Canon PowerShot G9 User Manual

Basic Operations
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See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 270).
*1 Only [Shooting Info] can be displayed.
*2 [3:2 Guide] cannot be displayed.
You can set the information displayed on the LCD monitor.
Each press of the DISPLAY button changes the screen as follows
(default setting):
• 
• : No Information
• : Displays shooting information, grid lines and a histogram
• : Off
Night Display
When shooting in dark conditions, the camera automatically
brightens the LCD monitor to suit the brightness of the subject*,
making it easier to frame the subject.
* Although noise may appear and the movement of the subject shown on the LCD
monitor may appear somewhat jagged, there is no effect on the recorded image.
The brightness of the image displayed in the monitor, and the brightness of the
actual image recorded will be different.
Customizing Display Information
Shooting Mode
LCD/Viewfinder
(//)
It is possible to set one of three display modes on the
LCD monitor (Display 1/Display 2/Display Off). The 3
display modes can be switched by pressing the
DISPLAY button (p. 55).
Shooting Info Displays shooting information (p. 59).
Grid Lines Displays grid lines to divide the screen into 9 parts.
Helps confirm the vertical and horizontal positioning of
the subject (p. 59)
3:2 Guide Helps confirm the print area for a 3:2 print*. Areas
outside the printable area are grayed out (p. 59).
* Images are still recorded at the standard aspect ratio of 4:3.
Histogram Shooting Mode: , , and only
Displays histogram (p. 59).
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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