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 moder...
[Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (2082B001) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/27/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
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Excellent product, but not quite great. This is a long one. i would highly recommend heading over to luminous landscape and reviewing the travel article about a trip one of these took to japan in the hands of an expert, Nick Devlin. i think it very realistically sums up the capabilities of this camera far more accurately than a lot of the sourness you read here.
I've owned and used several canon S and G series cameras in this range. Before the advent of affordable DSLR cameras my assessment would be different than it is now, much more harsh...
[Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (2082B001) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 04/02/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Excellent portable photography powerhouse I've had my new G9 for a few weeks, and so far I like it a lot. I have a Canon SLR (the 10D), and it's hard to beat the SLRs for taking a picture exactly when you press the shutter, though the G9 is no slouch in reaction time--and it will fit in my pocket, where the 10D requires its own pack.
I did a lot of research when choosing the G9, but I had some pretty specific criteria I wanted to satisfy: Long digital zoom, RAW-capable (no G8), very portable (jacket pocket, not ultra-portab...
[Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (2082B001) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/01/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Canon G9 Review I am impressed with what this small camera can do. I wanted to upgrade to a small P&S that would have great image potential and would give the controls of a DSLR. The problem with small sensor cameras is that they are useless, for the most part, over ISO 400. I didn't expect this camera to be any different. It is the most advance P&S camera I've every used and in some respects is more advanced that my 40D. I don't shoot in "MODES" very often, so most of the consumer features are meaningless to m...
[Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (2082B001) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/21/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (21 of 21) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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I'm in love Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: There are so many ways to work with this camera. It's going to take me forever to learn them all to get the most out of this camera, but if I could post the pictures I've taken with it here in just 24 hours of having my hands on this thing I would. The pictures are a testament to the camera. The battery life is pretty good too. I've charged on...
[Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (2082B001) review by Banshee Fay can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Banshee Fay | | Review Date: | 09/16/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  | | |
100% (17 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Good camera for the serious amateur Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
Pros: RAW mode support; 6x optical zoom; optical stabilizer; large 3.0" screen; redeye reduction; rugged, retro look-and-feel; easy controls; full manual control; 30 fps VGA video; flash shoe and lens attachment for expandability
Cons: No CF support; lens sometimes visible in viewfinder; no foldout screen; AV/DigitalOut door is frag...
[Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (2082B001) review by leek can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | leek | | Review Date: | 09/10/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (17 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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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 ...
[Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (2082B001) review by Neurasthenic "neurasthenic" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Neurasthenic "neurasthenic" | | Review Date: | 02/12/2008 | | User Location: | New York City, New York | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Very nice camera. The G9 is definitely a nice camera. Its a good camera if you want DSLR capabilities and qualities but dont want to invest in lenses and flashes for SLR's. This camera has the best macro lens that i have ever seen on a point and shoot (i sell cameras for a living). I can put keys practically touching the lens and it still focuses and gets a great picture. I was very surprised as well about the digital zoom. I noticed while zooming in there is alot of noise on the screen but when you actually take...
[Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (2082B001) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/28/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Best Point & Shoot - Just a step away from SLR Background - I used to own a 7.1 mega pixel Sony Point & Shoot for around an year, back in India. When I came to US i decided to buy a new camera. I wanted a high end Point & Shoot, as they are easy to carry and I thought SLRs would be tough to use. I had multiple choices at hand Sony T200, Canon 850, Canon Powershot S3 or Canon G9. Well I read a lot of reviews, went and checked out all these cameras at B&H Photo Video and finally i decided to buy G9. It was a little pricy when compared to all t...
[Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (2082B001) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/25/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Well Done I was looking for a compact travel camera with full manual controls and capable of excellent image quality (at least in good light). There are a lot of great P&S's out there but not a lot of compacts with manual controls.
I had been a fan of Canon Powershot models for a while although I've mostly used several Olymous DSLR's and Panasonic Lumix P&S's for the last several years. The G9 seemed to get generally good reviews and had one of the larger sensors in its class, so I thought ...
[Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (2082B001) review by J. Boutilier "Jim Boutilier" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | J. Boutilier "Jim Boutilier" | | Review Date: | 05/02/2008 | | User Location: | Thornton, CO United States | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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