Comments on: Canon Powershot G9 possibility question? http://canondigitalpocketcameras.com/canon-powershot-g9/canon-powershot-g9-possibility-question-2 High end photography on a budget. Tue, 22 May 2012 20:03:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Caoedhen http://canondigitalpocketcameras.com/canon-powershot-g9/canon-powershot-g9-possibility-question-2#comment-6847 Caoedhen Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:34:00 +0000 http://canondigitalpocketcameras.com/canon-powershot-g9/canon-powershot-g9-possibility-question-2#comment-6847 Your G9 has one thing that most point and shoot cameras do not... a hot shoe. Your built-in flash is not powerful enough for what you are doing, get a shoe-mount flash and things will improve slightly. A basketball court is a very large area to try and light with a small on-camera flash... you need all the power you can get. And lots of batteries, because you are going to use a lot of them. All Canon EX flashes, or any brand that has a Canon E-TTL model, will work on your G9.<br><b>References : </b><br> Your G9 has one thing that most point and shoot cameras do not… a hot shoe. Your built-in flash is not powerful enough for what you are doing, get a shoe-mount flash and things will improve slightly. A basketball court is a very large area to try and light with a small on-camera flash… you need all the power you can get. And lots of batteries, because you are going to use a lot of them.

All Canon EX flashes, or any brand that has a Canon E-TTL model, will work on your G9.
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]]> By: Nick P http://canondigitalpocketcameras.com/canon-powershot-g9/canon-powershot-g9-possibility-question-2#comment-6846 Nick P Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:32:45 +0000 http://canondigitalpocketcameras.com/canon-powershot-g9/canon-powershot-g9-possibility-question-2#comment-6846 You don't. Use the electronic flash. The electronic flash is what is stopping the action, not your camera. But use the highest shutter speed that synchs the camera with the flash. With 35mm film cameras the shutter speed was usually 1/60th. Some cameras synch at 1/25. Check your instruction book for exact info. Yes the background goes black, mainly because the flash is not powerful enough. But on the possitive side this draws attention to the main action. You say your flash pictures are dark. Yes again the flash is not powerful enough. Open your lens 1 to 1/2 f/stops MORE than the guide on the back of the flash recommends.<br><b>References : </b><br>45 years professional photographer You don’t. Use the electronic flash. The electronic flash is what is stopping the action, not your camera. But use the highest shutter speed that synchs the camera with the flash. With 35mm film cameras the shutter speed was usually 1/60th. Some cameras synch at 1/25. Check your instruction book for exact info.
Yes the background goes black, mainly because the flash is not powerful enough. But on the possitive side this draws attention to the main action. You say your flash pictures are dark. Yes again the flash is not powerful enough. Open your lens 1 to 1/2 f/stops MORE than the guide on the back of the flash recommends.
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