Canon PowerShot G9 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Can Canon's new flagship compact win back the enthusiasts?

Verdict: With superb build quality, a huge range of features and options, fast performance and - at its best - outstanding image quality, the Canon PowerShot G9 is certainly one of the best compact cameras on the market, and a very good creative tool for the ...

Review summary: Featuring class-leading 12.1-megapixels of resolution, the G9 has the ability to capture detailed images that allow enlargements up to poster size with cropping. A 6x optical zoom lens brings the photographer right into the action, and by ...

Verdict: The G9 comes equipped with 23 shooting modes, allowing for a several different photo preferences and conditions including Automatic, Manual, Shutter-speed-Priority, Aperture-Priority, and two Custom modes as well as special scene modes (like Portrait, ...

Review summary: Our good friends at Letsgodigital.org have justpublished a user experience test report on Canon's new 12MP PowerShot G9 with 6x zoom and image stabilizer, the successor to the popular Canon G7 prosumer compact digital camera. Dennis Hissink field ...

Review summary: The 12-megapixel Canon PowerShot G9 features Raw capture, a 6x optical zoom and manual control.

Pros: LCD screen, noise control

Cons: Minor image flaws

Verdict: Canon's PowerShot G9 performs very well across the board, with a fantastically detailed LCD screen, great functionality and good images.

Review summary: Canon's latest stab at a 'serious' pocketable camera steps a little closer to perfection, but still has a little way to go

Pros: Compact for a bridge cam. Excellent RAW mode. Good stabiliser

Cons: Only just too fat for pockets. Poor at high ISO. Expensive