If you think to buy Digital Cameras there must be one brand that comes to everybody’s mind and it is Canon. Canon digital cameras have been at the forefront of that high tech surge since the introduction of the iconic Powershot G1 in 2000. Canon’s "G" models have always been aimed squarely at demanding photographers who want a responsive and relatively compact general-use digital camera with SLR like performance.
Here with I would like to give some feature information of this Canon Power Shot G9 that I owned in October 2008. I was also confused that which brand I should go with. But after comapring various good brands e.g.Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, Nikon, JVC, Olympia I decided to go with Canon which I feel number one brand in Digital Camera.
Technical Specifications
Resolution: 12 megapixels (4000x3000) Viewfinders: Coupled (Zooming) Optical VF and 3.0 inch TFT LCD screen Lens: f2.8-f4.8/7.4mm-44.4mm (35mm equivalent 35mm-210mm) 6X zoom Exposure: Auto, Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, and Manual exposure modes Auto Exposure Bracketing: Yes Exposure Compensation: Yes +2/-2EV in 1/3-stop increments Auto Focus: AiAF (9 AF point) with FlexiZone and Face Recognition AF Auto Focus Bracketing: Yes Manual Focus: Yes Metering: evaluative, center-weighted, & spot White Balance: TTL Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H or Flash, and Custom 1 & 2 Flash: Built-in multi mode flash and hotshoe for external flash units Sensitivity: Auto, High ISO Auto, and user selectable settings for 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1600 ISO. Image Format(s): JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG In-Camera Image Adjustment: Yes Image Storage: SD/SDHC/MMC Connectivity: USB 2.0HS & A/V out Power: 1 Canon NB-2LH 7.4v 720mAh Lithium battery Conclusion
As recently as two years ago many digital camera industry insiders were predicting the imminent demise of top of the line prosumer/enthusiast digital cameras due to the introduction of affordable entry-level digital SLRs – those dire prophecies clearly haven’t come to pass. The G9 has a few warts, but at this point in time and when compared to the other cameras in its class - the G9 is as good as it gets. If that’s not enough, RAW is back, the G9 is more powerful, it has more features, and it’s cheaper (MSRP) than its predecessor.