It appears that shadow color noise is very well controlled at ISO400 and below. Above it, the camera begins to show the weakness of supermegapixels on super small sensor. I'm suspecting there might be something done in-camera even with RAW.
pdunnuck1 wrote:
was one with no zoom and the other with the 3X?
Pat
i assume you're asking me. the first one was 10.7mm which is ~50mm equiv. second was 44.4mm (210mm equiv). the rest of the exif info is available in the jpg.
Is it possible to custom function the settings so that 10 shots are taken 2 minutes apart. I see the movie mode has a intervalometer but I can't see that the stills have. Thanks in advance.
fredyr wrote:
Is it possible to custom function the settings so that 10 shots are taken 2 minutes apart. I see the movie mode has a intervalometer but I can't see that the stills have. Thanks in advance.
there is an adjustable timer setting, and allows you to select how many shots you want taken (up to 10), but unfortunately it works just like a regular timer mode without being able to select the delay in between. you'll probably have to resort to some kind of computer control. would've been a cool feature.
harleygsb wrote:
As I said above, I looked at two raw files from a D-Lux3 shot at ISO 100. The noise was horrible. While I like the idea of the wider lens on the Leica, I found the files unacceptable. I am looking forward to reading the reviews on the G9. I would prefer a wider lens, but I can live with it if the files are reasonably clean. The samples at dpreview looked decent.
I bought the Leica D Lux 3, opened the box, took some test shots, loaded up on the monitor then sold it on eBay that evening! It is a gorgeous camera, I so wanted to keep it and sometimes I regret selling but if I end up with pics I don't like it's useless. The G9 looks like more of the same.
Why is it so hard to put a larger sensor in to a compact? I badly want a travel camera that gives decent results. I'd settle for 6 mega pixels of good noise free images, even 3 mega pxels of super low noise at ISO 800, maybe a 28-70 equiv f/2 lens. Hey, even a fixed focal, say 35mm.
glad i waited out. I just got one arrived from Keh overnight. Buying it to use as a fun camera and to take video. I havent touched a p&s in 2 years and wow how technology has changed for these little guys. I am really happy with the camera and performance...not as good as my 5D but it is a p & s.
I picked up my G9 today from Circuit City. The battery fully charges in just 1 hr 45 minutes. The learning curve was not nearly as bad as my Canon EOS1Ds! The bundled software includes Canon's updated Raw converter with "adaptive noise reduction". This feature advances the G9 images beyond those of it's competitors. The movie clips are surprisingly good. The best part is the portability.
It is definitely not as fast as my EOS 1Ds, which has virtually no shutter lag. The shutter lag is present in the G9, especially in low light with the green focus assist beam. In daylight the camera focuses much faster and the shutter lag is minimal.
Someone else was asking for a bit of a review on the G9. I bought one last week from Circuit City for $499.95. I tested it out all night. Here's what I noticed about it. I bought it to use for family, event and everyday pictures. I wanted something light and easy to carry.
You were asking about shutter lag. The shutter lag isn't bad. The P&S cameras I used to own around 2+ years ago were so bad I gave up on any action shots. This one can catch action shots. It's not as good at DSLRs but it's really good for a P&S camera.
It's big for a P&S. Not really pocket sized. I loved the ISO knob on the left. The menu is standard Canon P&S. The auto-ISO was nice but I found that a lot of time I didn't want it to shift ISO on me without me realizing it so I turned it off. The camera is pretty fun to use.
Some things bugged me. The IS didn't seem to be as effective as what I'm used to with CAnon DSLR lenses - just not as good.
I thought the noise levels were pretty bad. Granted that they are actually decent for a P&S camera but if you're used to a DSLR, you're going to be frown at some of your pictures from the G9. I particularly disliked the fact that there is noise in the shadows at all ISO settings. I could see noise in pictures at 200 ISO even in well exposed areas. Granted that noise reduction software will clean this up but NR sacrifices details.
I took the camera back and here's why: This camera isn't worth $500 in my opinion. I think $399 would be more fair. It's too big to be a pocket camera so given that I couldn't keep it in my pocket and I could get the wonderful XTi for $700 ($200 more) I decided it was far better to get the XTi and use that as my "light" camera. The XTi pictures are far superior to the G9 pictures.
My G3 had it so I thought this would too. I see that breezebrowser has a program for this with as you say the camera tied to a computer. As I have a laptop with a car charger I guess then I could take it to the desert and give it a try.
Without this new program how would I do it? Thanks in advance.
My G3 had it so I thought this would too. I see that breezebrowser has a program for this with as you say the camera tied to a computer. As I have a laptop with a car charger I guess then I could take it to the desert and give it a try.
Without this new program how would I do it? Thanks in advance.
You do not need Breezebrowser to operate this camera with a computer. The bundled software works fine including Canon Raw Task utility ( Raw Converter) which is optimized for the G9. With Canon Camera Window DC you can operate the camera tethered to the computer.
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