This is a camera that no one could complain is too heavy or bulky, it’s reasonably priced and it takes photos that few other compact cameras can match. Its strongest rivals at this price are the Canon G7 X and Sony RX100 II, and it’s a matter of taste whether you prefer the G9 X’s slimmer design or the G7 X and RX100 II’s tilting screens and marginally superior lens specifications. I suspect that the G9 X will be many people’s top choice.
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This slim and stylish compact is capable of remarkable detail and clarity, even in very low light, thanks largely to it's 20.2MP one-inch sensor. It's a pity the monitor is not articulated, but the touchscreen menu is convenient, giving fast access to...
You will certainly get nice still images with the G9 X. Although video quality is just OK, still images are often comparable to those of higher-end bridge cameras such as Sony's RX100 III or even Canon's own PowerShot G7 X. All of this comes in a very...
This is a camera that no one could complain is too heavy or bulky, it’s reasonably priced and it takes photos that few other compact cameras can match. Its strongest rivals at this price are the Canon G7 X and Sony RX100 II, and it’s a matter of taste whether you prefer the G9 X’s slimmer design or the G7 X and RX100 II’s tilting screens and marginally superior lens specifications. I suspect that the G9 X will be many people’s top choice.
Back in 2009, Canon revitalised the enthusiast compact camera market with the PowerShot S90, a pocket-sized model with lots of external controls, raw format recording and above-average image quality. With its unusually fast f/1.8 aperture at wideangle...
Canon are best known – and rightly so – for their professional and semi-professional DSLR units. They also do two small pocket camera brands the IXUS and the Power Shot. IXUS unit are always small and sometimes tiny, the size of the Power Shot units...
The Canon PowerShot G9 X is the smallest camera you can get with a 1-inch image sensor, but it has a limited zoom range and is very slow when shooting in Raw format.
A rock solid camera at fair price Smartphones have completely changed the photography world. They're convenient, fast, and user-friendly. And the increased competition has driven down prices so that DSLRs and mirrorless cameras are cheaper than...
The Canon PowerShot G9 X is an accomplished compact camera, but one that feels like a fill-in for the company's wider 1-inch sensor range, not quite a knock-out product in its own right. It does show off some interesting work-in-progress ideas...
The G9 X appears to be the lightest and most compact of cameras with one-inch type (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensors currently available. Its nearest rival is the Sony RX100 Mark III, which measures 101.6 x 58.1 x 41 mm and weighs 290 grams with battery and...
The Canon Powershot G9 X is a compact and stylish digital camera that is designed to be small and pocketable whilst still delivering excellent image quality. Thankfully this is something the G9 X is highly capable of, with bright colourful images that...
Once again Canon has produced a very appealing compact camera for those looking for something which is pocket friendly but retains many of the high quality features which something bigger and more advanced has. The fact that the Canon PowerShot G9 X...
Canon PowerShot G9 X: Image quality Resolution: The G9 X gets about as much out of its 20MP sensor as possible, recording over 3500 l/ph at ISO 125 before succumbing to aliasing artefacts. But you'll only get this in raw; noise reduction smoothing...
Canon's G-series models offer class-leading performance, but Canon has introduced different classes of G-series cameras, making the choice somewhat more complicated. Still aimed at the enthusiast, the G9 X, however, is an entry-level model. It has a...