I Can Has New Didgy-Poto

As many of you probably know, I’ve been on the search for a new digital camera (ever since I left my Sony Ericsson w800 on a taxi). Well guess what! I finally scored one!

I ended up going with the Canon Powershot G9


Lets just start with a disclaimer, I’m no photographer. So my impressions on the Canon Powershot G9 come straight from my impressions of the camera. Keeping in mind that when I compare the features of this camera, I’m comparing it to a phone camera :P not some ritzy DSLR or the like thereof.

But I have to say, this camera is freakin’ shit hot!
After taking a [“happy snappy” stroll around the city on the weekend](http://www.flickr.com/photos/corey_azza/sets/72157602298768107/), I can see why the G9 has been scoring all the great reviews.

Aarons list of things he likes most:
<ul>
<li>Face detect is hot, great for happy snaps</li>
<li>Manual mode can’t get any more manual, you can tweak everything</li>
<li>There’s loads of great useless features to keep you occupied when stuck on a bus and stuff</li>
<li>Timelapse photography is cool, ok!</li>
<li>RAW format - Thank you Canon</li>
</ul>

Aarons list of things he thinks could have been a little better:
<ul>
<li>On/Off button is really close to the shutter button (I’ve often turned the camera off instead of taking a photo)</li>
<li>Continuous shooting speed varies a lot… for no reason…</li>
</ul>

There’s been a lot of talk in the [Flickr Group](http://www.flickr.com/groups/g9/pool/) about slow shutter response, but I can’t say I’ve noticed that at all. But as I said before, I’m not comparing it to high end DSLR’s, so maybe I just haven’t noticed it.

[Here’s some of my fave shots taken on the Canon Powershot G9](http://www.flickr.com/photos/corey_azza/sets/72157602279197690/) and [the Canon Powershot G9 group on flickr](http://www.flickr.com/groups/g9/pool/)