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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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38 out of
43)
Customer Reviews for Canon - PowerShot 12.1MP Digital Camera - Black
Customer Rating
4
Great in almost every way
on December 16, 2009
Posted by: GP Photos
from Cleveland OH
The pros are many -- fast, convenient, intuitive, quiet, easy to carry, provides stills and video. On an extended trip, doing mostly outdoor daytime shooting, I took this camera and left the my big new DSLR at home. Only problem was it was hard to adjust polarizer in bright sunlight. otherwise, no compromises.
Cons -- I can't get it to produce correct color using studio lights and colors are disappointing when shooting with just the on camera flash Based on its features, for its size I don't don't think you can beat it.
Cons -- I can't get it to produce correct color using studio lights and colors are disappointing when shooting with just the on camera flash Based on its features, for its size I don't don't think you can beat it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
EXCELLENT Buy
on September 25, 2009
Posted by: Dave
from Pasadena, CA
I think this G9 is the best point and shoot on the market. The picture quality is great, and it is unusually simple to figure out. My favorite setting is the macro focus though. I have NEVER seen such a clear and crisp macro focus when it come standard on a camera. In fact it is clearer than most macro lenses on cameras twice as expensive as this. Some downsides. Unfortunately, the camera does not work very well in low light areas, even if it is not that "low light". The lens (on mine at least) has been known to fish-eye SLIGHTLY. Battery life is not so good, but i think it is just because i take hundreds of pictures every time i use it, so don't go by that :). Overall, I don't think I'll be getting another camera for a long time.
Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, Lightweight/Portable, durable, the macro focus!
Cons: Poor Low-Light Performance, Short battery life
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
4
I like the Camera
on November 30, 2008
Posted by: Rocker362
from Denver Colorado
The g9 is a great camera...don't get me wrong. It's the perfect middle ground between a point and shoot and the slr. I was bummed thought that the g10 came out a month later and I'm afraid canon is not going to support the G9.
Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, good battery life, durable
Cons: Poor Low-Light Performance
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
4
pretty good
on January 20, 2009
Posted by: jared
from seattle
this is a good jump from the point and shoot world up to the SLR. a great middle ground camera with a lot of manual options for making the transition. a good take everywhere camera.
Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, good battery life, great manual functions
Cons: Poor Low-Light Performance, not comparable to film in high contrast scenes, iso 800/1600 are useless bad image in lowlight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
best camera ever bought
on February 15, 2009
Posted by: nagrom
from Dallas, TX
this is a great camera, especially for intermediate use. I can carry it everywhere but the best thing is that it takes perfect pictures just as good as professionals. One of the best features is that you can buy a lens adapter and sdd different converters to it just as you would for a SLR. I love this camera and would tell anyone to buy it!
Pros: easy to use, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality
Cons: Heavy/Bulky
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Good not Great
on December 6, 2008
Posted by: Lucky
from Raleigh NC
LCD hard to see in bright sun light. Manual focus is not usable in sun light at all.
Pros: easy to use, durable
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
great camera
on November 24, 2008
Posted by: C-tow
this is the best camera ive ever owned. great picture quality and tons of extra features
Pros: easy to use, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, Lightweight/Portable, good battery life, durable
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
4
Great find
on June 16, 2009
Posted by: Marlowec
from Seattle
Looks like a Contax G1 or G2 film camera which I love. The 1st shot I took with this camera was remarkable loved it. The camera is simple to use for a point and shoot this is a great camera to own. The manual settings is what drew me to this camera. The only con is the F-stop range which I think I am going to still invest in an Digi SLR.
Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, good battery life
Cons: Short battery life
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com