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Canon PowerShot G9 --
Flash Tests
Compact Digital Camera
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Basic Specifications
1/1.7" Type CCD sensor
12.1 million effective pixels
pixel density: 28 MP/cm²
pixel display:
4000 x 3000
RAW (.CR2) + JPEG Large/Fine
Lens: 35-210mm (35mm equiv) f/2.8-4.8, IS, 6X
ISO: 80-1600
Movies: 640 x 480 @ 30 fps and
time-lapse
TTL autofocus
LCD: 3.0-inch P-Si TFT, 230,000 pixels
Flash: build-in auto TTL and hot-shoe for external flash
Storage: SD / SDHC
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Review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong9/
DPR sample photos:
http://www.dpreview.com/gallery/canong9_samples2/
Slide Shows with 430EXII flash and
Lumiquest Bounce Kit
Macro test of Canon G9 with
430EXII flash and LumiQuest Bounce Kit
http://mstecker.com/ss/CanonG9-flash-bouncekit.px
Canon G9 "Buttercup"
Flowers
http://mstecker.com/ss/flowers32009_bmub.px
If you do not have Photodex ProShow
Presenter plug-in (MS Windows) on your computer you will not be able to view the slide
show.
If this is the case please download and install the software from:
http://www.photodex.com/products/presenter/
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Canon G9 with stealth bracket, 430EXII Flash, LumiQuest Bounce Kit |
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Canon G9 with
RPS Studio Stealth Flash Bracket-Canon ETTL2
Cord, Canon 430EXII Flash and
LumiQuest Bounce Kit
http://wize.com/flashes/p390688-rps-studio-stealth-flash-bracket
http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=92390
http://www.lumiquest.com/products/bounce-kit.htm
iso 200, Aperture Priority f/4.5, 1/60
second, f.l.= 36.78 (172 mm equiv.)
The LumiQuest Bounce Kit (white) softens the light from the flash
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Test:
Canon G9 with built-in camera flash |
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Canon G9 with built-in camera flash (AWB)
iso 100, Aperture Priority, f/5, 1/60 sec, Automatic White
Balance
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Canon G9 with built-in camera flash (FWB)
iso 100, Aperture Priority, f/5, 1/60 sec, Flash White
Balance
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Test:
Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII Flash (No Diffuser) |
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Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII flash on hot-shoe
straight ahead
(No diffuser), AWB
iso 100, Aperture Priority, f/5, 1/60 sec, Automatic White
Balance
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Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII flash on hot-shoe
straight ahead
(No diffuser), FWB
iso 100, Aperture Priority, f/5, 1/60 sec, Flash White
Balance
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Test:
Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII Flash (with Omni-Bounce Diffuser)
(pointed straight ahead) |
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Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII flash on hot-shoe,
AWB
With Sto-Fen Omnibounce diffuser on flash pointed straight ahead --
ot recommended by Sto-Fen
iso 100, Aperture Priority, f/5, 1/60 sec, Automatic White
Balance
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Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII flash on hot-shoe,
FWB
With Sto-Fen Omnibounce diffuser on flash pointed straight ahead --
ot recommended by Sto-Fen
iso 100, Aperture Priority, f/5, 1/60 sec, Flash White
Balance
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Test:
Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII Flash (with Omni-Bounce Diffuser)
(pointed up and forward 45-degrees) |
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Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII flash on hot-shoe,
AWB
With Sto-Fen Omnibounce diffuser on flash angled up 45-degrees
as
recommended by Sto-Fen instructions
iso 100, Aperture Priority, f/5, 1/60 sec, Automatic White
Balance
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Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII flash on hot-shoe,
FWB
With Sto-Fen Omnibounce diffuser on flash angled up 45-degrees
as
recommended by Sto-Fen instructions
iso 100, Aperture Priority, f/5, 1/60 sec, Flash White
Balance
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Test:
Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII Flash & LumiQuest Softbox
http://www.lumiquest.com/products/softbox.htm
(flash pointed straight ahead) |
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Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII flash , AWB
With LumiQuest Softbox diffuser pointing straight ahead
iso 100, Aperture Priority, f/4.5, 1/60 sec, Flash AWB
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Test:
Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII Flash with
LumiQuest Bounce Kit (LQ-125)
http://www.lumiquest.com/products/bounce-kit.htm
(flash pointed straight up) |
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Macro flash test with LumiQuest Bouncer
Kit (LQ-125)
Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII flash , AWB
With LumiQuest Bounce Kit (LQ-125) -- White Reflector, flash pointing
straight up
http://www.lumiquest.com/products/bounce-kit.htm
iso 100, Aperture Priority, f/4.5, 1/60 sec, Flash AWB
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Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII flash , AWB
With LumiQuest Bounce Kit (LQ-125) -- Silver Reflector, flash pointing
straight up
http://www.lumiquest.com/products/bounce-kit.htm
iso 100, Aperture Priority, f/4.5, 1/60 sec, Flash AWB
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Macro Flash test
with LumiQuest Bouncer Kit (LQ-125)
Canon 430EXII flash
on the G9's hot-shoe with attached Lumiquest bouncer kit (white)
http://www.lumiquest.com/products/bounce-kit.htm
which helped spread and soften the light so
the illumination is smooth and even at this close range.
Macro mode at 21.97 mm (104 mm -- 35mm
equiv.)
iso 80, Program Mode, f/5.6, 1/60 second exposure, Flash fired in ETTL
mode (automatic flash)
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Test:
Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII Flash (No Diffuser)
(pointed up and forward 45-degrees) |
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Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII flash on hot-shoe,
No diffuser, AWB
No diffuser on flash angled up 45-degrees
iso 100, Aperture Priority, f/5, 1/60 sec, Automatic White
Balance |
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Canon G9 with Canon 430EXII flash on hot-shoe,
No diffuser, FWB
No diffuser on flash angled up 45-degrees
iso 100, Aperture Priority, f/5, 1/60 sec, Flash White
Balance
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No Fash
$5 -- Macro |
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Canon G9
shot in available light on
a
cloudy overcast day
Macro at iso 800
f/5.6 at 1/250 second. Hand held with Image Stabilization on
No image processing; reduced from original size of
4000 X 3000 pixels |
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Cropped from first image
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Test: Outdoors Canon G9 on 2-7-2009 |
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Canon G9 on Feb. 7, 2009
Macro at iso 200
f/4.5 at 1/400 second. Hand held with Image Stabilization on
No image processing; reduced from original size of
4000 X 3000 pixels
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Canon G9 on Feb. 7, 2009
Cropped from image above
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Test: Canon G9 on 2950
Motor on 2-14-2009 |
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Canon G9 on Feb. 14, 2009
2950 Motor at iso 400, wide-angle 35 mm equiv.
f/5 at 1/250 second. Hand held with Image Stabilization on
No image processing; reduced from original size of
4000 X 3000 pixels |
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Canon G9 on Feb. 14, 2009
2950 Motor at iso 400, telephoto 210 mm (equiv.), 6X zoom lens (IS)
f/4.8 at 1/400 second. Hand held with Image Stabilization on
No image processing; reduced from original size of
4000 X 3000 pixels
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Test:
Canon G9 portrait in available light at iso 400 |
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Available light portrait inside (no flash) at iso 400
f.l.= 104 mm (equiv.), f/3.5, 1/50 sec hand-held with IS
No image processing; reduced from original size of
4000 X 3000 pixels |
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Cropped from image above (iso 400) |
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