Smaug01
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Re: Canon G9x- nice images, BUT...
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9and3quarters wrote:
Potential Deal Breakers:
LIMITED RAW FUNCTIONALITY: I can't shoot RAW in Auto modes???? Seriously, Canon? Why the hell not? Granted, I shoot manual about three-quarters of the time, but this is a P&S camera! Ease, convenience, speed! There's ZERO reason to block RAW capture in Auto modes. I'm pinning my hopes on someone at Canon coming to their senses and shooting out a firmware update before I'm forced to hack it myself.
WIFI: Canon Connect won't work with Lollipop 5, and apparently I'm not alone in this. I have a Nexus 6p, but I gather it's not limited to my phone. Read online reviews first to see if this will be an issue for you, too. If I can't get the camera to cooperate with the Nexus, my old HTC, or the Surface Pro 4, this will probably be what pushes me into a return, and returns me to my quest for the perfect purse-cam.
Incidentally, I'm seriously intrigued by the Lumix DMC-ZS100 coming out in March... if I return the G9X, I'll be ordering that.
Just to clarify a bit on the somewhat rude response by David Kohn:
Some of the Auto modes involve biasing the image processing engine in some what or other. Colors, exposure, etc. If you shot raw in those modes, the raw image would just throw out all those biases and the resulting file would be identical to the one from 'P' anyway.
The 'P' Program mode sets your exposure and takes into account exposure compensation, but doesn't bias the raw image in any other way.
So don't let that be a deal-breaker for you, or even a minor Con. Just shoot in 'P' if you want (and have time) for raw capture.
Are you still happy with your G9X? I am. Any reasonable amount of cropping and viewing size doesn't show any real flaws.