Features

The PowerShot Powerhouse: A class-leading 12.1 Megapixel digital camera with unique Canon DIGIC III Image Processor, 6x Optical Zoom and Optical Image Stabilizer. Full range of shooting and recording modes including JPEG + RAW for the ultimate in creative control. Optical viewfinder plus large high-quality 3.0-inch PureColour LCD II screen for bright, accurate color with greater viewing from a wider angle and with an anti-glare, anti-scratch coating. Genuine Canon Face Detection Technology sets the focus, exposure and flash automatically, leaving you free to compose a group, capture an unguarded moment, or coax the perfect smile. Plus the new Face Selector Button lets you select the primary face. Compatible with a wide range of accessories including EOS Speedlites, Canon supplementary lenses and a waterproof case. Print/Share Button for easy direct printing and downloading, plus ID Photo Print and Movie Print with select PIXMA Photo Printers, CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers. BIG IMPACT IN A COMPACT PACKAGE The PowerShot Powerhouse: A class-leading 12.1 Megapixel digital camera with unique Canon DIGIC III Image Processor, 6x Optical Zoom and Optical Image Stabilizer. 12.1-megapixel resolution gives you plenty of rich, deep detail to work with. Blow up images to poster size, or enlarge and crop any section without fear of pixelation. DIGIC III Image Processor With DIGIC III, your images boast superior quality, the camera operates at top efficiency and battery life is enhanced. What’s more, DIGIC III enables Canon’s Face Detection Technology and Red-eye Correction to give you better, more true-to-life people shots. Simply press the Shutter Button halfway down, and the camera automatically pinpoints the faces in the scene and chooses the ideal focus point. The camera controls exposure settings and flash to keep every face looking bright and natural. Red eyes can be corrected during playback. iSAPS Technology is an entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the fast DIGIC III Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance. The camera is equipped with a long 6x optical zoom. Canon’s own Optical Image Stabilizer Technology keeps images steady and blur-free all through the zoom range—even in low light—by detecting motion and generating a corrective signal. Because it is an optical system, more corrective movement is allowed and there is no degradation of image quality. Creative Power in Your Control. Full range of shooting and recording modes including JPEG + RAW for the ultimate in creative control. The PowerShot G9’s RAW Mode lets you shoot images without JPEG compression. It gives you clearer images and complete creative control in editing. RAW images are transferred directly to the computer where they can then be edited using image adjustment software or a processing application to adjust your images as you please. The camera can also be set to allow the simultaneous recording of both RAW and JPEG images while shooting. Also, with 25 Shooting Modes including 9 Special Scene Modes, you’re ready for whatever shot comes your way. A View That’'s a Pure Pleasure. Optical viewfinder plus large high-quality 3.0-inch PureColor LCD II screen for bright, accurate color with greater viewing from a wider angle and with an anti-glare, anti-scratch coating. The PowerShot G9 gives you an extra-large 3.0-inch LCD screen for excellent control when framing your shots. But size is only part of the story. Canon’s PureColor LCD II offers more spectacular color, resolution and contrast even at an angle (compared to PureColor LCD). The screen is highly durable and easy to see in any light with a scratch-resistant, anti-reflective coating. It is a perfect feature for gathering friends and family around to see your images. Canon Technology Maximizes Quality and Performance. Genuine Canon Face Detection Technology sets the focus, exposure and flash automatically, leaving you free to compose a group, capture an unguarded moment, or coax the perfect smile. Plus the new Face Selector Button lets you select the primary face. DIGIC III features Face Detection technologies, giving the you best possible results in any shooting situation. Face Detection AF/AE sets the focus point and exposure for the faces of your subjects. Face Detection FE adjusts the flash to correctly illuminate your subject to provide the best balance between your subject and the overall scene, eliminating the common problems of over- and underexposed faces. The Creative Freedom You've Wanteds. Compatible with a wide range of accessories including EOS Speedlites, Canon supplementary lenses and a waterproof case. The PowerShot G9 is compatible with many shooting accessories, not only wide and tele converter lenses, a waterproof case and High-Power Flash designed for all of the PowerShot models, but also Speedlite EX series that is compatible with all EOS series SLR cameras. Attach a Speedlite 580EX II to the hot shoe, then you can set and control the flash on the “Flash Control” menu in the camera. With the 580EX II, the G9 is able to have extra functions such as autoflash metering, FE lock and Flash exposure compensation; continuous shooting with external flash. Canon’s Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 enables you to have multiple slave flashes and wireless control. Also a waterproof case is available for your underwater shooting. Print your own ID photos in 28 different sizes* or use the Movie Print function to output multiple stills from a recorded movie on a single sheet with a Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printer. Direct Photo Printers For desktop large-format printing, try one of the Direct Photo Printers that allow you to print without a computer in one of two ways: plug your compatible PowerShot camera into the Direct Photo Printer using the supplied USB interface cable, or simply insert a memory card into the supplied adapter. You can also connect the printer to your computer for more options. Print high-resolution, borderless images as postcards or 8.5" x 11" sheets within minutes. Compact Photo Printers Compact Photo Printers let you produce versatile, fun 4" x 6" postcards, 4" x 8" wide greeting cards* or credit card* size prints in just two easy steps: connect and press/print. Control the printer right from your camera's LCD screen. You get durable, dye-sublimated prints quickly with or without borders. Assorted paper types let you create mini or credit card size labels.* You can even take select Compact Photo Printers to a party or an outdoor picnic using an optional rechargeable battery. *Optional paper cassette may be required.

TYPE OF CAMERA

Type of Camera:

Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 6x Optical / 4x Digital / 24x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System

IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE

Type:	12.1 Megapixel, 1/1.7 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels:	Approx. 12.4 Megapixels
Effective Pixels:	Approx. 12.1 Megapixels

LENS

Focal Length:	7.4-44.4mm f/2.8-4.8 (35mm film equivalent: 35-210mm)
Digital Zoom:	4x
Focusing Range:	Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity Macro: 0.39 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm (WIDE)
Autofocus System:	TTL Autofocus

VIEWFINDER & MONITOR

Viewfinder:	Real image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor:	3.0 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle
LCD Pixels:	Approx. 230,000 pixels
LCD Coverage:	100%

APERTURE AND SHUTTER

Maximum Aperture:	f/2.8 (W) - f/4.8 (T)
Shutter Speed:	15-1/2500 sec. (settable in Tv and M)

EXPOSURE CONTROL

ISO Sensitivity:	Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard Output Sensitivity. Recommended Exposure Index)
Light Metering Method:	Evaluative*, Centre-weighted average, Spot** * Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF ** Metering frame is fixed to the centre or linked to the AF frame
Exposure Control Method:	Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual; AE Lock, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift
Exposure Compensation:	+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

WHITE BALANCE

White Balance Control:

Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater), Custom1, Custom2

FLASH

Built-in Flash:	Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro, Second-curtain synchro
Flash Range:	1.0-13 ft./30cm-4.0m (W), 1.6-8.2 ft./50cm-2.5m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
Recycling Time:	12 sec. or less (battery voltage=7.4V)
Flash Exposure Compensation:	+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

SHOOTING SPECIFICATIONS

Shooting Modes:	Auto, P, Av, Tv, M, C1, C2, Special Scene (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sports, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, Indoor, ISO 3200, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap), Stitch Assist, Movie
Photo Effects:	My Colours Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom
Self-Timer:	Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom
Wireless Control:	Not available
Continuous Shooting:	Normal: approx. 1.5 fps; AF: approx. 0.7 fps; LV: approx. 0.8 fps (Large/Fine)

IMAGE STORAGE

Storage Media:	SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card
File Format:	Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
Image Compression:	Normal, Fine, SuperFine, RAW
JPEG Compression Mode:	Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
Number of Recording Pixels:	Still Image: 4,000 x 3,000 (Large), 3,264 x 2,448 (Medium 1), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3), 640 x 480 (Small), 4,000 x 2,248 (Widescreen) Movie: 1024 x 768 (15 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 640 x 480 (2 hours at 0.5 fps/1 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes, 160 x 120 (3 minutes at 15 fps)

NUMBER OF RECORDABLE IMAGES

	Large (L)	Medium 1 (M1)	Medium 2 (M2)
	SF	F	NSFFNSFFN
File Size (KB)	5,208	3,084	1,4743,4362,0609802,5031,395695
32MB	5	9	2081430112142
SDC-128M	23	39	8235591234987173
SDC-512MSH	91	155	321139231479190339671

	Medium 3 (M3)	Small (S)	Widescreen (W)	RAW
	SF	F	N	SFFNSFFNRAW+JPEG
File Size (KB)	1,002	558	278	249150843,9032,3111,10517,07620,160
32MB	30	53	102	1141772787122711
SDC-128M	121	217	411	4607111,118315310965
SDC-512MSH	471	839	1,590	1,7772,7474,3171222064252723

TIME OF RECORDABLE MOVIES

	Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap	High Resolution	Compact	Time Lapse
	640 x 480	320 x 240	1,024 x 768	160 x 120640 x 480
	30 fps	30 fps LP	30 fps	15 fps15 fps1 sec. interval2 sec. interval
Movie size (KB/sec.)	1,963	1,003	703	1,9631316432
32MB	14"	28"	40"	14"3' 15"7' 45"15' 30"
SDC-128M	1' 01"	1' 55"	2' 42"	1' 01"13' 02"31' 45"63' 30"
SDC-512MSH	3' 57"	7' 30"	10' 29"	3' 57"50' 21"123' 30"247' 00"

Note: N=Normal F=Fine SF=SuperFine
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.

PLAYBACK SPECIFICATIONS

Playback Modes File:

Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Colors, My Category, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, RAW playback, Resize, Image Inspection Tool Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing

ERASING SPECIFICATIONS

Erase Modes:

Still Image: single image, select by date, select by category, select by folder, all images Movie: part of movie, all of movie

INTERFACES

Computer Interface:	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)
Video Out:	NTSC/PAL
Audio Out:	Monaural
Other:	SD Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable

POWER SUPPLY

Power Source:	1. Rechargeable Lithium Battery NB-2LH 2. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC20 (optional)
Shooting Capacity:	Still Image: approx. 240 shots (NB-2LH/LCD on)*, approx. 600 shots (NB-2LH/LCD off) * LCD screen on. The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used.
Playback Time:	Approx. 300 min. (NB-2LH)

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Operating Temperature:	32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity:	10-90%
Dimensions (W x H x D):	4.19 x 2.83 x 1.67 in. / 106.4 x 71.9 x 42.5mm
Weight:	Approx. 11.29 oz. / 320g (camera body only)