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Canon PowerShot G10 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot G10
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Canon PowerShot G11 Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot G9
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3.8 out of 5
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Sensor

Sensor typeCCDCCDCCD
Sensor size0.29 in0.29 in0.29 in
Sensor photo detectors15.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Effective pixels15.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
4:3
Max resolution4416 x 3312 px3648 x 2736 px4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 3648x2736
  • 3072x2304
  • 2560x1920
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 4416x2480
  • 3648x2048
  • 2816x2112
  • 2272x1704
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 320x240
  • 3264x2448
  • 2592x1944
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
ProcessorDIGIC IVDIGIC 4 iSAPSDIGIC III iSAPS

Image

ISOAuto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • AUTO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
ISO Autoyesyesyes
ISO minimum808080
ISO maximum160032001600
Maximum image resolution4416 x 3312 px3648 x 2736 px4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets666
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyes
Image stabilization typeOpticalOpticalOptical
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
ISO high auto
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom5.0 x5.0 x6.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.82.82.8
Maximum aperture4.54.54.8
Focal length equiv28 - 14028 - 14035 - 210
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Single
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyes
Macro focus range0.39 in0.39 in0.39 in
Number of focus points99
N/A
Image stabiliser
  • Optical
  • Electronic
  • Optical
  • Electronic
Optical
Filter threadnonono
Folded opticsnonono
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutoManual
Normal focus range
N/A
N/A
19.69 in

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in2.8 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnoyesno
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots461000461000230000
Touch screennonono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOptical

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
N/A
N/A
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s15.0 s15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
N/A
Exposure compensation plus222
Exposure compensation minus-2-2-2
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/3
Histogramyesyesyes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
N/A
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash range4.674
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flashyesyesyes
Continuous drive0.7 fps1.1 fps
N/A
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Night landscape
  • party
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
3D supportnonono
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
Camera shutter type
N/A
Electronic
N/A
Manual settings
N/A
yesyes
Self-timer delay
N/A
N/A
2.0 s

Videography features

Maximum resolution640 x 480 px640 x 480 px640 x 480 px
Video recordingyesyesyes
Supported video file formatsMOVMOVAVI
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
N/A
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps30.0 fps15.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
640 x 480
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompact
Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
Environmentally sealednonono

Dimensions

Weight12.35 oz12.52 oz11.29 oz
Width4.3 in4.41 in4.19 in
Height3.06 in3.0 in1.67 in
Depth1.81 in1.9 in2.83 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • Eye-Fi
  • MMC
  • SD
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
  • SD
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
  • MMC Plus
  • HC MMC Plus
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
32.0 mB

Power

Battery life (CIPA)400390
N/A
Battery life (max)10.0 h
N/A
7.0 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyesyesyes
Number of batteries supported1
N/A
1

Connectivity

HDMInoyesno
HDMI ports quantity11
N/A
USB version2.02.02.0
Remote controlyesyesNo
PictBridgeyesyesyes
NFCnonono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)nonono
Bluetoothnonono
AV outputyesyesyes

Other features

Timelapse recordingnonoyes
GPSnonono
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
Frameyes
N/A
N/A
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
N/A
N/A

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