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I LOVE this camera! It's a great camera!

Started Nov 7, 2016 | User reviews thread
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Tom_Bruno Senior Member • Posts: 1,388
I LOVE this camera! It's a great camera!
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This is a WONDERFUL little camera.  Here are a few pluses:

1 -- Truly pocket size.  Unlike the Sony RX100 series, which is significantly bulkier, the G9X slips in and out of pockets easily.

2 -- Truly small and unobtrusive.  Most other compacts are actually pretty sizeable, and kind of obvious to wield.  The G9X looks about like a cell phone, and doesn't get noticed in a group or crowd.  Bigger cameras draw unwanted attention.  The G9X is great for casual, candid shots of people for this reason.

3 -- High resolution!  Hey, 20 mp!  That's a lot of resolution, and the 1 inch sensor renders very good detail.  Quite impressive, really.

4 -- Very good noise control at higher iso's.  My former compact was a Canon S85, which I loved, and was capable of quite good pictures.  But the G9X, the replacement for the S series, blows it away!  It's at least the equal, and generally the better, of any other compact on the market.  At least as good, for example, as the RX100 series, to which I've compared it.  I fearlessly shoot in dim indoor settings.

5 -- Touch screen controls.  Not everyone wants this, but if you have a smart phone you're already used to it.  Very convenient, once you get used to it.

6 -- Output control on the pop-up flash.  The little flash is invaluable as a fill in many situations, such as a dim restaurant.  But nobody wants that glary deer-in-the-headlights look of on camera flash.  So, the G9X lets you dial down the flash output, resulting in a gentle fill.  I usually set it for minus 2/3 to minus 1-1/3, works great.

7 -- Shoots RAW, as well as JPEG.  Your choice.  Or both together.  I personally prefer RAW files, and run them through LIghtroom or Photoshop.  But I must admit, the built in JPEG engine on the G9X is very, very good.  See the DPR real world examples on this page.  Excellent.

8 -- Did I mention?  This compact camera is...compact!  It's SMALL!  Really SMALL!

So overall, a lot of goodies in really small package.  Wonderful!

I love it.  I highly recommend the G9X.

Regards,
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Tom B

 Tom_Bruno's gear list:Tom_Bruno's gear list
Canon G9 X Nikon D750 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II +3 more
Canon PowerShot G9 X
20 megapixels • 3 screen • 28 – 84 mm (3×)
Announced: Oct 13, 2015
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