Canon G5 User Manual

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A. PowerShot G5 Body
B. Compact Power Adapter CA-560
C. Neck Strap NS-DC2
D. Lens Cap
E. Battery Pack BP-511
F. CompactFlash Card FC-32M

G. Wireless Controller WL-DC100
H. Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM
I. ArcSoft Camera Suite CD-ROM
J. Interface Cable IFC-300PCU
K. AV Cable AVC-DC100

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SPECIFICATIONS

IMAGE STORAGE CAPACITY

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Small/N Small/F Small/SF Medium1/N Medium1/F Medium1/SF Medium2/N Medium2/F

File Size 84KB 150KB 249KB 278KB 558KB 1,002KB 170KB 320KB

CF-32MB 337 196 120 108 54 30 174 94
CF-64MB 676 393 241 217 109 61 349 189
CF-256MB 2,720 1,563 962 868 440 246 1,390 762
CF-340MB 3,640 2,183 1,323 1,213 614 343 1,898 1,065
CF-1GB 8,202 5,468 3,645 3,280 1,726 993 4,687 2,982

Medium2/SF Large/N Large/F Large/SF Movie/Low Movie/Med RAW

File Size 570KB 695KB 1,395KB 2,503KB 120KB/sec. 330KB/sec. 4,725KB

CF-32MB 53 43 21 11 242 sec. 91 sec. 5
CF-64MB 107 88 43 24 486 sec. 183 sec. 12
CF-256MB 431 355 177 99 1,954 sec. 735 sec. 51
CF-340MB 597 495 247 138 2,729 sec. 1,015 sec. 72
CF-1GB 1,726 1,426 728 409 6,562 sec. 2,733 sec. 219

Note: N=Normal F =Fine SF=SuperFine
Storage capacity varies depending on the scene or the subjects. Thisdata is estimated from Canon’s standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie
Mode represent total capacity of CompactFlash Card.

Type: Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 4x
optical zoom and 4x digital zoom, 16xcombined zoom.
Image Capture Device: 5.0 M pixel, 1/1.8 in. charge
coupled device (CCD).

Sensitivity: Auto; 50/100/200/400 (Equivalent to ISO).
Resolution (Recording Pixels):

2,592 x 1,944 (Large),

1,600 x 1,200

(Medium 1),

1,024 x 768 (Medium 2),

640 x 480 pixels (Small),

Movie:

320 x 240

or 160 x 120.

Image Quality Modes: Normal, Fine, SuperFine.
File Format: Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF

Version 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format), JPEG (Exif 2.2
compliant).
Image Recording Format: Still Image: JPEG (Exif 2.2
compliant) / RAW; Movie: QuickTime AVI.

Recording Media: CompactFlash (CF) Card Type I or II.
Shooting Modes:

Auto, Creative (P, Av, Tv, M), Image
(Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Stitch Assist),
Movie, Custom 1, Custom 2.
Photo Effect: Vivid Color, Neutral Color, Low
Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White and Custom.
Playback Modes: Single, Index (9 thumbnails),
Magnification (approx. 2x to 10x), Slide Show or Movie.
Erase Modes: Still images— Single image, All images;
Movie— Part of movie, All movie.
Interfaces: USB, AV Out (Video: NTSC or PAL
Selectable, Audio: Monaural).
Direct Printing: Direct connection to Canon Card Photo
Printer CP-200, CP-300 and Bubble Jet Direct Photo
Printers.

Lens: 7.2–28.8mm f/2.0–3.0 zoom Lens (equivalent
to 35–140mm in 35mm format).

Shutter Speed: 15–1/2,000 sec. (Slow shutter of 1.3
sec. and more operates with noise reduction.)

Focus Range: Normal AF: 20 in. to Infinity/ 50cm to
Infinity; Macro AF: 2 in. to 20 in./5cm to 50cm
(WIDE); 6 in. to 20 in./15cm to 50cm (TELE).

Light Metering Method: Evaluative metering, Center­weighted average metering or Spot metering.

Exposure Control: Program AE, Shutter-priority,
Aperture-priority or Manual; AE Lock is available.

Compensation: +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3-step increments.

Built-in Flash: Auto, Red-Eye Reduction On/Off,

Slow-Sync, Flash On, Flash Off.

Flash Range: 2.3 ft to 16.5 ft / 70cm to 5.0m (WIDE);

2.3 ft to 13.1 ft / 70cm to 4.0m (TELE) (When ISO
Speed is set to 100 equivalent).

White Balance Control: TTL Auto White Balance,
Pre-set (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent,
Fluorescent H, or Flash), and Custom White Balance
(Two settings).

Optical Viewfinder: Real-image zoom viewfinder.
LCD Monitor: 1.8 inch low-temperature

polycrystalline sillicon TFT color LCD.

Power Sources: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (BP­511/512) or Compact Power Adapter CA-560, Car
Battery Cable Kit CR-560.

Dimensions: 4.8(W) x 2.9(H) x 2.8(D) in. /

121.0(W) x 73.9(H) x 69.9(D)mm.

Weight (w/o batteries or CF card): 14.5 oz./410g.

All data are based on Canon’s Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice. Canon, PowerShotare registered trademarks and
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With a stunning combination
of resolution, speed and control,
all housed in a rugged, elegant
new black enclosure, the
PowerShot G5 takes the lead
as Canon’s flagship PowerShot.
The PowerShot G5 features an
all-new 1/1.8˝ 5 megapixel
CCD sensor, capturing a huge
2592 x 1944 pixel image with
exceptional detail and color
fidelity. It has a fast, high
resolution 4x optical zoom
lens with iris-type aperture
and User-operated, multi-stop
control for spectacular depth

of field, or elegant blur.
Perfect focus, exposure, and
color are achieved quickly
with the combination of
Canon’s exclusive ≥
imaging processor with iSAPS
(Intelligent Scene Analysis
based on Photographic Space)
technology, an Intelligent
Orientation Sensor, and the
use of primary color filters.
All these features, plus a host
of manual and automatic
functions ensure that the
PowerShot G5 will get the
perfect shot every time.

This image was taken
with the PowerShot G5.