PowerShot Technology Guide Fall/Winter 2007

ManualsBrandsCanon ManualsDigital CameraPowerShot G9

1-800-OK-CANON

www.usa.canon.com

Canon U.S.A., Inc.

One Canon Plaza

Lake Success, NY 11042 U.S.A.

Canon Canada, Inc.

6390 Dixie Road

Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1P7 Canada

Canon Latin America, Inc.

703 Waterford Way, Suite 400

Miami, FL 33126 U.S.A.

Canon Mexicana, S. de R.L. de C.V.

Blvd. Manuel Ávila Camacho No. 138, Piso 17

Col. Lomas de Chapultepec

C.P. 11000 México, D.F. México

0113W705 8/07

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FALL•WINTER 2007

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Summary of content (14 pages)

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C FA LL • W I NT E R 20 07 L T ECH N O LO GY GU I D E 1-800-OK-CANON www.usa.canon.com Canon U.S.A., Inc. One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY 11042 U.S.A. Canon Canada, Inc. 6390 Dixie Road Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1P7 Canada Canon Latin America, Inc. 703 Waterford Way, Suite 400 Miami, FL 33126 U.S.A. All images and effects simulated. All data are based on Canon’s Standard Test Method. Specifications subject to change without notice.
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Technologies A New, Higher Standard in Digital Photography Operation Features Shooting Modes Creating a digital image is a straightforward process. Creating a digital image that captures your vision and intent is anything but. Properly executed focus… brilliantly intense yet natural color… delicately rendered density and contrast… all imbued with your own creative stamp and immune to lighting conditions or focal length. That takes serious technology—Canon technology.
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OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZER* Technologies Canon Lens Technology CANON LENS TECHNOLOGY Ceramic ball support system provides compact, high-precision performance Canon’s sophisticated Optical Image Stabilizer technology uses miniature gyroscopic sensors to detect motion and generate a corrective signal. An image stabilizing lens group along the optical axis is shifted in response to the detected motion, providing effective cancellation of unwanted lens movement and vibration.
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X III IMAGE PROCESSOR* Technologies X III Features ISO 1600* X III is the third generation of Canon's exclusive DIGIC Image Processor. X III yields brilliant colors, smooth gradations, and responsive performance, while powering a host of new features found in the latest digital cameras: Canon Face Detection AF/AE/FE, Noise Reduction, and ISO 1600, and more. SiP Technology to fit all of the components in one chip by reducing the DDR SDRAM’s power consumption.
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Technologies Face Detection Technology FACE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY † Cameras equipped with the X III Image Processor feature Face Detection AF/AE/FE. Face Detection tracks and finds faces automatically. When the shutter button is pressed halfway, it focuses and meters to provide proper illumination of both the faces and the overall scene, and to provide flash that is correctly adjusted for the location of the faces.
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VERSATILE MOVIE EDITING AND PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS IMAGE RESIZING* MOVIE RECORDING WITH STEREO SOUND* The ability to resize images to a variety of sizes (1600 x 1200, 640 x 480, 320 x 240) in camera means your images are ready to be sent via email or uploaded to your blog the instant you upload them to your computer; no editing at your computer is necessary. Resizing also creates more space on your memory card so you can shoot more images.
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Shooting Modes SHOOTING MODES Shooting Modes Shooting Modes intelligently optimize settings for best possible photos in a wide range of situations. Some of the shooting modes are categorized as Special Scene Mode, depending on models. AUTO The camera optimizes all the settings for point-and-shoot simplicity. NIGHT SCENE* Slow-sync flash on subject with properly exposed background. SHUTTER-PRIORITY* Camera selects the aperture for user’s shutter speed.
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Innovative Features FLEXIZONE AF/AE* SAFETY ZOOM* 10.0 megapixcel CCD 6x 8.4x 6x Optical Zoom L size 3648 x 2736 ( Full pixels ) 14x 4x Digital Zoom Jagged M2 size 2272 x 1704 Jagged Jagged Jagged Jagged 9-Point AiAF Normal Canon’s wide-area AiAF automatically selects one or more focusing points based on the position of the subject within the frame. This feature quickly and accurately achieves autofocus under a wide variety of shooting conditions, even when the subject is not centered.
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Innovative Features HIGH-POWER FLASH MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE FLASH* FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSATION* Automatic Flash Exposure may be adjusted up to ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments depending on shooting conditions. Features Compact and elegantly designed, the HighPower Flash HF-DC1 requires no accessory shoe. It has a strong light output at guide number 59 (ISO 100/ft.) and a wide 28mm angular field (35mm film equivalent) for proper illumination up to approximately 30 feet.
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Innovative Features MY COLORS* My Colors lets you customize color before shooting and correct individual colors on the LCD screen as you shoot! A wide range of modes, include Vivid Blue, Vivid Red, Vivid Green, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, and Custom Color. VIVID PURECOLOR LCD / PURECOLOR LCD II* VARI-ANGLE LCD SCREEN* Capture vibrant shots with dramatic high-contrast.
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File Management PowerShot Accessories DETAILED INFORMATION DISPLAY* MY CATEGORY* My Category is a handy time-saver and organizational tool that allows users to categorize still images and movies. Entire categories (select from up to 7) can then be played, printed, erased or protected. Users can either let the camera sort the categories according to scene mode, or assign categories manually during playback.
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Photo Printer Technologies SELPHY Technologies Common Features HIGH QUALITY IMAGES MEET HIGH QUALITY PRINTOUTS Canon’s superlative digital cameras are designed from the ground up to produce images of unparalleled clarity and color, and help you capture the best possible image with speed and ease. Canon brings this same level of commitment to the printing and sharing of these images with Canon photo printers.
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PIXMA Technologies Common Features Paper/Media SELPHY COMPACT PHOTO PRINTER Easy Photo Pack E-P100 4" x 6" paper, 100 sheets for ES1 PIXMA MP520 Easy Photo Pack E-P25BW 4" x 6" paper for B&W prints, 25 sheets Easy Photo Pack E-P50 4" x 6" paper, 50 sheets Easy Photo Pack E-C25 Credit Card size paper, 25 sheets Easy Photo Pack E-C25L Credit Card size label, 25 sheets for CP740 FINE PRINT HEAD TECHNOLOGY ETHERNET CONNECTIVITY Canon’s high-precision FINE (Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engine
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Software ZOOMBROWSER EX (WINDOWS) / IMAGEBROWSER (MAC) Zoom Mode: Enables direct access to all the images regardless of the folder structure. Displays all the images including the images within the sub-folder. REMOTECAPTURE* (WINDOWS/MAC) RAW IMAGE TASK (WINDOWS/MAC) Users can shoot and control select PowerShot cameras right from a computer. An intuitive interface clearly displays all functions. RAW Image Task allows users full editing abilities of RAW image files taken with the PowerShot G9.