Canon PowerShot G9 User Manual

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera
functions or procedures.
Please Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Components Guide 40
Using the Control Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Basic Operations 46
Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Menus and Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Switching between Shooting Mode and Playback Mode . . 54
Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
LCD Monitor Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Customizing Display Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Setting the World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Learning More
Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Shooting Still Images ( Auto Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Viewing Still Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Shooting Movies ( Standard Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Erasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Downloading Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
System Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Getting Started

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