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Canon PowerShot G10 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot G10
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Canon PowerShot G5 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot G5
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Canon PowerShot G6 Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot G9
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39 user ratings
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Sensor

Sensor typeCCDCCDCCDCCD
Sensor size0.29 in0.28 in0.28 in0.29 in
Sensor photo detectors15.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx7.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Effective pixels15.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx7.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
4:34:34:3
Max resolution4416 x 3312 px2592 x 1944 px3072 x 2304 px4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 3648x2736
  • 3072x2304
  • 2560x1920
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 4416x2480
  • 1600x1200
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 2592x1944
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 3264x2448
  • 2592x1944
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
ProcessorDIGIC IV
N/A
DIGICDIGIC III iSAPS

Image

ISOAuto
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
ISO Autoyes
N/A
N/A
yes
ISO minimum80
N/A
N/A
80
ISO maximum1600
N/A
N/A
1600
Maximum image resolution4416 x 3312 px2592 x 1944 px3072 x 2304 px4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets6666
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
N/A
N/A
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
N/A
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
N/A
yesyes
Image stabilization typeOpticalNoNoOptical
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAW
ISO high auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom5.0 x4.0 x4.1 x6.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.1 x4.0 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8222.8
Maximum aperture4.5334.8
Focal length equiv28 - 14035 - 14035 - 14035 - 210
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • Continuous
  • Single
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
N/A
yesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yesyes
Macro focus range0.39 in1.97 in1.97 in0.39 in
Number of focus points9
N/A
9
N/A
Image stabiliser
  • Optical
  • Electronic
N/A
N/A
Optical
Filter threadno
N/A
N/A
no
Folded opticsno
N/A
N/A
no
Normal focus range
N/A
19.69 in19.69 in19.69 in
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Manual

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in1.8 in2.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
N/A
N/A
no
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots461000
N/A
118000230000
Touch screennononono
Field of view100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOptical
Optical
OpticalOptical
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
2.0 x
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
N/A
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s15.0 s15.0 s15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Exposure compensation plus2222
Exposure compensation minus-2-2-2-2
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/31/3
Histogramyes
N/A
yesyes
Subject / scene modesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash range4.6554
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flashyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive0.7 fps2.5 fps2.0 fps
N/A
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
N/A
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
N/A
N/A
3D supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
Camera shutter type
N/A
N/A
Electronic
N/A
Self-timer delay
N/A
N/A
2.0 s2.0 s
Manual settings
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution640 x 480 px320 x 240 px640 x 480 px640 x 480 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Supported video file formatsMOV
N/A
AVIAVI
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Thumbnails
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
15.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
640 x 480
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompactCompact
Colour of productBlackBlackBlack,SilverBlack
Environmentally sealednononono

Dimensions

Weight12.35 oz14.46 oz13.4 oz11.29 oz
Width4.3 in4.76 in4.13 in4.19 in
Height3.06 in2.75 in2.87 in1.67 in
Depth1.81 in2.91 in2.88 in2.83 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • Eye-Fi
  • MMC
  • SD
N/A
MicroSD
  • MMC
  • SD
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
Compact Flash Type I/IICompact Flash Type I/II
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
Internal storage
N/A
32.0 mB32.0 mB32.0 mB

Power

Battery life (CIPA)400
N/A
300
N/A
Battery life (max)10.0 h
N/A
N/A
7.0 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of batteries supported1
N/A
N/A
1

Connectivity

HDMIno
N/A
N/A
no
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB version2.01.02.02.0
Remote controlyesyesyesNo
PictBridgeyes
N/A
yesyes
NFCno
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetoothno
N/A
N/A
no
AV outputyes
N/A
N/A
yes
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingnoyesyesyes
GPSno
N/A
N/A
no
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyes
Frameyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
N/A
Rotating
N/A
Energy Star certified
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

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