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Canon G9 - first impressions posted on 19th of december, 2007

I was thinking about buying a new camera some tim eago, as an add-on to my Pentax k100d dslr.

Canon G9.

Well, I've made up my mind and bought it.

Now I've been testing it intensively, some photos are in my queue waiting for approval.

I love it for its compactness, RAW ability, manual operations available (including focus), incredible macro distance (1 cm!) It has a flash hot shoe, I can easily use my wireless flash with it, shweeet.

Well, it won't be a dslr ever - high ISO's (400 and above) are practically (well, for stock photo) useless because of the noise. U can deal with it somehow, using your noise reduction software, still it;s much better at low ISO's. Knowing that, you'll be on your way to make the most of that small wonder.

Did I mention a tank-like solid build ?

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Comments (10)

	Comment by Sebcz on May 17, 2008 Welcome to G9 users group:) I am sure the pictures will come out great!
	Comment by Ligio on May 17, 2008 [imgr]4954442[/imgr]Hi! I bought a G9 one month ago, with a waterproof case. I'm very happy because of this digital camera, I made beautiful pictures of flowers with my G9. I also noticed that going above 400 ISO will introduce a lot of noise in the picture. After this august I will upload underwater picture from G9.
	Comment by Bogdan on January 16, 2008 I am also looking forward to a G9... Maybe in April... Until then, I am the happy user of a G7, which lacks RAW ability and only has 10MP.
	Comment by Kenneystudios on December 21, 2007 Yeah, it is a lot of fun. It has a lot of great features, too. If you haven't done so already, sit down with the camera in your lap and the manual in the other. :)
	Comment by Sebcz on December 21, 2007 Superb shots, Teresa! I am sure I will enjoy G9 just the same :)
	Comment by Kenneystudios on December 21, 2007 I bought a G9 not long ago and love it! I keep it in my purse and carry it with me. It's great for going to birthday parties. I can take nice photos and don't have to drag around my DSLR. :) Did you know you can even buy telephoto lenses for the G9? I also bought a waterproof case so I can do underwater photography. :) We have a 5-year-old fish for a cousin, and I'm thinking really funny pictures for the family! It also does a wonderful job of creating stock photos, even in higher ISOs. But you are right about going above 400. Just be careful, and shoot in the RAW when you can. I have taken the following photos with my G9 that have been uploaded and accepted as stock, from beads, snipers, and decks: 3623858, 3623791, 3489066, 3489045, 3391435, 3391420, 3391409, 3391368.
	Comment by Sebcz on December 20, 2007 The sweet thing about 12MP is that when you have issues with noise (after using high ISO's) you can still downsize to, say, 3MP - the quality improves dramatically. Oh. and I have my first g9 approved :[imgl]3877840[/imgl]
	Comment by Thefinalmiracle on December 20, 2007 I am also juggling whether to buy a Canon 400D or G9. Obviously logically speaking I should have atleast 1 D-SLR, but I think that the camera MP battle will rest down and companies will concentrate more on the functionality and other features of the camera next year. SO I am still waiting! or maybe an SR-EL Sale would help...!! hehehhe.. didn't have even a single EL Sale since long! :(
	Comment by Photosaurus on December 20, 2007 Hello! The Canon G9 is also on my "Christmas-Wish-List". I am looking for a high-quality-compact-camera and I think, the G9 is the best choice at this time. And this camera saves the pictures in RAW..... this is one of the strongest arguments for me. By the way: I wish a peaceful christmas and a healthy new year!
	Comment by Sailawayagain on December 19, 2007 Good to hear because the G9 is number one on my wish list for Christmas. I've been using a Nikon D80 and it's just too big to fit into my purse for those "Kodak" moments that I've found my best pictures come from. I will watch for your photos.

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