Canon PowerShot G9 review

December 6th, 2007

Wired Magazine put it on their Christmas wish list at number four calling it a “pocket paparazzo”. The Canon PowerShot G9 is a serious camera without being a huge DSLR, and if you’re familiar with the other cameras in the PowerShot series (such as the PowerShot G7 from last year which this camera is but a slight improvement upon) you know about how small it is. Somehow it still has a 12.1 Megapixel sensor which should be much more than enough no matter how serious you are. Also comes with the face-detection, improved focus and handling, and the ability to shoot in RAW mode.

The PowerShot G9’s RAW mode lets you shoot images without JPEG compression. It gives you clearer images and complete creative control in editing. RAW images are transferred directly to the computer where they can then be edited using image adjustment software or a processing application to adjust your images as you please. The camera can also be set to allow the simultaneous recording of both RAW and JPEG images while shooting.

Also features 6x image-stabilized optical zoom; 3.0-inch LCD display (some accuracy issues); optical viewfinder.

Suggested that $500 you can get it for as little as $329.

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