Canon G9 Vs Canon 5D

Well here is an interesting way of comparing camera performance, not by using or setting them up to be the same, but by using the best settings for the subject matter, surprisingly (or not) the image quality of the G9 stood up very well and all this without fine tuning the image in post processing which would correct some of the obvious lens flaws like barreling and fringing

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Canon Powershot G9 and Canon 5D Comparison | The Cleverest

Macro Flash with the G9

I don’t have much time to do macro photography, I always seem to be looking at bigger things but it is amazing to see the little details and I know the G9 user groups on flickr have some amazing macro images. I found this little article very informative on Powershot Valley

Would the G9 have less noise if it had 6-8MP instead of 12MP

Chuck Westfall – One of Canon’s Guru’s has been asked on Digital Journalist:

I have a pair of questions concerning point and shoot cameras: If a user decreases the pixel count on a Canon PowerShot G9 from 12MP to 6-8MP does image quality improve at higher ISO settings and in low-light situations? Does decreasing the pixel count essentially create a bigger sensor with fewer pixels, such as is found on a Fujifilm FinePix F30 or F31fd?

There is no significant improvement in noise levels at any ISO setting when shooting in-camera JPEGs at the 8MP “M1″ or 5MP “M2″ settings with the PowerShot G9, compared to shooting full-resolution 12MP images. However, if you are interested in extracting the maximum image quality the G9 can produce, I would suggest using the camera’s RAW mode and applying noise reduction during post-processing in your personal computer. Canon’s RAW Image Task software, supplied at no extra charge with the G9, has an Adaptive Noise Control slider that does a good job at reducing noise while retaining a high level of fine detail. The resulting images, especially when printed, tend to be sharper with less noise than those produced by most other point-and-shoot digital cameras regardless of resolution or pixel size at equivalent ISO speed settings.

LifeSpy Well there you have it!

Also see the post on noise reduction for Lightroom and ACR

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Canon G9 Vs Leica M8

Canon Powershot G9 Review

Well there is a fun and fascinating non-tech article on Luminous Landscape of one user’s experience comparing the G9 ($500) with a Leica M8 ($5,495)

The camera makes, link to DP Review for an in depth look but you do need to read the user’s experience