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Canon PowerShot G16 Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot G9
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCCD
Sensor size0.29 in0.52 in0.52 in0.29 in
Sensor photo detectors13.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 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 px5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 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 6 iSAPSDIGIC 6DIGIC 6DIGIC III iSAPS

Image

ISO
  • 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 Autoyesyesyesyes
ISO minimum8012512580
ISO maximum1280012800128001600
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets7786
White balance modes
  • 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 balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • 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
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyesyes
Image stabilization typeOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 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 formatRAWRAWRAWRAW
ISO high auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom5.0 x4.2 x4.2 x6.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture1.82.81.82.8
Maximum aperture1.81.81.84.8
Focal length equiv28 - 14024 - 10024 - 10035 - 210
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManual
Contrast adjustmentyesyes
N/A
N/A
Saturation adjustmentyesyes
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
  • 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) lockyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyesyes
Macro focus range0.39 in1.97 in1.97 in0.39 in
Number of focus points9311
N/A
Image stabiliserOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Filter threadyesnonono
Folded opticsnononono
Filter diameter2.28 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Normal focus range
N/A
1.97 in1.97 in19.69 in
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnoyesyesno
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCDLCD
Screen dots92200010400001040000230000
Touch screennoyesyesno
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronicNoneOptical
Viewfinder coverage80.0 %100.0 %
N/A
N/A
Dioptre correctionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Display aspect ratio
N/A
3:23:2
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
0.39 in
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
2360000.0 px
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
N/A
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s30.0 s40.0 s15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyes
N/A
Exposure compensation plus3332
Exposure compensation minus-3-3-3-2
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/31/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyes
N/A
AE EV steps1/3
N/A
N/A
N/A
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
2.0 s
Histogramyesyesyesyes
AE frames3
N/A
N/A
N/A
Subject / scene modesyesyesyes
N/A
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash range7774
Flash modes
  • 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 flashyesyesnoyes
Continuous drive12.2 fps5.9 fps6.5 fps
N/A
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Underwater
  • Fireworks
  • Night landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Underwater
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
3D supportnononono
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
WB Bracketing
N/A
No
N/A
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 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 HD
N/A
Supported video file formatsMP4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
MP4AVI
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080640 x 480
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps15.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)240.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps59.94 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompactCompact
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Environmentally sealednononono

Dimensions

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

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MMC
  • SD
Maximum memory card size32.0 GB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Memory slots111
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
N/A
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
32.0 mB

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBattery
N/A
Battery life (CIPA)360210210
N/A
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity920.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
Rechargeable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery level indicatoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.4 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported1
N/A
11
Battery recharge time
N/A
5.0 h
N/A
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.0 h

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesno
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMiniMicroMicro
N/A
USB connector typeMini-USB BMicro-USB B
N/A
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.0
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Supported WiFi types
  • 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
Remote controlyesyesyesNo
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
NFCnoyesnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesno
Bluetoothnononono
AV outputyesyesyesyes
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
nono
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
yesno
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyesyes
GPSnononono
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyes
DLNA certifiednonono
N/A
Energy Star certifiednonono
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • 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 modesRotating
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
N/A
N/A
Languages support
N/A
N/A
Multi
N/A

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