Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom by Canon
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Digital camera reviews of Canon PowerShot G9 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
Digital camera Review: Beware everyone..Dust in the lens & sensor!!
Summary: 1 Stars
The camera is great if you can use it without a problem. you can use manual mode to adjust the the shutter speed/exposure. I bought mine 3 months ago and now regret. after just 1 month of the purchase, I noticed some dust inside the lens that made my focus very slow and even not accurate sometimes. then the dust found the way to the sensor. the dust in the sensor will be shown in the LCD. I sent it to Canon for cleaning the dust under the warranty and after 3 weeks of waiting, it was clean. now I have dust again in the sensor but not in the lens yet after 1 week of receiving it from canon. I didn't use it except for testing. I already bought E-510 and using it for everything. the G9 was in a tight new case canon brand.
This is a common problem most of the G9 suffer from. search the internet about "g9 lens dust". you will find many many people have the same problem with their G7 & G9.
I don't want to send it again to Canon at the current time. I already ordered and waiting for Canon WP-DC21 Underwater housing to use it while snorkeling and diving in a resort soon. waiting 3 weeks to get it clean again means no need for this camera. once I receive my underwater housing, I'll keep the camera in it all the time and use it only for the underwater purpose.
I recommend to look for another brand rather than Canon. like Fuji (Fujifilm Finepix S100fs) and Olympus (SP-570UZ).
1 star for it because I see no point of using a camera for a month and 3 weeks in the service center.
Digital camera Review: Beware of dust contamination.
Summary: 2 Stars
The G9 is an amazing little camera, but it does have two very significant drawbacks:
1. it is not that air-tight, and is highly prone to dust contamination. You'll find many instances of people reporting this on the web. Mine has a large fiber, or perhaps insect hair, stuck to the sensor, as well as some other minor dust, and is presently on it's way to Canon service where they "may or may not" clean it under warranty. Once the warranty expires there is a $120 fee for this.
2. using the larger file sizes, the G9 is SLOW. Most of the time I use a smaller file size setting to speed things up, which pretty much negates it's supposed hi-res capabilities, and makes it no more useful than my wife's SD750 elph, which takes similar quality pictures, much faster at these file sizes and at half the price (not to mention lighter, and more compact).
And like all cameras at this size, the optics are quite mediocre, so I find it to be only marginally better than many other smaller, lighter, and cheaper point and shoots. It seems to me that the G9 is a more a marketing niche for people who feel the need to hold something in their hands that's more rugged, heavier, and with a "retro" appearance so that they can still perceive themselves as "serious" photographers while using a point and shoot.
Digital camera Review: Big improvement
Summary: 4 Stars
Excellent camera - many semi pro features included. Live histogram is a nice touch. Big improvement over my former canon s70. Love that they put RAW back into this camera line.Digital camera Review: Buy IT
Summary: 4 Stars
This camera is great. I own a 5D, and i was a little hesitant to buy the G9. I wanted a small camera I could take with me on vacation, instead of my big, heavy, expensive bag of gear. The pics look great(200 ISO and under). The video looks real good for a compact camera. All pics, and videos look good, with a good amount of light. When you are in low light situations is gets a little noisy. The price is amazing for what your getting, even for Canon. They usually are a little over priced. If you are debating weather or not to get it, GET IT!Digital camera Review: Buyer beware camera takes good pictures but don't honor warranty
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this camera a few months ago and since have had a major problem with it. The lens became stuck in the extended position and a "lens error" message would appear when turned on. I called canon about it and was told to send it in. I sent it in thinking they would honor their warranty. A week later I recieved an estimate to fix it for $127.00. To get out of their warranty, in their description of camera they claimed there were several dents and scratches in the casing and lcd screen plus the lens problem. The camera had no dents nor scratches. The person I had shipped it through even looked it over and found nothing wrong with it except the lens problem when I had him insure it for shipping. This is how they get out of honoring their warranty. They lie.