Canon PowerShot G9 User Manual

Commonly Used Shooting Functions
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See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 270).
* : Cannot be set in , and modes.
* : [Digital Tele-converter] cannot be set.
You can combine digital zoom with optical zoom when shooting.
The available shooting characteristics and focal lengths (35mm film
equivalent) are as follows.
Shooting With the Digital Zoom
Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-
Converter
Shooting Mode
Selection Focal Length Shooting Characteristics
Standard 35 – 840 mm
Enables shooting at zoom factors of up to 24x
with digital and optical zoom combined. The
movie can only be set in the standard mode.
Off 35 – 210 mm Enables shooting without digital zoom.
1.5x 52.5 – 315 mm Digital zoom is fixed at the selected zoom
factor, and the focal length shifts to maximum
telephoto.
This enables a faster shutter speed and less
chance of camera shake than a shot taken at
the same angle of view with [Standard] or
[Off].
2.0x 70 – 420 mm
z The digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is
turned off.
z The digital zoom cannot be used in (Widescreen) or
mode.
1
Select [Digital Zoom].
1. Press the button.
2. Use the or button to select
[Digital Zoom] in the menu.
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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