| Canon PowerShot G5 |
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| Camera effective pixels | Approx. 5 million |
| Image sensor | 1/1.8 inch CCD (Total number of pixels: approx. 5.3 million) |
| Lens | | 7.2 (W) - 28.8 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 35 - 140mm) | | F 2.0 (W) - 3.0 (T) | |
| Digital zoom | Up to approx. 4.1x (Up to approx. 16 times in combination with the optical zoom) |
| Optical viewfinder | | Real-image zoom viewfinder | | Field of view approx. 83% | | Dioptric adjustment -3 to +1m -1 (dpt equivalent) | |
| LCD monitor | 1.8 inch, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD/ Picture coverage 100% |
| Autofocus method | | TTL autofocus (continuous or single) | | Focus lock and Manual focus are available | |
| Focusing point | 1 focusing point (Any position is available) |
| Shooting distance (from tip of the lens barrel) | | Normal AF | 50 cm (1.6 ft.) - infinity | | Macro AF | 5 cm (W) / 15 cm (T) - 50 cm | | (2.0 in. (W) / 5.9 in. (T) - 1.6 ft.) | | Manual focus | 5 cm (W) / 15 cm (T) -infinity | | (2.0 in. (W) / 5.9 in. (T) -infinity) | |
| Shutter | Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter |
| Shutter speeds | | 15 - 1/2000 sec. | | 1.3 sec. or slower shutter speeds are available in Shutter-Priority mode or Manual mode | | Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or more operates with noise reduction | |
| Light metering system | Evaluative, Center-Weighted Averaging or Spot (Center or AF Point) |
| Exposure control method | | Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE or Manual exposure control | | AE lock is available | |
| Exposure compensation | | ± 2.0 stops (in 1/3-stop increments) | | Auto exposure bracketing (AEB) is available | |
| Sensitivity (equivalent film speed) | Auto, ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200 and ISO 400 equivalent |
| White balance | TTL auto white balance, pre-set white balance (available settings: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H or Flash) or Custom white balance (Custom1/ Custom2) |
| Built-in flash | | Auto, On, Off | | Red-eye reduction On: Red-eye reduction auto / Red-eye reduction On / Off | | Red-eye reduction Off: On / Off | |
| Flash range | | 70 cm - 5.0 m (2.3 - 16.5 ft.) (W), 70 cm - 4.0 m (2.3 - 13.1 ft.) (T) | | (When sensitivity is set to ISO 100 equivalent) | |
| Terminals for external flash | | Sync-terminals at accessory shoe | | Use of following external flashes is recommended: | | Canon Speedlite 220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 550EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX and Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX | |
| Flash exposure compensation | ±2.0 stops (in 1/3-stop increments), FE lock, Slow-sync and 1st-curtain / 2nd curtain flash are available |
| Shooting modes | | Auto | | Creative zone | Program, Shutter-speed priority, Aperture-priority, Manual, Custom1 and Custom2 | | Image zone | Portrait, Landscape, Night scene, Stitch Assist and Movie | |
| Continuous shooting | | High-speed continuous shooting | Approx. 2.0 image/sec. | | Standard continuous shooting | Approx. 1.5 image/sec. | | (Large / Fine mode with LCD viewfinder off) | |
| Self-timer | Activates shutter after a 2-sec. / 10-sec. delay |
| Interval shooting | | Shooting interval: approx. 1 - 60 min. (1 min. increments) | | Number of shots: 2 - 100 shots (Maximum number of shotsvaries according to CF card capacity) | |
| Wireless control | | Shooting and playback are available (wireless controller is included in the camera kit) | | When shooting, image is captured ontime / 2-sec. / 10-sec. after shutter button pressed | |
| PC-connected shooting | Available (Exclusive software program is included in the camera kit) |
| Recording media | CompactFlashTM (CF) card (Type I and Type II) |
| File format | Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF-compliant |
| Image recording format | | Still images | JPEG (Exif 2.2)*1 or RAW | | Movies | AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE [monaural]) | |
| JPEG compression mode | Super fine, Fine or Normal |
| Number of recording pixels | | Still images | Large | 2592 x 1944 pixels | | Medium 1 | 1600 x 1200 pixels | | Medium 2 | 1024 x 768 pixels | | Small | 640 x 480 pixels | | Movies | 320 x 240 pixels (approx. 3 min.)* | | 160 x 120 pixels (approx. 3 min.)* | | Approx. 15 frames / second | | * The data in parentheses refer to the maximum movie length per shooting. | |
| Replay modes | Single (Histogram displayable), Index (9 thumbnail images), Magnified (approx. 10x (max.) in LCD monitor), Sound memos (up to 60 sec.), Slide Show or Image output to direct printer (CP-300/ CP-200/ CP-100 / CP-10 and Bubble Jet printer with the direct print function) |
| My Camera Settings (customizing) | The Start-up Image, Start-up Sound, Shutter Sound, Operation Sound and Selftimer Sound can be customized using the following methods: - Using the images and sounds recorded on the camera
- Using downloaded data from your computer using the supplied software
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| Interface | USB (mini-B, PTP [Picture Transfer Protocol]), Audio/Video Output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio) |
| Power Source | - Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (type: BP-511) (included in the camera kit/sold separately)
- Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (type: BP-512) (optional)
- Compact Power Adapter (CA-560) (included in the camera kit)
- Car battery adapter (Separately sold Charge Adapter/Car Battery Cable Kit CR-560 is required)
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| Operating temperatures | 0 - 40 degrees C (32 - 104 degrees F) |
| Operating humidity | 10 - 90 % |
| Dimensions (w x h x d) | 121.0 x 73.9 x 69.9 mm (4.8 x 2.9 x 2.8 in.) excluding protrusions |
| Weight | Approx. 410 g (14.5 oz.) (camera body only) |
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Canon PowerShot G5: Full specs, sample images (UPDATED)
