Canon G9

Can you tell me if is possible to predefine Canon G9 flash (ex. no flash on

start). Tks PH

<P>I've a G9, and besides it being utterly gorgeous, phenominal, <BR>

The Cat's Pyjamas, etc. it's Pretty Good, too <BR>

Waaaay more worth than any film-SLR I've ever used, <BR>

and not merely light, but slick in function, too.</P>

<P>The camera has 2 Custom settings: <BR>

Say I want a Manual Portrait/Landscape <BR>

( AF beam doesn't matter, and red-eye reduction, <BR>

with that same AF-beam, <BR>

won't scare the hell out of the animal I'm imaging ) mode <BR>

and a Wildlife ( no AF-beam, no red-eye-reduction ) mode.</P>

<P>So, I go into Manual, <BR>

set everything just the way I like it ( including flash ), <BR>

go into the Menu, <BR>

and set everything <I>there</I> just the way I like it, <BR>

then save in C1 or C2. <BR>

What settings were active <BR>

( <I>including flash</I>, but except ISO, since there's a physical dial for that ), <BR>

get saved to that C1/C2 mode as default.</P>

<P>However, in all other still-shot modes, <BR>

if one had the flash set to ON when one shut it off, <BR>

then it's ON when one turns the thing on.</P>

<P>Bloody annoying, that, but There It Is.</P>

<P>( I prefer my tools to start from a standardized/known state, <BR>

rather-than having to check what config it's in now, <BR>

before using it )</P>

<P>HTH</P>

Would anybody whether an extreme III card is needed for optimal performance of the G9 or would a slower card such as an ultra II work just as well...

Thank you.