Canon PowerShot G3 Review

Canon PowerShot G3 Review

General

Product Type: Digital camera

Width: 12.1 cm

Depth: 7 cm

Height: 7.4 cm

Weight: 0.4 kg

Enclosure Colour: Metallic silver

Localisation: English

Main features

Resolution: 4.0 Megapixel

Colour Support: Colour

Optical Sensor Type: CCD

Total Pixels: 4,100,000 pixels

Effective Sensor Resolution: 4,000,000 pixels

Optical Sensor Size: 1/1.8"

Light Sensitivity: ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50

Digital Zoom: 3.6 x

Shooting Modes: Frame movie mode

Shooting Modes: Landscape, portrait mode, stitch assist, night scene

Special Effects: Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Vivid, Custom Effect

Max Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec

Min Shutter Speed: 15 sec

Exposure Metering: Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot

Exposure Modes: Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority

Exposure Compensation: ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps

Auto Exposure Bracketing: 3 steps in 1/3 EV step

AE/AF Control: FlexiZone

White Balance: Custom, automatic, presets

White Balance Presets: Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight)

LCD Display Information: Shutter speed, aperture, manual focus mode, self-timer mode, photo quality, photos remaining, drive mode, remote control indicator, white balance indicators, picture resolution, exposure compensation, AE/FE lock, Metering Mode, macro mode, battery condition, programme, flash mode

Digital Video Format: AVI

Still Image Format: JPEG, RAW

Continuous Shooting Speed: 2.5 frames per second, 1.5 frames per second

Remote Control: Camera remote control - infrared

Video Capture:

• AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 180sec - max clip duration
  
• AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 180sec - max clip duration
  
• AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 91 sec - with 32MB card
  
• AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 242 sec - with 32MB card

Memory / storage

Flash Memory: 1 x 32 MB Flash - CompactFlash Card

Supported Flash Memory: CompactFlash

Image Storage:

• RAW 2272 x 1704 : 7 - with 32MB card
  
• Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 14 - with 32MB card
  
• Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 27 - with 32MB card
  
• Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 54 - 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 : 108 - with 32MB card
  
• Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 53 - with 32MB card
  
• Fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 94 - with 32MB card
  
• Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 : 174 - with 32MB card
  
• Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 120 - with 32MB card
  
• Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 196 - with 32MB card
  
• Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 337 - with 32MB card

Camera flash

Camera Flash: Built-in flash

Flash Modes: Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode

Red Eye Reduction: Built-in

Effective Flash Range: 0.7 m - 5 m

Features: 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: 34 - 140mm

Focus Adjustment: Automatic, manual

Auto Focus: TTL contrast detection

Min Focus Range: 50 cm

Macro Focus Range: 5-50cm

Lens Aperture: F/2.0-3.0

Optical Zoom: 4 x

Zoom Adjustment: Motorised drive

Lens Construction: 7 group(s) / 8 element(s)

Features: Aspherical lens

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: Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Adobe PhotoShop 5.0 LE, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon PhotoRecord, Apple QuickTime 5, Canon Remote Capture

Miscellaneous

Included Accessories: Lens cap, neck strap

Cables Included:

• 1 x A/V cable
  
• 1 x USB cable

Power battery

Power Device: Power adapter - external

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Supported Battery Details: 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1100 mAh ( included )fits battery codes