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Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera

PowerShot G9 Digital Camera

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Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera

  • Reviewed by: Seddiqi

    12-08-07

    Duration of ownership: 2 Months

    Strengths: built-in with powerful image processing chip, compact body.

    Weaknesses:Nill

    Overall Evaluation: I'm a photographer I got my Canon g9 camera finally from microglobe.co.uk after visiting amazon.com, buy.com and so many other online stores. Canon g9 digital camera is superb in g9-series.It incorporates Digi III chip that, really boost up the overall performance of the camera from starting upto image processing. And its IS (Image stabilizer system) really makes me happy, all I want is just found in this compact digital camera, many thanks to the Canon manufacturer.

  • Reviewed by: touristguy87

    07-11-08

    Duration of ownership: 3 Days

    Strengths: the 400d battery pack, great lens, decent size, 6x zoom, IS, raw capability with SDHC cards, of course the 12MP sensor, live histogram

    Weaknesses:it's really heavy for its size, I would much prefer an all-plastic body at half the weight, also the viewfinder is terrible even for a p&s

    Overall Evaluation: This is your basic P&S with all the features that one really needs. Very flexible camera, I had the a650 too but I sold it since to shoot it raw with an 8GB SDHC card one has to format it in multiple fat16 partitions (the chdk hack only works with fat16 partitions) and that's just too much. This is much easier to shoot and to use if you're going to shoot raw. It is just a little too heavy for me to carry comfortably in my pocket and there's no protection for the LCD so I had to buy a GGS screen for it...I got a 40d screen which fits slightly large, the official G9 screen is about 1/4" too small on both dimensions, but works well, if you don't mind the gold outlay. Also the G9 works with Canons' EOS remote-control utility and the a650 doesn't, the a650 needs 4 AA batteries, this runs forever on one 400d battery pack. But overall the a650 is much more of a "stuff it in your pocket and forget it" camera. The G9 is much better in terms of lens sharpness and when shot raw it can really deliver ISO80-200, even ISO400. It will focus better than the a650 in low light so ISO800 shots can be taken, but here the viewfinder is a problem because using the viewfinder helps to get a steady handheld shot. The viewfinder on the G9 is really, really crummy.Plus I'm waiting for the ISO dial to pop off. This is a great portable tool for taking photographs but really the a650 handles better plus the flip LCD gives better protection. But Canon chose to handicap the a650 in terms of raw shooting and I shoot raw almost exclusively. If that wasn't the case, I would have accepted the loss of sharpness in the corners and kept the a650 and sold the G9. It's a great small-sensor camera, but not really a great p&s. It's just too big and heavy and too easy to damage to be a "great" p&s. That big 3" diagonal LCD sits on the back of the camera in perfect position to be banged against something and broken...what Canon should have done was at least put a plastic frame around it, that sticks out beyond the LCD, and then allow for a glass or plastic cover-slide to slip in over the LCD that way you could bang the cover-slide but not the actual LCD glass, or at least lay it down on the plastic frame not the LCD itself. If you can carry it easily and protect it well, then fine. But be prepared for that. The G9 is at its best when a DSLR is just not feasible to carry, but you want DSLR image-quality. If you're ok with average p&s performance you'll want something smaller, lighter and cheaper (even my a610 is smaller and lighter). The shot to shot time and the focus time are too slow to compete with a DSLR, plus, really, shooting off the LCD is not as nice as shooting with a real viewfinder. I'd rather shoot a DSLR any day, though sometimes I just can't carry one and the G9 fills the bill well. The one thing that I did check out before I sold the a650 is that the LCD can be seen fairly well even when the camera is held well above or below my eyes, as long as it is decently in front of my eyes. So I can still do waist-level and above-head shots that I could do easily with the a650.

  • Reviewed by: Classicam

    05-04-08

    Duration of ownership: 4 Months

    Strengths: Prints are excellent. Screen is very good. Startup is quick. Has been ready whenever I was. ISO knob is fine in my opinion. Excellent with 580 flash. Digital zoom gives good daylight prints!

    Weaknesses:Manual focus is worthless. Macro difficult to use/focus. Power button too close to shutter. Optical finder not the best.

    Overall Evaluation: Remote shutter cable needed--the camera is "loaded" anyway. I have turned the camera off instead of firing shutter--the power button and shutter are too close. (I usually have an EOS film along with the G9--the EOS switch is on the OTHER side of camera.) Always have a spare fully chared battery. Shots of band/vocal performances at night, outside, no flash, on tripod, white and colored incandescent lighting-auto white balance, auto iso, are OK! Landscapes are beautiful. I have not had to wait for the camera. (But---new 30Ds without lens are only about $300 more at some suppliers. ???)

  • Reviewed by: miketsue

    05-03-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Great resolution and clarity of photos. Handles low light situations well.

    Weaknesses:A bit heavy. Not very attractive looking.

    Overall Evaluation: In the short space of time that I owned it, I have really loved this camera. It is not a great looking camera but it has several features and takes fantastic photos. I am especially pleased with the quality of low light photos.

  • Reviewed by: tricitiesbear

    04-26-08

    Duration of ownership: 4 Days

    Strengths: Excellent photo quality, flexibility, and features. Picture taking options nearly limitless.

    Weaknesses:Does not fit into most shirt pockets (but I knew this before I bought it)

    Overall Evaluation: The G9 is an amazing camera. The picture quality is significantly better than any digital camera I researched prior to buying this one. It's easy to use for most camera enthusiasts. For the point-and-shoot crowd, there's always the fully auto mode and it works as well as any point and shoot camera around. The lens quality is great. I've not noticed any image quality deterioration at the edges as has been noted in some reviews (though I don't take many macro photos). This is a camera you can grow with. As you become more familiar with the manual features and how they each affect your final product, you'll wonder why you waited to buy a camera that is nearly as competent as any DSLR.

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