What do you guys think about the canon powershot g9?

Question

thinking of buying one

Answer 1

It is good in the sense it gives you more control than the typical point and shoot.. i.e. control of shutter and aperture, plus Canon FINALLY put RAW capture back into a point and shoot.

BUT

It is STILL a point and shoot... with all the cons that go with it, mainly the tiny sensor size. This will NEVER give the all around results of even a 6 MP DSLR. High ISO performance of the G9 is still bad, and even with control over aperture, you will not be able to create the kind of shallow depth of field that you can with a SLR.

Sorry, but no tiny sensor point and shoot with an equally tiny lens is ever going to equal a DSLR... it is just plain old physics. Get it if you want, it is better than most point and shoots, but you are STILL buying a point and shoot.

Personally I would rather spend MUCH less on a typical point and shoot for sticking in a pocket, and spend the rest of my money on a good DSLR.

steve

Answer 2

Good size, allows you to use manual features... it's a good camera to learn on. I've thought about getting one myself to put in my purse for the times I don't want to carry around my DSLR, but I'll probably wait for the price to drop some more.

Answer 3

i would get a nikon d40 well i did and i love it i think you will to look into it you can search on amazon or go to your local camera store to look at them.