Canon Câmera Digital PowerShot G9

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

Gave up weight in exchange for comfort and excellent quality for general use. Realizing that the same versatility would not be there- but the pictures have been marvelous.

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

This camera is just about what I wanted in a small footprint/high resolution RAW-enabled camera. Even though I favor my Nikon D80 for professional shots, there are times I don't want to, or can't, carry that heavier camera. But I didn't want to give up RAW images.

The pros include a solid body, easy to use interface and a hot shoe. It's also a Canon, a company whose customer service is usually pretty responsive.

The only con I'm concerned with is that Canon's RAW format isn't read by iPhoto. While I use CS3 to manipulate images, I store images, even if temporarily, in iPhoto. Unfortunately, that program can't read the images. It will read the camera's JPEGs, however, if I choose to shoot that way.

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

GREAT PICTURES!

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

I bought the G9 as a replacement for a G7. The capabillity to use RAW immage and greater resolution was main part of descition to buy. To bee a point& shoot camera I think it's the best. The only drawback is the lag. I many times use it as a compliment to my main camera (Canon Ds Mk ll). I also take stereo pics with an old Stitz stereo with great reults.

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

I bought this camera just before a family trip to the Oregon coast, wanting to leave my heavy Canon 5D at home. It was the ideal light camera to carry everywhere all day that I could use to shoot either family or the coastal scenery. The ISO can be instantly changed from automatic to a range from 80 - 1600 ISO by a turn of the dial. The image stabilization works beautifully; functions for f-stop, macro, and exposure compensation are also easily changed by a dial. It's the perfect lightweight camera that offers image stabilization, high resolution, and the RAW format. The only alert I'd give is that Lightroom 1.0 doesn't recognize the color mode; you need Lightroom 2.0 to bring photos directly into the program.

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

I recently surrendered all of my Leica M cameras and lenses for a Nikon D80 with the 17-55mm ED. Great rig, fantastic quality, way too heavy for carry-around use. Impressed by a friend's results with the G9, I bought it. Complicated out of the "Auto" category, it produces great images @ 11x14.Lens zoom starts at 35mm equiv., like my old standby, the Summicron 35f2.0. A bargain.

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

Every day use, best lightweight, compact travel camera.

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

As a professional photographer frustrated at missing shots when I don't have my big Canon gear with me, I bought the G9 simply because it seemed like the best raw-capturing point-and-shoot to mesh with my Canon equipment, specifically because it had the hot shoe. I bought it without ever having held one, primarily because of the stellar B&H reviews. The reviews were right on. The camera was a tad tricky to figure out at first, but more intuitive than other reviews had led me to believe. My purchase of the $10 cheat sheet was unnecessary. Sure I would like a wider lens and I suppose the shutter delay speeds could be a little faster, but I have no complaints. This camera rocks, with an excellent viewfinder (about 70% more than the actual capture--so easy to calculate) and with impressive JPEG processing, ensuring that I will be using this on JPEG-only mode far more than every anticipated. At this point, my only complain with the amazing G9 is that in the RAW + JPEG mode I am locked into using Large JPEGS, when I would really like to be able to select the JPEG size. I've never owned another point-and-shoot, but I'm sure images made by this camera will end up in print.

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i just bought the camera for my wife and she is in love with it. we love it.

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

This camera is so easy to operate! I love the capabilities! As a Grandma, I'm going to be clicking away! Lookout Disneyworld, we're on our way with a G9!

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

I'm a DSLR user but bougt this camera with the canon
WP-DC21 WATERPROOF CASE f/G9 to improve my underwater pictures. DLSR waterproof cases are very expensive and a pain to pack in my luggage, but G9 + WP-DC21 are a good trade-off in weight-size vs photo quality. For a point and shoot camera, the G9 has very acceptable shutter lag, focus speed and it comes with underwater exposure program, while still offering good zoom range and maybe most important for me the possibility to turn off "Auto" and select desired aperture, shutter speed or both.
Build quality is solid.
Exposure in difficult situations (e.g. dark subject against light background) still is far from what a good DSLR camera (e.g. Nikon D70,D80) can accomplish.
In conclusion - great camera if you don't want to carry a heavy DSLR

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

I use this as a back up to my dslr gear. I have found it great to have a light weight alternative that produces high quality photos worthy of photo taken with dslrs. The G9 is a powerful tools for point and shoot as well advanced photographers.The camera is solid and packed with options. Did I mention picture quality!!

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

This is the best small, compact camera I have seen. With12.1 megapixels it gives great quality images and has all the features of the much more expensive D-SLR's.

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

I gave this camera to my son as a birthday gift. He is a 22 year old photography/art student at the university here . He unfortunately had his entire digital SLR outfit stolen last summer on a trip he had made outside the USA. He has only been using the Canon G9 for a few days and, so far, he has many good things to say about the camera.My son has told me that the G9 is quite user friendly for an advanced point and shoot. He also states that the classic look of the camera has turned his friends' heads as they at first believed it to be a Leica. The camera is comfortable for him to hold, but most of all he loves all the features including the manual capabilities and the ability to shoot in RAW format. My son also says that even the images he has stored in JPEG are fantastic-- as good as and even better than his old digital SLR.Like other reviewers he did say that putting the filter onto the conversion adapter was a little challenging, however the UV filter is necessary for the environment here and so he persevered with this task until completed correctly. Now he is looking forward to purchasing the wide angle and telephoto conversion lenses for the Canon G9 with extra conversion adapters in the near future.My son has thanked me and congratulated me on my selection for his gift. By the way, he is right about the images from the Canon G9- they are absolutely stunning with amazing detail and true color saturation. I am very happy to have made this purchase [...] Sincerely, Matilda D. Brown

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

This camera is great, I use it more than my 30D now. I love the settings since they are the same as my canon SLR and it shoots well in low-lighting.

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

Wonderful camera, made with the professional user in mind.

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

The quality of this product is GREAT. The controls land exactly where my fingers are placed. I can tell a lot of thought went into the placement of the controls and the "text" showing which mode I am in is large enough that I do not have to put on my bifocal glasses.

The only negative is that the owners manual is printed on "newspaper" quality paper. I still have not figured out how to connect a "MANUAL" flash to this hot shoe.

For me this camera is being used as a "secondary" or "back-up" to my film camera.

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

I just love this camera

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

The product is very intuitive to use and very easy to travel with, the size and bang for the buck being the main reason we purchased it. We normally carry a 40D, but the new baby and international traveling has made those short, fun getaways easier to manage without having to lug around the big lens and body because we have the quality of the G9. It is definitely fun to play with different programs, but if you are a photographer who needs the heft in your hand to feel satisfied, this won't cut it for you. I couldn't be happier with my purchase and it allows for more spontaneous shooting without feeling like you are a witness to the action, you still get to participate (i.e. playing in the sand with the little man or recording those first steps.)

Comments about Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera:

This camera is all it is touted to be and more.