Canon PowerShot G9 User Manual

Shooting Using the Mode Dial
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Shoot.
• If you press the shutter button halfway and the shutter speed is
shown in red, the image is underexposed (insufficient light) or
overexposed (too much light). Use the control dial to adjust the
aperture value until the shutter speed shows in white.
Some aperture values cannot be selected depending on the
zoom position (p. 95).
z In this mode, the shutter speed range with synchronized
flash is 1/60 second to 1/500 second. The aperture value
setting may therefore be changed automatically to match the
synchronized flash speed even if its value was set
previously.
Aperture Value Display
z The larger the aperture value, the smaller the lens aperture.
z You can change the combinations of shutter speeds and
aperture values without altering the exposure (p. 129).
About Safety Shift
If you set [Safety Shift] to [On] (p. 49) in the menu and press the
shutter button halfway, the camera automatically changes the shutter
speed or aperture value to obtain the correct exposure if necessary.
The safety shift function does not work when the flash is on.
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Canon PowerShot G9 Specifications

General

Megapixel	12.1 MP
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	1/1.7 \
Maximum image resolution	4000 x 3000 pixels
Still image resolution(s)	640 x 480, 1600 x 1200, 2592 x 1944, 3264 x 2448, 4000 x 2248, 4000 x 3000
Digital zoom	4 x
Optical zoom	6 x
Focal length range	7.4 - 44.4 mm
Interface	USB
Digital SLR	No
Power source	NB-2LH
Camera shutter speed	15 - 1/2500 s
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000, XP, Vista
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	35 - 210 mm
Minimum system requirements for Macintosh	Mac OS X v10.3 - 10.4
Focus	TTL
Auto focusing (AF) modes	continuous auto focus, single auto focus
Super Macro focusing range	0.01 m
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, auto, manual, shutter priority AE
Flash modes	auto, Flash off, manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Flash range (tele)	0.3 - 2.5 m
Flash range (wide)	0.3 - 4 m
Internal memory	32 MB
Compatible memory cards	mmc
Motion JPEG frame rate	15 fps
Video formats supported	AVI
Display diagonal	3 \
Scene modes	beach, Children, Night, party (indoor), Portrait, Sports, Underwater, Landscape (scenery)
Photo effects	black&white, Positive film, Sepia, Skin tones, Vivid
White balance	auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Self-timer delay	2 s
Playback zoom (max)	2 x
Product color	Black
Battery type	Rechargeable
Number of batteries supported	1
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	42.5 mm
Width	106.4 mm
Height	71.9 mm
Weight	320 g