Comments on: A Flower for Your Thoughts http://www.idallas.com/blxx/musings/aflowerforthoughts/ sleeping less and reading more Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:28:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dallas http://www.idallas.com/blxx/musings/aflowerforthoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1376 dallas Wed, 28 May 2008 23:00:38 +0000 http://www.idallas.com/blxx/?p=1100#comment-1376 So far I'm liking it. This is by far the most advanced camera I've ever owned so I'm not really a photographer, but the quality of the pictures is definitely a big notch up from the Canon SD800 I also have. It's not up to DSLR level, of course, but for the size it's very nice. I've been playing around with some of the modes and both the macro Av mode (like I used to take the flower picture here) and the SCN Portrait mode work pretty well for the kinds of pictures I've been interested in taking. Full Auto works great as well, of course. One thing to consider is for about 2/3 the price you can get 80% of the camera by buying a Canon A650 IS. It can use all the same add-on lenses and may even have the same sensor. I think the main things you lose are the RAW support, the hot shoe for a separate flash (I plan to get one), and the cool black metal case the G9 has. So far I’m liking it. This is by far the most advanced camera I’ve ever owned so I’m not really a photographer, but the quality of the pictures is definitely a big notch up from the Canon SD800 I also have. It’s not up to DSLR level, of course, but for the size it’s very nice. I’ve been playing around with some of the modes and both the macro Av mode (like I used to take the flower picture here) and the SCN Portrait mode work pretty well for the kinds of pictures I’ve been interested in taking. Full Auto works great as well, of course.

One thing to consider is for about 2/3 the price you can get 80% of the camera by buying a Canon A650 IS. It can use all the same add-on lenses and may even have the same sensor. I think the main things you lose are the RAW support, the hot shoe for a separate flash (I plan to get one), and the cool black metal case the G9 has.

]]> By: Sandip Bhattacharya http://www.idallas.com/blxx/musings/aflowerforthoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 Sandip Bhattacharya Wed, 28 May 2008 19:07:13 +0000 http://www.idallas.com/blxx/?p=1100#comment-1374 So what have been your opinion on the new camera till now? I have been planning to get this one too. I have read some reviews around, and getting another one from a new user is always helpful. - Sandip So what have been your opinion on the new camera till now? I have been planning to get this one too. I have read some reviews around, and getting another one from a new user is always helpful.

- Sandip

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