| Effective pixels: |
Approx. 7.1 million |
| Image sensor: |
1/1.8 inch CCD, primary color filter |
| Lens: |
7.2 (W) - 28.8 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 35 - 140mm)
Maximum aperture: F 2.0 (W) - 3.0 (T)
8 elements in 7 groups (2 aspherical elements) |
| Digital zoom: |
Up to approx. 4.1x (Up to approx. 16 times in combination with the optical zoom) |
| Optical viewfinder: |
Real-image zoom viewfinder
Field of view approx. 83%
Dioptric adjustment -3 to +1m -1 (dpt equivalent) |
| LCD monitor: |
2.0 inch, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with 118,000 pixels
Fully articulated: 180° tilt / 270° rotate
Picture coverage 100% |
| Autofocus method: |
TTL autofocus (continuous or single)
Focus lock and Manual focus are available |
| Focusing points: |
9-point AiAF
1 focusing point (Any position is available with Flexizone AF) |
Shooting distance:
(from tip of the lens barrel) |
| Normal AF: |
50 cm (1.6 ft.) - infinity |
| Macro AF: |
5 cm (W) / 15 cm (T) - 50 cm
(2.0 in. (W) / 5.9 in. (T) - 1.6 ft.) |
| Manual focus: |
5 cm (W) / 15 cm (T) -infinity
(2.0 in. (W) / 5.9 in. (T) -infinity) | |
| Shutter: |
Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter |
| Shutter speeds: |
15 - 1/2000 sec.
1.3 sec. or slower shutter speeds are available in Shutter-Priority mode or Manual mode
Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or more operates with noise reduction |
| Light metering system: |
Evaluative, Center-Weighted Averaging or Spot (Center or AF Point) |
| Exposure control method: |
Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE or Manual exposure control
AE lock is available |
| Exposure compensation: |
± 2.0 stops (in 1/3-stop increments)
Auto exposure bracketing (AEB) is available |
Sensitivity
(equivalent film speed): |
Auto, ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200 and ISO 400 equivalent |
| White balance: |
TTL auto white balance, pre-set white balance (available settings: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash), Custom white balance (Custom1/ Custom2) |
| Built-in flash: |
Auto, On, Off, Red-eye reduction, 1st or 2nd Curtain Sync. |
| Flash range: |
70 cm - 5.0 m (2.3 - 16.5 ft.) (W), 70 cm - 4.0 m (2.3 - 13.1 ft.) (T)
(When sensitivity is set to ISO 100 equivalent) |
| Terminals for external flash : |
Sync-terminals at accessory shoe
Use of following external flashes is recommended:
Canon Speedlite 220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 550EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX and Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX |
| Flash exposure compensation : |
±2.0 stops (in 1/3-stop increments), FE lock, Slow-sync and 1st-curtain / 2nd curtain flash are available |
| Shooting modes: |
| Auto |
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| Creative zone: |
Program, Shutter-speed priority, Aperture-priority, Manual, Custom1 and Custom2 |
| Image zone: |
Portrait, Landscape, Night scene, Stitch Assist and Movie | |
| Continuous shooting: |
| High-speed continuous shooting: |
Approx. 2.0 image/sec. up to 14 images |
| Standard continuous shooting: |
Approx. 1.5 image/sec. up to 23 images | (Large / Fine mode with LCD viewfinder off) |
| Self-timer: |
Activates shutter after a 2-sec. / 10-sec. delay |
| Interval shooting: |
Shooting interval: approx. 1 - 60 min. (1 min. increments)
Number of shots: 2 - 100 shots (Maximum number of shots varies according to CF card capacity) |
| Wireless control: |
Shooting and playback are available (wireless controller is included in the camera kit)
When shooting, image is captured ontime / 2-sec. / 10-sec. after shutter button pressed |
| PC-connected shooting: |
Canon RemoteCapture software is included in the camera kit |
| Recording media: |
CompactFlashTM (CF) card (Type I and Type II) or Microdrive |
| File format: |
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF-compliant |
| Image recording format: |
| Still images: |
JPEG (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print]) / Design rule for Camera File system, RAW, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant |
| Movies: |
AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE [monaural]) | |
| JPEG compression mode: |
Super Fine, Fine or Normal |
| Number of recording pixels : |
| Still images: |
| Large: |
3072 x 2304 pixels |
| Medium 1: |
2592 x 1944 pixels |
| Medium 2: |
2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Medium 3: |
1600 x 1200 pixels |
| Small: |
640 x 480 pixels | |
| Movies: |
| 640 x 480 pixels (approx. 30 sec.)* |
| 320 x 240 pixels (approx. 3 min.)* |
| 160 x 120 pixels (approx. 3 min.)* | 640 @ 10fps, 320 and 160 @ 15fps |
* The data in parentheses refer to the maximum movie length per shooting. |
| Replay modes: |
Single (Histogram displayable), Index (9 thumbnail images), Magnified (2x - 10x), Sound memos (up to 60 sec.), Slide Show |
| Canon Printers: |
CP Card Printers, Pixma printers supporting PictBridge |
| My Camera Settings (customizing) : |
The Start-up Image, Start-up Sound, Shutter Sound, Operation Sound and Selftimer Sound can be customized using the following methods.
- Using the images and sounds recorded on the camera.
- Using downloaded data from your computer using the supplied software.
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| Interface: |
USB (mini-B, PTP [Picture Transfer Protocol]), Audio/Video Output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio) |
| Power Source: |
- Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (type: BP-511A included)
Battery life: approx. 300 shots/400 min. playback
- Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (type: BP-512) (sold separately)
- Compact Power Adapter (CG-580) (included in the camera kit)
- Car battery adapter (separately sold Charge Adapter/Car Battery Cable Kit CR-560 is required)
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| Operating temperatures: |
0 - 40° C (32 - 104° F) |
| Operating humidity: |
10 - 90 % |
| Dimensions (WHD): |
104.9 x 72.8 x 73.1 mm
(4.13 x 2.86 x 2.87 in.) excluding protrusions |
| Weight: |
Approx. 380 g (13.4 oz.) (camera body only) |
| G6 kit includes: |
Digital Camera, Lens Cap, Neck Strap NS-DC1, Compact Power Adapter CG-580, Battery Pack BP-511A, Terminal Cover (for Battery Pack BP-511A), CompactFlash™ Card FC-32M, Case for CompactFlash Card, Canon Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM, ArcSoft Camera Suite Disk CD-ROM, USB Interface Cable IFC-300PCU, AV Cable AVC-DC100, Wireless Controller WL-DC100, Lithium Battery CR2025 (for Wireless Controller WL-DC100), User Guides, Warranty Card |
