Canons have always been my first choice in photography equipment. I started with a Canon EX Auto SLR. Nothing really flashy...simple to use, but the features were limited to shutter speed, and aperture adjustment. I headed overseas where I found a great deal on another Canon camera, the EF Black Body SLR. Lots more features, including a flash boot. Higher shutter speeds allowed me to get photos of aircraft being launched off the catapults, and catching the arresting gear, without the blur effect. From the EF, I went to the Canon AE-1, also an SLR, and the last SLR I bought. Lotsa great features, including power winder capabilities, and auto aperture settings. I have a variety of lenses to go with it. Zooms, telephoto, and macro.I could do almost anything with that camera, including double exposures, and portraits.
I made the jump to digital photography with a Canon A-10. Very basic digital. Really easy to use, and it took some great photographs. It just lacked the features I wanted.
The Canon G-3 is my current camera. I can use this camera as a video camera, but the length of the video is severely limited by the heat produced in the video mode. I can shoot stills with the Automatic mode, or using the portrait selection. There is a zoom built in, but does not zoom in the video setting. There is a small microphone built in to capture audio in the video setting. I can connect it to my television, which enables viewing the contents of a flash card on the television.
Another plus, it has a remote control.
View specs at the link:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong3/
