Canon PowerShot G9 User Manual

Advanced Shooting Functions
123
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 270).
* Cannot be used in mode.
It may be difficult to focus on the following types of subjects.
• Subjects with extremely low contrast to the surroundings
• Scenes with a mixture of near and far subjects
• Subjects with extremely bright objects at the center of the
composition
• Subjects that are moving quickly
• Subjects through glass: Try to shoot as close to the glass as possible
to reduce the chances of light reflecting back off the glass.
Shooting with the Focus Lock
Shooting with the AF Lock
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects
(Focus Lock, AF Lock, Manual Focus,
Safety MF)
Shooting Mode
1
Aim the camera so that an object at the same
focal distance as the main subject is centered
in the viewfinder or in the AF frame displayed
on the LCD monitor.
2
Press the shutter button halfway to lock the
focus.
3
Keep the shutter button pressed while you
recompose the image and press the shutter
button all the way to shoot the image.
1
Turn on the LCD monitor.
*

Canon PowerShot G9 Specifications

General

Megapixel	12.1 MP
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	1/1.7 \
Maximum image resolution	4000 x 3000 pixels
Still image resolution(s)	640 x 480, 1600 x 1200, 2592 x 1944, 3264 x 2448, 4000 x 2248, 4000 x 3000
Digital zoom	4 x
Optical zoom	6 x
Focal length range	7.4 - 44.4 mm
Interface	USB
Digital SLR	No
Power source	NB-2LH
Camera shutter speed	15 - 1/2500 s
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000, XP, Vista
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	35 - 210 mm
Minimum system requirements for Macintosh	Mac OS X v10.3 - 10.4
Focus	TTL
Auto focusing (AF) modes	continuous auto focus, single auto focus
Super Macro focusing range	0.01 m
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, auto, manual, shutter priority AE
Flash modes	auto, Flash off, manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Flash range (tele)	0.3 - 2.5 m
Flash range (wide)	0.3 - 4 m
Internal memory	32 MB
Compatible memory cards	mmc
Motion JPEG frame rate	15 fps
Video formats supported	AVI
Display diagonal	3 \
Scene modes	beach, Children, Night, party (indoor), Portrait, Sports, Underwater, Landscape (scenery)
Photo effects	black&white, Positive film, Sepia, Skin tones, Vivid
White balance	auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Self-timer delay	2 s
Playback zoom (max)	2 x
Product color	Black
Battery type	Rechargeable
Number of batteries supported	1
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	42.5 mm
Width	106.4 mm
Height	71.9 mm
Weight	320 g