Canon PowerShot G12 Specifications

IMAGE SENSOR
Type 1/1.7 type CCD
Effective Pixels Approx. 10.0M
Colour Filter Type Primary Colour
IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type DIGIC 4 with iSAPS technology
LENS
Focal Length 6.1 – 30.5 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28 – 140 mm)
Zoom
Optical 5x. Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-
Converter Approx. 1.4x or 2.3x and Safety Zoom [1])
[2]. Combined Approx. 20x
Maximum f/number f/2.8-f/4.5
Construction
11 elements in 9 groups (1 double-sided aspherical
element)
Image Stabilisation Yes (lens shift-type), 4-stop, Hybrid IS
FOCUSING
Type TTL
AF System/ Points
AiAF (Face Detection / 9-point), 1-point AF (Any
position is available, fixed centre or Face Select and
Track)
AF Modes
Single, Continuous (only available in Auto mode),
Servo AF/AE[10], Tracking AF
AF Point Selection
Manual selection using FlexiZone AF/AE, Size (Normal,
Small)
AF Lock On/Off Selectable
AF Assist Beam Yes
Manual Focus Yes
Focus Bracketing Yes
Closest Focusing Distance 1 cm (W) from front of lens in macro
EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering Modes
Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-
weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to Face
Detection AF or FlexiZone AF frame)
AE Lock Yes
Exposure Compensation
+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
Enhanced i-Contrast for automatic dynamic range
correction
ND Filter (3 stop)
AEB 1/3 – 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
ISO Sensitivity [3]
AUTO, 80, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500,
640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200
SHUTTER
Speed
1 – 1/4000 sec. (factory default)
15 – 1/4000 sec. (total range – varies by shooting
mode)
WHITE BALANCE
Type TTL
Settings
Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy,
Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash,
Underwater, Custom1, Custom2.
White Balance Correction
VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder
Dioptre Correction Yes
LCD MONITOR
Monitor
Vari-angle 7.0 cm (2.8”) PureColor II VA (TFT), Approx.
461,000 dots
Coverage Approx. 100%
Brightness Adjustable to one of five levels. Quick-bright LCD
FLASH
Modes Auto, Manual Flash On / Off
Slow Sync Speed Yes. Fastest speed 1/2000 sec.
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Flash Exposure Compensation
+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE.
Safety FE.
Flash Exposure Lock Yes
Manual Power Adjustment
3 levels with internal flash (up to 19 levels with
external EX Speedlites 270EX and 430EX II. 22 levels
with 580EX II [4])
Second Curtain Synchronisation Yes
Built-in Flash Range 50 cm – 7.0 m (W) / 4.0 m (T)
External Flash
E-TTL with EX series Speedlites [4], Macro Twin Lite MT-
24EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX, Canon High Power
Flash HF-DC1
PowerShot G12
Specification Sheet

Canon PowerShot G12 Specifications

General

Megapixel	10 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	1/1.7 \
Maximum image resolution	3648 x 2736 pixels
Digital zoom	4 x
Optical zoom	5 x
Focal length range	6.1 - 30.5 mm
Interface	USB / HDMI mini
Digital SLR	No
Power supply type	NB-7L
Camera shutter speed	1 - 1/4000 s
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7/ Vista SP1-2/ XP SP3 Mac OS X v10.4 - 10.6
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	28 - 140 mm
Focus	TTL
Focus adjustment	Auto
Auto focusing (AF) modes	Continuous Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
Closest focusing distance	0.01 m
ISO sensitivity	80, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2250, 3200, Auto
Light exposure modes	Shutter priority AE
Flash modes	Auto, Flash off
Flash range (wide)	0.50 - 7 m
Internal memory	- MB
Compatible memory cards	MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Motion JPEG frame rate	24 fps
Video formats supported	MOV
Maximum video resolution	1280 x 720 pixels
Field of view	100 %
Display diagonal	2.8 \
Display resolution (numeric)	461000 pixels
Scene modes	Backlight, Beach, Children, Fireworks, Portrait, Snow, Underwater, Landscape (scenery)
Photo effects	Black&White, Neutral, Skin tones, Vivid
White balance	Auto, Cloudy, Custom modes, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Image processor	DIGIC 4
Playback zoom (max)	2 x
Product color	Black
Battery life (CIPA standard)	370 shots
Bundled software	ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	48.3 mm
Width	112.1 mm
Height	76.2 mm
Weight	401 g