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My Old G9 Still Has It, Pics From Bird Banding

Started May 7, 2017 | Discussions
cutterpup
cutterpup Senior Member • Posts: 1,494
My Old G9 Still Has It, Pics From Bird Banding
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Yes Cathy, "There really is a Pink-footed goose, and I have the pictures to prove it." As told to my boss after she had seen "The Big Year"

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Geodude Contributing Member • Posts: 596
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Great shots and nice vibrant colours!

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racollins Contributing Member • Posts: 600
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cutterpup wrote:

Wow, the detail in those shots is amazing! I love being reminded of what the "old" cameras can still do. Very nice!

Andy

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cutterpup
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Thank you, it is still my go to compact for when quality matters.  I have an even older A630 which became my husband's Ebay/internet photo camera when I bought the G9, and a SX30 which lives in my car.

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Yes Cathy, "There really is a Pink-footed goose, and I have the pictures to prove it." As told to my boss after she had seen "The Big Year"

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RA40 Contributing Member • Posts: 706
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Excellent!  The G9 is a fantastic camera, mine is still regularly used.

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Mike:)

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Kung Fu
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If the G9 is "old", what does that make me?? 😢

Great shots, thanks for posting! 👍🏻

Aeronauti New Member • Posts: 8
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Very nice and lovely pictures? Those are your birds?

cutterpup
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Aeronauti wrote:

Very nice and lovely pictures? Those are your birds?

Thank you.  They are migratory song birds that are caught in nets and banded for research and then released again.  One of the birds had been actually banded in 2014 at the same banding station.

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Marty Too Senior Member • Posts: 1,219
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cutterpup wrote:

Thank you, it is still my go to compact for when quality matters. I have an even older A630 which became my husband's Ebay/internet photo camera when I bought the G9, and a SX30 which lives in my car.

I wish I had bought the A650 when I talked my nephew into buying it. I think I'll call him to see if he still owns it. I can always use another camera.

txsizzler
txsizzler Senior Member • Posts: 1,801
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Really nice shots there! The older Powershot G series can still really crank out some great images, not to mention using Canon's older color algorithms (which IMO are far superior to today's color output). I still use my G10 & G15 regularly, as well as the wonderful S95. Just really splendid compact cameras!

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Kung Fu
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txsizzler wrote:

Really nice shots there! The older Powershot G series can still really crank out some great images, not to mention using Canon's older color algorithms (which IMO are far superior to today's color output).

I think that's due to the CCD sensors used up until the G15, which was the first CMOS sensor in a G. I'm no sensor expert, but from what I've read CCD sensors actually had lower pixel noise and better color accuracy. CMOS sensors have to use extra circuits to correct color distortion and noise. But they "won" because they're cheaper and easier to fabricate.

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