Canon PowerShot G6 Review
By
October 25th, 2004
Summary
From silver to black and back again, Canon's latest model in the G series sports more than just a new paint job. In addition to a 7-megapixel CCD, this PowerShot G5 replacement has a slightly larger LCD--2 inches, compared to 1.8--and uses a nine-point autofocus system similar to that of the EOS 20D, which Canon claims delivers twice the focusing speed.
Specs
Key Features
Image Sensor Type
CCD
Resolution
7.4 Megapixel
Optical Zoom
4x
Camera Type
Standard Point and Shoot
Lens
Interchangeable Lens
Without Interchangeable Lens
Optical Zoom
4x
35mm Zoom Lens
35 - 140 mm
Digital Zoom
4.1x
Focus Type
Autofocus & Manual Focus
Focus Range
19.68 in. to Infinity (w)
Macro Focus Range
1.97 - 19.68 in. (w) / 6 - 19.68 in. (t)
Focal Length
7.2 - 28.8 mm
Image Quality
Resolution
7.4 Megapixel
Resolutions
640 x 480, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200
Video
Video Quality
640 x 480 (VGA), 320 x 240 (QVGA), 160 x 120
Video Speed
10 fps
Max Movie Length
Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)
Video Format
AVI
Exposure Control
ISO Speeds
Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
Aperture Range
f8/f8 (w/t) - f2/f3 (w/t)
White Balance
Auto, Manual, Daylight / Sunny (Preset), Cloudy (Preset), Fluorescent (Preset), Tungsten (Preset), Flash (Preset)
Frames Per Second
2 Frames
Storage
Memory Type
CompactFlash Card Type I, CompactFlash Card Type II
Compression Modes
Fine, SuperFine, Normal, Uncompressed
Compression Type
JPEG, Raw Image
File Size (High Res.)
6.93 MB (18 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.)
.08 MB (about 1600 images on 128MB card)
Flash
Flash Type
Built-In & External
Flash Functions
Flash Off, Auto Flash, Rear Sync Flash, Fill-in Flash, Red-eye Reduction Flash, Slow Sync
Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder
Optical
LCD Panel
With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size
2 in.
LCD Screen Resolution
118,000 pixels
LCD Protected Position
With LCD Protected Position
Interfaces
Interface
USB
Video Interface
Video Out
Power Supply
Battery Type
Proprietary Lithium
Battery Life
300 Images
Included Features
Self Timer
2 Sec., 10 Sec.
Mp3 Built In
Without MP3
Built-in Microphone
With Built-in Microphone
Built-in Speaker
With Built-in Speaker
Tripod Mount
With Tripod Mount
System Requirements
Operating System
Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98SE, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows XP
Dimensions
Width
4.13 in.
Depth
2.88 in.
Height
2.87 in.
Weight
.84 lb.