Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera Reviews

Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera

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  • Canon G9: Don't buy me!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 3, 2008
    Pros: Easy picture review.
    Memory cards cheap. 
    Battery is rechargeable, and lasts.
    Cons: This camera does not take great pictures.  They are average at best. 

    Summary: I purchased the Canon G9 2.5 months ago, I have taken pictures on multiple settings and it is an inferior product that takes average pictures.  I had a Canon PowerShot S70 for about 5 years until I broke it.  It would have cost $145 to fix so i ... read more

  • Professional Point and Shoot

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 3, 2008
    Pros: Great image quality Supports Raw and Manual Control
    Cons: Bulky, barely fits in pocket ISO performance isn't so great past 800.

    Summary: Let me start off by saying that this is just about the best point and shoot camera available right now. This is also the camera that professional photographers use as their pocket, go everywhere camera. The main reason why this camera is so popular with ... read more

  • Professional control for consumers, a great companion for professionals.

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 29, 2008
    Pros: Full metal casing. Full set of manual controls. RAW. Great for professionals and consumers alike.
    Cons: Steep initial cost. May make you want to eventually upgrade to a real SLR camera!

    Summary: Photography is one of my few serious hobbies. Late last year, I bought myself the newest Semi-Professional SLR Canon had to offer -- the EOS 40D. The 40D has traveled almost everywhere with me around the city since then, but it felt like a couple things ... read more

  • Canon G9

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 10, 2008
    Pros: Great camera, fully adjustable to suit any picture taking situation.
    Cons: Have read on forums that dust can collect on the inner lens rendering it useless

    Summary: I have had my canon G9 for approx three wks now. Although I am still learning the basics of the camera, it takes awesome pictures. The camera has more than ample setting for you to take pictures in all sort of environments, to include taking pictures in ... read more

  • Can Canon G9 be a perfect companion?

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 17, 2008
    Pros: Sturdy, Quality, Great Panoramic Shots, Crisp Colors, Feature Packed
    Cons: Bulky, Heavy, Takes time to learn how to use

    Summary: I have been a Canon PowerShot enthusiast for years now. Started from S100, went through S200, S320, S400, SD200, SD550, and my favorite SD700 which I left in India during one of my trips. Anyways, after SD700 I started looking at G-series and ... read more

  • A Lot to love & little not to.

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 6, 2008
    Pros: Many features & capabilities; novice to professional; handsome & solidly built; good value.
    Cons: No swivel LCD; battery life could be better; inconvenient tripod mount & interface door locations.

    Summary: I am not a professional photographer but I have owned several digital cameras, including the Canon G2, G4 and G6. My review here of the latest G9 is based on personal use and a comparison to previous G series cameras. My comments will be general in ... read more

  • The Canon G9 is the best compact digital camera available, but not quite perfect.

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 18, 2007
    Pros: Durable construction, great feature set, good controls, sharp lens across the zoom range.
    Cons: Slightly above average noise at all ISO settings, somewhat expensive.

    Summary: Introduction My Canon A620 digital camera has been a faithful backup camera for over a year now. It does pretty much everything I ask of it and it's made me a big fan of Canon's A-series cameras. The next step up from this series of camera is ... read more

  • world's best compact camera

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Oct 27, 2007
    Pros: 12MP, built in "photo lab" 3" lcd, long lasting battery
    Cons: a little heavy, lcd could have been adjustable

    Summary: the powershot g9 is the new flagship of canon's midrange digital cameras and it does deliver! First I must add that for those of you who think this camera looks familar, yes... it is based on the powershot g7 design and is in fact an update to the g7. ... read more

  • Canon G9 Sweetness

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Sep 24, 2007
    Pros: Control for the Photography enthusiast Great build quality Familiar Settings for Canon prolevel sDSLR users
    Cons: It might be a little large if you need a shirt pocket camera

    Summary: I just received this camera last week and already it is a good friend. This camera will especially appeal to photographers who are already using prosumer or pro level Canon D-SLR users or are just interested in the highest level of creative control from ... read more

  • Express Reviews
  • Can it get any better?

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Nov 23, 2009
    Pros: • Durable
    • Image Quality
    • Macro
    • Battery Life
    Cons: • Night Shooting
    • Manual Exposure Time
    • Price (at the time) ?

    Summary: I have to admit, when I purchased this camera I was a little nervous. There was a lot of hype surrounding it. The people at Best Buy, my friends, reviews. I am not afraid to say that it lives up to it. I have had about 4 different point and shoot digital

  • Pocket Pro Camera

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Apr 28, 2008
    Pros: Good size, Shoot in RAW, Canon quality, Canon Accesories
    Cons: A little awkward in the pocket. No ergonomic grip. Mild Fringing

    Summary: The best advanced point & shoot on the market. 12.1 mp Designed for the photographer who wants more from their shots than a point and shoot can give and doesn't want to carry around a DSLR. A big feature is the ability to shoot in RAW mode. If you're

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