Comments on: Canon G9 Review

by: Anthony

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:11:37 +0000

Great review - Excellent idea to have a baseline to compare images to.

Cheers

by: Hanz

Thu, 08 May 2008 09:48:27 +0000

What a great camera. I was forced to sell my Digital SLR for a compact P&S - Only because of being in a wheelchair and having spinal injuries which prevented carrying a heavy camera around my neck. Well to say the least I am impressed, sure it has it’s limitations, however if you enjoy the art of photography and want all the bells and whistles, the G9 is the way to go. My only critisism is that I would like to have seen some display in the viewfinder, rather than just on the LCD. Perhaps as is seen in the panasonic FZ20.

by: Big Mike

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:15:30 +0000

Try the ISO 3200 mode. It’s not any worse than ISO 1600, and after you use NeatImage on it, you wind up with a photo that looks pretty good if you downsize it to 500 x 375, a perfect size for posting on a blog.

by: genghis2510

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:19:23 +0000

I’m still raising money to get a G9 and will continue doing research and reviews all what was and wil be said about G9.. By the time I will have $500 the G10 will probably come out. Hopefully, it will be for less. Thanks for the informative blog.

by: Sam

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:21:54 +0000

Hello

I’ve had the G9 for several weeks now and generally I’m impressed. It certainly fills a gap.

http://thewhatandwhy.slashedcanvas.co.uk/2007/11/27/using-the-g9-advanced-compact/

It may be a mistake to elevate any compact too much - only so much can be expected - but if we learn how and when it’s appropriate most of us will find the G9 ticks all the right boxes.

Best regards,

Sam

by: Anthony

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:56:15 +0000

Hi, I enjoyed reading your review. I have a G9 which I started testing out today. I personally love the feel of the G9. It feels sturdy, ugly, and functional, a camera meant for serious photography and not a teenage sleepover.

It does daylight to dusk very well. Controlling aperture and shutter speed is easily done using a scroll wheel. It has an optical viewfinder too, and I can shut off the LCD - a must have feature for me. I am enjoying being able to shoot 16:9 on it. In low light, the camera can struggle to focus, and there is significant shutter lag. I personally found the colors to be very accurate. Depth of field is lacking however.

Russel, On my Flickr page are a couple of photos I shot in low-light, no flash, at ISO 400. I don’t think they would compare to a 50mm F1.8 sadly.

http://flickr.com/photos/anthonybaby/tags/g9/

Something that needs to be mentioned is that the G9 suffers from two common problems (mine included): hot pixels appearing in the photo or on LCD - or both; and light leakage in the lower right-corner of the LCD. These are flaws in the camera. Also, there is moderate barrel distortion at the wide end, and it’s evident in one of my photos.

by: Russel

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:37:29 +0000

Hi thanks for posting this. I’m strongly considering the G9 as a digital “stand-in” shall we say, for my Nikon EM 35mm.

As most of my work is used to illustrate articles - I’m a freelance journo - I need something that has no problem taking street snaps in bright bright daylight (I’m in the Middle East) to low light w/out flash.

For the latter I usually get away using my EM with a 50mm F1.8 and 400 ASA film. I need to know if the G9 will do that for me. Looking at your 400 ISO shot gives me cause for concern.

What are your thoughts now that you’ve had the camera for a while?

thanks.

by: Chas Berlin

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:07:32 +0000

Tried the G9 at a local shop. The color was way off. Used auto WB and then florescent WB, no difference. Couldn’t get an accurate rendition of a deep green shirt. It turned mushy bluish/green (w/ gray tones). Ran a print to verify the LCD was accurate, and it was.
Going back Sat to check camera in daylight.
Do find the colors accurate? I’ve read elsewhere that WB and color accuracy is lacking.

by: Dan

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:25:23 +0000

Nice work with this. Much appreciated.

by: Jere Landis

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:06:41 +0000

I just received my G9 and have been playing around with it. I’ve read your post and I just wanted to know if you would keep me posted of any new findings. I’m particularly interested in a smaller flash for the G9 that still has as many features as possible.

Thanks, Jere