Gordon Laing of CameraLabs.com gives an in-depth review of the Canon PowerShot G9 - their latest high end compact digital camera.  The PowerShot G9 is the successor to the PowerShot G7 and from the outside they may look the same: The G9 has the same 6x optical zoom lens with image stabilization and has virtually the same camera body, but there are a few changes if you look close - the grips have been modified and the G9 now has a 3 inch screen instead of the smaller 2.5″ screen.

The most significant changes are inside as the Canon PowerShot G9 has 12.1 megapixels of resolution, time lapse movie recording mode, face detection, wireless flash unit support and raw recording which gives you more  flexibility when processing  your photos on your computer.   Gordon gives you a nice tour of the controls as well as the  menu system on the LCD  display.   As mentioned earlier a  big plus  of this camera is the flash hot shoe which lets you use other Canon flashes or wireless flash transmitters.

A demonstration of the time lapse movie mode is shown in this review and the results are very impressively shown with a nice and smooth time lapse of the clouds rolling by.  Some of the cons of the G9 include the fact that this camera is slow in areas of power up, auto focus and continuous shooting.  It could also benefit from a widescreen movie mode and wide angle lens.

The Canon PowerShot G9 is one of the most powerful compact digital cameras on the market and currently sells for approximately $498 (which is pretty amazing considering what that would give you a few years ago).  Be sure to read Gordon’s full review by following the link below.

Canon PowerShot G9 in depth reviews and sample photos:

CameraLabs Canon PowerShot G9 review
CNET Canon PowerShot G9 review
Digital Photography Blog Canon PowerShot G9 review
Digital Camera Review Canon PowerShot G9 review

Canon PowerShot G9 sample photos at Flickr
Canon PowerShot G9 sample photos at PBase