Hi chaps - I have had my G9 for a couple of weeks and am really pleased with it but yes, at 80 ISO things are pretty good - but noise is really a worry after that. I'm pretty sure my camera is OK but what made the OP (Ricko) send his back ... is it possible to do a test that confirms that the G9 is performing as it should do or that it is a noisy one ? I bought it from an excellent store, who will not argue if there's a problem, but they are not specialist photography retailers and therefore may not have personnel qualified in evaluating this problem. Any advice very welcome - regards Roger