Canon PowerShot G9 X 20.2-Megapixel Digital Camera 0511C001

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I brought this camera because I really wanted great pics for my Machu Picchu trip. Pictures came out amazing, definitely better than your average camera. The only down part of that I have not figured out how to take videos and pictures at the same time, so it might be more complicated that I thought. Also, flash is a bit tricky because you have to physically lift it to use the flash, not automatically. Love this camera.

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This camera performs well in low light and very compact so it is great to bring on vacation. The only downside for me is no sport mode so it doesn’t capture things in motion well.

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I’ve been using this for a few months on and off. The video quality is good. I was very impressed when I used it for the first time. I also like that it can take multiple pics in succession. I fooled around with it a little bit with the settings and I like the quality of the pics it takes. It also takes good enough pics at night. I bought this for the reason that it should take good city pics at night and I wasn’t disappointed. It takes decent pics and vid in a room of low lighting. I tested the with another camera and this camera was just so much better. I love that it is small and not bulky as well. It can fit in my pocket. But it is small enough that I have to be careful with it and not have it be damaged. I’m just a normal user, not a hobbyist of photography or anything.Some things I’m not too fond of are that the zoom isn’t the best and if you’re trying to take a pic of someone with a spotlight shining on them, you won’t get good pics. I’ll try to take pics of things far away and it’ll be blurry or lower in quality. I’m not a photographer so I can’t say if that’s normal, but that’s just a gripe. Maybe I’m expecting too much though, it still does take very good pics if the lighting is right. Nonetheless it was better than I expected and I’m satisfied with it.

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I bought this camera to capture pictures of my son as he grows and hits certain milestones. I love that I can immediately upload the pics from camera to phone to post to social media.

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I took this camera on vacation and it’s great! Takes awesome pictures.

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This camera has surprised me quite a bit. I bought it for the video capabilities and stayed for the picture quality. It’s been really fun to play around with and it’s so portable which makes it an ideal purse camera! I’m a professional photographer, so being able to shoot RAW photos on this and edit them in my usual editing software is a game changer! Plus it has good battery life and the photo and video size doesn’t take up as much space as I thought it would. I took it on a 8 day trip to Ireland and had a 32g card in. I took tons of video every day and the card still had room on it when I got home, and I think I only had to charge it three times in 8 days. Would definitely recommend!

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Don’t even listen to anyone who says you no longer need a real camera, and that smart phone cameras even come close. They’re too blind to see the difference in photo quality difference. That being said, this camera is a great point and shoot to have allows adjustments and user control over photo settings. If you’d rather leave everything on automatic this works great too. I am glad I didn’t waste my photo opportunities just relying on a smartphone camera (i.e. Nexus 6P or iPhone), as this camera takes superior quality photos.

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The G9 X is a mixed bag. It does indeed take very good photos, especially considering it’s size. There are two down sides that other potential buyers may want to know about and the reason that I give it 3/5 stars. First, the button layout makes it essentially impossible to hold without unintentionally pressing menu button on the back. The layout of this camera’s predecessor (which I also own) was better in this regard. The other point may not apply to many but it’s critical for how I use this camera. There are several focusing options, including “spot focus”. One of the reasons I purchased this camera was the spot focus feature. Well, it’s crap shoot whether what is in the target box is actually what the camera focuses on. Even if you put that target box right on a feature with sharp black/white edges it STILL will hunt around to focus on things in the foreground or background. VERY frustrating.

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I am so excited about this little (tiny!) camera. I immediately went outside and started testing it out: bright light, macro, low-light, shadow, depth of field/bokeh, indoors, pet running around like a banshee, and it’s allllllll gooooood! This camera is very small though, and I almost felt like I was going to drop it a couple times, and I don’t love that there isn’t a photo review button on the back, but otherwise this thing is amazing. I have a nicer DSLR, but it’s heavy to lug around so I ponied up for this little guy and we’re going to take beautiful travel photos together :).**Quick Update** After looking deeper at all the menus and features I found the photo review button on the top of the camera. The menus are easy to use and set up as well (didn’t even need to look at the giant user manual it came with.) I do feel like I need to get either a screen protector or solid travel case for this camera since everything is done via touch screen and it will definitely get beat up as soon as you start using it since it covers almost the entire back of the camera. I am still very happy after researching small point and shoot cameras for about a year. Not that it matters much, but I love the old-school look of the silver and brown and I paired it with a cool leather camera strap I got from Etsy that makes this camera look completely vintage. Luckily this camera isn’t just a pretty face, it also takes some pretty crispy photos as well. Each of these photos is straight out of the camera – no editing. Tapping the screen to pick your point of focus to take macro photos is so easy! I can’t say enough about how great this little camera is.

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Just got a replacement for my Canon G9X, a Canon G9X MarkII. I haven’t had a chance to take it out for an outing yet, but already the interconnection with CameraConnect works better and it seems more responsive. I’m looking forward to seeing what this sucker can do!

I loved the previous camera because it’s compact, quick and easy to use with a ton of features and shooting modes. This seems like a more refined version of that camera.