Canon PowerShot G1 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
400
Sensor Resolution
3.3 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
1.8" LCD display
Battery Type
Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot G1
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 7.7 cm
Width 12 cm
Depth 6.4 cm
Weight 0.4 kg
Body Material Plastic, aluminium
Enclosure Colour Metallic silver | Grey
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot G1
Sensor Resolution 3.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 3,340,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 3,240,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8"
LENS Canon PowerShot G1
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 7 - 21 mm - f/2.0-2.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 34 - 102mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 70 cm
Macro Focus Range 6-70cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot G1
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot G1
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image zoom
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 84%
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame
LED Information Flash ready, autofocus ready
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot G1
ISO (Max) 400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, stitch assist
Special Effects Black & White
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, speedlight
Max Shutter Speed 1/1000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 8 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot G1
Type 1.8" LCD display
Display Format 113,578 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating
FLASH Canon PowerShot G1
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.7 m - 4.5 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot G1
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG, Canon RAW
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Canon PowerShot G1
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash
Memory Card 16 MB CompactFlash
Image Storage Super-fine 2048 x 1536: 8 - with 16MB card
Fine 2048 x 1536: 15 - with 16MB card
Normal 2048 x 1536: 32 - with 16MB card
Super-fine 1024 x 768: 25 - with 16MB card
Fine 1024 x 768: 45 - with 16MB card
Normal 1024 x 768: 84 - with 16MB card
Super-fine 640 x 480: 54 - with 16MB card
Fine 640 x 480: 94 - with 16MB card
Normal 640 x 480: 161 - with 16MB card
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot G1
Battery Type Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1100 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot G1
Interface Component video
Print Standard DPOF support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type Serial
USB
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon PowerShot G1
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.7 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, auto power save, date/time stamp, AE/FE lock
OTHERS Canon PowerShot G1
Included Accessories Lens cap, neck strap, power adapter, USB cable, audio / video cable, IR remote control
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe PhotoShop 5.0, Canon PhotoStitch
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year

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