Canon PowerShot G5 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
400
Sensor Resolution
5.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
4x
Display
1.8" LCD display
Battery Type
Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot G5
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 7.4 cm
Width 12.1 cm
Depth 7 cm
Weight 0.4 kg
Enclosure Colour Black
Digital Zoom 4.1x
Optical Zoom 4x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot G5
Sensor Resolution 5.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 5,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 5,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8"
LENS Canon PowerShot G5
Type Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 7.2 - 28.8 mm - f/2.0-3.0
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 140mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 5-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot G5
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control FlexiZone
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot G5
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image zoom
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 83%
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot G5
ISO (Max) 400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50
Exposure Metering Evaluative, spot AF area, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, stitch assist
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Vivid, Custom Effect
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot G5
Type 1.8" LCD display
Display Format 118,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot G5
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 - 5 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot G5
Camcorder Media Type Microdrive
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Canon PowerShot G5
Internal Storage 1 GB Microdrive
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash
Memory Card 32 MB CompactFlash
Image Storage RAW 2592 x 1944: 5 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 11 - with 32MB card
Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 21 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944: 43 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 30 - with 32MB card
Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 54 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 108 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 53 - with 32MB card
Fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 94 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 1024 x 768: 174 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480: 120 - with 32MB card
Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 196 - with 16MB card
Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 337 - with 32MB card
Video Capture AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 180sec - max clip duration
AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 180sec - max clip duration
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 91 sec - with 32MB card
AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 242 sec - with 32MB card
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot G5
Battery Type Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1100 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot G5
Interface Component video
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
System Requirements Details Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME - Pentium - 150 MHz
Windows XP - Pentium - 300 MHz
MacOS 9.0 - 9.2 - PowerPC
MacOS X 10.1 - 10.2.x - PowerPC
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Canon PowerShot G5
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 1.5 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, date/time stamp, AE/FE lock, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection
OTHERS Canon PowerShot G5
Included Accessories Lens cap, neck strap, power adapter, USB cable, audio / video cable, IR remote control
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, ArcSoft VideoImpression, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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