Jeff Keller says: "After learning some Digital Photo Professional tricks while I was reviewing the PowerShot S90, I went back and re-converted all the RAW images in the PowerShot G11 review. I think they look quite a bit better than what I had before." "Camera performance was very good in most areas. The G11 starts up very quickly for a camera in this class, taking about 0.9 seconds to extend its lens and prepare for shooting. While the G11 isn't the fastest focusing camera in its class, it still performs better than average, taking about 0.2 - 0.5 seconds at wide-angle and 0.5 - 0.9 secs at telephoto to lock focus. The camera focuses accurately in low light (thanks to its super-bright AF-assist lamp), with focus times hovering around a second in those situations. I didn't find shutter lag to be an issue, and shot-to-shot delays were minimal, even when shooting RAW or using the flash. The G11's battery life is well above average for its class. The one area in which the G11 feels a bit sluggish is in continuous shooting mode. While you can keep shooting until your memory card fills up, the frame rate ranges from 0.7 - 1.1 fps, which is surprisingly given the relatively low resolution of the camera." Link