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Canon PowerShot G12 Digital Camera

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Canon PowerShot G1 X Digital Camera

 
Product Description
Feast your eyes on an updated G series digital camera: the G12. It's ready to impress the advanced amateurs who have always celebrated the G series. The G12 is still loaded with powerful... More
Feast your eyes on an updated G series digital camera: the G12. It's ready to impress the advanced amateurs who have always celebrated the G series. The G12 is still loaded with powerful technologies that has made the G series cameras so renowned, like the Canon HS system, 2.8-inch vari-angle PureColor system LCD, and RAW + JPEG image modes. This flagship camera paves the way with these upgrades like 720p HD video with stereo sound to get crystal clear footage, multiple aspect ratios, high dynamic range, electronic level, tracking AF, a front dial and much more to give you even more creative control than before! Less
The Canon PowerShot G1 X extends Canon's impressive PowerShot range and presents a large 14.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, a powerful DIGIC 5 processor and an impressive ISO range of... More
The Canon PowerShot G1 X extends Canon's impressive PowerShot range and presents a large 14.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, a powerful DIGIC 5 processor and an impressive ISO range of 100-12,800. With these technologies combined, the G1 X ensures outstanding image quality and minimal noise for both stills and Full HD 1080p movie recording. The G1 X takes on a similar ergonomic design of Canon's G series cameras with extensive manual controls and a fixed 4x optical zoom lens (35mm equivalent 28mm-112mm) with 4 stop Intelligent IS (Image Stabilisation). The versatile G1 X is equipped with an optical viewfinder and a bright 3.0" vari-angle (920k) LCD screen that allows you to take creative shots from a variety of unique angles. The G1X is designed for the enthusiast that needs the spec and image quality of an SLR but with the physical benefits of a small, lightweight compact camera. Less
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Key Features   
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
HD Recording Format 720p (HDTV) 1080p (HDTV)
Camera Type Standard Point and Shoot -
Weight 0.78 lb. 1.08 lb.
LCD Screen Size 2.8 in. 3 in.
Resolution 10.4 Megapixel 15 Megapixel
Optical Zoom 5x 4x
Features Image Stabilization • Red-eye Correction • Face Detection • AF Tracking • Smile Detection • HDR (High Dynamic Range) Function -
Image Quality   
Camera Resolution 10.4 Megapixel 15 Megapixel
Image Sensor Type CCD CMOS
Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 2816 x 2112 • 1600 x 1200 • 1600 x 1064 • 1920 x 1080 • 3648 x 2736 • 3648 x 2048 • 2816 x 1880 • 2816 x 1584 3072 x 2048 • 3072 x 2304 • 3072 x 1728 • 4352 x 3264 • 4352 x 2448 • 2304 x 2304
Video   
Video Resolutions 320 x 240 • 640 x 480 (VGA) • HD (1280 x 720) -
Video Format QuickTime -
Max Movie Length Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size) -
Video Speed 24 fps -
Lens   
Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses -
Focus Type Autofocus & Manual Focus Autofocus
Optical Zoom 5x 4x
Focal Length 6.1 - 30.5 mm -
Macro Focus Range 0.4 - 19.2 in. (w) / 12 - 19.2 in. (t) -
35mm Zoom Lens 28 - 140 mm -
Focus Range 2 in. to Infinity (w) / 12 in. to Infinity (t) -
Exposure Control   
Aperture Range f2.8/f4.5 (w/t) -
Shutter Speed 1 - 1/4000 sec -
Frames Per Second 4.2 Frames -
White Balance Auto • Manual • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset) • Flash (Preset) • Underwater (Preset) -
Flash   
Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Fill-in Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync -
ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 125 • 160 • 200 • 250 • 320 • 400 • 500 • 640 • 800 • 1600 • 3200 • 80 • 1000 • 1250 • 2500 • 2000 100 • 125 • 160 • 200 • 250 • 320 • 400 • 500 • 640 • 800 • 1600 • 3200 • 1000 • 1250 • 6400 • 2500 • 5000 • 2000 • 4000 • 8000 • 12800 • 10000
Flash Type Built-In -
Storage   
File Size (High Res.) 2.66 MB (48 images on 128MB card) -
Compression Type JPEG • Raw Image • DPOF 1.1 • DCF • EXIF 2.3 -
Memory Type Multimedia Card • SD Card • SDHC Card • MMC Plus • SDXC Card • MultiMediaCard (MMC) plus High Capacity SD Card • SDHC Card • SDXC Card
Compression Modes Fine • Normal • Uncompressed -
File Size (Low Res.) 0.1 MB (about 1,280 images on 128MB card) -
Included Features   
Self Timer 15 Sec. • 20 Sec. • 25 Sec. • 30 Sec. -
Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone -
Viewfinder / Display   
LCD Protected Position With LCD Protected Position -
Viewfinder Optical -
LCD Screen Resolution 461,000 pixels -
Display Type With LCD Screen -
Interfaces   
Video Interface Video Out -
Interface Type USB 2.0 • HDMI USB 2.0 • HDMI
Power Supply   
Battery Type Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery -
Battery Life 310 Images -
Dimensions   
Width 11.2 cm -
Weight 353.8 gr 489.88 gr
Height 3 in. -
Depth 1.9 in. -
Miscellaneous   
UPC 13803126815 13803143997
Product ID 102385170 121372387
Included Accessories Software • USB Cable • Neck Strap • Battery Charger • AV Cable • Li-Ion Rechargable Battery -
Release Date October, 2010 -
Family Line Canon PowerShot -
Product MPN   
MPN 4342B001 5249B001
 
Consumer Reviews
Canon G12
Canon PowerShot G12 Digital Camera
From $481.99
Canon G1 X
Canon PowerShot G1 X Digital Camera
From $567.75

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Consumer Reviews

theuerkorn
426

Canon PowerShot G12: A smartly improved G11

bytheuerkorn Nov 2, 2010
33 Helpfuls 34 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros 720p video w/ stereo audio, Hybrid IS, front wheel, leveling indicator, excellent sensor...
Cons Somewhat slow AF, overall few significant changes over PowerShot G11
Recommended it? Yes

It has only been last year (2009) that Canon abandoned the MPx race and focused on picture quality in this market segment. The G11's 10 MPx stepped back from the G10's zenith of the megapixel race with 14.7 MPx in such a small sensor. While other market segment continue the mindless race, at least... Read full review »

texas-swede
1181

The Canon Powershot G12 Digital Camera a great point-and-shoot

bytexas-swede Dec 26, 2010
30 Helpfuls 31 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Excellent picture quality, low light picture quality, HS System, Hybrid IS, HD Video,...
Cons Aperture dial is a little hard to turn, view finder very small.
Recommended it? Yes

My middle son is interested in photography and he is taking a photograph class. We could not find the old family camera (Canon Powershot S3 IS) so we needed to get a new one. The Canon Powershot S3 IS was also not entirely sufficient for the class.

For his class he needed something better... Read full review »

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