PowerShot G1 X

Specifications

Type
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 4x Optical, 4x Digital, and 16x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer

Image Capture Device

Type
14.3 Megapixels, 1.5-inch CMOS

Total Pixels
Approx. 15.0 Megapixels

Effective Pixels
Approx. 14.3 Megapixels

Lens

Focal Length
15.1 (W) - 60.4mm (T) (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) - 112mm (T)

Digital Zoom
4x

Focusing Range
Normal: 1.3 ft. (40cm) - infinity (W), 4.3 ft. (1.3m) - infinity (T)

Auto: 7.9 in. (20cm) - infinity (W), 2.8 ft. (85cm) - infinity (T)

Macro: 7.9 in. - 2.3 ft. (20-70cm) (W), 2.8 ft. - 5.2 ft. (85cm - 1.6m) (T)

Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus

Viewfinders

Optical Viewfinder
Real-image zoom viewfinder

LCD Monitor
3.0-inch TFT color LCD (Vari-angle type with wide-viewing angle)

LCD Pixels
Approx. 922,000 dots

LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture
f/2.8 (W) - f/5.8 (T)

- The following f/numbers are available in Av or M:

W: f/2.8, 3.2, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.6, 6.3, 7.1, 8.0, 9.0, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16

T: f/5.8, 6.3, 7.1, 8.0, 9.0, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16

- Differs depending on the zoom position

Shutter Speed
1-1/4000 sec.

60-1/4000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

- Shutter speed range differs depending on the shooting mode

Shutter speeds available in Tv and M:

60, 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 15, 13, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3.2, 2.5, 2, 1.6, 1.3, 1, 0.8, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/13, 1/15, 1/20, 1/25, 1/30, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/80, 1/100, 1/125, 1/160, 1/200, 1/250, 1/320, 1/400, 1/500, 1/640, 1/800, 1/1000, 1/1250, 1/1600, 1/2000,1/2500, 1/3200, 1/4000 (Units: sec.)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity
Auto*, ISO 100/125/160/200/250/320/400/500/640/800/1000/1250/1600/2000/2500/3200/ 4000/5000/6400/8000/10000/12800 (When in P mode)
*Optimal ISO speed is automatically set depending on the shooting mode.

Light Metering Method
Evaluative*¹, Center-weighted average, Spot*²

*¹ Facial brightness is evaluated (Face Detect AE) in Face Detect. *² Fixed to Center, linked to AF frame

Exposure Control Method
AE Lock (not available when shooting movies)

Exposure Compensation
+/-3 stops in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance

White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom1, Custom2

*Facial color is evaluated in Face AiAF (Face Detect WB).
Adjusts the white balance separately for the main subject and the background when the flash fires.

Flash

Built-in Flash
Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off
- Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect

Flash Range
1.6-23 ft. (W), 3.3-10.2 ft. (T) (50cm-7.0m (W), 1.0-3.1m (T))
- Image brightness may diminish depending on the shooting distance.

Recycling Time
5.0 seconds or less (battery voltage: 7.4 V)

Flash Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes
C1, C2, M, Av, Tv, P, Auto^*1, SCN^*2, Creative Filters^*3, Movie^*4

- Shooting movies is possible with the movie button

^*1 Smart Auto also available for movies

^*2 Movie Digest, Portrait, Landscape, Kids & Pets, Sports, Smart Shutter^*5, High-Speed Burst HQ, Handheld Night Scene, Beach, Underwater, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist

^*3 High Dynamic Range, Nostalgic, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap

^*4 Standard, iFrame Movie

^*5 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer

Photo Effects
My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin, Darker Skin, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color*

* Adjustment of contrast, sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue and skin tone are available.
- Not available in RAW and RAW+JPEG

Self Timer
Approx. 10-sec. delay, Approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom*

* Delay time (0 - 15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.

Wireless Control
Not available

Continuous Shooting
Normal: Approx. 1.9 shots/sec. (in P mode), Approx. 4.5 shots/sec. (in High-speed Burst HQ mode)*

AF: Approx. 0.7 shots/sec. (in P mode)

LV: Approx. 0.7 shots/sec. (in P mode)

- Under conditions where the flash does not fire automatically.

- Differs depending on the zoom position.

* Max. of 6 continuous shots per burst

Image Storage

Storage Media
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card

File Format
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant

Image Recording Format
Normal, Fine, RAW

JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif 2.3 JPEG, RAW (14 bit, CR2 (Canon Original)) Video: MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (2 channel stereo))
Videos: MOV (Image data: H.264, Audio data: Linear PCM (Stereo))

Number of Recording Pixels
Still Images:
[16:9]
Large: 4352 x 2448, Medium 1: 3072 x 1728,
Medium 2: 1920 x 1080, Small: 640 x 360

[3:2]
Large: 4352 x 2904, Medium 1: 3072 x 2048,
Medium 2: 1600 x 1064, Small: 640 x 424

[4:3]
Large: 4352 x 3264, Medium 1: 3072 x 2304,
Medium 2: 1600 x 1200, Small: 640 x 480
RAW: 4352 x 3264

[1:1]
Large: 3264 x 3264, Medium 1: 2304 x 2304,
Medium 2: 1200 x 1200, Small: 480 x 480

[4:5]
Large: 2608 x 3264, Medium 1: 1840 x 2304,
Medium 2: 960 x 1200, Small: 384 x 480

Videos:
[iFrame Movie]
1280 x 720 (30 fps^*1)

[Miniature Effect]
1280 x 720*2 / 640 x 480^*2

[Other than the above^*3]
1920 x 1080 (24 fps^*4), 1280 x 720 (30 fps^*1) /
640 x 480 (30 fps^*1)

^*1 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
^*2 Shooting: 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps Playback: 30 fps^*1
*3 Movies made in Movie Digest mode: 640 x 480 (30 fps*1) only.
^*4 Actual frame rate is 23.976 fps.

Number of Recordable Images

Image data

		16:9			3:2			4:3
		File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB
Large (L)	F	2,738	1,386	5,680	3,248	1,171	4,797	3,651	1,040	4,259
	N	1,309	2,873	11,766	1,552	2,413	9,883	1,745	2,154	8,824
Medium 1(M1)	F	1,420	2,623	10,743	1,683	2,234	9,151	1,897	1,978	8,101
	N	678	5,247	21,486	803	4,469	18,303	902	4,022	16,473
Medium 2(M2)	F	604	6,034	24,709	496	7,099	29,070	558	6,352	26,010
	N	300	10,972	44,927	246	13,410	54,911	278	12,069	49,420
Small (S)	F	113	24,139	98,840	133	20,116	82,367	150	20,116	82,367
	N	63	40,233	164,734	75	30,174	123,550	84	30,174	123,550
RAW	RAW	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20,112	190	783
	RAW+JPEG	RAW+LF	167	688	RAW+LF	164	675	RAW+LF	161	663

		1:1			4:5
		File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB
Large (L)	F	2,738	1,386	5,680	2,188	1,723	7,059
	N	1,309	2,873	11,766	1,046	3,549	14,534
Medium 1(M1)	F	1,420	2,623	10,743	1,134	3,261	13,356
	N	678	5,247	21,486	541	6,705	27,455
Medium 2(M2)	F	420	8,046	32,946	336	10,057	41,183
	N	208	15,087	61,775	167	17,242	70,600
Small (S)	F	113	24,139	98,840	90	30,174	123,550
	N	63	40,233	164,734	51	40,233	164,734
RAW	RAW	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	RAW+JPEG	RAW+LF	168	693	RAW+LF	173	714

Note: N=Normal / F=Fine
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.

Time of Recordable Movies

Movie data

	iFrame Movie	Miniature Effect
	HD: 1280 x 720	HD: 1280 x 720			640 x 480
	30 fps	5x	10x	20x	5x	10x	20x
		6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps	6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps
Movie Size (KB/sec.)	4701	573	287	143	246	123	61
4 GB	13 min. 35 sec.	1 hr. 45 min. 52 sec.	3 hr. 21 min. 9 sec.	5 hr. 35 min. 16 sec.	3 hr. 43 min. 30 sec.	6 hr. 42 min. 20 sec.	11 hr. 10 min. 33 sec.
16 GB	55 min. 38 sec.	7 hr.13 min. 30 sec.	13 hr. 43 min. 40 sec.	22 hr. 52 min. 47 sec.	15 hr. 15 min. 11 sec.	27 hr. 27 min. 20 sec.	45 hr. 45 min. 35 sec.

	Other than the Above
	Full HD: 1920 x 1080	HD: 1280 x 720	HD: 640 x 480
	24 fps	30 fps	30 fps
Movie size (KB/sec.)	4355	3054	1416
4 GB	14 min. 34 sec.	20 min. 43 sec.	43 min. 43 sec.
16 GB	59 min. 40 sec.	1 hr. 24 min. 54 sec.	2 hr. 59 min. 3 sec.

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File
Still Images & Movies:
Auto Rotate, Transition Effects (Off, Scroll, Slide, Fade), Scroll Display, Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Search Jump (Favorites^*1, Date^*1, My Category^*2, Still Images/Movies/Movie Digest, Jump 10 Images^*1, Jump 100 Images^*1), Smart Shuffle, Group Playback, Movie Digest, Filtered Playback, Slideshow

*1 Can also be controlled with Front Dial
*2 No category also selectable

Still Images:
Single, Index, Magnification (Approx. 2x-10x), Thumbnails (4-100), Information Display, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Resume Playback, Red-Eye Correction, i-Contrast, Trimming, Resize, My Colors

Movies:
Normal Playback, Slow Motion, Skip Backward, Previous Frame, Next Frame, Skip Forward, Resume Playback, Delete Unwanted Portions of a Clip

Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes
Select^*1, Select Range, Select All Images^*2

- The image data in memory card stored with the design rule for camera file systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).

- RAW+JPEG images can be erased individually.
^*1 Movies can be erased individually.
^*2 When images have been selected in filtered playback, only those images will be played back.

Interfaces

Computer Interface
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (Dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video^*1)

^*1 mini-B compatible

Video Out
Analog: NTSC or PAL, Digital: HDMI (HDMI mini connector)

Audio Out
Stereo

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

Power Source
1. Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery Pack NB-10L

2. Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80)

Shooting Capacity
LCD Monitor on: Approx. 250 shots
LCD Monitor off: Approx. 700 shots
Approx: 310 shots when in Quick Shot mode (LCD monitor on)

Playback Time
Approx. 7 hours

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature
32-104°F/0-40°C

Operating Humidity
10-90%

Dimensions (W x H x D)
4.60 x 3.17 x 2.55 in. / 116.7 x 80.5 x 64.7mm

Weight
Approx. 17.3 oz. / 492g (Camera only)

Approx. 19.0 oz. / 534g (Including the battery and memory card)

27 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, and Hindi.)

All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice.

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