Today I want to share my thoughts of using the Canon Powershot G15 in 2022 from a perspective of Micro Four Thirds user. Canon G15 is an old camera, and I bought this camera way back before I was starting to use Micro 4/3, but I decided to give the G15 another try and turns out it is a really fun and enjoyable camera to use. If you have an old camera, don’t be so quick to dismiss it, try it again and see if you can find some joy in doing photography or video with that old camera. Shout out to @snappiness for inspiring me to pick up an old camera and start having fun with it!
Chapters
00:00 Start
00:16 Introduction
02:48 History of my cameras
04:03 Why I chose the G15
05:07 Picture and Video Sample
13:34 Cons of G15
15:49 G15 vs LX100
19:07 G15 vs modern smartphone
22:11 Conclusion
📷 Telephoto Sharpness Test
https://youtu.be/27Z4zWhf_1c
📷 Wide Angle Sharpness Test
https://youtu.be/p6bpS0GaIYU
📷 Latest Travel Gear Video
https://youtu.be/XBNG07JIGaQ
📷 Tawangmangu Short Video
https://youtu.be/RfsFce3jf9Q
📷 MFT Travel Gear September 2022
https://youtu.be/imLurHRb51Q
📷 9 Keeper MFT Lenses
https://youtu.be/bnFgVX8MZZA
📷 Why I Don’t Want to Become a Pro Photographer
https://youtu.be/LaXEJqWSZ7Q
📷 Travel Photography Tips Using Micro Four Thirds
https://youtu.be/CTmOWQN0nZA
📷 8 years using Micro Four Thirds
https://youtu.be/siEggWtPnGg
📷 Revisiting the Panasonic 12-35mm f2/.8
https://youtu.be/a4Fddu9RkXI
📷 Micro 4/3 Two Lens Kit
https://youtu.be/-5JE2ogL8Rs
📷 LX100 vs Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8
https://youtu.be/2TkUplFUeBw
📷 Is Micro Four Thirds still worth it?
https://youtu.be/Tzn0QZdklYE
📷 Micro Four Thirds Dream Lens
https://youtu.be/5e622ozxnic
📷 Panasonic Leica 8-18mm Review
https://youtu.be/AEbbDZtAJ0I
📷 Panasonic 100-300mm Review
https://youtu.be/F0rhvf6ACSw
📷 Leica 9mm Opinion
https://youtu.be/3E_7QZwSgqw
📷 Iceland Micro Four Thirds Travel Photography
https://youtu.be/eu9j_jmIABU
🌋 Iceland Vlogs Playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6tLJ50jjXDVcl81f-XzQhzUF8u2ivbUI
📷 Imagining the perfect enthusiast Micro 4/3 camera
https://youtu.be/Zb5kaU2u9rg
📷 Reaction to GH6 and OM-1
https://youtu.be/VoIOzm-V4zw
📷 My 6 Years Old Micro Four Thirds Cameras, GX8 and G85
https://youtu.be/NMneu_r7W5Q
📷 Choosing the Most Versatile Prime Lens
https://youtu.be/tJlmJhoOF2c
📷 Travel MFT with just Prime Lenses
https://youtu.be/9aq42wjcd6c
📷 Bali Travel Vlog
https://youtu.be/RbiYqgh5UAM
📷 Micro Four Thirds Lenses Focal Length
https://youtu.be/P1jnzSCElO4
📷 December 2021 M43 Travel Gear
https://youtu.be/-zUeGKF9ohU
📷 How I Switched to Micro Four Thirds
https://youtu.be/J-4ZN_2yjMs
📷 Panasonic Lumix LX100 in 2021
https://youtu.be/06pAuo0tV0A
📷 Panasonic Lumix G85 in 2021
https://youtu.be/1MVKfXGsz3w
📷 Insta360 Go 2 Review
https://youtu.be/vVQ-w086-7Y
📷 Travel Gear MFT, DJI Pocket 2, Insta360 Go 2
https://youtu.be/27XLatXyixQ
📷 Best All Around MFT Lenses
https://youtu.be/ZXe0YFG6FWE
📷 DJI Pocket 2 Review
https://youtu.be/55QyBqGdYZs
📷 Comparing DJI Pocket 2, Insta360 Go 2, Note 10, and Micro 4/3
https://youtu.be/mAzGy36HHpI
📷 Micro Four Thirds Zoom Lens
https://youtu.be/ysj9Tjjaf-g
📷 Micro Four Thirds Portrait Lens
https://youtu.be/3e4gLM-MB9g
📷 Who Micro Four Thirds is for
https://youtu.be/krHufwS5Oeg
📷 Micro Four Thirds beginner lenses
https://youtu.be/tyNPP1Wo9FM
📷 Portrait Zoom Lens Review: Panasonic Lumix 35-100mm f/2.8
https://youtu.be/Qy2ExL6pGQc
📷 Favorite Prime Lens Kit
https://youtu.be/09yR7wY-ofI
📷 Why I Still Use MFT in 2021
https://youtu.be/0wr6-vs7eR0
📷 Ultra wide angle Micro Four Thirds lenses
https://youtu.be/JAnWmuSCiL8
📸 My favorite photography camera, the GX8
https://youtu.be/0SWVGyOvV7k
📸 Landscape Photography using MFT
https://youtu.be/JYGP7Ui73U4
📸 Shooting RAW using Micro Four Thirds
https://youtu.be/K2sUCoS9ApY
📷 Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 II review
https://youtu.be/kgyWim1xRqw
📷 Panasonic 14-140mm super zoom lens
https://youtu.be/myYucH6BOV8
📷 My SECRET Photography Technique for TRAVEL – Strobist off camera flash
https://youtu.be/EOqTkhs1nv0
📷 Best Portrait and BOKEH Monster MFT – Olympus 75mm f/1.8
https://youtu.be/M6tJv4mYjdM
📷 Favorite Prime Lens – Panasonic Leica 15mm f/1.7
https://youtu.be/yPYejpuLWwA
📷 Favorite Wide Angle Lens – Laowa 7.5mm f/2
https://youtu.be/XeCdcVszi4k
🎬 Recorded using Panasonic G85, Panasonic GX8, Panasonic LX100, DJI Pocket 2, and/or DJI Osmo Pocket
📷 Lens I use: Laowa 7.5mm f/2, Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8, Olympus 9-18mm f/4-5.6, and/or Panasonic Leica 15mm f/1.7
🎤 Audio: Rode Wireless Go, Rode VideoMicro, Saramonic XM1, and/or Rode VideoMic NTG
🎬 Graded and edited using Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 16
🎵 Outro Music: Edge of the Mind Remix – Gary Wiryawan
https://garywiryawan.bandcamp.com/
Hopefully you guys find this video to be useful.
Cheers!
Gary Wiryawan
#canon #camera #g15 #g16 #oldcamera #photography #video #vintagecameras #microfourthirds #micro43 #mft #m43
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Feel free to jump to any part of this video! Make sure you see the sample pictures and video of the G15 in this video!
00:00 Start
00:16 Introduction
02:48 History of my cameras
04:03 Why I chose the G15
05:07 Picture sample and video sample
13:34 Cons of G15
15:49 G15 vs LX100
19:07 G15 vs modern smartphone
22:11 Conclusion
Thanks for your video. Someday our cameras – G80/G85 and GX8/GX9 will be seens as 'old' and they will still be wonderful 👍😀
Very entertaining video – as always. My oldest camera is my Canon Powershot G9 I bought in 2007.
Bought a "nos" In 2015. I do like them. Otherwise I use mft cameras.
Canon G12 used to be my dream camera back in good old days! 😉
12mp is just enough, still looks good with my d700 14 years later
Just bought Canon G15 few weeks ago. Used in great condition, cheap. Very happy with it, Photos quality is good, only those blown higlights…I use it mainly on bike trips, when I need small camera. I also have Sony A5100 and few lenses, but it's too big to be pocketable camera.
Gary, we have the same outlook as far as camera is concerned. At present I have a Fuji XT4, but I enjoy using my Panasonic GF10 with the 12-32mm kit lens much better. Before the GF10, I used a camera which has similar specs with your Canon G15. The Pentax MX-1. Similar sensor (1/1.7). Similar focal length and aperture. Both have a fixed lens. I enjoyed the MX-1 very much. It so happen that it broke, that's why I bought the GF10. I had a project in Jakarta way back in 2014. My camera then was the Olympus OMD EM5, with the Pana 7-14mm lens. I enjoyed this combination much more than an APS-C setup (it's personal, I'm not trying to bury other systems). Point is, technology is a good thing. Bigger sensor, high dynamic range, better AF, higher frame rates, but if it's too bulky and you can't bring it out, what's the point of having a modern camera?
I have the Canon S110 point and shoot. I believe it has the same sensor as the G15. I love it and carry it with me every day. Great vid!
Thanks for the shoutout – this is a great channel! I am just starting to get more into m43 and loving it. I'm not sure why it took me so long!
Thanks for your vídeo, its a good one! Please let me Asking you, ir i use viewfinder to take a pictures, how i do a focus? The viewfinder have any focuspoint?
Thanks a lot 👍
I have Canon Powershot S95, bought it in 2012, and still use it like a pro, shoot in raw, lowlight 😁. It was high end compact camera at the time. The image quality is so good for a small camera, and it's very pocketable.
I have other compact cameras – Canon G1X & Ricoh GR3 but they're too big to put in the pocket(due to APSC sensor size). For me, the purpose of compact camera is must be pocketable. If they're too big to put in the pocket, I'd rather bring my mirrorless camera.
And about comparing with modern phone, I don't know whether the phone you're using, has raw mode or not. But modern phone is more like using computing/AI photography, while the Canon camera is using traditional lens. I love shooting in raw, because editing process in photography, is like an art to me 😁 same like the art of shooting photos itself.
it was my dream camera when it released. you made me think to get and use this handsome camera
Just dug my 77D and G15 out of the safe.
I was ready to upgrade to start taking pictures again but now I don't think I need to.
My S22 Ultra does a pretty darn good job overall on the run.
Time will tell.
G15 is awesome in 2022..snappiness is one the advocates for old cams..I love the g15.. actually picked up a powertshot s90 as my EDC my current cam is the canon M50..the g15 to me was best of the both worlds especially for Street photography or candid photos..and don't forget I love to shoot raw…this may be my next to add to my collection..your g15 looks so 🆕 still
I have the G16 which does have ability to connect to wifi and transfer to my phone. Most everything else seems to be identical. Awesome video appreciate your enthusiasm.
This video is timely, because I have been watching XPro3 reviews, but realized that my forgotten G15 could do a similar process, when shooting RAW and using film emulations in Lightroom. Small sensor, yes, but less impactful when you are applying effects. The G15 form factor is perfect for this.
Do you recommend this camera? Is the image quality sufficient for today?
Good video, thanks for making it. I have one of these inbound at the moment, having the S95 and S120 and quite happy with them. The Powershot G series has been on my radar for a long time, and I came very close to getting the G10 but was derailed by the Pentax K7, so finally getting one, has me somewhat happy. It also enters a small collection of older high-end compacts, which are great fun to horse around with, when I am not carrying a M43. 🙂
nice one…..excited to begin using my G15 again. esp when I don’t wish to lug my newer SLR around. 📸
I get that feeling so much. I finally managed to grab my Sony a6600, switched to APS-C and all… but man, the pictures are beautiful, and the video quality is absurd… but I found out that I don't feel half the fun using it as I had using my Canon G7X ii. We spend so much time aiming for the best gear that we forget to have fun.
Still use my old G10 occasionally!
Awesome video! which would you buy? g12 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ70 vs powershot SX740HS? starting price is around 100usd vs 50usd vs 50usd (same order) g12 is ccd the others are cmos. Are ccd sensors much better/valuable?!?!?!
I enjoy using a Kodak C653 – a very entry level point and shoot camera with only 6 MP. Still, I like how it feels in the hand, it is fun to use, and produces images with beautiful colors in bright light. I use it more than my Canon G10.
What should you pay for it in 2022 used? 🤔