Canon PowerShot G9 User Manual

Commonly Used Shooting Functions
75
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 270).
* Cannot be set in , , or mode.
Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items. The image
area at the minimum shooting distance from the end of the lens to this
subject is as follows:
Maximum wide angle setting: 28 × 20 mm (1.1 × 0.79 in.)
Minimum shooting distance: 1 cm (0.39 in.)
To Cancel the Macro Mode:
Press the button and use the or button to display
(Normal).
Shooting Close-ups (Macro)
Shooting Mode
1
Press the button.
1. Use the or button to select .
• The zoom bar will display while you
adjust the zoom. In macro mode the
bar will appear yellow when the zoom
range prohibits focusing. The icon
will gray out and the focusing range
becomes that of normal shooting
mode.
z Use the LCD monitor to compose close-ups in macro mode
since images composed with the viewfinder may be off-
center.
z Using the flash in macro mode may cause image edges to
darken.
*
Zoom Bar
Yellow bar

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