Canon PowerShot G9

Canon PowerShot G9
Pro digicam Pro digicam
August, 2007

Summary Canon G9

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Among similar cameras #n/a of 25
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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 6x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/2.8 Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Wide angle Help 35 mm Movie format Help 1024 x 768 @ 15fps
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Canon PowerShot G9Canon PowerShot G9

Pros

The Canon G9 vs other recent digicams

Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Lens
True resolution High true resolution Help
12 MP
External flash External flash Help
Better lighting
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/2500 of a second
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Help
Better editing
Sensor size Large sensor Help
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Macro focus Good macro Help
1 cm
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Tunnel

Cons

The Canon G9 vs other recent digicams

Zoom Below average zoom Help
6x
Wide angle Very poor wide angle lens Help
35 mm
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
146 ISO
Color depth Less color depth Help
18.8 bits
Weight Heavy Help
370 g

The Canon G9 vs other recent pro digicams

Movie format Low resolution movies Help
1024 x 768 @ 15fps
Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
10.1 EV
Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
230k dots
Light sensitivity Very poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users
Longest exposure Short exposures Help
15 seconds
Aperture Narrow aperture Help
f/2.8
Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
35.0
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Screen type Screen type Help
LCD
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
August, 2007
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None

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