| Type of Camera | |
| Type | Compact Digital Still Camera with Built-in Flash and 3x Optical Zoom Lens.Lens and Flash accessories available. |
| Image Capture Device | |
| Type | 1/1.8-inch Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) |
| Total Pixels | Approx. 3.34 million |
| Effective Pixels | Approx. 3.24 million |
| Lens | |
| Focal Length | 7(wide-angle) - 21(telephoto) mm (35mm film equivalent: 34 - 102mm) |
| Digital Zoom | Max 12x (when combined with optical zoom) |
| Focusing Range | Normal AF: 70cm (2.3 ft.) - infinity
Macro AF: 6cm (0.2 ft.) (wide-angle) / 20cm (0.7 ft.) (telephoto) - 70cm (2.3 ft.)
Manual focus: 6cm (0.2 ft.) (wide-angle) / 20cm (0.7 ft.) (telephoto) - infinity |
| Autofocus System | TTL autofocus (Continuous or Single); AF lock and Manual focus are available. |
| Viewfinders | |
| Optical Viewfinder | Real-image optical zoom viewfinder |
| LCD Monitor | 1.8-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD |
| LCD Pixels | 113.578 dot (521 x 218) |
| LCD Coverage | 97% |
| Aperture and Shutter | |
| Maximum Aperture | f/2.0 (wide-angle) - f/2.5 (telephoto) |
| Shutter Speed | 8 -1/1,000 sec.
8 sec. shutter is available in Shutter Priority mode or Manual mode.
High speed shutter from 1/500 to 1/1,000 sec. are available only at F8 setting.
Slow shutter of 1.3 sec. and more operates with noise reduction. |
| Exposure Control | |
| Sensitivity | Auto, ISO 50, 100, 200 and 400 equivalent (At Auto setting, camera automatically adjusts sensitivity in the range of from ISO 50 to 100 equivalent). |
| Light Metering Method | Center-weighted average metering or Spot metering |
| Exposure Control Method | Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE or Manual exposure control
AE lock is available. |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 2.0EV (at every 1/3-stop)Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) is available. |
| White Balance | |
| White Balance Control | TTL auto white balance, pre-set white balance (available settings: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent or Flash) or Custom white balance |
| Flash | |
| Built-in Flash | Operation modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction auto, Red-eye reduction ON, ON or OFF |
| Flash Range | 0.7m (2.3 ft.) - 4.5m (14.76 ft.) (W) / 0.7m (2.3 ft.) - 3.6m (11.8 ft.) (T) (When sensitivity is set to ISO100 equivalent) |
| Recycling Time | Approx. 5 sec. |
| Terminals for External Flash | Sync-terminals at accessory shoe
Use of following external flashes are recommended: Canon Speedlite 220EX, 380EX, 420EX and 550EX |
| Flash Exposure Compensation | +/- 2.0EV (at every 1/3-stop) |
| Shooting Specifications | |
| Shooting Modes | Auto, Creative zone: Program, Shutter priority, Aperture priority and Manual, Image zone: Pan-focus, Portrait, Landscape, Night scene, Black & White, Stitch assist and Movie |
| Self Timer | Operates with approx. 10 seconds countdown. |
| Wireless Control | Shooting and playback are available (Wireless controller is included in the camera kit).When shooting, image is captured 2 seconds after shutter release operation. |
| Continuous Shooting | Approx. 1.7 image/sec.(at Large/Fine mode and LCD viewfinder is OFF) |
| Image Storage | |
| Storage Media | CompactFlash (CF) card (Type I or Type II) |
| File Format | Design rule for Camera File system (DCF*1) |
| Print Order Format | Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) |
| Image Recording Format | Still image: JPEG or CCD-RAW
Movie: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE [monaural] |
| JPEG Compression Mode | Super Fine, Fine or Normal |
| Number of Recording Pixels | Still image: Large: 2,048 x 1,536, Middle: 1,024 x 768, Small: 640 x 480
Movie: 320 x 240, at speed of 15 frames/sec., up to approx. 30 sec./shot |
| Number of Recordable Images | |
| Image data | | Menu Selection | File Size | Resolution
(pixels) | 8MB | 16MB | 30MB | 48MB | 340 MB
IBM Microdrive | | Large/Super-fine | 1722 KB | 2048 x 1536 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 200 | | Large/Fine | 943 KB | 2048 x 1536 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 48 | 366 | | Large/Normal | 468 KB | 2048 x 1536 | 15 | 32 | 65 | 98 | 727 | | Medium/Super-fine | 591 KB | 1024 x 768 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 77 | 581 | | Medium/Fine | 329 KB | 1024 x 768 | 22 | 45 | 92 | 138 | 1,015 | | Medium/Normal | 174 KB | 1024 x 768 | 41 | 84 | 171 | 257 | 1,898 | | Small/Super-fine | 273 KB | 640 x 480 | 26 | 54 | 110 | 166 | 1,212 | | Small/Fine | 156 KB | 640 x 480 | 46 | 94 | 190 | 286 | 2,079 | | Small/Normal | 88 KB | 640 x 480 | 79 | 161 | 325 | 489 | 3,639 | | RAW | 2469 KB | 2048 x 1536 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 140 |
These figures reflect standard shooting conditions established by Canon.
Actual totals may vary according to the subject, shooting conditions and shooting mode. |
| Time of Recordable Movies | |
| Movie data | | | Resolution(pixels) | 8MB | 16MB | 30MB | 48MB | 340MB
IBM Microdrive | | | | Seconds of video with sound | | Movie | 320 x 240 | 30 | 62 | 125 | 189 | 1,408 |
Individual movie clips are limited to a maximum of 30 seconds each. Above-written figures are measured under Canon's standard conditions and may vary depending on the scene, subjects or camera settings. |
| Playback Specifications | |
| Playback Modes File | Single, Multi (9 thumbnail images), Magnification (approx. 2.5x or 5x on built-in LCD monitor) or Slide show |
| Erasing Specifications | |
| Erase Modes | Single Image, All Images |
| Interfaces | |
| Computer Interface | Universal Serial Bus (USB), RS-232C/RS-422 |
| Video Out | Audio/Video Output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio) |
| Other | CF card slot (complied with CF Type II standard). |
| Power Supply | 1. Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (type: BP-511) (included in the camera kit)
2. AC adapter (type: CA-560) (included in the camera kit)
3. Car battery adapter (type: CR-560) (optional) Approx. 260 images (under Canon's standard conditions*2 with full-charged battery) Approx. 160 minutes (under Canon's standard conditions*3 with full-charged battery) |
| Power Source | 1. Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (type: BP-511) (included in the camera kit)
2. AC adapter (type: CA-560) (included in the camera kit)
3. Car battery adapter (type: CR-560) (optional) |
| Shooting Capacity | Approx. 260 images (under Canon's standard conditions*2 with full-charged battery) |
| Playback Time | Approx. 160 minutes (under Canon's standard conditions*3 with full-charged battery) |
| Physical Specifications | |
| Operating Temperature | 32-104°F (0-40°C) |
| Operating Humidity | 10-90% |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 4.7 x 3.0 x 2.5 in. (119.7 x 76.8 x 63.8 mm) (excluding protruding parts) |
| Weight | Approx. 14.8 oz. (camera body only) |
| Computer System Requirements | |
| Mac Requirements | Hardware: Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac or iBook
OS: Mac OS 8.1 through 9.0.4, Quicktime 3.0 or higher(QuickTime 4.1 is in the CD-ROM "DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk" included with the PowerShot G1 standard kit) (Please see our Mac OS X Compatibility Statement.)
CPU: Power PC
Interface: USB: Cable connection via camera's USB port is limited to genuine Apple Computer brand models with a built-in USB interface (Power Macintosh NEW G3/G4, PowerBook G3, iMac, iBook). iMac computers running OS 8.1 require installation of "iMac Update 1.0" and "iMac Firmware Update 1.0" or higher. RS-422 Serial: Requires compatible Power Macintosh with built-in printer port or modem port.
RAM: 20MB or more of application memory |
| PC Requirements | Hardware: IBM PC/AT compatible
OS: Windows 95/98 (including the Second Edition), Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3 or higher required), Windows 2000, Windows ME (Please see our Windows XP Compatibility Statement.)
CPU: Pentium 133 MHz or better
Interface: USB: Cable connection via camera's USB port is limited to pre-installed Windows 98, Windows 2000 and pre-installed or upgraded Windows ME systems. RS-232C: Serial or COM port.
RAM: 32MB or more (Windows 95/98), 64MB or more (Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000/Windows ME) |
| *1 "DCF" is an abbreviation of "Design rule for Camera File system" standardized by Japan Electronic Industry Development Association (JEIDA).
*2 Canon's standard conditions of measuring shooting capacity are as follows: Normal temperature (73 degrees Fahrenheit). LCD viewfinder is ON. Shoot images at wide angle end and at telephoto end alternately with 20 seconds intervals. Use flash at every 4-time shootings. Turn camera off and on at every 8-time shootings.
*3 Canon's standard conditions of measuring playback time are as follows: Normal temperature (73 degrees Fahrenheit). Repeat playback automatically at a speed of 1 image per 5 seconds. |
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