A good camera if you are going from phone photography to camera for the first time, with decent photo quality and has everything included (SD card, battery charger, camera case, etc.). I love it!

I really like the quality of the camera, there are so many things I learnt with it. I have had a spectacular experience. Problem is you need to buy a battery pack for it to make it work for sometime. But for casual street photography, it's phenomenal.

So far so good. I was a little concerned about getting a secondhand camera, but so far so good. I ordered this because I already have a PowerShot G9, but needing repairs. This helps me to not have to learn a whole new camera. I still love this camera, after quite a few years.

I am impressed with what this small camera can do. I wanted to upgrade to a small P&S that would have great image potential and would give the controls of a DSLR. The problem with small sensor cameras is that they are useless, for the most part, over ISO 400. I didn't expect this camera to be any different. It is the most advance P&S camera I've every used and in some respects is more advanced that my 40D. I don't shoot in "MODES" very often, so most of the consumer features are meaningless to me. The face recognition is interesting and works as advertised. Having a flash hot shoe really makes this camera nice for night work. Although my 580EX flash is larger than the camera. I have also tried it with Minolta flashes and it works just as good.DON'T EXPECT DSLR pictures out of a this P&S....but this is as close as I've every gotten to them. Until I played with this camera the Canon S70 was the king. This camera is better than the S70 in every side by side test I've run.NOTE: If you don't know much about photography and want a "happy snappy" this isn't the camera for you.PROS:RAWGreat Battery LifeExcellent Image QualityExcellent Color RecognitionAF is quickIQ is quickGreat large display with all info needed WB/RGBAbility for full manual controlISO 80-200 rocksISO 400 has great grain and make killer B&W (like shooting Tri-X film)IS works for 1-2 stops depending on zoom lengthAdapter for filters and extra lens are cheap$28 dollar grip mod is KILLERLike shooting LECIA rangefinderCONS:35mm is not quite wide enough (adapter 10-28s are cheap though)ISO 800-3200 is useless (ISO 800 is good for web under right conditions)Menus are Canon confusing (although I have the Canon thing down so it doesn't bother me)You will need to PP the RAW and JPEG to get the best out of the camera (really though, most camera are this way)NOT FOR THE NOVIS or PARTY PIC shooter.Price ($435ish)

I started long time ago with several film manual 35 mm SLRs and point-and-shoots. Then came a digital era, and I purchased several generations of Minolta DiMAGE pocket cameras. For my downhill skiing trips I wanted a rugged, dependable miniature and intelligent cameras with viewfinder, minimum of controls and ability to shoot movie clips. Back then DiMAGE cameras met my all expectations. I used them at home, daily at work and during vacations. Unfortunately Minolta folded before producing a compact camera with image stabilization. IS is very important for low light shooting from hands. During my September trip to the picturesque Greek Santorini island my DiMAGE X50 had to struggle on it's own with both strong and low lighting of day and night. There thoughts of a better camera with manual controls came to my mind, views were so precious! I carefully studied reviews of DSLRs, looked at them - O boy, they are bulky, and they do not shoot movies! Super-zooms with fixed lenses were not smaller either. Thoughts of falling again during skiing on such camera didn't make me happy - I had few of them. Suddenly I stumbled upon Canon G9 review - it was what I wanted: relatively compact, flat, almost no protruding parts, small Lithium battery, compact but effective optical image stabilization, F2.8 35 mm 6x zoom lens , amazing 3" LCD + viewfinder, ergonomic manual controls, black, takes movies and have newest 12 MP image sensor. I immediately ordered it on Amazon because of better price and assortment of options available; I wanted a decent camera case with it as well. UPS ground parcel came shortly; camera was safely packed and started to work right away. I used camera only for a month so far at home and outside. Quality of the pictures with stunning details exceeded my expectations. Skin tones in portrait shooting came out so good! DiGIC III processor was able to adjust even to strong back light conditions. During night shooting I saw IS kicked in: pictures came out sharp and colorful. I took Halloween pictures in a dimmed light using built in camera flash and got praises from my friends on the web photo album; velvety fabrics came out beautifully. I shot several short movies at standard resolution at 30 fps - they came out crisp and well balanced with good sound from the built-in microphone. I'm wondering: does G9 sensor provides pixel binning for a movie resolution, or is a better sensor? My Minoltas with rise of sensor pixel count would capture exceedingly darker and blockier movies. G9's black paint makes it to look larger and heavier, but it feels just right in hands and don't strain my shoulder on a strap. Lens on power up/down telescopes in and out fast, and hides behind the lens protector - no lens cap needed. Shooting lags for portraits was imperceivable. LCD image is so good, even with sun beaming behind - I didn't glance into viewfinder yet. Shutter release is a feather like comparing to Minolta's; at first I was struggling to find "half way" for the focus check. So far, I charged battery only twice during a month. Soon I will take G9 for a first skiing trip, details to follow.Overall impression about the G9 camera is excellent, it even exceeded my expectations!