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PowerShot G5



Product Specification

 
 

IMAGE SENSOR

       
 

Type

    1/1.8" CCD  
 

Effective Pixels

    Approx. 5.0M  
 

Colour Filter Type

    Primary Colour  
 

IMAGE PROCESSOR

       
 

Type

    DIGIC with iSAPS technology  
 

LENS

       
 

Focal Length

    7.2 – 28.8 mm (35mm film equivalent: 35 – 140mm)  
 

Zoom

    Optical 4x, digital approx. 4.1x, combined approx. 16x  
 

Maximum f/number

    f/2.0 – f/3.0  
 

Construction

    8 elements in 7 groups (2 aspherical elements)  
 

FOCUSING

       
 

AF System / Points

    1-point AF (Any position is available or fixed centre)  
 

AF Lock

    Yes  
 

AF Assist Beam

    Yes  
 

Manual Focus

    Yes  
 

Focus Bracketing

    Yes  
 

Closest Focusing Distance

    5cm  
 

EXPOSURE CONTROL

       
 

Metering Modes

    Evaluative, centre-weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to focusing frame)  
 

AE Lock

    Yes  
 

Exposure Compensation

    +/- 2 EV in 1/3 step increments  
 

AEB

    Yes  
 

ISO Sensitivity*

    AUTO, 50, 100, 200, 400  
 

SHUTTER

       
 

Speed

    15 – 1/2,000 sec
(Slow Shutter of 1.3 sec. and more, available in Manual and Shutter Priority AE modes only. Shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. and more operate with noise reduction. Certain combinations of shutter speed and aperture may not be available.)
 
 

WHITE BALANCE

       
 

Settings

    Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom (2)  
 

VIEWFINDER

       
 

Viewfinder

    Real-image zoom  
 

Dioptre Correction

    Yes  
 

LCD MONITOR

       
 

Monitor

    Vari-angle 1.8" TFT  
 

FLASH

       
 

Modes

    Auto, Manual Flash On / Off  
 

Slow Sync Speed

    Yes  
 

Red-eye Reduction

    Yes  
 

Flash Exposure Compensation

    +/- 2 EV in 1/3 step increments  
 

Flash Exposure Lock

    Yes  
 

Manual Power Adjustment

    3 levels with internal flash (13 levels with external EX Speedlites)  
 

Second Curtain Synchronisation

    Yes  
 

Built-in Flash Range

    70cm-5.0m (W) / 4.0m (T) (at ISO 100 equivalent)  
 

External Flash

    E-TTL with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support  
 

SHOOTING

       
 

Modes

    Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom (2), Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Stitch Assist, Movie  
 

Photo Effects

    Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White, Custom  
 

Continuous Shooting

    High Speed at approx. 2.0 fps¹ (speed maintained for up to 11 images)
Normal at approx. 1.5 fps¹ (speed maintained for up to 11 images)
 
 

Intervalometer

    Up to 100 shots in 1 – 60 minute increments¹  
 

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

       
 

Image Size

    (L)2592 x 1944, (M1)1600 x 1200, (M2)1024 x 768, (S)640 x 480  
 

Compression

    SuperFine, Fine, Normal or RAW (max. resolution only)  
 

Movies

    (M)320 x 240, (S)160 x 120  
 

Movie Length

    Up to 3mins, depending upon memory card capacity  
 

FILE TYPES

       
 

Still Image Type

    JPEG (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, RAW, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant  
 

Movies

    AVI [Motion JPEG + WAVE (monaural)]  
 

Sound Files

    WAVE (monaural)  
 

DIRECT PRINT

       
 

Canon Printers

    Canon Card Photo Printers and Bubble Jet Printers with the direct print function  
 

OTHER FEATURES

       
 

My Camera

    Start-up image and camera sounds customisation  
 

Sound Memo

    Up to 60 sec  
 

Intelligent Orientation Sensor

    Yes  
 

Histogram

    Yes  
 

Playback Zoom

    2x – 10x  
 

Self Timer

    2 or 10 sec  
 

Menu Languages

    English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese  
 

INTERFACE

       
 

Computer

    USB (PTP)  
 

Other

    A/V output (PAL/NTSC)  
 

MEMORY CARD

       
 

Type

    CompactFlash Type I / II (Microdrive compatible)  
 

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

       
 

PC Macintosh

    Windows 98 (including SE) / 2000 / ME / XP  
 

SOFTWARE

       
 

Browsing & Printing

    ZoomBrowser EX (PhotoRecord) / ImageBrowser  
 

Other

    PhotoStitch, RemoteCapture, File Viewer Utility  
 

Drivers

    TWAIN (Windows 98 / 2000), WIA (Windows ME)  
 

Image Manipulation

    ArcSoft PhotoStudio, ArcSoft VideoImpression  
 

POWER SOURCE

       
 

Batteries

    Rechargeable Li-ion Battery BP-511 or BP-512 (BP-511 battery supplied)  
 

AC Power Supply

    Yes, supplied  
 

ACCESSORIES

       
 

Case

    Soft Case SC-DC10  
 

Lenses

    1.75x Tele-converter TC-DC58N,
0.7x Wide Converter WC-DC58N,
Close-up Lens 250D (58mm),
Conversion Lens Adapter LA-DC58B
 
 

Flash

    Canon Speedlites (220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 550EX, Macro-Ring-Lite MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2)  
 

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

    Car Battery Cable Kit CR-560, Battery Charger CG-570, Battery Charger CB-5L  
 

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

       
 

Operating Environment

    0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity  
 

Dimensions

    121.0 x 73.9 x 69.9 mm  
 

Weight (body only)

    Approx. 410g  

Continuous Shooting

¹ Large/Fine with LCD monitor off

Intervalometer

¹ Depending upon CF card capacity

All data is based on Canon standard testing methods.

Subject to change without notice.

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