerShot G11 from Canon, retaining that model's 10-megapixel sensor and 5x zoom lens. As with the G11, the choice of a 10 megapixel sensor (believed to be a chip from Sony) emphasized good high-ISO performance, rather than pursuing the "megapixel arms race" which even the PowerShot G10 had succumbed to.
With digital cameras increasingly serving double-duty as video devices, the G12 increased its video capture resolution to 720p HD, also adding stereo sound recording.
By this time Canon had realized that even enthusiast DSLR owners sometimes wanted a more pocketable alternative; and had introduced the smaller (and RAW-capable) PowerShot S90 and S95 as their "shirt pocket" option. This left the G series to compete based on its slightly fuller feature set: An optical viewfinder; a longer zoom range (to 140mm in equivalent 35mm terms); a hot shoe accepting Canon system flashes; etc. Accordingly, the G12 has both front and rear control wheels, a feature more commonly seen full-scale DSLRs.
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