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Canon - PowerShot 12.1MP Digital Camera - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(43 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 43 reviews
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Star
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88%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - PowerShot 12.1MP Digital Camera - Black
Customer Rating
5
Love It
on May 18, 2010
Posted by: Duck
from Florence, TX
I have been using this camera for about 2 years. It is easy to use and has alot of features. I use the "sports" setting quite a bit but normally, I would just have it set on "auto". The image quality is excellent. Recently, I took a photography course and now I realize what a fantastic camera this really is. I rarely use auto anymore because it is simple to understand. I have 2 batteries in order to always have one charged. They still last a long time, though. This is also a durable camera. I use it on top of a 60 ft. quadpod and take elevated pictures. It works great and produces nice photos. I look forward to many more pictures I will be taking with this camera.
Pros: good battery life, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Great camera with a few limitations!
on February 14, 2009
Posted by: RiverRat
from Maryland
I like the smaller size of the G9 (compared to my G5) and I appreciate some of its added features but it still has the slow shutter speed.
I still get great pictures without any effort though and am constantly amazed that less than ideal conditions using Auto mode produces shots that are easily improved with just a quick run through an editing program. I am now shooting in RAW and appreciate this camera even more.
I still get great pictures without any effort though and am constantly amazed that less than ideal conditions using Auto mode produces shots that are easily improved with just a quick run through an editing program. I am now shooting in RAW and appreciate this camera even more.
The battery life does seem shorter though than my G5 which hold its life for months on end. The G9 seems to run out pretty quickly but I got around this by buying several extra batteries which are quite inexpensive compared to the G5 batteries.
Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, Lightweight/Portable, good battery life, durable
Cons: Short battery life
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Amazing Point and Shoot
on August 19, 2009
Posted by: Photochix
from Indiana
Gives great control over images and quality rocks! I love being able to carry this around with me everywhere I go and knowing that I can still have complete control over my images.
The best part is I can shoot in RAW mode
The best part is I can shoot in RAW mode
Video could be better quality is not so great but I am more into using it as a camera not as a video camera.
Pros: easy to use, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, Lightweight/Portable, good battery life
Cons: video not so great
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
solid unit
on September 23, 2009
Posted by: turtle power
I shoot professionally at a newspaper. This is my go-to camera on assignments when I don't want to carry a lot of equipment (rock climbing, hiking...) The quality of photo is outstanding; skin tones show nicely; manual mode is a dream. I have shot video with the G9 for multi-media assignments, and while it's not like a pro-grade video camera, it gets the job done and even surprised me with its abilities to capture action.
Cons with the camera are it's lag time between pushing the trigger and the shutter going off. Not great for sports, but that's what SLR's are for anyway.
Cons with the camera are it's lag time between pushing the trigger and the shutter going off. Not great for sports, but that's what SLR's are for anyway.
Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, Good Low-Light Performance, Lightweight/Portable, good battery life, durable, body size
Cons: slow trigger
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Best Camera Yet!
on September 23, 2009
Posted by: Sir Ted
from Boca Raton Florida
I travel overseas to remote locations doing missionary work. I bought this camera just as it was introduced. The megapixels got my attention as I like to enlarge photos from INDIA and CHINA from my international travels. It is rugged and the hard case can take the knocks on a rough road. The quality is terrific. I just bought a wide angle lens for large crowd photos. I cannot go to any other product as Canon far excels them all.
Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, Good Low-Light Performance, Lightweight/Portable, good battery life, durable
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Amazing Camera
on June 23, 2010
Posted by: vern
from Tacoma Wa
One of the best purchases for me ever! I have had mine for over 2 years now and I have been able to take some of the most amazing shots! I've recommended this camera to quite a few of my friends. Super for macros and fireworks!!
Pros: good battery life, Good Low-Light Performance, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use, macro feature is stupendous!, image stabilization is great if you have kids!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Canon F-1 replacement
on April 27, 2013
Posted by: Able Seaman
from San Francisco, Ca.
I bought this camera to use when traveling/vacation to replace my 30 + year old Canon F-1 and all the lens that I usually bring with me. I was very happy with the image quality results and features of the G 9.
Pros: good battery life, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
AWESOME
on November 9, 2008
Posted by: kodeblu51
from NY
Greatest little camera. MY girlfriends family is like the papparazzi, I can take pictures as good as all their Nikon SLR's without having to carry around a backpack with all the accessories.
Pros: Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, portable, good battery life, durable
I would recommend this to a friend!
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