Summary: The Canon Powershot G9 is the successor to the popular Powershot G7 released last year. The G9 is a 12.1 megapixel camera with 6x optical zoom. It features a RAW shoot...
Excerpt: Canon's new top of the line pocket rocket gets some major upgrades, including the return of RAW and a new RAW converter for the total control freaks.
Summary: The Canon PowerShot G9 is a solid enthusiast camera for those who want something compact to complement a dSLR.
Pros: A cornucopia of features, zippy, built like a tank.
Cons: Relatively significant distortion at the widest angle of view, when zoomed out completely, lens intrudes into viewfinder, no optical zoom during movie capture.
Summary: Canon has continued they ever popular "G" series line of compact, yet versatile prosumer digicams with the Powershot G9. It includes
almost all of the features we love...
Summary: The Canon PowerShot G9 is a very powerful compact which will greatly appeal to enthusiasts or anyone looking for a pocketable backup for a DSLR. It features a wide a...
Pros: 6x optical zoom with IS and decent macro., Flash hotshoe for Speedlites and wireless., Dedicated ISO dial and control wheel., Great manual exposure and RAW support.
Cons: No flip-out screen, nor much grip to speak of., Noise at 400 ISO and above., Modest AF speed and slow continuous shooting., A650 IS and EOS 400D compelling alternatives.
Excerpt: The Canon
PowerShot G9 ($499) is a high-end fixed-lens
camera offering almost every feature you could imagine.
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Pros: Very good photo quality if ISO is kept low, 6X zoom lens with optical image stabilization, Cool rangefinder-style body; built like a tank, Huge 3-inch LCD with excelle...
Cons: Lots of noise reduction above ISO 200 (in low light) and ISO 400 (in good light); useless ISO 1600 and 3200 settings, On the expensive side for a fixed-lens camera, Re...
Excerpt: The Canon Powershot G9 sits at the high-end of Canon's compact digital camera line up. As such, it is one of the most full-featured compact cameras, including a hot-sh...
Pros: Nicely saturated colors, Excellent lens sharpness, Good shot-to-shot speed, Generally fast focusing, Great focusing accuracy, Direct dial for ISO sensitivity, Very ful...
Cons: Below average dynamic range, Noise reduction artifacts from ISO 200, Loss of details starting at ISO 400 due to noise, Useless ISO 1600, nearly useless ISO 800, Slow f...
Conclusion: Canon PowerShot G9 digital compact camera "We want RAW" we called out simultaneously when the G7 was introduced. And we did get it with the Canon PowerShot G9, includi...
The Canon PowerShot G9 is a very powerful camera which despite some of its
flaws, has been appreciated by many. The features of this digital camera
are many but the main package is that it’s zippy …
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