Canon PowerShot G9
Compact Digital Camera

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Basic Specifications
reference: DXO Mark 2011
for Canon G9
1/1.7" (8.0 x 6.0 or 7.44 x 5.58 mm) Type CCD sensor
12.1 million effective pixels
pixel density: 28 MP/cm²
Bits per pixel: 12
pixel display: 4000 x 3000
RAW (.CR2) + JPEG Large/Fine
Lens focal length: 7.4 - 44.4 mm (or 35-210 mm for 35 mm equiv)
Lens speed: f/2.8 - 4.8, IS, 6X
focal length multiplier: 4.5x
ISO: 80-1600
Movies: 640 x 480 @ 30 fps and
time-lapse
TTL autofocus
LCD: 3.0-inch P-Si TFT, 230,000 pixels
Flash: build-in auto TTL and hot-shoe for external flash
Storage:
SD / SDHC
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Review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong9/
DPR sample photos:
http://www.dpreview.com/gallery/canong9_samples2/
Slide Shows
Macro test of Canon G9 with
430EXII flash and LumiQuest Bounce Kit
(http://mstecker.com/ss/CanonG9-flash-bouncekit.px)
Flowers, March, 2009 -- Spring
(http://mstecker.com/ss/flowers32009_viv4sss.px
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Canon G9 "Buttercup"
Flowers
(http://mstecker.com/ss/flowers32009_bmub1a.px)
If you do not have Photodex ProShow
Presenter plug-in (MS Windows) on your computer you will not be able to view the slide
show.
If this is the case please download and install the software from:
http://www.photodex.com/products/presenter/
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Test: $5 bill |

Canon G9
shot in available light on
a
cloudy overcast day
Macro at iso 800
f/5.6 at 1/250 second. Hand held with Image Stabilization on
No image processing; reduced from original size of
4000 X 3000 pixels |
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Cropped from first image
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Test: Outdoors Canon G9 on 2-6-2009 |

Canon G9 on Feb. 6, 2009
cloudy overcast day
Macro at iso 100
f/5.6 at 1/60 second. Hand held with Image Stabilization on
No image processing; reduced from original size of
4000 X 3000 pixels
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Canon G9 on Feb. 6, 2009
cloudy overcast day
Cropped from image above |
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Test: Outdoors Canon G9 on 2-7-2009 |

Canon G9 on Feb. 7, 2009
Macro at iso 200
f/4.5 at 1/400 second. Hand held with Image Stabilization on
No image processing; reduced from original size of
4000 X 3000 pixels
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Canon G9 on Feb. 7, 2009
Cropped from image above
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Test: Canon G9 on 2950
Motor on 2-14-2009 |

Canon G9 on Feb. 14, 2009 - wide angle
(35 mm equiv.)
2950 Motor at iso 400, wide-angle 35 mm equiv.
f/5 at 1/250 second. Hand held with Image Stabilization on
No image processing; reduced from original size of
4000 X 3000 pixels |
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Canon G9 on Feb. 14, 2009 - telephoto
(210 mm equiv.)
2950 Motor at iso 400, telephoto 210 mm (equiv.), 6X zoom lens (IS)
f/4.8 at 1/400 second. Hand held with Image Stabilization on
No image processing; reduced from original size of
4000 X 3000 pixels |
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Test:
Canon G9 portrait in available light at iso 400 |

Available light portrait inside (no flash) at iso 400
f.l.= 104 mm (equiv.), f/3.5, 1/50 sec hand-held with IS
No image processing; reduced from original size of
4000 X 3000 pixels |

Cropped from image above (iso 400) |
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Flash Test:
Canon G9 with stealth bracket, 430EXII Flash and LumiQuest Bounce Kit |

Canon G9 with
RPS Studio Stealth Flash Bracket-Canon ETTL2
Cord, Canon 430EXII Flash and
LumiQuest Bounce Kit
http://wize.com/flashes/p390688-rps-studio-stealth-flash-bracket
http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=92390
http://www.lumiquest.com/products/bounce-kit.htm
iso 200, Aperture Priority f/4.5, 1/60
second, f.l.= 36.78 (172 mm equiv.)
The LumiQuest Bounce Kit (white) softens the light from the flash
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Canon G9
iso 100, Aperture Priority f/5, EC -1/3, FEC
zero, 1/60 second, f.l.=
21.97 (103 mm equiv.), cropped image
Download original 4000 X 3000 pixel image:
IMG_2267.jpg
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Canon G9
iso 100, Aperture Priority f/5, EC -1/3, FEC
zero, 1/60 second, f.l.=
21.97 (103 mm equiv.), cropped image
Image Processing in
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Flash hot spot supression:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9CdEBlJ1PI
Hair Coloring:
http://www.photoshopmama.net/chores/rootamenthairies/rootamenthairies.html
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