i love photography and i want to buy a new digital camera. i am going for point and shoot camera because i am not yet comfortable with a SLR camera, i am scared that what if i spend so much money on buying and one but never understand how to make it work correctly. i am interested in Canon’s power shot G9 i read reviews about it all over the internet, it seems like a nice camera the only problem with this camera is shutter delay.
i just need some people’s recommendations has anyone used canon’s power shot G9?? or if you have a camera that you really like, let me know about it, i really want some serious reviews over digital cameras.
I have not used the G9 but have used the G4, G5 and G6. Its an excellent line.
Besides Canon (I have 3 of them) I own the Nikon D70s (DSLR) and since I saw the results with that camera I've stopped using other cameras. It was a bit expensive but one can't discount the quality. Nikon also came out with the D40 which is a DSLR as well but a little less expensive.
isn't nikon more manual than canon's DSLR??? i also wanted to buy either canon's rebel xti or nikon's D40 but i was scared what if i can't figure out how to use it then all my money will be wasted.
Both have similar over-rides but also have fully automatic options as well. Learning how to use SLR’s is half the fun, the control with which you can take pictures. Here’s a very detailed article for startup photographers. Very comprehensive, I love it.
The Canon S3 IS and the S5 IS will give you that SLR feel you want. I don't know that much about photography to tell you how different they are from the G9, but when I was playing with the G9 at the store, I kept saying to myself "Oh, my S3 has this feature too, oh this is similar"
i bought S3 IS in august but returned it because i wasn't satisfy with the picture quality, too much red eye, pictures were blurry a lot. i loved the zoom and how fast the shutter was but i didn't like rest of the features.
and thanks for the article i will read it to see i can use an SLR or not
Am I the only one with a sucky Canon powershot A4? Everything else is fine and dandy but the shutter speed, well there is none? I have to wait at least 3-4 seconds for camera to return to shooting mode after having taken a picture. And yes, I’ve read the camera guide from front to back a few times, and even played with the settings, I cannot change the settings.
So much for candid moments. By the time my nalaiq camera returns to shooting mode, my subject/subjects have dispersed
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If you are in the market for DSLR get the Nikon D40, its about $500 for the body. D300 is for high end professional photographers (unless u can afford whatever).
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By the time my nalaiq camera returns to shooting mode, my subject/subjects have dispersed 
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