Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera - Black (12.1MP, 6x Optical Zoom) 3.0 LCD
£265.00
Awesome - Straight out of the box this camera exceeded all my expectations. Fantastic camera, really easy to use with some very cool features. Highly recommended!
Be aware of the lens... - After a long research I relied on so many great comments that was made for this camera. It would be the first time I ve ever spent this much money on a digital camera, not only I wanted a camera where I could `point and shoot but also a camera that takes great pictures with lots of details. So this camera almost had everything I wanted.Although I was very aware of the problems some people have experienced with this camera, especially as some have said the lens had fallen out and how Canon had not sealed the lens unit properly, I hoped everything would turn out to be ok once I receieved it.Soon as the camera came, I tested it out and took a few pictures which seemed great so far, the pictures turned out to be amazing just as I thought. With the plan of moving away soon abroad, I wanted to take a good camera with me before I go, but I was so wary of the comments made about this camera, mostly about the lens. I researched once again and read that in humid or wet conditions is where you should be very careful - it s very easy for the moisture to get trapped inside the lens protector mechanism and if not dried out those very small sprins will not last very long. This has then got me worried, I wish I made a little more research before buying this camera. I don t want to own a camera I have to be constantly careful with all the time and give extra money to buy more things to keep it protected, the cameras pricey enough!However, the pictures on Canon Powershot G9 are amazing, it s a very easy camera to use so you don t have to be professional to use this. I do wish I had no concerns with this camera so I can be a happy owner, but I don t want to be constantly worried all the time over it!
Great Second Camera - Almost so flexible and portable that it is preferable to taking out the heavy SLR. Very nice to handle. No real competition in the market for something like this. The images are excellent. They really sparkle.Only real issue is that I find the speed to take a second picture to be slow. No slower than another compact but its still a bit irritating compared to an SLR
Just one fatal flaw... - Such a good camera, with just one major design flaw.In any mode other than manual this is an excellent camera with easy to use controls giving great results.BUT... When using this on manual the aperture and shutter cannot be changed at the same time! This defeats the entire point of having a manual mode and what is even more irritating is that the ISO dial (which could be hidden in a menu) is exactly where the shutter or aperture control COULD be. What you re left with is using an impossibly fiddly combination of buttons which forces you to use AV mode.Which I wouldn t mind if I didn t specifically buy this camera BECAUSE of the M(anual) mode.I really hope Canon realise the error of their ways and come up with a way to remap the buttons because it seriously degrades what would otherwise be a near perfect camera.
Look no further, people have done your research - Look at the other reviews, there is no reason to give this camera anything less than 5 star.Battery lasts agesPicture quality is so clearOptical zoom function is very decentVideo options are great Time lapse mode is so cool.I cannot belive how many functions have been packed into it.Researched this camera for ages and I do not regret my purchase for a second!