PowerShot G9 Technical Specifications:

CCD / Image Processor:

Effective Number of Pixels:

Approx. 12.1 MP

Size / Filter Array:

1/1.7 inch / Primary colour filter (Bayer)

Processor:

DIG!C III

Lens:

Focal Length (optical):

7.4 (W) - 44.4 (T) mm

35mm film equivalent:

35 (W) - 210 (T) mm

f/number:

f/2.8-8.0 (W), f/4.8-8.0 (T)

Shutter Speed :

15 - 1/2,500 sec.

Zoom:

Optical: Approx. 6x, Digital: Approx 4x

Image Stabiliser:

Optical

Focusing / Range:

AF System / AF Lock:

System: TTL Autofocus; Lock: Available

Manual focus:

Manual focus available

Focusing Frame:

Face detect1 / 9-point AiAF / Centre / Flexizone

Focus Bracketing:

3 levels: Large, Medium, Small

Range:

Normal: 50cm - infinity, Macro: 1cm - 50cm, Manual Focus: 1cm - infinity (W), 50cm - infinity (T)

Control/Balance :

Light Metering Method:

Evaluative2 / Centre-weighted average / Spot1

Exposure Control Method:

Program AE / Shutter-priority AE / Aperture-priority AE / Manual / AE Lock and Safety Shift available

Exposure Compensation:

+/- 2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Sensitivity (Equivalent Film Speed):

Auto / Hi ISO Auto / ISO 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 equivalent

White Balance Control:

TTL White Balance

White Balance Modes:

Auto, Pre-set (Daylight/Cloudy/Tungsten/Fluorescent/Fluorescent H/Flash/Underwater/Custom1/Custom2 )

LCD Monitor:

Viewfinder:

Real-image optical zoom viewfinder

LCD Monitor:

3.0 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT colour LCD (with wide angle viewing)

Flash:

Flash Modes:

Auto, On, Off, Manual flash output setting (3 levels), flash output compensation, 1st/2nd curtain sync, FE lock, Safety FE, use of an external flash (Speedlite) possible

Flash Range :

Normal: 30 cm - 4.0 m (W) 50 cm - 2.5 m (T)

Flash Exposure Compensation:

2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Selectable Shooting Modes:

Shooting Modes:

Auto/Creative Zone: Program/Tv/Av/Manual/Custom 1/Custom 2 /Stitch Assist/Movie

Special Scene:

Portrait / Landscape / Sports / Night Snapshot / Kids and Pets / Indoor / Night Scene / Foliage / Snow / Beach / Fireworks / Underwater / Colour Accent / Colour Swap / Aquarium / ISO 3200

My Colours:

Vivid / Neutral / Sepia / Black & White / Positive Film / Lighter Skin Tone / Darker Skin Tone / Vivid Green / Vivid Red / Vivid Blue / Custom Colour3

Image Recording Format:

Still image:

JPEG Compression (EXIF 2.2 Compliant)

Colour Space:

sRGB

Sound annotation / Audio/Video Data:

Audio Data: WAVE (monaural); Video Data: Motion JPG

JPEG Compression Levels:

Superfine / Fine / Normal

Recording Pixels:

Still Images (Large):

Large: 4000 x 3000, Medium 1: 3264 x 2448, Medium 2: 2592 x 1944, Medium 3: 1600 x 1200, Small: 640 x 480, Widescreen 4000 x 2248, Postcard Date Imprint: n/a

Continuous Shooting (Large/Fine):

High Speed - Approx 1.5 shots/sec, AF: Approx. 0.7 shots/sec, LV: Approx. 0.8 shots/sec

Other Operations:

Playback Operations:

Red-eye correction, index, My Colors, My Category, jump, resize, magnified, advancing and reversing through magnified images, auto rotate, rotate, histogram, sound memos, slide show (with effects), resume

File Operations:

DPOF - Print Order/ Slide show/Image transfer, Movie - unnecessary scenes can be erased. Sound Memos - max. record/play time is approx. 60 sec.

Direct Printing, PictBridge, Print/Share:

Yes4

Menu Languages:

25 languages

Self-timer:

Approx. 10 sec or 2 sec delay, or custom.

Interface :

Supported Operating Systems:

PC: Windows 2000 SP4 / XP SP2 / Vista; Mac: OS X v10.3 - v10.4

Computer I/F:

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

Output:

Video: PAL or NTSC selectable; Audio: Monaural

Memory Storage:

SD Memory Card / SDHC Memory Card / Multimedia Card / MMC plus card. HC MMC plus card

Supplied Memory:

32MB MMCplus Memory Card

General Features:

Battery / Optional Car Battery:

Standard: Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery NB-2LH; Optional: Car Battery Cable CBC-NB2

Standard/Optional Charger/AC Adaptor:

Standard: Battery Charger CB-2LWE; Optional: AC Adaptor Kit ACK-DC20 (Contains CA-PS700 and DR-20)

Shooting Capacity (full charge):

LCD Monitor On: Approx 240 shots, LCD Monitor Off: Approx 600 shots, Replay: 7 hrs

Dimensions (W x D x H):

106.4 x 42.5 x 71.9mm (ex. protruding parts)

Weight:

Approx. 320g (camera body only)