Canon PowerShot G9 X
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| Canon PowerShot G9 X |
Unlike the previous G5 X and G7 X which comes with 4.2x zoom
lenses and a focal length range of 24-100mm and f/1.8-2.8 aperture maximum, the
new G9 X comes with a 3x zoom lens with a focal length range of 28-84mm and
f/2-4.9 maximum aperture.
It shows that the lens is not so versatile, but it is best
for capturing framing flattering portraits and wide landscapes. The lower
aperture means that it won't be easy to blur backgrounds areas and shutter
speed will minimize in low light so you have to take extra care to avoid from
auto blur. Thankfully the image stabilization system based on lens will help
with this by offering a compensation of claimed 3EV.
Another core difference between previous G5 X and the G9 X
is that the Canon G9 X does not come with viewfinder nor hotshoe to allow an
external to be mounted. However, NFC and Wi-Fi connectivity is available so
that you can send photos to your cloud storage or smartphone directly. You can
also install Canon's application to make your smartphone a controller and
remote viewfinder.
The Canon G9 X is much similar with G7 X but Canon has well managed
to take it down around 25% and it's much similar in size with Canon S120, which
comes with smaller 1.7/1-inch sensor. While this shrinking might impact
negatively upon the specification of lens, but it doesn't seem to be impacted on
the build quality of G9 X – it feels nice to control and is about the perfect
size to fit into a jeans or shirt pocket.
Control-wise it is very straightforward and easily
accessible controls. On the top there's a mode selection for managing the
exposure mode, which provides a quick route to shutter priority, aperture
priority, manual and program mode, with options to manage scene and fully
automatic modes. There are just 4 buttons on the back side of the G9 X and the most
of settings options are selected with the 3-inch 1,040,000-dot touch display,
which provides very responsive and clear view. It's much easy to access the
options that you want.
My first impressions on the G9 X are very nice; the lens
focuses very speedily even in less light, colors pleasant and exposure seems
accurate. As it comes with same processing engine and sensor as the Canon G7 X
we can say confidently that the images will have a best level of noise and
detail that's managed well. Naturally we will review it again about lens
performance when we have a production sample.
While the Canon G9 X does not have an option of viewfinder,
it puts together very attractively, small and nice and, it has a good size
sensor. This and its connectivity make it an elegant option for professional photographers
who appreciate the advantages of a camera they can take everywhere with them.
With built-in Wi-Fi connectivity there should be very less delay among taking a
picture and sharing.
We expect the level of noise will managed well as the
processor and sensor are also same as the G7 X – and we are looking forward to
finding how this mixture work well with the 28-84mm lens.
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