Reviews of the PowerShot G6 Digital Camera
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CNET Review
The Good: Impressive image quality; built-in neutral-density filter; solid raw-shooting performance.
The Bad: So-so performance for many operations; inexcusable lens-cap design.
The Bottom Line: A very good camera that needs a speed bump to pull ahead of the competition.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 80/100 and users 89/100. Comparing these reviews to 555170 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 87/100 = Very Good.
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dcmag.co.uk
Review Summary: The G6 looks like it should be a terrific camera, but although the image quality is great and the specifications are impressive, not enough has been done to bring the cameras responsiveness and controls up to date. It&trad
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No Rating
dcresource.com
Review Summary: My usual complaints about proprietary batteries apply here. They're expensive ($50 a pop), and you can't put in a set of alkalines to get you through the rest of the day like you could with an AA-based camera
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No Rating
pcworld.ca
Review Summary: The G6's bright, 2-inch fold-out LCD monitor tilts and swivels, so it's easy to frame your shots from any angle. The eye-level optical viewfinder shows you only 80 percent of the eventual photo. A dioptre adjustment lets you adapt the viewfinder to ...
Manufacturer: Canon USA
Part number: 9685A001AA
General
- Product Type Digital camera
- Point-and-shoot highlights Having video capture capability makes this camera ideal for social functions or vacation shots.
- Width 4.1 in
- Depth 2.9 in
- Height 2.9 in
- Weight 0.9 lbs
Main Features
- Resolution 7.1 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 7,400,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 7,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO auto
- Analog Video Format NTSC, PAL
- Digital Zoom 4.1 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Landscape, Night mode, Portrait mode, Stitch assist
- Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Black & White, Custom Effect, Low Sharpening
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Camcorder Slow Shutter Modes 1.3 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Spot AF area, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Flash, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight)
- Status LCD Display Information Program, Aperture, Drive mode, Flash mode, AE / FE lock, Metering mode, Photo quality, Shutter speed, Self-timer mode, Photos remaining, Battery condition, Manual focus mode, Red-eye reduction, Picture resolution, Exposure compensation, Remote control indicator, White balance indicators
- Digital Video Format AVI
- Still Image Format RAW, JPEG
- Remote Control Camera remote control - Infrared
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 sec - Max clip duration, AVI - 320 x 240 - 180 sec - Max clip duration, AVI - 160 x 120 - 180 sec - Max clip duration, AVI - 640 x 480 - 45 sec - With 32MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 91 sec - With 32MB card, AVI - 160 x 120 - 241 sec - With 32MB card
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 32 MB Flash - CompactFlash Card
- Supported Flash Memory Microdrive, CompactFlash
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage RAW 3072 x 2304 : 3 - With 32MB card, Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 2304 : 9 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 3072 x 2304 : 15 - With 32MB card, Normal JPEG 3072 x 2304 : 33 - With 32MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 11 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 21 - With 32MB card, Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 43 - With 32MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 18 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 33 - With 32MB card, Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 67 - With 32MB card, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 30 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 54 - With 32MB card, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 107 - With 32MB card, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 119 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 195 - With 32MB card, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 336 - With 32MB card
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 2.3 ft - 16.4 ft
- Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 7.2 mm - 28.8 mm - F/2.0-3.0
- Focal Length 7.2 mm - 28.8 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 140 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
- Min Focus Range 19.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 5-50cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.0-3.0
- Optical Zoom 4 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 7 group(s) / 8 element(s)
- Features Aspherical lens, Built-in neutral density filter
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- Additional Features AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, DPOF support, Direct print, Audio recording, Auto power save, Date/time stamp, Built-in speaker, Focus bracketing, Histogram display, PictBridge support, Digital image rotation, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Camera orientation detection
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
- Field Coverage 80%
- Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Rotating
- Display Format 118,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Technology Electret condenser
- Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x CompactFlash Card - Type I/II
Software
- Software Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Drivers & Utilities, Canon Remote Capture, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, ArcSoft VideoImpression
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows 98, MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, Apple Mac OS 9, MS Windows 2000, Apple Mac OS 9.1, Apple Mac OS 9.2, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5 - 10.3
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive, SVGA monitor
- System Requirements Details Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME - Pentium - 64 MB, Windows XP - Pentium - 128 MB, MacOS 9.0 - 9.2 - PowerPC - 64 MB, MacOS X - PowerPC - 128 MB
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Included Accessories Lens cap, Neck strap
- Cables Included 1 x A/V cable, 1 x USB cable
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery Canon BP-511A
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1390 mAh ( Included )
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
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