Canon PowerShot G9 User Manual

Table of Contents
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Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Commonly Used Shooting Functions 70
Using the Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . 71
Using the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Shooting Close-ups (Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Changing the Recording Pixels and
Compression (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Changing the Image Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setting the Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Checking the Focus and Peoples’
Expressions (Focus Check) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Shooting Using the Mode Dial 88
Mode Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Program AE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Setting the Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture . . . 98
Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) . . . . . . . 100
Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Setting the Recording Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Saving Custom Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Advanced Shooting Functions 111
Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Setting the Slow Synchro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Switching between Focus Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Selecting an AF Frame Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock,
Manual Focus, Safety MF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Focus Bracketing (Focus-BKT Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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