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A Short Course in Canon Powershot G9 Photography book/ebook

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For $37 you can get far better books on the Canon Powershot series of digital cameras. I thought I was getting a Canon G9 specific digital camera book and was disappointed with the not only the lack of Canon G9 specific information but also the quality of the printing and binding of book. Curtin writes the same information for 90% of his books and covers a bit Canon G9 specific settings and information. If this is what you want and what nyou need there are several publishers that deliver more camera specific information and far better presentation and clarity of material for $15 to $20 less money through Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

The accuracy of his digital photography information is good which why I was generous enough to give him 2 stars but the printing is photocopied double sided laser jet paper and mediocre black and white photographs. I actually bought two of his books based on information from his website and was really disappointed. Several publishers put out a Canon Powershot cameras guide book much better bound and with color photos that is as good or better than this book. He uses the same boilerplate digital photography information and adds the Canon specific settings just like Magic Lantern guide books.

I just wish I had gotten my money back on this turkey before my return for refund time was up.

The book includes a lot of good general information about digital photography, and does a nice job of expanding on information that has already been included in the product documentation. I purchased the CD only edition, and printed off some pages I wanted for portable reference. The author goes through every feature of the camera, converter lenses, and a little about the EX flashes too. While I appreciated the general camera information, I already have that from other books and would prefer more advanced tips and tricks specific to using the G9.

and pick up this comprehensive introduction to your G9. If you're like me and it's been a while since you've operated a camera with manual functions, you'll appreciate Curtin's refresher course, provided in the context of the G9's features and their user interface. Moving beyond the technical basics found in Canon's user manual, this book clearly explains the G9's functions, offering sound advice regarding when and how modes and features of the G9 are best used. I purchased the printed version of this book, skipping the interactive version offered on CD. It's worth noting the book includes call-outs to all of the interactive features (such as PDFs, conceptual animations and spread sheets,) making cross-referencing between the printed book and CD bonus materials an apparent cinch.

After reading some of the reviews about this book not being specific enough to the Canon G 9, I decided to see for myself. I am glad I did as I don't see how it could get any more specific. This is a "must have" for any G9 owner. Would have been nice to have it in color and printed on better grade of paper, but the content is the important thing and it is very specific to the G9. Worth every penny!!

I'm a novice to intermediate camera buff. While I haven't read all the way through this book yet, I have learned a lot so far. I am going page by page, and am already discovering things I didn't know this camera would do. I find the book reasonably easy to follow. It makes much more sense when I have my camera right there and try the features. I don't think you can just read it and understand, at least I can't. I think that is true of all "how to" books. I'm quite happy with this book so far and am glad I got it. It is certainly more helpful than the shamefully tiny abridged manual that comes with the camera. This was not a "cheap" camera, and I think Canon could afford to include a better manual. I've gotten better manuals with $20 software. This book expands on the manual a lot and gives you info, in understandable language,that Canon doesn't.

I expected a lot more from the book for the price. My biggest gripe with it is that there is NO INDEX. Every time I've picked it up to get a quick answer to a simple problem, it has taken several minutes and a lot of frustration to find it in the book, even using the table of contents. Also, the explanations on how to set the camera for specific situations are often not very clear, or passed over very briefly. Like other reviewers have stated, it is mostly a course in general photography, and not very specific for the G9. I found it to be diasppointing.

I had expected the book to be more generic like the "Canon Powershot , A Digital Field Guide" but this author has made every effort to relate the sections to the subject camera.
My copy arrived wet thorough thanks to my postman so I wasn't in the best of moods when I first attacked its pages.
For those of us outside the USA without a printed manual , this book really helps to bring out an understanding of the advanced features.

Very useful and complete guide to using the G9 along with some basic instruction in photography techniques. The included cd provides the text and photos in color. The wire bound book is in black and white and this is the only reason this book gets 4 stars instead of 5.

I have thoroughly read this manual from front to back and I consider it to be very valuable for a beginner/intermediate. I also like the fact that a CD accompanies the book in the form of a PDF file. It also has interactive examples in the book, as well as the color version of all the booklet's graphics. Finally having the PDF file enables you to print (in color) just the pages on the material you're interested in.

I purchased this book to get a better understanding for my camera.
I am a basic camera user and the book is very confusing to me.

This book is for more advance users.