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Average Ratings
Image Quality8/10
Battery Life6.5/10 Based on 3 ratings
Features7/10
Ease of Use6.5/10
Value for Money5.5/10
Reviewer Rating6.5/10
Overall Rating7.9/10 Based on 9 ratings
50% Recommended2 out of 4 Reviews

Review of Canon G9 Powershot

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By rae2 on 28th Apr 2008

rae2's Ratings
Time Digital Camera Owned1 - 6 Months
Image Quality5/10
Battery Life7/10
Features7/10
Ease of Use7/10
Value for money5/10
Overall value5/10
no rae2's recommendation

Good Points

Compact, well laid out controls, EXCELLENT screen, good solid construction and reasonable quality lens. It would be hard to find a better 3" LCD on any camera at any price.

Bad Points

Autofocus has a mind of its own - want that bird on a branch? You'll likely get a nice clear photo of the forest behind the bird and a nice fuzzy pic of the bird & branch! You could switch to using Manual Focus but by that time the bird will have died of old age. BTW - the built-in flash is weak & produces unpredictable results - lots of wildly overexposed shots.

General Comments

The Canon G9 PowerShot is a very flexible, very compact instrument that will travel well in a purse or coat pocket and grab that snapshot quickly.

If you're a serious photographer you'll likely want the flexibility of use and higher quality results obtainable with even middle-of-the-road DSLRs.

Oh yes... the 12.1 Megapixels? In my view, the results are no better than a camera with half that number. But then, I've not tried to make enlargements from either. On a computer screen I see no difference. Don't buy this camera because of it's "megapixels."

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