Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera

• 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 PureColor 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.

The PowerShot G9 offers best-in-class resolution with an all-new Ultra-High Definition 12.1-megapixel CCD sensor with lossless RAW capabilities. Combined with Canon's DIGIC III Image Processor, the G9 creates tremendous image files that can be printed poster-size, offer more than enough resolution for cropping and offer unlimited post-processing possibilities with RAW files and Canon's Raw Image Task software. With RAW files, no matter what setting is used for a shot, parameters such as color balance, noise reduction, exposure and sharpness can be revisited and changed on a computer screen. The G9 is designed to speedily process image data, capturing both JPEG and RAW images simultaneously so each image is saved quickly and the camera is ready to capture another shot right away. You can enjoy image quality and performance on par with professional digital SLR cameras without the bulk.

With a Canon 6x optical zoom lens (7.4-44.4mm f/2.8-4.8) with a 35mm film equivalent of 35-210mm, and Optical Image Stabilizer Technology, the PowerShot G9 is suitable for almost anything including landscape, action, portrait and macro photography. It can focus from 0.39 inch (Macro mode) to infinity, and utilizes Canon's superlative TTL AF system. It sports Canon's exclusive Optical Image Stabilizer that detects and effectively cancels camera shake, perfect for shooting in dim lighting situations, indoors without a flash and at the end of the zoom range. In addition to Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer, the G9's zoom lens incorporates many of Canon's most sophisticated optical technologies to achieve nothing short of Canon clarity: consistent brightness and sharpness throughout the zoom range. Precision-engineered elements reduce and correct aberrations, while Canon's SR coating technology virtually eliminates ghosting. Simply put, this lens, paired with the G9's 12.1-megapixel CCD sensor is a perfect match.

While elegant and simple to use, the PowerShot G9 hosts a number of sophisticated technologies: Canon's Face Detection AF/AE/FE analyses the image, finds faces, tracks them and selects the appropriate focus for them. It controls exposure (and flash) to ensure proper illumination of both the faces and the overall scene, eliminating the common problem of backlit or overexposed faces. Also the G9 has a new Face Selector feature which you can manually choose and keep focusing on a specific face within the multiple faces in the frame. With an ISO Dial, it's easy to change ISO settings up to ISO 1600. There's even an Auto ISO Shift feature to ensure the best exposure possible and a Red-eye Correction feature that corrects red-eye during playback.

• XIII Image Processor
  The DIGIC III Image Processor is the latest iteration of Canon's own DIGIC technology and delivers superior image quality, ultraresponsive performance and extended battery life. DIGIC III Image Processor provides a speedier interface plus more sophistication in instant image analysis and correction.
• Superior AF
  The PowerShot G9 features Canon's newest evolution in focus: AF Frame size selection. Now you have a choice of either normal or small AF areas, which makes it easier to achieve sharp focus in very specific areas of the frame. Combined with Face Detection, 9-point AiAF or with FlexiZone AF, the choice of focus point size greatly enhances your options for any given situation.

No PowerShot camera has ever offered the instinctive, easy to use and yet powerful interface of the PowerShot G9. A true extension of your eye, the G9 has a Mode Dial, a control dial and an ISO Dial for instant ISO setting changes. The G9's improved 3.0-inch PureColor LCD II screen offers a tremendous live preview of your image with all shooting data displayed. It even offers a real-time histogram to help fine-tune exposure and it can display the camera's ISO, aperture and shutter speed. The G9's Image Inspection Tool has been enhanced to enable you to check critical focus points immediately, with detected faces and focus points displayed prominently during playback. You can even choose to resize the images in the camera, for faster transmission or to clear up space on your memory cards.

While the PowerShot G9 is a robust, adaptable and powerful camera in its own right, Canon offers a number of Speedlite flashes and optional accessories to enhance and extend the G9's capabilities. Thanks to its built-in hot shoe, the PowerShot G9 works seamlessly with Canon's EX Series Speedlite flashes and has access to their features through the camera's LCD. The G9 can use FP flash, FE lock, FE compensation, and even manual flash metering (with Speedlite 580EX II attached), extending the G9's use as a powerful, creative photographic tool. The G9 is also compatible with wide converter and tele converter lenses, and Waterproof Case. Moreover, connect the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer, and print large-format stunning images directly from the camera just by pressing the Print/Share Button. There's almost nothing the PowerShot G9 can't do.

• Camera Type: Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 6x Optical / 4x Digital / 24x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System
• Image Capture Device: 12.1 Megapixel, 1/1.7 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD) Total/Effective Pixels: Approx. 12.4
• Megapixels/12.1 Megapixels
• Focal Length: 7.4 - 44.4mm f/2.8-4.8 (35mm film equivalent: 35 - 210mm)
• Focusing Range: Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity; Macro: 0.39 in. - 1.6 ft./1-50cm (W)
• Viewfinder: Real image optical zoom viewfinder
• LCD Monitor: 3.0-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle
• LCD Pixels & Coverage: Approx. 230,000 pixels, 100%
• Brightness Adjustment: 15 levels. Quick-bright LCD
• Shutter Speed: 15-1/2500 sec. (settable in Tv and M)
• Sensitivity: Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)
• Exposure Control Method: Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual; AE Lock, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift
• White Balance Control: Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater), Custom1, Custom2
• Built-in Flash: Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE
• 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 My Colors: 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
• Storage Media: SD/SDHCMemory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card File Format Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
• Image Quality Mode: Normal, Fine, SuperFine, RAW
• 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 (Time Lapse mode 2 hours at 0.5 fps/1 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes per clip, 160 x 120 (3 minutes at 15 fps)
• Computer Interface: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack) Video Out & Audio Out: NTSC/PAL, Monaural
• Power Source: Rechargeable Lithium Battery NB-2LH, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC20
• Shooting Capacity: Still Image: approx. 240 shots (NB-2LH/LCD on)*, approx. 600 shots (NB-2LH/LCD off).
  *The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used.
• Operating Temperature & Humidity: 32-104 F/0-40 C, 10-90%
• Dimensions (W x H x D) & Weight: 4.19 x 2.83 x 1.67 in./106.4 x 71.9 x 42.5mm, Approx. 11.29 oz./320g (camera body only)

• WINDOWS
  OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4/XP SP2/Vista;Computer Model: The above OS should be pre-installed oncomputers with built-in USB ports; CPU: Pentium 500MHz orhigher processor (Windows 2000/XP); Pentium 1.3GHz orhigher (Windows Vista); Interface: USB (Windows 2000/XP/Vista pre-installed models only)
• MACINTOSH
  OS: Mac OS X (v10.3-10.4).
  Computer Model: The OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports;
  CPU: PowerPC G3, G4, G5 or Intel Processor;
  Interface: USB (Models with Apple genuine USB interface only)