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Canon PowerShot G1 Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot G5 Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot G7 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot G7
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Sensor

Sensor typeCCDCMOSCCDCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
N/A
0.28 in0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors3.0 Mpx
N/A
5.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx
Effective pixels3.0 Mpx
N/A
5.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
N/A
4:3
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution2048 x 1536 px6000 x 4000 px2592 x 1944 px3648 x 2736 px
Other resolutions
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
N/A
  • 1600x1200
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 2816x2112
  • 2272x1704
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
Image sensor format
N/A
APS-C
N/A
N/A
Processor
N/A
DIGIC 7
N/A
N/A

Image

ISO
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
White balance presets5
N/A
66
Custom white balanceyes
N/A
yesyes
Image stabilization typeNo
N/A
NoOptical
Uncompressed formatRAW
N/A
RAWNo
ISO minimum
N/A
100
N/A
80
ISO maximum
N/A
25600
N/A
1600
Maximum image resolution
N/A
6000 x 4000 px2592 x 1944 px3648 x 2736 px
White balance modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent L
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
N/A
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Supported image file formats
N/A
  • JPG
  • RAW
N/A
JPEG
Photo effects
N/A
Neutral
N/A
  • Black&White
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
Image stabilizer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom3.0 x3.0 x4.0 x6.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.1 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture22.822.8
Maximum aperture2.52.834.8
Focal length equiv34 - 10224 - 7235 - 14035 - 210
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Normal focus range27.56 in
N/A
19.69 in19.69 in
Macro focus range2.36 in
N/A
1.97 in0.39 in
Focus adjustment
N/A
Auto/Manual
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
Number of focus points
N/A
49
N/A
9
Image stabiliser
N/A
Optical
N/A
Optical
Folded optics
N/A
no
N/A
no
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Filter thread
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.28 in

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size1.8 in3.0 in1.8 in2.5 in
Touch screennoyesnono
Live viewyes
N/A
yesyes
Viewfinder
Optical
Electronic
Optical
Optical
Articulated LCD
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Screen technology
N/A
LCDLCDLCD
Display aspect ratio
N/A
3:2
N/A
N/A
Screen dots
N/A
1040000
N/A
207000
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
0.39 in
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
2360000.0 px
N/A
N/A

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed8.0 s
N/A
15.0 s15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
N/A
yesyes
Aperture priorityyes
N/A
yesyes
Exposure compensation plus2
N/A
22
Exposure compensation minus-2
N/A
-2-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
N/A
1/31/3
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash range4.5
N/A
54
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Continuous drive1.3 fps
N/A
2.5 fps2.0 fps
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Self-timer options10
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Program
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Self-timer delay
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
2.0 s
Scene modes
N/A
  • Night landscape
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
N/A
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • party
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Histogram
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
3D support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Manual settings
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeCompactSLRCompactCompact
Colour of productSilverBlackBlackBlack
Environmentally sealednoyesnono

Dimensions

Weight17.28 oz14.07 oz14.46 oz11.29 oz
Width4.72 in4.53 in4.76 in4.19 in
Height3.03 in3.07 in2.75 in1.67 in
Depth2.52 in2.02 in2.91 in2.83 in

Storage

Storage typesCompact Flash Type I/II
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Compact Flash Type I/II
  • SD
  • MMC
Compatible memory cards
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
N/A
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
32.0 mB32.0 mB

Power

Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Power source type
N/A
Battery
N/A
N/A
Rechargeable battery
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 h

Connectivity

USB version1.02.01.02.0
Remote controlyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDMI
N/A
yes
N/A
no
HDMI connector type
N/A
Micro
N/A
N/A
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB B
N/A
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
N/A
PictBridge
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Bluetooth
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
N/A
AV output
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Timelapse recordingno
N/A
yes
N/A
Orientation sensornoyesyesyes
GPS
N/A
yes
N/A
no

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