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Canon PowerShot G5 digital camera specifications
Canon PowerShot G5
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Announced 02-Jun-03
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Format
Compact
Price (street)
Also known as
Release Status
Discontinued
Max resolution
2592 x 1944
Low resolution
1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h
4:3
Effective pixels
5.0 million
Sensor photo detectors
5.2 million
Sensor size
1/1.8 "
(7.18 x 5.32 mm)
Pixel density
13 MP/cm²
Sensor type
CCD
Sensor manufacturer
Unknown
ISO rating
Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
Zoom wide (W)
35 mm
Zoom tele (T)
140 mm
(4 x)
Digital zoom
Yes, x3.6
Image stabilization
No
Auto Focus
Yes
Manual Focus
Yes
Auto focus type
TTL, FlexiZone
Normal focus range
50 cm
Macro focus range
5 cm /15 cm
White balance override
6 positions & manual preset
Aperture range
F2.0 - F3.0 / F8
Min shutter
15 sec
Max shutter
1/2000 sec
Built-in Flash
Yes
Flash guide no.
5.0 m
(16.4 ft)
0 m
External flash
Yes, hot-shoe
Flash modes
Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync, Off
Exposure compensation
-2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Metering
Evaluative, Center Weighted, Spot
Aperture priority
Yes
Shutter priority
Yes
Focal length multiplier
Lens thread
Yes, optional 58 mm adapter
Continuous Drive
Yes, 1.5 fps, 2.5 fps (max 8 images)
Movie Clips
Yes, max 91/242 secs
Remote control
InfraRed included
Self-timer
2 or 10 sec
Timelapse recording
Yes
Orientation sensor
Yes
Storage types
Compact Flash (Type I or II)
Storage included
32 MB CompactFlash
Uncompressed format
RAW
Compressed format
JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Quality Levels
Super-Fine Fine, Normal
Viewfinder
Optical
LCD
1.8 " (flip-out & twist)
LCD Pixels
Video out
Yes
USB
Yes
Firewire (IEEE 1394)
No
Battery / Charger
Yes
Battery
Canon Lithium-Ion & charger
Weight (inc. batteries)
490 g
(17.3 oz)
Dimensions
121 x 74 x 70 mm
(4.8 x 2.9 x 2.8 in)
Notes
Movies up to 3 mins with fast CF cards
Resolution Chart
1984 KB
Colour Patches
1699 KB