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PowerShot G10



Product Specification

 
 

IMAGE SENSOR

       
 

Type

    1/1.7” CCD  
 

Effective Pixels

    Approx.14.7M  
 

Colour Filter Type

    Primary Colour  
 

IMAGE PROCESSOR

       
 

Type

    DIGIC 4 with iSAPS technology  
 

LENS

       
 

Focal Length

    6.1 - 30.5 mm (35mm equivalent: 28-140mm)  
 

Zoom

    Optical 5x. Digital approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter approx. 1.7x or 2.2x and Safety Zoom ¹) ². Combined approx. 20x  
 

Maximum f/number

    f/2.8-f/4.5  
 

Construction

    11 elements in 9 groups (1 double-sided aspherical element)  
 

Image Stabilisation

    Yes (shift-type)  
 

FOCUSING

       
 

Type

    TTL  
 

AF System/ Points

    AiAF (Face Detection / 9-point), 1-point AF (Any position is available, fixed centre or Face Select and Track)  
 

AF Modes

    Single, Continuous, Servo AF¹  
 

AF Point Selection

    Manual selection using FlexiZone AF/AE, Size (Normal, Small)  
 

AF Lock

    On/Off Selectable  
 

AF Assist Beam

    Yes  
 

Manual Focus

    Yes  
 

Focus Bracketing

    Yes  
 

Closest Focusing Distance

    1cm (W) from front of lens in macro  
 

EXPOSURE CONTROL

       
 

Metering modes

    Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to Face Detection AF or FlexiZone AF frame)  
 

AE Lock

    Yes  
 

Exposure Compensation

    +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
i-Contrast for automatic dynamic range correction
 
 

AEB

    1/3 - 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments  
 

ISO sensitivity*

    AUTO, High ISO Auto (incorporating Motion Detection Technology), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600  
 

SHUTTER

       
 

Speed

    1/60 - 1/4000 sec (factory default)
15 - 1/4000 sec (total range - varies by shooting mode)
 
 

WHITE BALANCE

       
 

Type

    TTL  
 

Settings

    Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom1, Custom2  
 

COLOUR MATRIX

       
 

Type

    sRGB  
 

VIEWFINDER

       
 

Viewfinder

    Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder  
 

Dioptre Correction

    Yes  
 

LCD MONITOR

       
 

Monitor

    3.0” PureColor LCD II (TFT), approx. 461,000 dots  
 

Coverage

    100%  
 

Brightness

    Adjustable to one of fifteen levels  
 

FLASH

       
 

Modes

    Auto, Manual Flash On / Off  
 

Slow Sync Speed

    Yes  
 

Red-Eye Reduction

    Yes  
 

Flash Exposure Compensation

    +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE. Safety FE.  
 

Flash Exposure Lock

    Yes  
 

Manual Power Adjustment

    3 levels with internal flash (up to 22 levels with external EX Speedlites ¹)  
 

Second Curtain Synchronisation

    Yes  
 

Built-in Flash Range

    30cm-4.6m (W) / 2.8m (T)  
 

External Flash

    E-TTL with EX series Speedlites ¹, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX, Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1  
 

SHOOTING

       
 

Modes

    Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom (2 modes), Stitch Assist, Movie, Special Scene (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sports, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200 ¹, Color Accent, Color Swap)  
 

Photo Effects

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

Drive modes

    Single, Continuous, Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer  
 

Continuous Shooting

    Approx. 1.3x shots/sec.¹, AF: Approx. 0.7 shots/sec.¹, LV: Approx. 0.7 shots/sec.¹ (until memory card becomes full) ²  
 

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

       
 

Image Size

    (L) 4416 x 3312, (M1) 3456 x 2592, (M2) 2592 x 1944, (M3) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480, (W) 4416 x 2480. Resize in playback (M3, S, 320 x 240)  
 

Compression

    Superfine, Fine, Normal  
 

Movies

    640 x 480, 30fps
320 x 240, 30fps
 
 

Movie Length

    Up to 4GB or 1 hour ¹  
 

FILE TYPES

       
 

Still Image Type

    JPEG compression, (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, RAW, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant  
 

Movies

    MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (monaural)]  
 

Sound Files

    WAVE (monaural)  
 

DIRECT PRINT

       
 

Canon Printers

    Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only)  
 

PictBridge

    Yes  
 

OTHER FEATURES

       
 

Red-Eye Correction

    Yes, during shooting and playback  
 

My Camera / My Menu

    Start-up image and camera sounds customisation. Menu customisation.  
 

My Category

    Image tagging feature  
 

Sound Memo

    Up to 60 sec per image  
 

Intelligent Orientation Sensor

    Yes  
 

Histogram

    Yes, live histogram  
 

Playback Zoom

    Approx. 2x – 10x  
 

Self Timer

    Approx. 2 or 10 sec., Custom or FaceSelf-Timer  
 

Menu Languages

    English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian, Farsi  
 

INTERFACE

       
 

Computer

    Hi-Speed USB (Mini-B, MTP, PTP)  
 

Other

    A/V output (PAL/NTSC)  
 

MEMORY CARD

       
 

Type

    SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus.  
 

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

       
 

PC & Macintosh

    Windows XP SP2 / Vista (including SP1)
Mac OS X v10.4 - 10.5
 
 

SOFTWARE

       
 

Browsing & Printing

    ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser  
 

Other

    PhotoStitch, RemoteCapture  
 

POWER SOURCE

       
 

Batteries

    Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-7L (NB-7L battery and charger supplied)  
 

Battery life

    Approx. 400 shots ¹
Approx. 600 min. playback
 
 

A/C Power Supply

    Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC50  
 

ACCESSORIES

       
 

Case

    Soft Case DCC-650, SC-DC60A, SC-DC60B  
 

Waterproof / Weatherproof Case

    Waterproof Case (40m) WP-DC28, Waterproof Case Weight WW-DC1  
 

Lenses

    Tele-converter 1.4x TC-DC58D
Lens adapter LA-DC58K
 
 

Flash

    Canon Speedlites (220EX, 430EX II, 580EX II ¹), Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3, Speedlite Bracket BKT-DC1 (available January 2009 - for use with Macro Twin/Ring Lite)
High Power Flash HF-DC1
 
 

Remote Controller/ Switch

    Remote Switch RS-60E3  
 

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

    AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC50, Battery Charger CB-2LZE  
 

Other

    Ring Accessory Kit RAK-DC2  
 

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

       
 

Operating Environment

    0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity  
 

Dimensions (WxHxD, excl. protrusions)

    109.1 x 77.7 x 45.9 mm  
 

Weight (body only)

    Approx. 350g  

Zoom

¹ Depending on the image size selected.
² Digital zoom available for still image and standard movie modes only. Optical zoom may not be available during movie recording.

AF Modes

¹ Some settings limit availability

Manual Power Adjustment

¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.

External Flash

¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.

Modes

¹ Recording pixels fixed at 1600 x 1200.

Continuous Shooting

¹ Under conditions where the flash does not fire.
² Depending on memory card speed / capacity.

Movie Length

¹ Depending on memory card speed / capacity.

Battery life

¹ Using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated.

Flash

¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.

*Standard Output Sensitivity / Recommended Exposure Index.

According to ISO 12232:2006 (20th April 2006) which specifies the method for assigning and reporting ISO speed ratings for digital still cameras.

All data is based on Canon standard testing methods (according to CIPA Standards) except where indicated.

Subject to change without notice.

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