Owners Ratings:
Canon PowerShot G9 (Overall)

Click for full specifications: Canon PowerShot G9
12.1 million effective pixels
35 mm - 210 mm (6x) zoom
Average rating (137 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.59
 Features()()()()()() 4.66
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.26
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.35
 Value for money()()()()() 4.23
 Overall()()()()()() 4.42

Owners Opinions: Canon PowerShot G9

NamePostedOpinion preview
eyeofhorus7 Oct 09I have been using this camera for 18 months and it has produced ...
Gnittoc6 Aug 09Uma camera de excelente qualidade. Muito util para ser usada ...
kiko774 Apr 09I have the camera for almost a year now. What can I say about it
stinu18 Mar 09Like many of you professionals I was looking for the best to buy ...
the1beard10 Jan 09VERY SLOW but Well built Brick of a camera!Quality of images is ...
halim449 Oct 08Good as back up camera, easy to use.
Jose Augusto23 Sep 08When I bought this camera back in January 2008, I was far from ...
steven4317 Sep 08Photos taken outdoors at ISO 80, 100, 200 are unacceptably ...
frettless57 Sep 08I gave the construction a 4 cause i seem to always get a finger ...
Aktios6 Sep 08Bought to be a back up camera to my DSLR. The results were ...
Mystr_X3 Sep 08I've had the G9 for 10 months, and have been very happy with ...
ianp5a6 Aug 08(No text)
Hooman Bustani22 Jul 08Review and Tips:I compare the G9 (S/N 4921105007) to Canon A610 ...
Douglas Wirnowski22 Jul 08Wow -- you will be hard pressed to find another camera that ...
drowells6 Jul 08I purchased this camera 6 months ago in preparation of 4 events ...
Daniel Linwood20 Jun 08Great little camera but not quite small enough to be pocketable; ...
Chris Simpson17 Jun 08Now had the camera for a few months and generally very pleased. ...
Marvin Torrez10 Jun 08May the image quality is the most negaive aspect of this.12 ...
Olli Kapiainen7 Jun 08I've had the G9 for some time now, and I must say that it isthe ...
Tonyxxl7 Jun 08This camera is rather overhyped.Raw seems to be a nice added ...
M Colyer31 May 08Had this camera for several days now and am well pleased with it ...
WANG LEI30 May 08Excellent camera for beginners who have not decided whether ...
nelybelly29 May 08Every camera seems to have a style of photography that it was ...
littlecampdavid25 May 08I have had a Powershot G3 for several years and loved it. It ...
jayee19 May 08Buy the Canon LA-DC58H Lens Adapter - For use as a lens ...
lillymoll12 May 08I've been really impressed with the image quality - can't ...
HiTigerman8 May 08This camera was purchased as a 'go lite' camera for times where ...
jollyjim8 May 08WoW - this G9 camera blew my socks off with its quality. I won't ...
andreas hammer22 Apr 08Sorry about my english. At the beginning i bought the G7 (same ...
Ibj21 Apr 08I decided to try this little gem for a week and expected to ...
justinwonnacott20 Apr 08INTERNAL DUST PROBLEMS. I purchased this camera for its small ...
nevardmedia17 Apr 08As long as you don't expect this camera to perform like a DSLR, ...
Peter Bendheim13 Apr 08It's really hard not to like the G9 and it really must be the ...
lilllab11 Apr 08Bought it to be used alongside my EOS-cameras and I'm more than ...
Yam45 Apr 08If LCD on G9 is dark, check out the review at dcresource.com ...
Bob tucker4 Apr 08I bought the G9 to replace my G7 so i saved my lensmate ...
Jirka_cz28 Mar 08I have my G9 for two months and I think that it is brilliant ...
johnpat25 Mar 08I've only had the camera a few days; I bought it as an ...
LouBou22 Mar 08Love and Disappointment. First of all, let me just say that ...
nohar17 Mar 08It's a very nice camera with lots and lots of control over ...
duckfat16 Mar 08In a class of 1. There is no other camera which combines these ...
Jakobatsea15 Mar 08Too long raw shot to shot time. Only had this camera a couple of ...
RAZOR749 Mar 08I do not yet own this camera, but I am thinking of buying it so ...
Barry Liimakka9 Mar 08The G9 is an ideal P&S if you want power AND portability. The G9 ...
Ed Rodgers3 Mar 08I'm a wedding photographer, and I use this beast for my personal ...
james8t226 Feb 08coming from a dslr, i am very pleasantly surprised at the IQ ...
john patrick621 Feb 08Having come from a film background i chose the G9 as it seems to ...
LarsMN20 Feb 08Lovely camera, robust construction - it feels like a real ...
Tyrone Stacey18 Feb 08i'am somewhat new to the world of photography ,but i'm enjoying ...
Mike Pope17 Feb 08I have wanted a P+S to compliment my Canon EOS 20D for sometime ...
allcazar10 Feb 08Last december I've been busy several weeks before deciding to ...
FMPhoto6 Feb 08Awesome camera for the features and the money. Size is also a ...
mortyski5 Feb 08I'm actually blown away by this camera. I've had some superb ...
Kevin Wenker4 Feb 08How can the previous reviewer give a rating to a camera he knows ...
Theocot4 Feb 08I am about to purchase the Canon G9. My concern is that the G ...
maroy24 Jan 08For a beginner like me, this is not that hard to use, I quickly ...
Evermike12 Jan 08Camera works great in strong-light conditions. Nice photos.VERY ...
e150512 Jan 08A sweet camera for it's size. It will not replace an SLR but it ...
lonnit12 Jan 08A darned good little cam at ISO100. With enough light, ISO200 is ...
normsmith6 Jan 08I bought this to compliment my DSLR. I have owned an awful lot ...
mellowpaul4 Jan 08The image quality using jpeg is disappointing. I wanted a ...
Steve Ayres4 Jan 08I have owned three Olympus compacts and a Pentax d*ist. I've ...
Patrickchu4 Jan 08A very good carmera overall. With a non-dSLR size, it is ...
DloudMountain2 Jan 08All-in-all, it has more features than I was even aware of when ...
lessaintes2 Jan 08This camera is feature rich. It produces very good movies. It ...
kimberman29 Dec 07I've wanted a p&s for several years but couldn't find one that ...
Ibida Bab26 Dec 07Now if Canon brings back the rotating lcd, adds better battery ...
765N4K32125 Dec 07I'm Canon 30D and G9 user.First of all: G9 is not a dSLR Camera. ...
mikeS22 Dec 07Bought this camera one year ago. It is way above average for a ...
wintoba22 Dec 07I have only had the camera for a week just to put this into ...
sap22 Dec 07I have used most of the canon 'G' (numerous G2, G5, G6) and 'S' ...
bluefox9er16 Dec 07Firstly..it is totally and utterly and foolish to compare the ...
Hundminen9 Dec 07I had the G7 for a year, and thanks to Henry's (Canada) ...
John Gray1 Dec 07Had a G7 which I sold and missed, so bought the G9 to replace ...
antonio_7729 Nov 07+ Good AVI movie quality and nice RAW and JPEG pictures with ...
Ariel Sandberg28 Nov 07I bought this camera wanting to get something I could learn ...
avicenanw22 Nov 07Canon came up with a marvelous camera with this model. Have ...
phg21 Nov 07Good hardware; very poor soft/firmware UPDATED: 080323Conclusion:
veroman17 Nov 07• A very worthwhile upgrade from the G7.• Improvements in ...
Pubert Love13 Nov 07This is the best point & shoot I have ever owned. I am a Canon ...
Brett Despain7 Nov 07(No text)
pabdc9931 Oct 07I purchased the G9 as an upgrade to my ageing G5. What I wanted ...
Pegashus30 Oct 07Having been a very satisfied Sony DSC-V3 user for the past 2-1/2 ...
Oak and Acorn29 Oct 07An outstanding Point & Shoot camera with excellent IQ. RAW ...
JimmyDee27 Oct 07WOW - This is an excellent, top of the line point and shoot ...
grtscot27 Oct 07On the bright side, sometimes great shots under near perfect ...
stephenmyall6624 Oct 07When I bought my G7 6 months ago I took it everywhere and my ...
amazestudios22 Oct 07I'm a 20D, 40D owner with lots of L glass, so when it came time ...
caesarb22 Oct 07I bought this for my wife to replace her G6 that went to my ...
Bert_vdk22 Oct 07I own the G9 since Saturday; have in fact no experience enough ...
WedNotary22 Oct 07Love the unit size, Screen size, Image Stab., Face Recognition ...
jmohajer22 Oct 07(No text)
Angel Valentin21 Oct 07As a pro p-journalist I always wanna blend in, thus my obsession ...
Island Golfer20 Oct 07Hoping that good things come in small packages, like several ...
perrellik20 Oct 07Full manual controls;very nice construction and feel;very good ...
George Burke19 Oct 07(No text)
Portola19 Oct 07I had a trip to Greece scheduled and was lamenting the necessity ...
digimikek18 Oct 07i'm very sad to say that i couldn't be more disappointed; 2 bad ...
LorenzoL17 Oct 07I just tried the G9 today with very high hopes given the ...
Fernando Dinis16 Oct 07The best compact I had in my hands, may the best compact now.
Dave_in_NYC16 Oct 07I normally shoot my pro work (architectural photography) with ...
Bas t Hoen14 Oct 07I'm very happy with my new G9. I feels very solid, and I like ...
macunsw14 Oct 07I would just explain why I show my ratings in each category:1. ...
Will Fastie14 Oct 07My wife gave up her Nikon D40 for the PowerShot G9 after doing ...
Enir312 Oct 07Finally a pocket camera I’m happy with. Solid, RAW, great IQ for ...
giraffe11 Oct 07Best P&S camera I have ever purchased and I have owned 9 P&S ...
Stevejac11 Oct 07I bought this to take on long trips where my 5D was just too big ...
CanonGirl_2711 Oct 07Okay so I purchased the Canon PowerShot G9 tonight ONLY to see ...
davidvanplato11 Oct 07I use a Nikon D200 and a D80, and I was looking for a smaller ...
ljbc11 Oct 07I purchase the G9 + 2x Tel lense + 430ex flash. I have taken a ...
Gerald George10 Oct 07My G9 is a decent compact digital camera and works nicely. My ...
Dj Shervin9 Oct 07I upgrade from G7 to G9... G7 sold on ebay....love this camera ...
dcstep8 Oct 07It's worth the upgrade from the G7, due to improved image ...
umabatata6 Oct 07Used intensively for the last 3 weeks in many different ...
ZeroHalcyon5 Oct 07Just got this camera to replace my Leica d-lux 3. I wants ...
rashomon3 Oct 07I have been using film and digital SLRs professionally for a ...
k4zzt3 Oct 07A lot of bang for the bux ! Great camera, built like a tank,easy ...
HondaHRV1 Oct 07- Excellent build quality, and high-res wide angle view LCD - ...
halinsalem1 Oct 07I have a G7 which I like very much. When Canon comes out with a ...
mariobauer30 Sep 07After using sony f-828 for a long time,i changed for g9. first ...
photoham29 Sep 07I have several DSLRs made by both Nikon and Canon and I was ...
George Lechter28 Sep 07I love to hate the G9. In your hands it feels like a little ...
Stephen Kovac Jr27 Sep 07This is an excellent P&S digital camera. The pictures that it ...
jbavrilcom25 Sep 07Brilliant !!!Such an improvement from the G7, especially with ...
Glenn Schultes25 Sep 07I have been a user of the G series Compacts since the G6I love ...
Imran A24 Sep 07Great camera and I use it primarily as a backup for my DSLR. ...
shamanjp23 Sep 07This is an early impression. After only a couple of days using ...
makofoto22 Sep 07Targa ... noise reduction software like NeatImage is your ...
madshobye21 Sep 07I have had the camera for two days and so far no problem. I ...
targatop20 Sep 07Excellent camera for my needs - a DSLR companion. Focus is fast ...
Robert Bissett20 Sep 07Wow! What a camera. S1 IS and D70 owner...I think the G9 takes ...
redwoodforest19 Sep 07I have not owned any Canon G models previously so some of these ...
A Bull18 Sep 07As a professional photographer I brought this camera to make ...
qj-chaser18 Sep 07I purchased this to slip in my hand luggage on business trips ...
pgh1969pa16 Sep 07If you own and love a Powershot G7 and were considering ...
drumz0rz12 Sep 07I needed a new Point and Shoot camera that I could take place ...
jonquil12 Sep 07such an amazing point and shoot camera!

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