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Technical Specifications: Canon's Powershot G10 Digital Camera
 

 

Canon Powershot G10 Digital Camera
Estimated Selling Price: $499.95
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Canon's new pocket-sized "flagship" digital camera, the
Powershot G10. (Photo courtesy of Canon USA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifications

 

Type of Camera

Type of Camera

Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 5x Optical/4x Digital/20x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System

       

 

 

Image Capture Device

Type

14.7 Megapixel, 1/1.7-inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)

Total Pixels

Approx. 15.0 Megapixels

Effective Pixels

Approx. 14.7 Megapixels

 

 

Lens

Focal Length

6.1-30.5mm f/2.8-4.5 (35mm film equivalent: 28-140mm)

Digital Zoom

4x

Focusing Range

Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
Macro: 0.39 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm (W)

Autofocus System

TTL Autofocus

 

 

Viewfinder & Monitor

Viewfinder

Real image optical zoom viewfinder

LCD Monitor

3.0-inch TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle

LCD Pixels

Approx. 461,000 pixels

LCD Coverage

100%

 

 

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture

f/2.8 (W) - f/4.5 (T)

Shutter Speed

15-1/4000 sec. (settable in Tv and M)

 

 

Exposure Control

ISO Sensitivity

Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)

Light Metering Method

Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center

Exposure Control Method

Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, i-Contrast, Manual; AE Lock, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift

Exposure Compensation

+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

 

 

White Balance

White Balance Control

Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater), Custom1, Custom2

 

 

Flash

Built-in Flash

Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro, Second-curtain synchro

Flash Range

12 in.-15 ft./30cm-4.6m (W), 1.6-9.2 ft./50cm-2.8m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)

Recycling Time

10 sec. or less (battery voltage=7.4V)

Flash Exposure Compensation

+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

 

 

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes

Auto, P, Av, Tv, M, C1, C2, Special Scene (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sports, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, Indoor, ISO 3200, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap), Stitch Assist, Movie

Photo Effects

My Colors
Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom

Self-Timer

Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Face Self-Timer, Custom

Wireless Control

N/A

Continuous Shooting

Normal: approx. 1.3 fps; AF: approx. 0.7 fps; LV: approx. 0.7 fps (Large/Fine)

 

 

Image Storage

Storage Media

SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card

File Format

Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1

Image Compression

Normal, Fine, SuperFine

JPEG Compression Mode

Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (Monaural))

Number of Recording Pixels

Still Image: 4,416 x 3,312 (Large), 3,456 x 2,592 (Medium 1), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3), 640 x 480 (Small), 4,416 x 2,480 (Widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes

 

 

Number of Recordable Images

 

Large (L)

Medium 1 (M1)

Medium 2 (M2)

SF

F

N

SF

F

N

SF

F

N

File Size (KB)

6,348

3,759

1,797

3,888

2,302

1,100

2,503

1,395

695

2GB

306

516

1,059

499

841

1,707

767

1,365

2,672

8GB

1,227

2,063

4,234

1,996

3,364

6,822

3,089

5,457

10,679

 

 

Medium 3 (M3)

Small (S)

Widescreen (W)

RAW

SF

F

N

SF

F

N

SF

F

N

RAW

+JPEG

 

File Size (KB)

1,002

558

278

249

150

84

4,753

2,814

1,345

18,793

22,552

 

2GB

1,862

3,235

6,146

6,830

10,245

15,368

409

690

1,396

94

79

 

8GB

7,442

12,927

24,562

27,291

40,937

61,406

1,637

2,759

5,581

378

318

 

 

 

 

Time of Recordable Movies

 

Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap

640 x 480

320 x 240

 

30 fps

30 fps

 

Movie Size (KB/sec.)

1,316

394

 

2GB

23 min. 49 sec.

1 hr. 13 min. 10 sec.

 

8GB

1 hr. 35 min. 11 sec.

4 hr. 52 min. 24 sec.

 

Note: N=Normal F=Fine SF=SuperFine
Storage Capacity varies depending on camera settings. This data is estimated from Canon's standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie Mode represent total capacity of the particular media.

 

 

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File

Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Colors, My Category, Transition Effects, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, RAW playback, Trimming, Resize, Image Inspection Tool, i-Contrast Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing, Auto Rotate, Resume

 

 

Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes

Still Image: single image, select range, select by date, select by category, select by folder, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie

 

 

Interfaces

Computer Interface

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)

Video Out

NTSC/PAL

Audio Out

Monaural

Other

SD Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable

 

 

Power Supply

Power Source

1. Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery NB-7L
2. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC50 (optional)

Shooting Capacity

Still Image: approx. 400 shots (NB-7L/LCD on)*, approx. 1,000 shots (NB-7L/LCD off)
* LCD screen on. The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used.

Playback Time

Approx. 600 min. (NB-7L)

 

 

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature

32-104°F/0-40°C

Operating Humidity

10-90%

Dimensions (WxHxD)

4.30 x 3.06 x 1.81 in./109.1 x 77.7 x 45.9mm

Weight

Approx. 12.3 oz./350g (camera body only)

 

 

 

Note: 26 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian, Farsi)

All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice.
Canon, DIGIC, PIXMA, PowerShot and SELPHY are registered trademarks of Canon Inc. in the United States and may also be registered trademarks or trademarks in other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. All other products and brand names are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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