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Canon-PowerShot G9

Canon - PowerShot G9 Review

Price (MSRP): $499.99
Megapixel: 12.1
Type: Digital Compact
Submitted by: Reviewer from Soldotna , AK
Date Reviewed: 9/29/2007
Months Owned: Less than 1
Photos Taken: 501-999
Skill Level: Pro

What's Hot: Excellent sharpness, RAW capability, good manual controls, solid classic build, good optical stabilization, and easy panoramic mode

What's Not: Noise level at ISO 400 and up, some button locations

Review: This is the new gold standard for high grade compact cameras and is certainly suitable for making professional quality images under the right conditions. I always like to carry a high grade, portable camera, and have tried a number of other RAW capable compact cameras and this is the best one by far. I am glad that I waited. Except for my (discontinued but super versatile) Kodak P880, this camera is more fun and more versatile than anything else that I've tried.

Overall Ratings
Overall quality
9
Ease of use
8
Fit and finish
10
Click-to-click speed
8
Display quality
10
Flash quality
8
Image quality
9
Overall value
9
RATING SCALE: 1 = WORST 10 = BEST

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