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thyrymn · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:51 pm

I am in need of a small camera (point and shoot style) that I can load CHDK on (which limits it to Canon) and has a low noise profile or at least handles it well.

I spent the week in Chicago with the kids and found I didn't really like carrying the d700 around all week. But I didn't want to miss the one of the a kind kid shots and stock shots.

Any idea?

vclements · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:46 pm

Canon G9

stasvolik · Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 924 Location: Vancouver, BC

Olympus E-P1? It's not Canon, but size does matter, at least for sensors ;) You also might not need CHDK at all at 4/3 sensor size.

http://www.bythom.com/olympusep1review.htm
http://www.bythom.com/panasonic_GF1_review.htm

tank_bmb · Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Posts: 1790 Location: Cincinnati, OH

Canon S90.

1/1.7" sensor with a more reasonable 10 megapixels (whereas everyone else in the market would have put at 14 MP or more).

F2.0 at wide angle.

28mm at wide angle.

Pocketable.

brendanreals · Joined: 12 Oct 2009 Posts: 5

G9 was good, but now that the G10 is available, i'd go wit it.

I've used both, and in my opinion the G10 definitely hold details better at 100%.