Reviews of the Canon PowerShot G7
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CNET Review
The Good: A cornucopia of features; zippy; built like a tank.
The Bad: No raw format support; relatively significant distortion at the widest angle of view; when zoomed out completely, lens intrudes into viewfinder.
The Bottom Line: The Canon PowerShot G7 is a solid enthusiast camera for those who've ruled out a budget dSLR.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 80/100 and users 88/100. Comparing these reviews to 345974 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 92/100 = Excellent.
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No Rating
digitalversus.com
Review Summary: It's an excellent camera notably with new well conceived and efficient ergonomics. On the other hand, the G7 loses a bit of its identity compared to previous G models. It should be considered a high end A series. Finally, between the Panasonic LX2 and the
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No Rating
eisa-awards.org
Review Summary: The Canon PowerShot G7 is a steel-bodied 10 million-pixel camera with a wide range of functions. Up to ISO 400 image noise is remarkably low for a digital compact camera, and with a 6x optical IS lens it is possible to shoot with lower shutter speeds and
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No Rating
digitalcamerainfo.com
Review Summary: When compared to other compact digital cameras, the Canon PowerShot G7 looks like a strong option. It has serious resolution at 10 megapixels, a nice 6x optical zoom lens with optical image stabilization, and its new Digic III processor allows more ISO se
Manufacturer: Canon
Part number: 1285B001
General
- Product Type Digital camera
- Weight 11.3 oz
- Width 4.2 in
- Depth 1.7 in
- Height 2.8 in
Main Features
- Resolution 10 megapixels
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
- Sensor resolution 10 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Effective Sensor Resolution 10,000,000 pixels
- Total Pixels 10,400,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 200, ISO 800, ISO auto, ISO 400, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 100
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Digital macro, Aquarium, Beach, Portrait mode, Night snapshot, Foliage, Kids & pets, Underwater, Snow, Stitch assist, Fireworks, Indoor
- Special effects Vivid Red, Vivid Blue, Vivid, Sepia, Color Accent, Color Swap, Vivid Green, Black & White, Lighter Skin Tone, Positive, Custom Effect, Neutral, Darker Skin Tone
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2500 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- X-sync Speed 1/500 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot AF area, Center-weighted, Evaluative, Spot
- Exposure Modes Aperture-priority, Automatic, Program, Shutter-priority, Manual
- Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
- White Balance Custom, Automatic, Presets
- White Balance Presets Tungsten light, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Fluorescent light (daylight), Underwater, Daylight
- Digital video format AVI
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second
- Color support Color
- Image Stabilizer Optical
- AE/AF Control FlexiZone
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 1024 x 768, AVI - 160 x 120
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 32 MB Flash
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage Fine JPEG 3648 x 2048, Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704, Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 2112, Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704, Fine JPEG 640 x 480, Fine JPEG 3648 x 2736, Fine JPEG 2816 x 2112, Normal JPEG 640 x 480, Super-fine JPEG 3648 x 2736, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480, Super-fine JPEG 3648 x 2048, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200, Normal JPEG 3648 x 2736, Normal JPEG 2816 x 2112, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200, Normal JPEG 3648 x 2048, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200, Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704
- Flash memory 32 MB
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 7.4 mm - 44.4 mm - F/2.8-4.8
- Focal Length 7.4 mm - 44.4 mm
- Lens Construction 7 group(s) / 9 element(s)
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 10 sec, 2 sec
- Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- Additional Features USB 2.0 compatibility, Display brightness control, Focus bracketing, DPOF support, Face detection, Audio recording, Safety zoom, PictBridge support, AE lock, Digital tele-converter, RGB primary color filter, Digital noise reduction, FE lock, Built-in speaker, AF lock, Direct print, Digital image rotation, Camera orientation detection, Auto power save, Histogram display
Camera Flash
- Effective Flash Range 1.6 ft - 13 ft
- Type Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Flash OFF mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Auto mode, Red-eye reduction, Rear curtain sync
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective flash range 1.6 ft - 13 ft
- Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom
- Color support Color
- Field Coverage 80%
- Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
- Mounting Built-in
- Resolution 207,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Lens Systems
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Type Zoom lens
- Focal length 7.4 mm - 44.4 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 210 mm
- Focus adjustment Automatic, Manual
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
- Min Focus Range 19.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 1-50cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.8
- Optical Zoom 6 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens construction 7 : 9
- Features Aspherical lens, Built-in 1/8 neutral density filter
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Cables Included 1 x USB cable, 1 x A/V cable
- Included Accessories Wrist strap
- Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 ?F
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating system MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, Apple Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4, MS Windows 98 SE
- Peripherals USB port, CD-ROM drive
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 720 mAh ( Included )
Software
- Type Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon PhotoStitch, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ImageBrowser
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
- CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 2.3
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.7
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.5
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 0.9
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.1
- CNET Labs Wake up time 1.5
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