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Canon PowerShot G15 Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera
Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCCD
Sensor size0.29 in0.29 in0.52 in0.52 in0.29 in
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
4:3
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px4000 x 3000 px5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4000x3000
  • 4000x2248
  • 4000x2664
  • 2992x2992
  • 2816x2112
  • 2816x1880
  • 2816x1584
  • 2112x2112
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1200
  • 1600x1064
  • 1200x1200
  • 640x480
  • 640x424
  • 640x360
  • 480x480
  • 4000x2248
  • 4000x2664
  • 2992x2992
  • 2816x2112
  • 2816x1880
  • 2816x1584
  • 2112x2112
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1200
  • 1600x1064
  • 1200x1200
  • 640x480
  • 640x424
  • 640x360
  • 480x480
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
  • 3264x2448
  • 2592x1944
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
ProcessorDIGIC 5 iSAPSDIGIC 6 iSAPSDIGIC 6DIGIC 6DIGIC III iSAPS
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
13.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx

Image

ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 12800
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • Auto
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
ISO Autoyesyesyesyesyes
ISO minimum808012512580
ISO maximum128001280012800128001600
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px4000 x 3000 px5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets77786
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
JPG
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyesyesyes
Image stabilization typeOpticalOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 4:5
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 4:5
  • 16:9
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAWRAW
ISO high auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom5.0 x5.0 x4.2 x4.2 x6.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture1.81.82.81.82.8
Maximum aperture2.81.81.81.84.8
Focal length equiv28 - 14028 - 14024 - 10024 - 10035 - 210
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManual
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Face tracking
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous
  • Single
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionManual
N/A
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyesyesyes
Macro focus range0.39 in0.39 in1.97 in1.97 in0.39 in
Number of focus points99311
N/A
Image stabiliserOpticalOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Filter threadnoyesnonono
Folded opticsnonononono
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Saturation adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Filter diameter
N/A
2.28 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Normal focus range
N/A
N/A
1.97 in1.97 in19.69 in

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnonoyesyesno
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCDLCD TFTLCDLCD
Screen dots92200092200010400001040000230000
Touch screennonoyesyesno
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalElectronicNoneOptical
Dioptre correctionyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Second displayno
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
80.0 %100.0 %
N/A
N/A
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
3:23:2
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.39 in
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
2360000.0 px
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
N/A
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s15.0 s30.0 s40.0 s15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyes
N/A
Exposure compensation plus33332
Exposure compensation minus-3-3-3-3-2
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/31/31/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
N/A
AE EV steps1/31/3
N/A
N/A
N/A
Continuous shootingyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
2.0 s
Histogramyesyesyesyesyes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyes
N/A
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range77774
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flashyesyesyesnoyes
Continuous drive2.1 fps12.2 fps5.9 fps6.5 fps
N/A
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Snow
  • Underwater
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Underwater
  • Fireworks
  • Night landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Underwater
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
3D supportnonononono
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
AE frames
N/A
3
N/A
N/A
N/A
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
N/A
Supported video file formatsMOVMP4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
MP4AVI
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 7201920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080640 x 480
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps15.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate24.0 fps60.0 fps59.94 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompactCompactCompact
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlackBlack
Environmentally sealednonononono

Dimensions

Weight12.42 oz12.56 oz12.45 oz9.84 oz11.29 oz
Width4.2 in4.28 in4.43 in4.06 in4.19 in
Height2.99 in2.99 in3.01 in2.38 in1.67 in
Depth1.58 in1.59 in1.74 in1.59 in2.83 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MMC
  • SD
Memory slots1111
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
N/A
Maximum memory card size
N/A
32.0 GB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
32.0 mB

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
N/A
Battery life (CIPA)350360210210
N/A
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyesyesyesyesyes
Number of batteries supported11
N/A
11
AC adapter includedno
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
On/off switchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
920.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
7.4 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery recharge time
N/A
N/A
5.0 h
N/A
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.0 h

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyesno
HDMI ports quantity11
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMicroMicro
N/A
USB connector typeMini-USB BMini-USB BMicro-USB B
N/A
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.02.0
WirelessEye-Fi ConnectedBuilt-InBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyesyesNo
PictBridgeyesyesyesyesyes
NFCnonoyesnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesyesno
Bluetoothnonononono
AV outputyesyesyesyesyes
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
USB port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
nono
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
N/A
yesno
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingnoyesyesyesyes
GPSnonononono
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyes
DLNA certifiednononono
N/A
Energy Star certifiednononono
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedno
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
N/A
N/A
Image editing modesResizingRotating
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
N/A
N/A
Languages support
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi
N/A

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