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Canon PowerShot G1 Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot G7 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot G7
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3.9 out of 5
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39
4.2 out of 5
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5 stars
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Sensor

Sensor typeCCDCMOSCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
N/A
0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors3.0 Mpx
N/A
10.0 Mpx
Effective pixels3.0 Mpx
N/A
10.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
N/A
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution2048 x 1536 px6000 x 4000 px3648 x 2736 px
Other resolutions
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
N/A
  • 2816x2112
  • 2272x1704
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
Image sensor format
N/A
APS-C
N/A
Processor
N/A
DIGIC 7
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
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
White balance presets5
N/A
6
Custom white balanceyes
N/A
yes
Image stabilization typeNo
N/A
Optical
Uncompressed formatRAW
N/A
No
ISO minimum
N/A
10080
ISO maximum
N/A
256001600
Maximum image resolution
N/A
6000 x 4000 px3648 x 2736 px
White balance modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent L
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Supported image file formats
N/A
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
Photo effects
N/A
Neutral
  • Black&White
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
Image stabilizer
N/A
yesyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom3.0 x3.0 x6.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture22.82.8
Maximum aperture2.52.84.8
Focal length equiv34 - 10224 - 7235 - 210
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
N/A
yes
Normal focus range27.56 in
N/A
19.69 in
Macro focus range2.36 in
N/A
0.39 in
Focus adjustment
N/A
Auto/Manual
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Number of focus points
N/A
499
Image stabiliser
N/A
OpticalOptical
Folded optics
N/A
nono
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
yes
Filter thread
N/A
N/A
yes
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
2.28 in

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size1.8 in3.0 in2.5 in
Touch screennoyesno
Live viewyes
N/A
yes
Viewfinder
Optical
ElectronicOptical
Articulated LCD
N/A
yesno
Screen technology
N/A
LCDLCD
Display aspect ratio
N/A
3:2
N/A
Screen dots
N/A
1040000207000
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
0.39 in
N/A
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
2360000.0 px
N/A

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed8.0 s
N/A
15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
N/A
yes
Aperture priorityyes
N/A
yes
Exposure compensation plus2
N/A
2
Exposure compensation minus-2
N/A
-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
N/A
1/3
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash range4.5
N/A
4
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
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashyes
N/A
yes
Continuous drive1.3 fps
N/A
2.0 fps
Self-timeryesyesyes
Self-timer options10
N/A
N/A
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Program
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yes
N/A
Self-timer delay
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
2.0 s
Scene modes
N/A
  • Night landscape
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • party
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Histogram
N/A
N/A
yes
3D support
N/A
N/A
no
Manual settings
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeCompactSLRCompact
Colour of productSilverBlackBlack
Environmentally sealednoyesno

Dimensions

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

Storage

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

Power

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

Connectivity

USB version1.02.02.0
Remote controlyes
N/A
N/A
HDMI
N/A
yesno
HDMI connector type
N/A
Micro
N/A
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB B
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
PictBridge
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
AV output
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Timelapse recordingno
N/A
N/A
Orientation sensornoyesyes
GPS
N/A
yesno

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