GE G1
Digital Camera Review
Mar 11, 2007
- By Richard Baguley
1.7
The digital camera market today is a place of razor-thin profit margins and competition more reminiscent of a street brawl than the gentlemanly rivalry we used to see. As such, we don’t see newcomers very often since most companies look at the entrenched hold that the big companies have on the camera market and decide to move into new markets where they are less likely to get a bloody nose. But newcomers do try their luck sometimes, and General Electric is giving it a go.
Actually, General Electric is only sort of giving it a go; the electrical and broadcasting conglomerate is licensing their brand to a new venture called General Imaging. The new company announced a range of 8 cameras at PMA. You can find out more details on their web site or by watching our video tour of the whole range here. Their launches are broken down into four product lines: the budget A series, the intermediate E series, the compact G series and the high-end X series. We decided to take a closer look at the G1, the first of their new compact range. The G1 has a 7-megapixel image sensor and a 3x optical zoom lens. Pricing and availability has not yet been finalized so keep an eye on our news pages for details. We looked at a preproduction model of this new camera at the PMA show in Las Vegas.
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Spec Sheet
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GE G1 Specs
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Price
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0.00
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Length
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0.00
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Width
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0.00
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Height
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0.00
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Weight
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0.00
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Pixels
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7.40 Megapixels
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Effective Pixels
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0.00
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IR Cut Low Pass Filter
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Unknown
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Speed
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Unknown
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Burst
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Unknown
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Direct Printing
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Unknown
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Video Output
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Unknown
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Zoom Wide
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0
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Zoom Tele
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0
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fstop Max
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0.00
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fstop Min
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0.00
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Zoom Digi
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0.00
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LCD Pixels
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0
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External Flash
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0
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| Ratings |
Raw |
Weight |
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Color
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6.53
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2.75
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Resolution
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4.55
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2.5
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Noise Auto ISO
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1.21
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2
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Noise Manual ISO
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2.63
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3
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Model Design Appearance
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6.25
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1.25
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Low Light
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7.29
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2.25
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Size Portability
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8.00
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1.1
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Handling
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5.00
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1.5
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Control Button Positioning Size
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2.75
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0.85
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Front
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6.00
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0.6
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Back
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6.50
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0.6
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Left
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6.75
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0.5
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Right
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6.75
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0.5
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Top
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4.00
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0.6
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Menu
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6.25
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0.95
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Bottom
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5.75
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0.5
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Auto Mode
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7.00
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1.5
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Auto Focus
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7.00
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1.5
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Focus
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0.00
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1.25
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ISO
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7.75
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1.25
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White Balance
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7.00
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1.25
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Exposure
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7.25
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0.5
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Metering
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7.00
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1.1
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Shutter Speed
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2.00
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0.9
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Aperture
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0.00
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0.9
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Custom Image Presets
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7.50
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0.75
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Drive Mode
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5.50
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1
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Picture Qualit Options
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7.50
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0.5
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Picture Effects Mode
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6.50
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0.5
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Playback Mode
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7.00
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0.9
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Movie Mode
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5.25
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1
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Viewfinder
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0.00
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0.8
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LCD Screen
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6.00
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1.25
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Flash
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5.50
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1.25
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Zoom Lens
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4.50
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1.5
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Memory
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3.75
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0.5
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Startup 1st Shot
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6.30
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1.75
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Shot Shot
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5.30
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1.75
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Shutter Shot
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8.80
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1.75
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Software
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7.50
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0.5
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Jacks / Ports / Plugs
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5.50
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0.4
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Direct Print
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6.00
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0.65
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Ease of Use
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5.00
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0.95
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Battery
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4.75
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0.75
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Other Features
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4.50
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0.55
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Value
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4.00
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1.85
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Dynamic Range
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5.51
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2.5
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Video Performance
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1.42
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1.75
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Processing Speed
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6.00
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1.75
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White Balance Performance
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3.89
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1.8
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| Total (weighted) |
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310.69 |
