Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

Manufacturer: Canon Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours List Price:$499.88 Our Price:$465.94 Features: 12.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality poster-size prints 6x image-stabilized optical zoom; 3.0-inch LCD display; optical viewfinder Face Detection technology and in-camera red-eye fix 25 shooting modes, including 9 special scene modes; Print/Share button Powered by NB-2LH lithium-ion battery (battery and charger included); stores images on SD or MMC memory cards (32MB MMC memory card included) Description:

Reviews:

Worthy of the G series name...
After agonizing over a camera of race (currently I have a EOS 30D and I object to you), I have bought a G9 three weeks ago and I have taken it on a travel to Hong Kong. They have been I am strange pleasantly with the quality of the images, especially night blows and will use this camera exclusively for the race of hour in then. Task that the greater part finds a compromise to it much acceptable in terms of quality of image and availability against mass and hassle. For - small format - warm ice-skate and instantaneous possibility of E-TTL - it has used the aforesaid one with 430 FORMER ones turns out to you ¡Vexcellent! - the stabilization of image works very well - built-in filter of the ND - the performances of the objective - sembr along of the blows of night of great exposure - great LCD - performances of survey of the face - iso it composes - manual fire - the CRUDE possibility - against developed good - grip handle of posterior control too much small and - high the acoustic levels to the light - taken scomoda and front ergonomic it acclimatizes them low piled up too much small - the minimal opening of f/8 is limiting - more could use heads of the zoom - vibration towards outside LCD is pleasant - I to give in on the long extremity of the zoom for an equivalent of 28mm


Great picture quality
Canon continue to hit the mark for high picture quality. Having the RAW format again allows for more editing flexibility. Unit feels solid and is comfortable in hand. I recommend using an external flash for indoor pictures.


Very nice camera.
The G9 is definitively one pleasant camera. Relative a good camera if the possibilities and the qualities of DSLR wished but do not wish to invest in object to you and in the flash for SLR. This camera has the objective to macroinstruction better than never it has seen on a point and it talks nonsense (I sell blots them of it photographic for one life). I can put the keys practically that they still touch it the objective and fires and obtain a great image. A lot has been is strange pure approximately the zoom digita them. I have noticed while to zumare within it is here alot of noise on the screen but when really you take the image, hardly at all he is obvious. Once again large over all the camera.


the best in its class
I own a second Canon Powershot SD600 digital elph for over two years now, the first one accidentally fell into the ocean and was damaged instantly. I am very impressed with its sturdy and compact built and it has not failed me in taking wonderful pictures in my travels both here in the US and abroad hence I decided to buy another one. The choice to buy the Canon G9 was initially driven by the need for a higher megapixel camera and I truly believe you simply can not go wrong with the CANON brand especially with the compact point and shoot type. The reviews from early buyers also influenced my decision.

The body frame of the camera ( metal alloy ) is bar none the best in its class, the look and feel is expensive and classy, very comfortable to handle and operate, long battery life and the pictures are awesome! The large active LCD matrix does not strain the eyes of the viewer. The accesories (teleconverter, macro, wide angle lenses) are really not that essential for this very versatile camera.

My few complaints: the zooming in and out function is surprisingly slower than my digital elph which is a disappointment. The LCD viewer is raised from the main surface of the camera back hence can be potentially scratched although this can be alleviated with a peel off screen protector which is a challenge to apply completely free of trapped bubbles. For future models, a recessed screen, like the digital elph's is much more protected and lasting.

Overall, still highly recommended for quality, durability,and dependability if needing a higher end but still compact point and shoot type digital cam.


Absolutely fantastic!!!
That is one absolutely fantastic camera! I have made the search a lot before taking a decision, poichè I normally do not spend this amount of moneies on that not pits convinced approximately. Honestly I have to invite them for being good, but I must say that this is the more useful purchase has made in a much time! If wished a camera that she is not completely amateur but not entire professional neanche, that one is that the camera for you!


Canon PowerShot G9
This camera is impressive and takes the images large. In the category of the shooting and the point, this is a camera much being left over and one would have to be prepared in order to spend a sure time that learns to use all relative the several characteristics. I have bought a book written specifically approximately the G9 and still I am studying. Naturally, you can simply regulate the camera on the automobile and will take great the images but then been only using one small part of the possibilities. Use Photoshop in order to publish my photos before that the stamps. The G9 can take the images in CRUDE that allow that facades all your photo that proceeds in the calculating rather than in the camera. I have bought this camera rather than a Canon SLR because it is more clearly in order to travel.


Great camera!
If you're looking for the perfect link between a compact and a slr camera, this is the one!


Canon G 9
Received the camera after a backorder. Love it so far. Zoom works well and like the large screen.


Handy, almost pocketable, user-controlled camera with RAW
The meaningful modernization from point-and-talks nonsense. The control of the customer of speed of the stopper and f- is arrested. CRUDE Avaiable beyond that the JPEG. All in a relatively small, but amazingly heavy package! It seems much sturdy one. 12.1mp it seems to be overkill. Main claim: a second review of the photo cannot be regulated for the half or. 2 second (also desires must be!) or no.


amazing pictures, great automatic mode, and tremendous flexibility
My moglie and I have dawned from a Canon G2, than it has you use them well for a sure number of years. We have wished a camera that it could put to fire and talk nonsense more fastly of the G2 and would improve on the excellent quality of image of G2' s. The secret had to find a camera that it was enough small and enough automatic for my moglie (levelled customer of base of the camera) to use without my attendance and enough flexible in order to supply advanced functionality to me. The G9 has filled up our list of desire and much more. The videos they are high quality and a real pleasant ndemnity when you do not have one to you video camera with. I have bought the 430 FORMER ones flash in order to go with this, that it renders one enormous difference also in the blows of every day (you leave yourself as an example of birthday of kidskin). We have obtained the teleconverter of the Canon 2X that moreover it has made one enormous difference on a recent travel in Rica Coast. The blows of the wild fauna of Thw are large and have obtained some incredible, clear one, on the near blows of the birds, crocodiles and monkeys. Moreover we have bought teleconverter and a polarized filter, than really it has increased the many pulls and blows that of canottaggio we have taken. Even if the hard battery approximately 300 blows (all in mp 12), I have seized other for the travel, hardly in the case. The caricabatteria that it sends with the camera is wonderful -- it is enough small to adapt in the bag of the camera and in a pizzico you can load the battery for 15 minuteren and obtain approximately 20-30 new blows from it. I suggest one card of memory of 4 GB. I have bought one card from 8 GB: 500 full photos of resolution and approximately tiny 20 four videos anchor have left it with room for 700 new photos. I suppose that it will come in practical for a travel of two weeks. I have even used the audio characteristic of the recording, that it has allowed that me bloccassi a sure music of reggae additional to some calm blows I have taken. The impacchettato software is really pleasant for the observation and photo to label and videos, benchè uses the album of photo of Corel for that all the press and elements of Photoshop in order at all to publish. Some day I will not still find a package that it will make it all the good, but. The camera, the objective of the teleconverter, the flash, the objective of conversion, the battery of reciprocation, the filter, the loader and some other articles, entire are to comfortable adapt of LowePro in miniums aw bag of the NOVA. He is much durable one and it has one cover of the test of the water. In all, they are excited with this and they are astonished from how much the Canon functionality has put in this camera. My moglie is much happy one with the great blows taken in the way automatic rifle also.


Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical
A great camera,but not easy to learn. Has many features and choices to make in its menu. The booklet with the camera is no help. I purchased Short Course in Canon PowerShot G9 Photography by Dennis Curtin and it made a very big difference. Once you learn the camera you dont want to put it down. Angelo


Hreta camera
This is my fourth digital camera and probably my last for a while. The camera is shooting by itself out of the box. I've used it in total automatic mode most of the time and occasionally use it in manual modes and others. This camera wirk great in any conddition. I also bought an external flash to use indoor shooting (that is the reason I went for this camera cause it has the hot shoe). You need to purchase extra batteries for it since thie camera drains battery quicker than others. Setup was also easy. The pictures were all amazing (I've set at 12m). The only thing about it is the size. Don't expect to carry it in your pocket. ..Overall, I'm very please with it and would highly reccomend it to everyone...


Super camera
Camera digita them lives outside excellent transported in time and the perfect order from the price of the Amazon in the best one of the cases here.


Very nice camera
I have bought this camera like more small, more compact solution to my DSLR when it travels outside and approximately with our child baby, one camera of the bag of the diaper so as to to speak. I had bought the Canon S3 ARE more ealier and while it was a good camera it I was still to large adapting in my pocket and I have not had ability for the flash external if you wished. I have decided to go with the G9 and up to now they are enough happy. In the first place the tact of the camera is much solid one and constructed well and defintely you obtain the sensibility that this is one pleasant camera. It is relatively small(campared to canon the S3-S5) and can compress in my pocket if it where the only thing in that pocket. The quality of image is exceptional to iso the 200 and a lot managable 400 to the iso, qualche.cosa over what you must have sure software decent of noise reduction in order to render the image relatively usable, that goes for whichever point


Very satisfied
Previously I have possessed a Canon G5 and G7. The main advantage of the G9 over the G7 is having CRUDE disposition available. The main advantages over the G5 are conteggio of the pixel, plus high iso (usable only with the external IMHO of reduction of noise) and one more small track (OTOH, the G5 have introduced some other advantages, like one mobile screen of the LCD and a remote control). This camera observes and that it thinks that constructed well and it is. They have been made an impression especially to my G9 that I survive one fallen from near height of the shoulder to one hard paving. It was cold, I have received a telephone call, tried in order to remove my glove in a haste and the strap that of wrist I was using is detached with my glove. There is a light mark of the scratch on the posterior angle part-of left of the chassis and the posterior slab hardly to the right of that one has a light inarcamento. Nothing that you notice without really controlling the camera and more to the point, has been absolutely loss of functionality or deterioration in the quality of image here.


canon G9
Very good. Close to A SLR & better than a small point & shoot. Still can fit in your pocket. Can add lenses.


Cannon G9 Camera
Large camera! That is that one third ordered for giving like gift to the friends.


G9 easy to carry yet professional features
I used to pack around a camera bag and a bunch of lens.Over the years I found my self carring the camera with just one lens. Then I quit carring it at all. Just to cumbersome. I like taking quality pictures care free and covienintly. So I purchased the Canon PowerShot G9. What a camera! It gives you the capabilities of a DSLR in a small package. I never leave home with out my G9 and it is so comfortable to carry around.


Fine camera, excellent manual control but high grain
I've had the opportunity to put this camera through some heavy use and perhaps my experience will be of use to others.

The Powershot G9 has been with me through India, East Africa, Dubai, and New York City. It has logged about 25,000 air miles and taken photographs as varied as babies playing inside museums (no flash photography allowed), to slum dwellers playing soccer in Mumbai. Generally, I found that the camera works well. The "usage modes" do less than you might suppose; I ended up going with aperture-priority much of the time. The ability to shoot videos was nice, but only at slow velocity (an attempt to film the ground speeding by underneath a flying helicopter resulted in a long, green blur). Audio annotations worked well.

The camera is easy to use, at least if you've dealt with Canon's digital cameras before. I've not had to read the manual yet. The range of the zoom lens has been adequate and, at the wide end, f2.8 is a usefully quick lens.

What's not to like? Images become unacceptably grainy above iso400. The built-in flash gives lousy results most of the time; subjects close to the camera get overexposed unless you partially obstruct the flash with a finger. Manual focus is hopeless and it is essentially impossible to dictate where the camera should focus, especially in low light. Despite the option of full manual control and producing RAW files, this is still a point-and-shoot camera at heart.


photogirl
The first time I used this camera it had the lens freeze up and stay stuck with a lens error message and to restart camera. Nothing I did worked and I called Canon. They told me to ship it back to who I bought it from. I'm waiting to hear from them...but now I google lens error g9 and oh my there are alot of other people out there with the same problem. Some of them never got their money back or a new camera...it is enough to make me think twice about this camera. Check that out before buying.


Powerhouse
They have been a customer of the Canon from the mid-1970' s (was a F-1 customer for the years) and this is that better anchor. Characteristic-rich, but easy to use and to compress. Great quality of the image - onscreen and once had transferred. That is fantastic a camera for that to times they wish the complete manual control, with the regulation option it on the automobile - all in a format much portable one. I prefer the surplus rechargeable of the battery some the other of the compact Canon that uses the material to throw. This camera is one centers them electrical worker to align. Highly I suggest it.


Excellent Camera
Its a great buy! The camera is very easy to operate and the pix are great. It is also a great size...not too small so that you can handle it.


Great digital camera
They are new to using a camera with the regulations for the opening and stopper and iso that it is the reason that I have bought the G9. It is a great sense to learn because the G9 is therefore easy to traversare through these and other regulations. The only "problem" up to now is that the regulations CAR take the images, macro and the normal school fantastic, than finds hard to change it the regulations! You will love.


Best camera I've ever owned...
Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

I have always had a camera handy and feel that I'm a fairly decent novice photographer. I do our family portraits at home and most have turned out very well. A few years ago I invested in a digital SLR, the Canon Rebel. Despite the fact that the Rebel was a great camera, for my use it turned out to be awkward and annoying. I have small children and so when we're going to places like the zoo or the aquarium, I either had to put the camera away, focus entirely on taking pitures, or battle holding one child while trying to use the camera. None of these really worked very well. So I sold my Rebel on eBay and bought the G9 and I'm very glad I did. I keep the G9 in my coat pocket or nearby and whenever there's a shot or a "moment", I fire it up and record those memories.

The camera has phenomenal manual controls that allow you to do artsy shots like having a person focused and the background look like its turning or moving.

All in all I highly recommend this camera for anyone that wants to take great shots, have fine manual control, and still be able to hide it in your pocket or purse.

David C.


Canon G9 camera
The camera is wonderful, but compllicated at times. I have to do a lot of reading and reviewing. I wish there was a way to protect the screen as I had on my Canon G5 that just died.


Fantastic performance
I have used the G9 with turns out to you large; the crude option gives to the great flexibility and the 12 to me allowed of Mpixels to obtain the press 13x9 with fantastic resolution. The yield and the equilibrium of color are excellent. Large the camera and value.The imagines that stabilization function carries out very well. For fotographia underwater the G9 he is a perfect companion. For me it is the second camera to take.


Extremely disappointed
I was very happy when I first received the camera, it was great. For almost a month. then one day I turned the camera on, the lens extended to the maximum position, and got stuck. the display said lens error, so I tired cycling power, and even removed the battery, but nothing changed. Not wanting to have to send it back, I thought since I could hear a motor turn after the camera was powered up, that I might be able to fix it if something was loose. Wrong. There is a ring around the lens, and the user manual said that if you press the ring release button, you could rotate the ring and change lenses. This didn't work so well, the lens became loose, so I had to send it back to Canon.

I sent it to their repair facility, and they sent me a letter saying since the lens was broken, they would have to charge me $120. I agreed to that, since I shouldn't have attempted to fix it myself, but then a week or so later they called me up at 7am to tell me they couldn't fix it at all. They said when they looked further, the noticed that there was damage from liquid. I told them this was not possible, as the camera was never exposed to liquids while it was in my possession. One of their reps said something about corrosion, but I don't think I owned it long enough for it to be corroded by anything I would have done anyway.

So I am out the $500 I paid for it, and I will never buy another Canon product again. It's their word against mine, and I know the camera was never exposed to liquids while I owned it, so they are calling me a liar. My only recourse, as I told them, is to tell everybody I know they can't be trusted. So here I am, telling even people I don't know, don't trust Canon. I am sure that most of you will be happy with your Canon product, but for the small percentage who aren't as lucky, it seems like they don't have to honor their warranty.


camera
Has lots of features. I got it because I wanted a small camera for situations where I wished to be more discrete as I took photos, and because I could shoot in camera raw mode. It is small and handy to carry, but as I'm used to DSLR, I find the delay interferes with some types of photos (such as people candids). Though image stabilized, it is difficult to get images without blur. I suspect that it's an excellent camera to use in auto mode, but this is not my preference.


A point and shoot that rivals digital SLRs
Okay, that's a little hyperbole, but just a little.

The Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom is hands down the best "point and shoot" digital camera I've ever used, and I've used a lot of them (including the Canon G1, G2, G5, Olympus 7070 and Canon G7). The image quality of the G9 is among the best of its breed, which says a lot about the quality of the Canon lens and sensor it's built around. For a point and shoot, it's very fast. The shutter lag (time between you press the button and it actually makes a picture) is greatly reduced compared to its predecessors and it writes to the card practically as fast as you shoot, about 2 frames per second when shooting JPEGs, about .7-1 fps on raw. Speaking of raw, this is one of the few digital point and shoots that still has raw capture. This is a great feature for serious photographers.

The full selection of manual controls means this a camera you can buy and grow with, from letting the camera do everything to making all the decisions yourself. In my case, I use it as a backup to my digital SLR bodies (Canon 5D) for my documentary and reportage work.

The same caveats that apply to most other point and shoot cameras apply to the G9. Noise at high ISO (400 and above) is pretty obvious and takes away from image quality, and although it's fast (for a P&S), it's still not a sports camera. Shutter lag may prevent you getting a lot of those peak action photos. But these are issues shared by most point and shoot digital cameras.

My only complaints that are G9 specific is that I find the buttons on the back a little small and a little too easily accessed. So I sometimes turn the flash on accidentally or change the motor drive from continuous to single frame.

This camera is best suited for travel and street photography in nice light. It's a formidable photographic tool.


G9 Powershot
It takes the photos large, resolution with the stabilization of image is much bond. I make the alot to travel with my job and DSLR is little a large one, of other part the Casio Exlim that I have is nearly too much small, hard not to move the camera when you push the key in order to take the image. That is a mean adapted large and the images are much nearer in the quality my stabilized objective image XT and 17-85 of the Rebel. The LOTTERIES of the commandos, alot of ability to make the manipulation of the image in the camera, but I they think that it passes over that one. the screen of 3"dentro behind is great - job in the industry


Not the camera for me
The scope for the purchase of the this camera was to transport it in my ag for the photos of golden occasion when I have not had me mine cameara of SLR with. They have been disappointed in this camera. It has had all the characteristics that I was trying, but was difficult to easy use, heavy and really too much large in order the stivamento because the objective has not been withdrawn once extinguished. I have given back this camera and I have bought the PowerShot A650 ARE preferibilmente, that it has the essential possibilities, megapixels 12,1 and the withdrawn ones of the objective once extinguished, so as to to adapt itself easy in my ag. Canon PowerShot A650 Is camera 12,1 of Megapixel Digital with the zoom optical 6x exceeds the reader of cards to high speed of the 2,0 USB SecureDigital (shunting line standard) of the card of 2GB SecureDigital (shunting line standard) (4) - case rechargeable JWL of the camera of Digital of the loader of hour 110-220v of the batteries w/5 of 2700mAh aa NiMH


Full functionality in small package
I love this camera. I have talked nonsense extensively with it in a period of short time and is large. The quality of the blows is wonderful. More ISOs high is not largest but to times to be able to detach a blow for being able to go to 800 or to 1600 is even large. The exposure is large and gorgeous, no necessity of having the viewfinder. It loves that you can fix the converters and the flash of the objective to it. That is one large camera for the advanced amateur.


Point & Shoot +
Camera of the Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital with the zoom stabilized optical image 6x is enough small to transport wherever and takes the photos cutting, than means you they can prune and still they have one good image. The commandos are enough simple affinchè an old one codger remember themselves of like using. I only wish that the type in the handbook was a po larger. But except that one, to that what is not like.


Canon G9 is expensive but great!
I needed a smaller camera than my EOS 20 for long trips, and wanted a sturdy, high quality smaller camera. The G9 is everything I had hoped for and much more! Image quality is excellent, and the video mode is fantastic. With a 4Gb card, I just take my two fully charged batteries, one memory card and I am good for two weeks or more!


Great Body...Not So Great Images
The reason for which main I have decided to buy the G9 relative was constructed and SLR-as the characteristics, with abundance of the grip handles and the external switches affinchè the customer takes the control of. Therefore totally a lot has been made an impression from the format and the characteristics of this unit. Unfortunately the quality of image, particularly in the situation of the lower light is only unacceptable in the greater part of the cases. In effects when I was using this during the festivities (to the inside), I was one heads annoyed that the lower cams of model of the shooting and the point were carrying out marginally more best of my cumbersomer unit. Moreover the unit that I have received has had a pixel out of order on the screen, that it is enough annoying, particularly when talks nonsense to the low light, because it just sticks outside on the screen. Therefore amidsts all the high reviews, I have had to give back the unit.


Awesome camera!
I have watched buying the G7 before that the G9 exited and same lacking a brace the characteristics that really I appreciate to see on one camera. To be able to conserve the lime in the CRUDE disposition is one of they. I have continued my search in order to try ' the camera ' that one I have wished, when I read on the G9 and is characteristic, the decision I was not too much hard to make. I am using the camera for the last weeks and absolutely I love it. Images of quality, tons of possibility, great design: camera is one large!


Best Point & Shoot
We loved this camera therefore a lot after to have obtained one that we have bought it for our daughter for Been born them this year. If a point poured them and wished shot they that it can also talk nonsense CRUDE, or as soon as wished a large one entire around to the camera, this are it!


Great compromise between an SLR and a compact camera
Have had this camera now for three months and love it. It's bigger than my Canon compact Powershot digital but much smaller than SLR's. My concern was that I wouldn't carry an SLR and thus the pictures wouldn't get taken. With the G9 I have the flexibility to shoot excellent video (comparable to my Canon camcorder), low light shots and other "tough" shots that are impossible with a lesser compact but at the same time it's not so big that I don't bring it along. In all I'm very pleased with this camera. The battery life is great, I bought a big memory card for it which is nice as the file sizes are big at higher resolutions. I also love the look and feel of this camera. It's kind of retro looking, feels good in hand and overall feels like it's built with quality. It's worth adding that I'm not a professional photographer and have had no problem learning or using this camera.


My best digital camera yet!
My previous digital was a Canon SD 550. I wanted a digital that would give me a stronger zoom and better macro capability since I particularly like taking close-up macro shots of foliage. What a pleasant surprise! My friends and family have been "oohing and aahing" the photos I've taken from this latest camera. The color is absolutely vibrant and the size of the LCD screen is perfect for my aging vision. The appearance of the camera in the ads didn't look very remarkable but when I got it in my hands and started taking photos I found it a very comfortable grip and the classic look takes me back to childhood. Thank-you Canon for continuing to feed my amateur photography hobby obsession!


Love it, love it, love it!
That is one incredible camera of the shooting and the point! It takes the great photos to the low light - also with my hands shaky. I have taken hardly 400 photos (in the continuous way) of an active dog and the greater part was cutting and clear. It is intuitivo to use - I have reported very rarely the handbook. Canon really has acquired mastery of the stabilization of image.


Worth a look ........very nice
I was deciding of the purchase of the slr digita them, but I could not choose between the many on the market. Having to possess a camera of the film of EOS of canon it has thought that it was better to watch the line than canon so as to I could use the same ones it objects to you. The canon 40d it was too much expensive but the quality was large. Which thing I could make? I have had to lower my champions so as to I watch canon g9. the SURPRISED CHÉ! It was not only the fantastic price but the quality be equal if it did not surpass the 40d. I can talk nonsense in crude, it I have the stabilizer of image, zoom and the better thing fantastic than all and the 12 megs. The OH on purpose I have in 25 years that make the development of films and creed me I have seen today hardly approximately every imaginable photo from nearly every camera on the market and must say that it does not obtain at all to improve that this camera. He is us of the things that I do not appreciate approximately this camera? Yes! It is noisy to highest iso and the taken one is not planned good, the duration of battery is short and the grip handles are characterized too much close together if you have barrette large. For some you cannot appreciate the tact of the camera. It has the weight of one slr but not for look like the 40d. That is not a compact camera, so as to it does not think to hardly slip it in your pocket of the shirt. Watching it blots them of it photographic a lot in the same category of the canon g9, this camera is going to be hard to strike.


Great Camera
This camera measure perfectly a posticino particular. The G9 is planned for enthusiastic the serious ones that wishes to produce close to for blows without the added difficulty of SLR. The professional characteristics found on this camera are impressive: the stabilization of image, the vibration of the objective, the crude disposition, objective of zoom 6x with the zoom digita them 4x for a total... of this list 10x ignites and is one list much good one. Tasks not to use this camera to the relative complete possibilities without to put in the time necessary in order to understand the relative characteristics. I would preview that anyone that using this camera it was of the type that it wants to take to the lessons or read/practice seriously in order to obtain the complete benefit of the possibilities of this camera, but if you think like as soon as indicating and shooting, the G9 works with facility and is intuitivo. The body of the camera thinks large and has an excellent weight. The screen of the lcd is enormous and easy to indicate. The disposition of the camera has the meant a lot and the software is easy to traversare. You would think that every company design dispositions that have the meant one, but if it trusted it, not. The flash it works decently, but to dawn, the camera has an instantaneous extension (puchase seperately) for better quality. You can replace the objective with others objects to you comprised the prolina of the canon (has forgotten off-hand the name) used finchè on theirs blots some photographic of SLR you obtain the adapter. Naturally, the objective not ritrarrrà in the body if fairies this. That one is my favorite part approximately the camera: the blows but it compress in a tight package that is easy to carry wherever. The memory card that comes action is nearly useless. I forget the format, but he is something like good fortune 32mb. that it tries to find the relative time reading /scrittura. Before what that was spends the others $75 on one card reading /scrittura of end 3 of 2-gig 20mb. The difference in the time of reaction between the blockings was obvious. Moreover there is a argument of hard leather made specifically for the G7/G9 that is around $20. Selo trusts, it is worthy the moneies. $20 in order to maintain this safe of the camera are a good investment. For the long excursions, a second battery is necessary. Canon is more expensive and the relative ones spec. do not read like pure some types of the thirds party, but every type that of the thirds party I have tried I do not succeed to correctly work (enormous loss of duration of battery or just complete failure) within 1-3 months. The battery of the Canon will last at least a year to complete resistance or longer, so as to it does not go R-a.buon.mercato on that one or definitively you will lose to the end.


Outstanding compromise between point-and-shoot and pro camera
This is a fantastic camera -- fast, beautiful, and full of features. It is well laid out and easy to understand. Controls and menus are intuitive and easy to reach. The images it takes are breathtaking. Knowing that as pixel count goes up, pixel size tends to decrease, I was expecting some minor annoyances to crop up in the images. None have! On top of all this, the G9 takes impressive video too.


Washout
The camera has pleasant characteristics and is easy to use. The range much high one of megapixel ago the photo of cultivation that they pardon never before. However, the sense in which the camera the light proceeds absolutely ruins the half of the images that I take with it. The camera is too much sly for relative the just good ones. Candeggia towards the outside the enormous zones of my photographies in order to illuminate determined zones that I have wished to be dark in the first place. Us it does not seem to be a regulation that controls this behavior adequately.


My Camera
I love this camera. I have only discovered 1 tenth of what it is capbable of. Unbelievable product for reasonable price.


As good as it gets for a point & shoot
The Canon G9 is as good as you can find in the small point and shoot format. It is an extremely sophisticated camera that that can do almost anything that you can do with a SLR camera. Although it is a 12 mpx camera it isn't quite up to the same quality as a SLR since it's sensor is smaller, but it is still very good.
It isn't easy to learn how to use and requires hours of study to learn how the various buttons work. It does do a very reasonable job as a point and shoot when set in the automatic mode for those who don't feel like using the built in features of this camera. For those who do their own printing, you can use camera RAW which gives you extreme versitiliy in getting the best out of a photograph.
I have both this camera and a Nikon D80. This camera is much easier to take on a trip and you can put it in your pocket if you have to and that is a plus.
I strongly recommend this product for someone that wants quality in their photographs. It also reduces blur from camera shake so that your pictures are sharp even if you move the camera as you press the shutter release


Another jump in the right direction for Canon Mid Range
Canon just keeps moving in the right direction.
Crisp and clear photos that reach very near SLR quality.
Large/clear LCD display.
Excellent Macro mode.
Easy to use, plus the ability to tweak and adjust the settings.
2 Months of use so far and I have no complaints.
If it's time to make the jump to 12mp, you cant go wrong here.


great camera!
this is exactly what I anticipated it to be. easy to use, awesome photos, and fairly small. product took a while to get here, but it was the holiday season. thanks


Just what I needed.
Since carrying my SLRs with lenses, etc. is too much like work, this is my much desired perfect little "always carry along" camera. The shutter action is very responsive, the lens is wicked sharp and the generously large LCD screen is a joy. The G9 fits in my shirt pocket and is quick on the draw. Image stabilization is nice too, and it does work well.

Oh sure, the images are plenty noisy above ISO 200 but if you expect the noise characteristics of a Canon 5D, what are you doing reading this review?
The only thing I would wish for is a flip out screen that other cameras (like my Canon A95) have.

I'm very happy to have this camera. Also quite relieved that my wife agreed it was worth the money.


Amazing
I got this camera for Christmas from my parents. This camera works wonders, I get amazing shots every time. I would recomend a 4 gb memory card, if you plan on taking plenty of photos. I am going to take mine to the Carribean, and plan on getting one of the photos I take to get enlarged to poster size. This camera has great stabilzation and is a great camera in total. I have found none that compare to it!


Review Canon PowerShot G9
One camera much good one. Online of principle using the same system of the menu more soon of the versions of PowerShot, but even if we hour are more alternatives, it we are intuitivo than before to use. Moreover the icone that they appear on the screen they are eaiser to interpret (except the icona of agitation that has occorr much time to me to comprise). Moreover the grip seems to be improved; in the versions more it begins them a barretta has seemed easy to regard the flash, but that hour it is not the case. Some could think that the format was too much large, but the camera is like neighbor to a camera one of the system can come and other (like me) prefers a camera that it is not to easy to forget itself in some place. The only negation is, that one even if is over, the red reduction of the eye always does not remove all the red eyes. In fashion it must make manually later on on the calculating. Good price for this product.


Great for a Point n Shoot but no SLR substitute
I have tried not to spend the bucks for a SLR but going with this but after to have tried to shoot the action blows, account is rendered me that was not enough sensible to react to continue with the action on the pavement. It has great characteristics and he would be large in the greater part of the static situations.


Excellent compact camera
That is the quarters point and shooting that I have possessed and is up to now that one with the better quality of image. The photos in the right of the JPEG from the camera are croccanti, exposed well and have rich colors (a testament to DIGIC III). The camera is enough fast and sensible to react for one P and one S, but naturally fastly like SLR. That is not a camera for the sports or the fast moving images of action (no ansd S di P really will make that good) is much cutting. The camera is constructed and full of the characteristics an advanced amateur like me well demanded. The viewfinder of the LCD it is much bond. The viewfinder optical it is not much representative one of the blocked real image. The things have not appreciate: 1) nobody taken. There is taking of market of the accessories that can be fixed good and systems. 2) viewfinder optical. 3) the dynamics range is limited (ability to block to the good images with the different zones a lot of light and contrast). Just being this is the case with all the P and S and is one virtue of the sensors many small. The things have appreciate 1) the quality of image in my opinion are better than the S5 It is that I have possessed before. The G9 not extension that the porpora that guarnisce... the S5 of frange. 2) solid configuration. 3) entirety de Nizza of the characteristics. 4) ability to use the flash external compatible of the Canon. In a generalized manner one small camera much pleasant one.


Canon G9 / Ritz Camera - BEWARE
It does not buy! Or buy from this from a stimabile trader! I have paid one NEW camera and have received one that had been used obviously (much hard one). The box it has been struck in on and the materials from packing do not seal to you and inner that lack, the battery and the memory card already has installed in the camera, CARD of MEMORY IN FULL LOAD Of the IMAGES (and those not much good ones to that one)! Make that what I am going to make... the return your moneies and commerce to a stimabile trader.


Expectations exceeded
I own a lot of Canon gear and I decided that if I could get the G9 at a great price then I would buy it (for point and shoot and quick and dirty). As I watched the price go up and down, I noticed that the reviews on Amazon as well as some of the camera stores indicated that most people expected greatness from the G9 with essentially no room for anything else; across the board. That convinced me that it was the best out there; the only competition was the G7 and it seems that is formidable competiton. But hey! It costs more and has less features than the G9.

When it went below $425 for a week or so I ordered it from Amazon and got it from Amazon; this thing is great. Bottom line; loaded a 4Gb SDHC and it has been great indoors, outdoors, near, far, auto, M, Av, Tv, handheld, tripod, timed, etc.

As most of you know, Canon software continues to get better but still is way worse than OK. But that's why Adobe makes money on all versions of Photoshop (Corel too). And this camera thrives in Photoshop. Remember RAW!

One thing that seems to be pervasive is Canon's lack of credibility on doing what they say when they say it. They do everything eventually but never on time. The 1Ds MkIII you wanted in November 2007, the fix for AI on the 1D MkIII, some G9s have cloudy images, etc. They need to step it up because this is small stuff. Since they do make the best gear out there and the most complete line(s) it would be a shame for these small things to take them down a notch or two.

Last thing, yes the Ricoh is great too, but no support structure except your camera store...however it is much simpler and cost $200 more.


your search stops with the G9
Like previous satisfied owner of the Canon G6 for the two slid years, I was enough sure that I would appreciate the G9. I have jumped over the G8 since it has not offered the CRUDE way, than the G9. After shooting nearly 1000 images in all the kinds of clear situations during last the three weeks, I must say that they are a lot pleased with the G9. It carries out better remarkable of the G6. The sharpness and the clarity of the images are remarkable, probably attributed to the optical stabilization of image. It describes the quality and the coloring it does not leave desires does not realize to you. The camera is faster remarkable of the G6, from the departure, to zumare, to put to fire, the following blow. The review and the menu of the image answer more stizzoso ON of the G6. The LCD is much luminous one and the fried patatine and the colors seem to be much exact. Finally, the camera a lot solidly is constructed and thinks enough pleasant in my hand. I have wished a advanced part of the line camera digita them that it is still compact and not SLR. The G9 completes my expectations completely. Only two things that I would wish for that one the G9 have had, but that I have only used for approximately 5 % respective 2 % of my blows on my G6, those that are the mobile screen of the LCD and the remote control. As soon as a small bit of council. The battery that is sent with the camera is only 720 mAh. I have bought two after the batteries of the market with 1200 mAh everyone for least online. This last one naturally mólto more long. Inferior line. Highly I suggest the G9 to that it tries advanced a camera digita them, with an immense one with of the characteristic, however easy to work, supplying it turns out fantastic - and not wishing to you to pull one around SLR.


Canon G9
I'm very satisfied with this new Canon G9 ..... awesome LCD....awesome video and pictures. Received it quickly before Christmas from Amazon... I was amazed, thought it would be delayed since I ordered it only a few days before the holidays. Keep it up Amazon :)


Excellent SLR Quality & Functionality
I have bought this service of the camera I was excellent. This camera is constructed quality much high and much sturdy one. The images are alone superb. Lottery of the functions in it. Benchè says that it is for the photographers serious that considers the value of prices of this camera and functions. For the normal every day photographies of value of the camera a half of this moreover would be sufficient but if been observing in order to have a camera that can work as SLR and moreover as a camera of pocket then this is that to go for. Benchè says is po' a greater being classified like camera of format of the pocket.


excellent camera
Only the problem is mines has a point murky to the inside of the objective not that sense to remove it..except for this problem, the camera transports the effects and the wonderful quality.


One Star for Amazon Customer Service--camera is 5 stars
I have ordered two of these (orders separates) for Christmas presents them and to be used to the wedding. I have paid more of the normal transport of night on every. Amazon demanded inexplicably in the company of the person for the delivery on these orders, benchè never does not make so as to for nothing other I have ordered -- comprised a equipment the much most expensive one of the nikon d80. Therefore, instead obtaining these in time for Born them, has had to lack outside on 2 attempted ones you delivery. They are put to me in contact with the customer service and they have given the operation to me around (I can give back it hardly when I receive it -- but, I have explained the dozens of the periods, I really I CANNOT receive it, because I cannot remain domestic from job in order to sign for it. Therefore the responsible HAS BEEN to me, supporting he as soon as she had called UPS and she had removed requirement of the company. The UPS has said to me more subsequently that (a) did not make to invite annotation is of the shipment and (b) cannot, from their own politics, to change to requirement of the company based on one telephone call. When finally I have obtained the camera, it has turned out to have two pixel warm. C$r-nessun.problema, has once had this edition before and Amazon overnighted a rimontaggio to me and has paid the shipment of return of assures you of defective the camera. NOT THIS time -- only because Amazon has changed their supplier! Therefore, because Amazon lever in feet behind their products and does not have an inner problem of accounting to control, will not send it a rimontaggio -- I must transmit defective the camera behind, weeks of attended for a reimbursement (are maintaining my moneies for a defective product, not supplying an operation product). They say to me that it is "free" TO ORDER other (and to pay on the front part) while aspect my reimbursement. Really, I will be free to buy this camera ANYONE BUT from AMAZON. The camera is large -- it goes to your LOCAL warehouse, the test in the warehouse, the photography a dark card or the something without flash and controls turns out to you on their calculating -- no pixel warm, takes it on the center. Savings she the hassles -- Amazon has had up to now my moneies for the weeks, transports a defective camera to you, transmitted it in delay and it will not help it in some sense.


Everyone wants it when they see the pics I take
Advanced reasons to buy this camera: 1. large and lcd free on the posterior part of the 2, camera easy to use in whichever 3, circumstance light weight for the format the 4 of the camera last and more important and beautifulr images all that see the images that I take with this camera they wish to know that model is and how much was it. Much people have said or have wished that they have bought it before that one have obtained or that one was going comprargli not as soon as they could. I have at least suggested a card of the sdhc 4gb. I have filled up in on quality photo 12.1mp. I have taken more than 500 blows with the highest regulation. Moreover I suggest one additional battery. Hard, I have bought a neck or waste the bag wearable to the camera of the lupo after that you obtained the camera. I have wished something that it could hold the camera, the additional battery and the shunting line cards standard. The bag is called quantaray digita them.


Haven't found something I don't like yet!
I am using with calm this camera for 2 months, entramba for job and a sure personal use. I cannot trovargli qualche.cosa that I do not appreciate. That was a great investment.


everything I wanted it to be
I have dawned from a well used G5. This camera is all that has wished it to be. The claim that does not have the great sensor of a SLR is bogus. That is not one SLR. It will not take like good images like SLR. If you have need of a SLR, obtains one! But this is like heavyweight that a camera -- in the weight and the characteristics -- that one you can really take with you everywhere. Roba in in yours briefcase or the ag so as to it is always available. In terms of that species of functionality -- the availability of discreet focalization, always available, fast -- it is really the Leica m. of the digital age them to a price much reasonable one. Tasks it as little expensive Leica and goes buy it.


Big improvement
Excellent camera - many semi pro features included. Live histogram is a nice touch. Big improvement over my former canon s70. Love that they put RAW back into this camera line.


G9 Rocks!
I have bought the G9 like camera that to adapt itself between it blots to them of it photographic of pocket and largest it blots some photographic digita them of SLR. The more important characteristic that I would want in order to comment over is the correction much effective one of the red-eye of the camera. It has occorr little time to calculate towards the outside as to go from a face to following, but the correction of the photographic in-machine is perfect for my needs. The characteristic second gear is the warm ice-skate that allows that the G9 functions a lot pleasantly with the Canon Speedlite 430EX. The G9 is larger and heavier of it blots some photographic of the Canon Powershot SD###IS, but it offers to the great characteristics and a tact of quality in your hands. The ability to talk nonsense with the CRUDE disposition of the jpg is moreover useful.


Great compromise between SLR and point-and-shoot
If the Canon PowerShot G9 wished a camera with many of the characteristics of a SLR but in a more compact shape-factor then would make one great choice. That one is that what I was trying and is satisfied with my purchase of a G9. I am using a Canon EOS-10D for approximately 4 years with turns out to you large, even if are essentially a photographer of debuttante. I find that large a camera of quality coupled with a flash external allows that me it takes the images much pleasant. While I love the 10D, I have decided that I would want to obtain a more compact camera that I could take with me all the time (against the 10D that ripartisco with my moglie). Moreover we have a Canon PowerShot S500 but I find that the S500 has sense too much delay of the stopper to kidskin and the dogs of the photography and difetta of the characteristics like CRUDE and a warmth-ice-skate so as to I have decided to buy one new camera. Finally I have chosen the G9 because of following characteristic: * CRUDE support * manual option of selection of iso * stabilization of image * histogram * 12 mega-pixel * great screen of 3.5"lcd * instantaneous warmth-ice-skate * manual ways of execution * execution ways of the video I am using it for several weeks and have been a lot pleased with turns out to you. The ability to add Canon Speedlite to the camera is one of the better characteristics like bounce of the speedlite ones on the blows of the inside was the single improvement that larger I have never brought mine fotographia. I am learning like reading a histogram and the G9 is turning out to be a large tool while I learn more approximately fotographia. Here they are the only disadvantages that I have found: * There is remarkable shuutter- is delayed. The G9 is much more better of my Powershot S500, but there is remarkable delay once confronted to mine 10D and other Canon SLR. * The ergonomics is not large. The camera would benefit from taken a po' larger but they are taken of market of the accessories available to repair this. * The equilibrium poor graceful once is used with a flash external. That is not really blows since the camera is supposed for being small and all the small camera top-heavy with a flash will be mounted. * To edge of flash ago a poor graceful job on the blows of the inside, illuminantesi on the sense of the objects too much - expectable in order there is some to edge of the flash. * The support of the treppiedi is concentrated on the camera rather than it has been aligned regarding the objective. That has not turned out to be a great disadvantage however but watching ahead more use of the treppiedi I wish that they would have aligned the support with the objective. All in all, one large camera.


Awesome
Having owned other cameras mostly under the $200 range, i decided to treat myself to an upgrade. The pictures I take with this camera are magnificent. i just could not believe the detail in the photos. even in lowlight they were great. Basically, all you have to do is point and shoot
and the G9 does the rest. macro was superb. i cant say enough about this camera except that Canon hit a homerun with this one. It is by and large the finest camera i have ever owned. Takes pics like a pro.


Awesome
I got this camera as an always at hand when I don't have a D300, D2X, etc. My previous always at hand is the Nikon P 5000, which while good, is clearly outclassed by the G9 in shooting speed, ease of manual control. etc. I've had it just a week but it was so easy to adjust by sequential shooting while changing exposure to get the moon over the Blue Ridge just right at dawn. I do find the P 5000 just a bit easier to work through the menus on but that may just be because the G9 is new to me. The battery is way bigger on the G9 as well. Flash seems to have more power (i.e. depth) as well. The other stuff is well presented by others below and above.


Top of the Line Point and Shoot
Camera of the Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital with the zoom stabilized optical image 6x I have received this camera from my moglie for Been born them, making in advance payment the abundance of search. I was not less the tip dissapointed. The unit exceptionally good is developed with an offer unbeliveable of the options and the ways. The first 2 shooting were a party of Been born them and a party of birthday that pile to 76 images. The tester of the battery it has still to indicate qualche.cosa but in full load and the quality of the image is exceptional. I have used a shunting line integrated circuit standard of the 1G that still it is offering 222 possible images. Good value for the moneies and the lotteries of divertimento to use.


Terrific camera...so-so software
I'm a prosumer, which means I have enough knowledge to take good shots (my 5th digital camera and 3rd Canon) and use some editing software that, thank god, is not included with the camera nor made by Canon.

The camera and multiple setting abilities are wonderful. This is the point and click I should have had 4 years ago, with decent zoom, minimal barrel distortion on wide shots and enough detail to satisfy most creative projects. The image quality, at max res and minimal JPEG compression is similar to what I remember my ancient, first generation digital SLR was--a nice overall Histogram reading, terrific auto white balancing, and decent contrast control using the aperture and shutter settings.

This is a camera for someone who has at least a year's worth of good experience with a previous "prosumer" camera. It is not for little Johnny and his summer camp adventures--but I think given the price, you know that already. While you can certainly give it to a child, there are so many higher function settings and dials that a novice will easily get confused. This is the kind of camera best suited for outdoor shots and well lighted indoor shots; lousy for professional users who may complain about "noise" with low light levels, or the difficulty of getting RAW file format shots unless you use Canon's cheesy downloading software (the Photoshop plug-ins are out there for reading RAW format files, but it seems Canon has written them for Adobe Photoshop CS3, and I still use CS2). I managed to get spectacular night shots with very little JPEG compression noise by opening the aperture and using a tripod. Honestly, that's a big deal over my previous Canon A710.

Now for the bad part.
How difficult would it be for Canon corporate to hire a few more "non-English as a second language" tech writers to write their manuals in a grammatically correct, spell-checked manner? Their manuals are still a bit confusing, contain multiple spelling errors, and constantly refer to several other manuals for the most mundane of tasks. There are 1, 2, 3, 4...count them 4 booklets/manuals included in the box, one of which is totally in Spanish.

While I'm no dummy, Canon insists on dumbing down their software for downloading and using the computer to manually take shots. This camera has a gazillion features; Canon: please write software for prosumers/professionals. We want Photoshop-quality interfaces with defined functions, not ugly drugstore photo printing kiosk icons. This particular camera may be for high powered image taking, but the "CameraWindow" software is so simple 12 year-olds will find it easy to use. Canon's website, while far from the poor site design of 1999 when I first started using digital cameras, is still a babel of options to find even the simplest of information. The fact that Canon makes everything from cameras to medical imaging equipment and radio telescopes complicates easy browsing. Anyway...I digress.

Like I wrote, this is the camera Canon should have come out with 4 years ago. The features were there; just on different cameras for different reasons. It's nice to finally see all of the ones I need on one camera.


Better than the Sony H3? Could be! Lower zoom, but higher MP, +RAW support.
Well, you may or may not have read my review of the Sony Cybershot DSC-H3. I'm your average point-and-shoot-er... I'm not well versed in ISO, focal length, color depth, noise & color aberrations. I tend to point, shoot, and hope it comes out well.

That said, I've done a bit of reading over the last month after buying a Sony H3 and being moderately unsatisfied with its point & shoot results (noise & color aberrations).

However, having read so many reviews, I got a bit more info on things like ISO settings on digital cameras and links with noise, and color issues. So, I think that some of my prior issues with the H3 may have been "user-malfunction"-related. IE, "know thy camera, and they camera will love you."

Prior to the H3 I owned a Canon A70 (3MP), which I'd say was an excellent point & shoot camera that rarely disappointed me.

Anyway, partly due to my initial bad experiences with the Sony, partly due to its overly expensive memory cards, and partly because I really trust Canon (had prior bad experiences with a Sony P72, I think, as well?), I decided I wanted to upgrade to the 12MP + RAW of the Canon G9 (after reading lots of reviews of it versus some other models).

The things I like about the Canon G9 were several:
- Its portability (very similar to the Canon A70, and slightly better than Sony H3)
- Its heft. Believe it or not, I *like* the weighty feel of it.
- Its metal body. Again it feels sturdy (though I hope never to drop it and test just how sturdy it is).
- I like the fact that under normal lighting conditions you can point & shoot, and it seems to take extremely crisp images with very little noise (from an amateur's perspective), and the noise that I can see only seem to be noticeable if you zoom all the way in to view the actual pixels and such up close.
- I like the dial with direct access to ISO settings. Somehow that gives it a rather "professional" feel. Even if it's only a mental thing. It's still nice to have easy access to the setting rather than having to fiddle with menus, etc.
- I like the fact that despite having a slightly more complex button layout than the H3 (something I wasn't looking forward to), once you figure out what the buttons do, it's rather intuitive and the multitude of buttons doesn't really detract (for me) from the usage experience.
- I like the instant access to a white balance (I think?) adjustment button in the upper right of the back face, just above the back face jog dial you use to control it. That way you can instantly dial up or down the exposure a few levels. I find that could be handy for "mood lighting," and have already used it a few times to set the lighting a bit lower in a scene like candle light, etc. (where the camera tends to want to expose a bit more, but it would detract from the candle light).
- I like the fact that one can zoom in on images in playback mode to see if focus and such were correct, and if detail is sufficient, or if the shot needs to be taken again. I realize other cameras probably have this feature too. It's just nice.
- For me, startup time seems very quick. Hit the button, lens extends, picture shows up on the LCD, ready to start snapping away (unless you need to change modes or flip to a slightly different exposure setting; but that's not the camera's fault! You should have been ready beforehand!).
- Thus far I've not run down the first charge on the battery. Then again, I'm casual about images, turn the camera on for a few minutes, snap a few good photos, kill the bad ones, and turn it off. I've snapped a number of shots around the office to test it. I've snapped a few images around home in non-optimal light to figure out how to get the best quality image. I took pictures at our work Christmas party, and briefly took a couple pictures at my own family Christmas dinner. I've still got 2 out of 3 bars left on the battery.
- I like the fact that it uses a standard USB A-MiniB cable, unlike the proprietary Sony AV cable that came with the H3.
- Likewise, I like the fact that the Canon uses standard SD/SDCH cards that are cheaper than the Sony H3's Memory Stick Duo and Pro Duo cards.

I'm finding it hard to say much negative about it thus far. I'm still learning how to take the most crisp images with the camera. But I've got a book now with tips and tricks. Will have to start using my tripod more, it looks like, for the old "tack sharp" photos. But, under normal light, it seems to take pretty excellent images, even just point and shoot.

One complaint might be that the button in the upper left (the one that flashes when the camera wants to "shift gears" to a different ISO) is actually somewhat difficult to press / activate while holding down the shutter part way to maintain auto-focus. For me, I seem to have to either push it with a fingernail, or push REALLY hard with the edge of my thumb.

Oh, yes, and the fact that several lights blink constantly while the machine is downloading images is rather distracting (and I wonder if it wastes the battery; though I suspect they run off USB power); likewise the "fireworks"-like animated graphic in the middle of the LCD that also continues to play while downloading. Minor complaint. But I'm sure I'll learn to ignore it. Would be nice to find a way to turn off the blinky lights though, as they're a mild nuisance.

I'm pretty sure this will be my new "work horse" camera for the foreseeable future. I don't expect I'll have to upgrade any time soon (unless of course they come out with a camera that's a portable/pocketable, point & shoot, does full HD video, and lets you zoom while shooting video, and/or lets you use a wireless remote to take photos w/o camera shake). Unless such a lovely hybrid comes on the market any time soon w/o sacrificing any features (like RAW support), I don't foresee having to switch camera again.

To those who complain about some subtle cool blue tint to the LCD, I don't see it. Perhaps I'm not a "pro," so I don't notice these things. But, so what? Really... Is it designed to be a "professional" camera or a high end point & shoot? I think it's the latter, as intended.

If someone wants to USE it for a professional camera, by all means, be my guest! But if one EXPECTS a high end point & shoot to *be* a low-end DSLR, perhaps they're setting their expectations too high in general. If you want DSLR quality, get a DSLR. If you want a PORTABLE point & shoot with near-DSLR (but still point & shoot) quality, the G9 is admirable. My opinion only, of course. As a casual user who is thrilled that a PORTABLE / POCKETABLE point & shoot camera can achieve such high quality output while maintaining relative simplicity, depth of features, PROFESSIONAL LOOK & FEEL, etc.

Likewise, to a few people I've heard complaining that there's insufficient "grip" or that the zoom lever or button are too small: I've not had an issue with either. The zoom lever has been sufficient for me to use under a range of circumstances and camera angles. Likewise the grip isn't all that large, but it's large enough, and I've never had a slippage or inability to grip the camera. I generally hold with the index and middle finger up front on the grip and thumb in the space just left of the mute/microphone button. Seems to be ample space for me. ring and pinky fingers usually just rest at the bottom of or underneath the camera.

The small viewfinder is a neutral issue for me. I don't use the viewfinder, frankly. It doesn't display the entire image to be taken, and the LCD allows for a much wider number of shots to be taken, where you can't always have your eye pressed right up to the camera. Likewise, I'd hate to smudge the LCD. I'd probably not care much if the viewfinder was removed completely. I doubt I'd miss it, honestly.

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Addendum (12-26-07): I've added several shots to the "customer gallery." One is a night shot capturing a bare tree in the flash, with the moon back-lighting a portion of the branches. For being a newbie and using mostly automatic settings, I think it came out pretty well!

The other images are a set of 3 images of a Christmas decoration, progressively cropping to finer and finer detail. I find it rather amazing how closely one can crop this image and still retain excellent picture quality (right down to not-too-bad reflections off a tiny ornament in a large scene and the fine gold inlaid detail printed at the top of a decorative glass). As of this writing they put it somewhere int he middle of the gallery. Apparently they don't sort the gallery by upload date, which is odd.


One amazing Canon
I love, it I think therefore large. It even renders it corneous occasionally. It is heavy and solid, than the aids that you think as you they have a real camera and contributes to stabilize your blows, as it opposes to cameras.ItStrap more luminosity around to your neck like a SLR not on you wrist, that I love also. It has all the kind of cold characteristics that like photographer of the wannabe, you can have divertimento to play with it in order to obtain the better result. I suggest that obtaining the additional cause of the battery it will trick within thinking them it spremuta a lot on the left and then works from the battery. It happens to me when that I was obtaining to the conclusion of an increase of 3 hours in the national park of Zion and to all the unexpected one, NO BATTERY. But that one was my Evil, I would have to know... The screen is large in terms of resolution and format. It renders yours sembr of the images for. Then you can work your images with the sure program of canon and rendering them still more best with one cultivation, brightness and color and recording of contrast. They have quality enough so as to you can prune and still to have great quality, no grains. The panoramic software is large and easy to use, you just return the images and it will guide them with every point in order to even obtain panoramic or a narcotic image 360.


Good camera but...
There's already really reviews of this camera, but I thought I'd throw in my perspective from a professional photographer's perspective.

Pros:
--Sturdy, stylish, and compact. Treat this camera well and it could last a while.
--RAW is definitely a plus, and if you care about about taking higher quality photos, shoot in RAW when you can.
--Manual control
--C1 and C2 presets useful. You can save camera settings and recall them when needed.
--Bracketing shots good
--Face recognition is good but it doesn't work as easy as it should
--LCD screen very useful for framing subjects
--Preview exposure. Using the LCD screen, you get some good ideas about the exposure and framing of your photos before taking your shots.

Cons:
--Noise level is a big turn off for me. Shooting above ISO 200 typically causes invites noise issues.
--Some controls/features a little awkward to reach
--12MPs is not really needed. A lot of shots can be taken at lower pixel levels.

Overall, the G9 is a good compact camera. It's a little pricey, so if you decide to get this camera, use it to it's fullest, not just as a simple point-and-shoot.


Canon G9 - Convenience and Power all in one camera
There is plenty to love about the G9. I have a 5D and 20D but since I picked up the G9 in November I haven't used the big cameras at all. It's not they have fallen out of favor, it's winter in Northeast Ohio, and after a magnificent Fall things are looking a bit bleak right now. So that's what makes the G9 so much fun.

First of all, the retro (Leica-look) style makes me think I can be the next Henri Cartier-Bresson! With a small G9 in my pocket I can flip it out and capture all those "decisive moments" I miss with my big cameras (well, more like "indecisive moments" but I'm getting better).

Next is all the new tools on the G9. Face it, a big chunk of camera owners are gadget freaks. You'll spend hours on end figuring out all the cool features in the G9. From new Shooting settings to wide (16:9) frame capture to image-stabilized video it's a dream toy. Oh yeah, it's got RAW too.

The video feature is great. Anything you shoot on it can go on YouTube any day and look great.

Let's talk quality. It doesn't match the images I can get on my 5D. If the ISO is over 200 noise creeps in. Not bad but still the 12.1 sensor doesn't compare to DSLR quality. But this camera is all about power and convenience which you can't get in a DSLR. Think of all the new images you can create with this in your pocket or belt loop. Get creative! Have fun! Canon rocks!


Nice surprise!
First I have to say that I read every single review of this product before buying, I was looking for a compact camera I could easely carry but i also wanted to experiment with manual controls as I've always used automatic controls. My first options for manual controls were the Nikon D40 and Canon Rebel XTi, but I realized that I wouldn't like to carry those big cameras so, when I discovered that Canon G9 had full manual control and was only a little bigger than SD series, it took my attention.

Now that I have the camera, I'm in love with manual controls, I really love'em. I never thought they could improve a picture this much. I know I haven't discovered all the features even when I already read the manual and I already feel like I have the exact manual setting for each picture.

The camera feels heavy and very big compared with my brother's Canon Powershot SD-700, and in automatic control the pictures are almost the same, but when using manual control it just becomes the magic!!

I strongly suggest you buy a tripod with this camera, as in some manual settings, in order to not increase the ISO, the camera should be intended to stay out of any movement. Uh, and don't forget to also buy a bag or something because the camera is totally naked!!

And finally, if you are like me, a guy in the twentys, using the camera in automatic mode and low resolution (2 mpx) for partys, nightclubs and social environments (70% of the intended use) and manual control and full resolution for experimental and novice learning of photography, I highly recommend this camera.


Great Camera
I bought this camera to replace my 5.3mp hp for my trip to Hawaii. This camera is great. I am an amature and was able to take point and shoot photos with out messing with all the numerous adjustments and all but 2 of the 600 pics I took came out perfect. This camera is fast and takes the best pictures I have ever seen. I do however reccomend a spare battery as 1 is not enough for a full day of picture taking. There are tons of cool features built in to the g9 that are fun to play with such as: color accent and swap, time lapse movies, high res video, etc. Also you can edit the pics after you take them in the camera, change size contrast etc. Overrall this is a very easy to use camera that has a lot of advanced features available if you want them.


Great Camera!!!
I've been using this camera for about six weeks and I am totally impressed with both the picture quality and ease of use. This is my fourth digital camera and third Canon digital camera. I've also had an S30 and S60. While I liked my previous two Canons, this camera is designed much better. It's easier to use all of the features because they are so accessible. The picture quality has been great, especially in Macro mode. For novices interested in learning digital photography, this isn't a bad camera to have because it can allow you to experiment, but you can always shift it to "Auto" when you just want to point and shoot. It is larger and a little heavier than a lot of today's point and shoot cameras, but its feature set and picture quality rival those of a dSLR - and it is much smaller and lighter than a dSLR.

If you enjoy photography, I think you will really like this camera. If you're looking strictly for a point and shoot, you'd probably be better off looing at a different camera.


Awesome!
This product is great. It is slightly complicated to figure out, so plan to take some time reading the book and re-reading the book, but once you got it, you will love it! I'm really happy with this purchase


Good camera for the price
The G9 blow of feeding of the Canon is one excellent camera for the moneies. Quality of the great image. The relative formed small renders it one large camera of reservoir when on a shooting of the photo. The screen of the LCD is moreover much luminosity. Its numerous ways all renders easy it to the photography anytime the situation of the day or the night. Canon is still the better thing!


Great camera...almost an SLR
I have a Canon XTi and I appreciate this nearly a lot. Large in order to travel when not wished to transport around to all the equipment.


G9 is amazing!
G9 can shoot the images of cutting and high quality. You can record the images like CRUDE disposition that supplies the great flexibility to record the exposure or the equilibrium white man sul PC If you have DSLR experience, you will find the G9 systems like a DSLR -- but with a compact format. A scorciatoia important of G9 it is the short duration of operation of the battery. You have more best to buy one additional battery for the entire day that shotting.


Canon G9
I have and use many pro bodies from Canon, but needed to have something small to use when travelling on business. The G9 with RAW capabilities sure fills that gap. I wish the version of RAW used could be edited in Canon Professional, but at this time it isn't. I used Adobe Photoshop 3 and it works fine. Hopefully in the future Canon professional software will be updated to work with G9 RAW. Pictures are of excellent quality, and focus is fast and acurate in all modes. Has no problems with battery life filling a 4 gig card. I do not use post view shot, but had screen on for pre-view.


love this camera!
better camera I have had - hands down - all that you wished more little more


Canon, QC Please!
It has had to transmit of new to Amazon poichè has at least had two problems with the LCD: pixel a white man in the center and two spots large white women on the inferior margin of the chassis. I must say that the service of the Amazon is much bond but I wonder who has to go to pay behind the courier service the pointed out return.


G9 now
Recently it has bought the G9. I find the grip handles and the commandos for being much well characterized intuitivo and, probably the interface that easier has never seen on one camera. I love the small corporea dimension. This camera will not replace your D5 but for fotographia of race and general use it fills up a posticino large. A lot artistic mine fotographia is made while on the vacation with the family. It blots some photographic large, fagotti and the heavy weight just not to adapt itself within more. The G9 seems able of substitution of the greater part of my gear and heavy measures in a small for runner of the photo of Lowe. The adapter and adapter telephoto to grandangolare are not high too much expensive and yellow leather the range for this camera. It is therefore cold rising to 72mm a polarizzatore this small body. The quality of image is good. They are not excessive critical and very rarely not jump the images in on beyond a mac of 17". My look begins them to the G9 images suggests that they have need of small tweak of contrast, the thin recording of brightness and perhaps delicate masking unsharp in the photoshop. After that these three tweaks I completely am satisfied.


Excellent Camera, the G9 is ia world class digital masterpiece.
Lascilo to begin saying; "I know that many enthusiastic ones die-hard of the camera have stirred the sensibility approximately the G9." I have read to all the reviews and more. For one, not. My point-de-sight is positive and optimistic. And, I will say to you exactly why I think this sense approximately the G9. In the first place, if been going to confront this camera to a DSLR, then you are absolutely foolish. Not there is comparison and it is absolutely ridiculous to even try. Why? They gush the format of the sensor that is a factor and then it objects to it to you incredible that is available on a DSLR. To this point, one understood where I am going with this, or not understood the digital design them of the camera. The better sense to describe a G9 must confront it to a crossing SUV. It is not a SUV and it is not an automobile. Well, the G9 is not a DSLR, but a normal school is not moreover right point-and-shoots the camera. For that what is value, Canon has made a job large that it takes the better thing from both sides and that stirs them in order to generate that what I consider the better compact camera available for the photographer digita them of the camera of the enthusiastic one. For the format and the moneies, you will not find null better, equipped and more able. I am taking to the digital images them from 1997 and have still to find something also balanced in this factor of the shape. It does not exist hardly. The competition has alternations a lot and to times they are not worthy it. I have possessed some in the past and are sold on this. It blots some photographic of DSLR are large, but they are not reasonable when it comes to use every day. They are too much large and not practical. Less that you are a professional. If wished something to take the images of kidskin, undertakes the vacation, use it for flair artistic; then the G9 makes extremely well in this zone. One of the more common claims with the G9 (like pools as others blot some photographic compact), are noise to the levels elevates you of iso. , that one is one characteristic common well that it is left again with the camera practically never compact that uses a period of the sensor of the CCD of the non-DSLR! For how much I know, there are only two sensors of the CCD in this code category; what SONY produces and the suppliers of a that FUJI. The CCD of the SONY is more common in every camera. Therefore if all blot some to them photographic compact use the same CCD, all would not share same common editions? The answer is "yes." However, if a compact camera has the more manual flexibility and control, therefore it can control more best the alternations with small CCD. And the G9 has that ability. Up to now, I am seeing graceful the cutting and exact images between iso 80 and 200. Also to iso the 400; confronted to the competition, it is the much better one. Tests to make that one with one camera of the SONY - good FORTUNE! It blots some photographic of the SONY have a tendency over-process the images and the contrast is FLAT. The images do not seem real. The G9, realistic images much of the returns in the comparison. The colors are exact and the fire is always cutting, DIGIC III not process of the surplus the image to the point in which it is the sembr with acute to the maximum blowup. In a generalized manner, this is a camera that is definitively worthy the moneies. That will not disappoint. It is constructed like a tank and it has MANY options and flexibility. If your serious ones approximately digita them and wish enough small qualche.cosa to transport around, then this are your better bet.


Consider Richoh GRDII
I have bought the G9 and thought it was a well constructed camera much pleasant one and that much cold in terms of design, configuration has something and quality. BUT. . it is too much cumbersome single and it it has importunato every time that I have used it and hardly having transported it around. It is not pocketable. And like that it has studied the industrial design and it knows blots some to them photographic, the competent market and the technology I cannot see why the camera is therefore heavy and cumbersome confronted to others it blots of it photographic 10-12MP. If it had a great sensor he would be comprehensible. But pricipalmente, as second camera to its DSLR/SLR or other does not have the meant one hardly. He is cutting and much good ones, but nothing larger of the competition. Moreover characteristic large enough complicated and of it is offered but fast or intuitivo not easy and excellent. I have given back my G9. I have bought yesterday new Ricoh GRD2 and love of love love the factor of the shape, being approximately the half of format and the weight of the G9, easier to use apparently and more than a camera of the photographers analogous of small it blots some photographic of Contax, Rollei 35, or a Minox (35) however still more small. If the format does not import you, the G9 is wonderful and a good value (can hour to obtain hardly in order to disopra the $400). But the Ricoh is to align pocketable and prefer beyond that to think to be tool of the photographer better. It hopes that these aids www.flickr.com/photos/creagency/


viewfinder
Thought I had the same viewfinder problem until a canon tech told me to change the brightness in the menu option...........problem solved all the bluish GONE. very happy with the camera now


Nice But Could Be Better For The Money
My first impressions after two long photo-taking sessions and owning this camera for 2.5 weeks:

For someone who is used to a point-and-shoot camera and have no intention of learning the nuances of photography, this camera IS NOT for you. It is very nimble and light compared to my old Sony DSC-75. But it's also built well. I have had no problems with the memory card or battery life (I bought a 2 gb high speed card). Some of the menus and controls require someone to use the camera fairly often to remember what they are doing.

I am irked about the noise at higher ISOs. It is hard to take good pictures in medium and low light situations (as in a house). The flash is not that strong compared to my old Sony. This camera seems to require a lot of post-shot editing, but that may be because I am not an expert at taking photographs and controlling variables.

Pluses:

*Built well
*Lighter than an SLR
*Able to add a few lenses for tele and wide shots
*Good amount of megapixels
*Pretty good design for so many features
*Good battery life
*Cheap(er) memory cards than Sony
*Zoom is pretty decent for a point-and-shoot
*Offers many controls and features for those up on photography

Negatives:

*Noisy images, especially when shooting in lower-light situations (indoors and such).
*A bit of post-shot production is required
*When zooming during a movie, an audible click is heard on the audio from the switch being located right by the mic
*Price

I am not convinced this camera is worth the $500 I paid for it. It is a very nice camera, don't get me wrong. I was in the market looking for a portable camera with high megapixels, a good zoom, and movie-taking abilities. This one fit the bill, plus I wanted to learn about photography. I must admit I am not a photo-taking guru, but this seems like a camera where everything needs to be just right to get a good picture right on the card instead of having to edit every little detail in a software program.

If you don't feel like messing with the intricacies of adjusting settings and post-shot editing, do NOT purchase this camera. I do intend on returning this camera to try out the Sony H3. It has a better zoom, good amount of megapixels, more user-friendly, and $200 cheaper. It does not zoom during movies, has quite a bit less control in settings, and the memory costs more. I will edit this review if I have any further findings on the Canon G9.


Gorgeous, top end camera
This is a great camera and I just wanted to add my four stars to those already posted. There's not much to add to that already said. One general comment - I hope the megapixel wars end soon. The more they cram on to that little sensor the worse the image quality is going to get. We need either bigger sensors or a pixel non-proliferation treaty among camera manufacturers.


unsatisfactory - could not wait to return
I have bought this camera based on an email from Canon instead consulting someone that examined the last models or the control delle reviews del Amazon. Previously I have had the Rebel of Digital when in the first place outside and then Panasonic Lumix has come. I could not believe my eyes when I have taken some images with Canon PowerShot G9. The quality of the images was simply terrible. The stabilization of image is weak person. In spite of the so-called high resolution, the particular were not here. The following day I have consulted my friend who has suggested Lumix FZ18. I have taken parallel the same images with the 2 blots some photographic in order to confront. Lumix was therefore clearly advanced that quickly I have sent the PowerShot of new to Amazon. Thanks, Amazon, in order to understand and give the posterior part to me of the moneies, also for transport. And they have been astonished from that Lumix can make....


Problems with dust
I am a canon fan and had only very positive experiences so far with canon cameras and lenses. I changed my Powershot S80 (5 stars in my opinion) for the G9... which also has 5 stars specifications for my needs (mainly outdoor photography).

Unfortunately I had to return back my G9 after a week because the lenses were full of dust. Not sure yet if I was unlucky in getting a poorly build examplar of the G9 or if the tropicalisation is badly conceived, but dust entered far too easily in the lens which can be unmounted only in a specialized canon center (still haven't received it back after 3 weeks now).

Should you consider using it for outdoor activities where dust can be a issue, you may reconsider using/buying the G9. In general, most specialized reviews will correctly point out that Canon seems not to be at the level of other constructors for tropicalisation (exposure to dust & water) related matters, so be careful if this is an important issue fot you.

Hope this information will prevent you from getting into troubles.

Kind regards.


Great camera
I purchased this camera to replace my Fuji Finepix 6 megapixel camera and have found it to be an easy and convenient camera to use. I take most pix on the auto setting and particularly appreciate the image stabilizer function. The colors and are very good, the focus is clear and the files download easily into iphoto.


Excellent entry in a crowded marketplace
This camera is easy to use and takes crystal-clear photos. I love my Canon Rebel EOS XT (SLR) camera, but it is too bulky and heavy to comfortably fit in a purse. My problem with itty-bitty cameras is the lack of zoom capability and advanced features. This camera - while on the larger and heavier end of point-and-shooters - combines the best of all worlds. It's feature rich and still small and light enough to be toted around on a long day of sightseeing. It's like having a digital SLR in a small package. The battery life is exceptional, by the way.


Good Camera
A good combination digital camera, useful for novices and more serious photographers. You can easily use the camera for point and shoot, just be careful to learn how to get it to focus or you will be dissappointed. For the more serious users, there are more than enough settings to get the shot you want. But, be prepared to study how the user interface works to get that shot.

One issue is the 32MB memory. Enough for 6 shots in high res. So, plan on getting a memory card upgrade. 2GB is plenty.

Another is battery recharging. You have to remove the battery from the unit and install it in a separate wall charger. Not too big a deal, but I wonder if the battery door is robust enough to take years of battery installs / removals.


Does what it says on the tin, and what a great tin it is !
After the months of the reviews and to wait for of the reading the release of the G9, finally I have bought one (arrived quickly then declared with the good protecting packing). 5 days and some 100s of the images more subsequently still I am exploring the relative wonderful functionality. Not, it is not ten of the menu with the menu secondary of the useless characteristics; it is the complete manual ability that gives great the artistic and photographic control to you. It learns to use it this anvil of the monili of the ` ' (smallish, sturdy and heavy) and will have a lot little justifications for the taken one of the that blow that you can see in your head. I very do not know from the first hand on the competition in the cares to accelerate, but from a complete subjective point of view, this camera comes sufficient fast, it quickly shoots an image after the image with or without flash, JPEG, CRUDE JPEG to complete resolution and quality (on a little expensive no shunting line card standard of name 2GB!) and it seems to ask more. All you can use creative with this camera as wished using the part or all the ways of manual feeding, with the semplicità for yours of base; domestic kidskin, animals, family, all the fotographia round in any case automati to us. I prefer the ergonomics over the way declaration, one larger taken, a rest real of the inch I could help mólto, happily I would give the 2 pixel that mega additional the G9 makes over the G7 for a wider objective.


Great DSLR !!
This one is the best canon camera out there. This is my third digital camera. And the second canon. I have tried Sony but didn't like its picture quality especially the sharpness. The shots come out really sharp and the colors are crisp with this Canon G9. The 12.1 resolution is awesome, you have lots of option when it comes to editing your snaps without losing its resolution. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in a decent camera with excellent picture quality, and still rugged enough to bear all types of jolts.


Wonderful professional walk around camera
They are photographer a professional and I always do not wish to transport mine 1D or 5D around with me on the travels, biking or in the kayak. They are just to heavy and easy to steal. The small measures of this camera in mine fanny pack and it gives to me approximately 70% of the control that I have with blots some to them photographic larger. The manual control is simply exceptional both in that what you can make and in like Canon has carried out the menu. I have a SD500 that I have used for the years and has manual control little. That what the SD500 has in the manual control is all burried in the layers of the menu to that renders it slow and hard to obtain. The G9 is nearly easy to use like mine 5D and that one is narcotic for one small camera like this. To have the ability to talk nonsense CRUDE it is the glassa final on the cake. Lasci the worry more does not begin them than reviews you approximately the photoshop of adobe and CRUDE and the Lightroom to support it completely. The quality of configuration is narcotic, thinks like a tank and I to invite it for levarsi in feet much good until my needs. Moreover I will use the underwater case and that one is one characteristic additional large that ulterior inhances relative value to me. Down from the lateral one, the f/stop it is little limiting. It is arrested f/8 that it is a small less that I would appreciate but is mainly fine. It is much noisy one to iso the 400 or larger that the inborn one to wish the camera produces would stop to play the game of the megapixel and puts more to fire on quality than image. I would take a camera 8mp that it watches great ISO400 over a 12mp that not some day. To the fine ones it is a camera that I will have with me mólto and will take the great photos in the greater part of the situations that I have need of to Those photos all will be exceptional compaired not to have a camera to me with at all that it is after all the point of fotographia. Highly reccomended!


Canon's G9.The ideal pocket point and shoot digital camera.
Being a fan total of the alignment of the Canon di digital SLRs them and of the fierce owner of the 30D, 40D, Rebellious XTi and the 5D, my purchase of the G9 was nearly unavoidable. I have searched completely the competition and I have taken one decision informed reading to all the reviews on Amazon. I always appreciate to have a camera and it objects to it to you and the great bodies of the SLRs always are not prati to block "the moment to us!" For the greater part the a lot prefers the SLR, that one was until that it has not handled a G9. I could write up the reams of the data on the performances of this camera, but all have been said before and therefore reluctant it will be abstained give making therefore. You must read these reviews! In short, this camera is phenomenal! It is a house of feeding loaded with the enormous options and the images it produces, once that you have learned that is recordings and the functions, will rival with the SLRs. The configuration of this camera is exceptional, it does not think that like a thin point and a shooting of paper. It thinks remarkable but much portable one in the pocket. Complete marks Canon on the G9:)! That is a must for the photographer that it appreciate the quality in the images and the configuration. It observes not ulterior --- it goes buy one! It will be the purchase that better facades in a long moment! I have bought many photographic articles through Amazon. They have not been never disappointed. In time and brandnew with the packing it always originates them. The service has been always first code category. Amazon Thanks!


Overpriced G7 with a broken raw mode and ~no other advantages.
I have both the G7 and the G9. The 2 extra megapixels are unnoticeable. The reason I purchased this camera for my recent vacation was the ability to use RAW mode which works so well on my Nikon D200 (for which this is my backup camera). After using it for a month, it has near zero advantages over the highly functional G7.

While it can capture a good image, the only way to convert the raw image to a jpg is to use their wimpy, me-too image editor, one at a time. Their batch convert gives the error message: "Unable to export movies, sound files or raw images". Additionally, I see another error message about "Information added by [various programs] will not be included in the exported images" which indicates to me that any titles, captions or key words you enter will be destroyed.

I tried both the CD sold with the camera as well as the most recent upgrades of both the zoom browser and the eos utility on both my laptop as well as my desktop, each a standard XP machine with the latest patches. The errors follow the software, not the machine.

The functionality of their software is abysmal. For instance, when browsing you can't use the left and right arrow buttons like most other, modern image viewers support; you must use their next button. The performance in rendering the image is roughly 20 times slower than Photoshop or Bibble when rendering a raw image. You see tiny, 1/2 inch chunks appear on the screen in a very tedious rendering process making me wonder whether they are using decade old, recycled, 16 bit code to save money for canon.

After taking over 1200 images on vacation, mostly in raw mode, I have no way to extract them from the canon proprietary ".CR2" format other than spending days doing each one by hand with an extremely slow, klunky, proprietary program. At roughly a minute each, it would take 20 hours of hand editing to convert each by hand. Picasa shows the images, but the colors are horribly mangled. I can only select a few of the very best images to process by hand and wait for Bibble to support the G9 raw format in batch mode.

canon technical support claims to provide "no hassles, no run-around, total satisfaction" while on hold. The support person person told me that I was free to use any third party conversion software but could not suggest one. She offered no diagnostic support whatsoever nor any comment on the error messages. Am I dealing with burger flippers turned technical supporters ;-o ?

Canon, please get out of the software business in which you have negligible competence, stick to making camera hardware and hire a qualified third party like Bibble Labs to write functional image processing software for you.

My recommendation is to avoid the G9 until the raw mode conversion works in batch mode with user input annotations.

Update: after a half hour wait on technical support hold, it has just been confirmed that the export function is broken for raw (".CR2") files and that individual hand processing, one at a time, is required to export raw files to .jpg or .tif.

Claiming to support both raw and .jpg images is one thing. Omitting a clear and conspicuous disclaimer warning that raw file batch processing is broken in their software would seem to be a gross oversight if not an unconscionable withholding of critical information from potential buyers.

Very unhappy with the camera package. :-(



LCD
I am using the canons for 30 years. Until that recently it does not buy a Canon 30D, my main camera was a Canon G-5. Not there is question approximately the relative advanced quality of image and the relative sturdy configuration, but the better thing was the LCD that nozzle outside and tilts in on or down. That has meant if the only sense to obtain your blow had to levarsi in feet on a ladder or to place on the earth, you could regulate the LCD so that you could observe straight in on it while held the camera over your head or regulated the LCD so that you could examine it while you folded yourselves close excessive and held the camera to the earth. It has introduced the added advantage to allow you to compose and to talk nonsense in the way of the stealth they do not give the duty to hold the camera to your eye. In fact, of the migliaia of the images I have talked nonsense with my G-5, have only observed through viewfinder times dozen or less. I hope no offense of the returns to this not to be a review of the G-9, but I am wishing to gemere to someone approximately Canon that turns their posterior part on the characteristic that incredible they have interrupted after the G-5. The video blots of it photographic anchor has this type of LCD, but for how much I know entire is disappeared from the world of blots some photographic calm. My experience with the canons and the series of G says to me also without those viewfinder wonderful of the LCD of inclination and of the vaschetta, this could be the camera that better you could buy abruptly than a glare and perhaps improves given relati to you the small format and price low which it is a transaction confronted to the $850 enough pays my G-5 to you hardly some years ago. My council -- if you can find a good used G5 quality, buys it.


Canon G9
Read several online reviews of this and other digital cameras in this price range. Still learning, as I will be for some time, about the amazing feature set of the G9. Easy to use, sharp, crisp pics. Had been wanting a camera that would produce good macro shots. Well satisfied. Highly recommend the G9.


Pro-grade SLR alternative
I have been shooting with manual focus, manual exposure SLR systems since I was twelve years old. That's almost thirty years using kit like the Olympus OM-1 (my first love, too bad it was stolen!), Pentax MX, numerous lenses, professional flash equipment like Vivitar 283 and Sunpak 383. My cousin asked me to shoot her wedding, so I thought maybe the time had finally come to switch to digital.

Okay, so maybe I'm old school, and maybe I have some unrealistic expectations for modern equipment, but every time I looked at the digital SLR offerings, I was disappointed. Even the Nikons (well, the affordable ones like the D70 and D80) were polycarbonate bodies with plastic lenses. Not professional-grade. Do you have to pay thousands of dollars to get a metal-bodied SLR today? Something built to withstand a 5 fps motor drive, like in the old days? Well, I looked at the Pentax K10D -- metal body, reasonably affordable, fully compatible with all my lenses -- but I just had this vague sense of dissatisfaction. These fragile contraptions are big, clunky, dare I say dorky compared to an old film SLR. Hey, and don't let any dust get on the sensor. Sheesh, talk about wearing kid gloves.

Then a friend told me about the Canon G9. Whoa, paradigm shift here, folks. I hadn't considered a non-SLR, but I sure am glad I did. This thing has pro-grade features: aperture and shutter priority modes as well as full manual exposure, manual focus, RAW capability, decent optical zoom range, spot metering, a hot shoe that works with all my existing flash gear, and many other things that usually only make it into SLR's.

For example, with most P&S cameras, shutter lag is a huge problem. Good portraits demand instant shutter response. The G9's shutter is almost instantaneous SO LONG AS you half-press to lock the focus, and compose with the optical viewfinder (i.e, turn the LCD off). I am getting great portraits of my kids using this technique, and it does feel a bit like using an old Leica rangefinder. Never understood why anyone would give up an SLR; now I get it. Quiet, easily concealed, doesn't announce "I AM A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER!" or otherwise make you look or feel like a dork. The optical viewfinder zooms pretty closely with the lens, and parallax has not been a problem. I wear eyeglasses and the viewfinder works just fine with them; in fact, better than with my MX. When using the viewfinder, the LCD just displays important camera information: shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, stuff like that. I've found it's pretty easy to glance down at the LCD to check those things, then return to composing in the viewfinder.

For those moments when I really need to see exactly what's in the frame, I switch to composing with the LCD. This is handy to set the manual exposure, too. I shot some pics of my kids in front of the fireplace and in front of the Christmas tree, with available light, and I just dialed down the shutter speed in manual mode until the exposure looked right in the LCD. And what an LCD -- again, it's SLR-grade.

Overall, the build quality is phenomenal for this price. It feels solid. Others have compared it to a tank, or a swiss watch, or a Leica. It is very enjoyable to hold and use. Taking pictures is fun again!

Video capability is a bonus, too, that you won't find on SLR's. I'm not a big video shooter, but I have two young kids and there'll be times when I want it. Back when I was looking at SLR's, I always figured I'd need to purchase a separate (cheap) video camera, maybe a Pure Digital Flip model. Not anymore.

The G9 is not perfect. Some shortcomings can be overcome or compensated for, while others simply can't. I am disappointed with the noise above ISO 200. Autofocus is not as fast as an SLR. Wide-angle zoom isn't as wide as I'd really like. The retractable lens looks a bit fragile to me. I recommend the Lensmate lens adapter for when you think you might bump into things. It's anodized aluminum, so it's rugged; unfortunately, it really sticks out into the optical viewfinder, cutting off about half the view. Well, that's when you go with the LCD, I guess. Works of man fall short of perfection, and all gear has strengths and limitations. Learn them and use them, or work around them as best you can. There are lighting conditions that NO digital handles well, and for those, I'm happy to continue shooting film.

But for everything else, I'm really happy with the portability, control, responsiveness, and quality of the G9. All things considered, especially that it's less than half the price of a D80 or "serious" DSLR, it is a great camera.


G9 a ten
Fantastic camera. Planned in beautiful way and divertimento to talk nonsense. It has advanced the digital characteristics them for an easy professional and no ways of brainer in order less the adventurous one. All in all this it is the point and the shooting that digita them better has possessed. The manual control and the fire of exposure exclude make the execution of the pleasure for the professional. Compact format of good value and duration of battery decent. Greater card suggests to buy one than shunting line standard immediately.


A Real Disappointment
I bought the G9 as a replacement for my Casio Exilim P600, which I loved.

I've been shooting with Canon Cameras since the early 1980's. I've got the Canon 5D, which is a very impressive camera, but wanted a good quality point and shoot. Researched for days, read all the reviews, finally ordered the G9. I just couldn't wait until it arrived!! Got here in two days, felt nice and sturdy when I took it out of the box, 3" LCD Screen is HUGE, controls are easy to get to...but after "battling" with it for the last 24 hours, I am terribly disappointed. It's going back.

This camera's "AUTO", P, TV and AV functions are absolutely useless. The G9 is unable to balance highlights and shadows. It blows out the highlights, which is even more aggravated by the quality of the LCD screen. When you get the shot on the computer, it's not nearly as bad as it looked on the screen, but, it's still bad. With a herculean effort, you can get a decent (not great, but okay) shot in Manual, but if I wanted to work that hard I'd just pull out the 5D.

The image stabilization feature totally ruins the shot with noise, it looks like you've "sharpened" it to the hilt in photoshop...took me awhile to figure out why everything looked almost "crystallized"...so you have to have the IS turned off and without it, the G9 is just not a low light camera. The Flash really produces a very strangely colored shot, which really IS as bad on the computer as it looks on the LCD screen.

The color on the LCD screen is really washed out so you can't see if any shot you take under any lighting conditions shot is usable...or should I say "fixable" in PhotoShop, because none of the 250 shots I took today were "usable" straight off the camera...until you download it to the computer. The autofocus is not reliable...I had pictures taken in broad daylight of still subjects, come out blurry. I am just in totl shock. I can't even believe this is a Canon product.

I am sending my Casio in for repair.


Features
That is large a camera, I only has 2 claims. Us it would have to be a sense easier to maintain the flash outside less than you wish it over and not there is the specific regulation of sunset.


Canon G9 Review
They are made an impression with that what this small camera can make. I have wished to modernize to one small P


Canon G9 filled with features
I wanted the function and capability of a DSLR without the bulk. Canon's G9 is the perfect compromise. It's a compact point-and-shoot camera with a lot of functionality - certainly doesn't have all the advantages of a proper DSLR but there are enough features to work with for an avid amatuer and even professional.
The lens is a bit noisy and the grip can get awkward for someone with larger than average hands, and I find the viewfinder with diopter too awkward and unnecessary, but these are minor compared with the G9's versatility and great features.


Canon PowerShot G9
I have begun much time ago with several handbook 35 SLRs millimeter of the film and point-and-talk nonsense. Then it has come was digita them and I have bought several generations of blots some photographic of pocket of Minolta DiMAGE. For my travels of race with the skis in reduction I have wished lle blots of it photographic miniatura and intelligent sturdy and credible with viewfinder, the minimum of the commandos and the ability to shoot the clip of film. It blots some photographic of DiMAGE of the posterior part then have come to contact of mine all the expectations. I have used in the country, giornalmente on the job and during the vacations. Unfortunately Minolta has been folded before producing one compact camera with stabilization of image. It is is a lot important for low light to talk nonsense from the hands. During my travel of september to Greek Santorini picturesque the island that my DiMAGE X50 has had to fight on it must possess with is that the strongly low lighting system of the day and the night. Here the thoughts of a better camera with the manual commandos have come to my mind, sights were therefore precious! I have studied with attention the reviews of DSLRs, watched they - boy of Or, is cumbersome and they do not shoot films! Eccellente-zuma with objects to it to you fixed was not smaller neanche. The thoughts of still falling during sciare on such camera have not rendered it happy - I have had they little. Inciampato without warning on the review of the Canon G9 - it was that what I have wished: relatively compact, flat, nearly no you leave of shelf, small battery of lithium, compact but effective optical stabilization of image, the objective of zoom of F2.8 35 the millimeter 6x, the viewfinder of astonishment of 3"lcd, the ergonomic manual commandos, the black one, film of the returns and has more new sensor than image of mp the 12. Immediately I have ordered it on Amazon because of the better price and of the assortment of the options available; I have wished one case decent of the camera with also. The package to earth of the UPS has come soon; the sure camera has been packed and begun to work endured. I have used the camera only for a month up to now in the country and to the outside. The quality of the images with the particular astounded to you has ecceduto my expectations. The tones of the skin in the execution of ritratto have come towards the good outside therefore! The processor of DiGIC III could record also to the strong posterior clear circumstances. During the night talking nonsense that I have seen it is given of soccer in: the images have come towards the cutting outside and colorful. I have taken the images of Halloween in using darkened of the light developed in the flash of the camera and in the praises obtained from my friends on the album of fotoricettore photo; the vellutati woven ones have exited in beautiful way. I have shot to several short films to resolution standard to 30 fps - the fried patatine have come towards the outside and the sink balances to you with the good sound from the built-in microphone. I am wondering: the G9 sensor supplies the pixel that binning for a film resolution, or is a better sensor? My Minoltas with the increase of the conteggio of the pixel of the sensor bloccherebbe excessive darker films and more blockier. The black varnish of G9' s ago in order to seem larger and heavier, but thinks the just right in hands and strap does not strain my shoulder on one. The objective on the telescopes up/down of feeding in and towards the fast outside and hides behind the protection of the objective - no protection of the objective be necessary. The execution of the delays for ritratti was imperceivable. The image of the LCD is therefore good, also with the sun that irradiates behind - I have not thrown one look in viewfinder still. The release of the stopper is one piuma like confronting to Minolta; initially I was fighting in order to half find "the sense" for the control of the fire. Up to now, I have only loaded two times the battery during the month. Soon I will take G9 for a first travel of race with the skis, particular in order to follow. The general impression approximately the camera G9 is excellent, it even has ecceduto my expectations!


Canon does it Again
I bought the 12MP Canon G9 to return to photography as it was meant to be. With the advent of "Digital" most people take "Pictures-in-bunches" as if they were shooting with a machine gun, not Photographs. As a purest who was weaned on the "4x5 Crown" I wanted to return to the days of the past.
On to the G9, and the Raw Setting, even with the 4Mb card at full setting, space forces frugality. I may even get back to some real Photography.
Take your time George, Aim-compose-shoot, you'l have a better slice of the world.



Amazon's Own Claim Code Not Valid?
Great camera, but when I try to enter the "7ACBUY5F" claim code to get the free 2g gard, it will not let me. WTF, Amazon?

Please let us know what is up with the disappearing freebie offer ASAP, so we can beat the Dec 3 deadline.


Amazing Camera
I know a lot, least approximately them it blots of it photographic and the world of fotographia. They are currently a lot interested in the fotographia and so as to I was in the market in order to buy some months one ago camera. I have passed in Amazon review for blots some to them photographic digita them of the Canon, poichè I have listened of a friend who Canon was the better thing. I have found this camera and I have read the description of the product, therefore like the reviews. That has pushed it to buy it, that it has turned approximately for being an investment MUCH good ones. If you are like me, new to fotographia and a lot unexperienced, this camera is definitively worthy to buy in order to learn like taking the good images. It has had million different functions that they allow that you learn approximately that every what makes and as they will work in order to help your photos in order to come towards the outside to astonish. The handbook that comes with the camera is extremely useful, particularly if you are inexpert or if this is never you before camera. I doubt of that this review is useful, poichè I cannot compare it to others blots some photographic because this is my first camera. However, the reaction that I obtain from people that it sees my photos or when monster they that what I can make with it is always, "speed distortion, that one is narcotic!" or "it has how many megapixels!" They are really happy with the buzz possibilities. I have used before blots some to them photographic of the friend and the function of the zoom is not always that large one, since a lot or pixelation in the image is usually noise. That one is not the case with this camera. The images are clear and cutting, also when zumate within to the maximum capienza of the zoom. It buys it and ve the tests for. That is one excellent camera!


Canon G9 - WOW
Canon has a real winner here with this new G9! You have great coverage with the optical zoom (6x) and the fact that it does RAW is a real plus for me. I shoot professionally and I love the RAW format. Some other point and shoots also shoot RAW but are so slow in writing the file it is almost unusable. This little gem is only slightly slower than straight jpeg. You will not miss a shot in this mode. The additional feature of an external flash, even though the flash is bigger than the camera, is a super plus. I shot a small concert using this camera and a 420ex Canon flash and was shooting well exposed shots of the stage from 120 feet. The built in flash is very good up to about 20 feet but beyond that is a waste of time. The face recognition also works on animals! That was a surprise to me but I'll take it!
It is not as versital as my DSLR but it makes a great backup camera.
When you need a great small camera, this is the one to take along.
You will need to use the program that comes with it to translate from RAw as this RAW format is very new.


Canon G9 - I chose wisley
I was trying one camera in order to take underwater. I have used an underwater equipment of Nikonos 35MM for the years but finally I had decided to go digital them. I was leaning myself to towards a watched Nikon SLR but and then decided on the Canon G9. Coupled with a lodging and one stroboscope underwater of Ikelite, this makes arranging large. Even if I have not possessed a digital SLR them for the directed comparison, can say after using this camera for the last week, is over that under the water in Cozumel, it leaves small to also want in terms of versatilità and impressive performances. The exposure in tension 3"di seen ago the incorniciatura and the riesaminazione of your blows one breeze. I have enjoyed particularly the facility the regulations to change in the way of manual feeding in order to generate that "equilibrium hardly of exposure and color right". For "a digital point and a shooting" them, this camera is sure little cumbersomer than some, but good worthy the sacrifice of format for the increase in the characteristics and megapixels 12.1. I have only used some of the offer