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Canon PowerShot G12

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An advanced compact camera designed for professionals and experienced hobbyists. It has a 10-megapixel 1/1.7" sensor whose ISO values (in a special "night" mode with a decrease in resolution) can reach ISO 12,800. Photo shooting capabilities include RAW recording and more than 10 scene programs; video recording can be carried out at resolutions up to 720p The display is slightly smaller than the standard 2.8" display, which is compensated by the swivel design. Another design feature is the optical type viewfinder.
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Canon PowerShot G12
Panel:1/1.7", 10 MPix
Focal length:28 - 140 mm
Lens aperture:f/2.8 - f/4.5
Snapshot size:3648x2736 px
ISO range:80-3200
Burst shooting:1.1 fps
Screen:2.8 '', oscillating

An advanced compact camera designed for professionals and experienced hobbyists. It has a 10-megapixel 1/1.7" sensor whose ISO values (in a special "night" mode with a decrease in resolution) can reach ISO 12,800. Photo shooting capabilities include RAW recording and more than 10 scene programs; video recording can be carried out at resolutions up to 720p The display is slightly smaller than the standard 2.8" display, which is compensated by the swivel design. Another design feature is the optical type viewfinder.

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Specifications PowerShot G12
Colour
Camera typedigital compact
Sensor
SensorCCD (CCD)
Sensor size1/1.7"
Effective MP number10 / aspect ratio: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 /
Maximum image size3648x2736 px
Light sensitivity (ISO)80-3200
RAW format recording
Lens
Aperturef/2.8 - f/4.5
Focal length28 - 140 mm
Optical zoom5
Manual focus
Image stabilizationoptical
Macro shooting, from1 cm
Photo shooting
White balance measuring
Exposure compensation± 2 EV, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto bracketing
Exposure modesauto
shutter priority
aperture priority
manual mode
Metering systempoint
centre-weighted
sensor (estimated)
Video recording
File recording formatsH.264
Maximum video lengthtime limit
memory limit
Connection portsHDMI
headphone Jack
Focus
Autofocus modesone shot
Viewfinder and shutter
Viewfinderoptic
Shutter speed15 - 1/4000 с
Continuous shooting1.1 fps
Screen
Screen size2.8 ''
Screen resolution461 thousand pixels
Rotary display
Memory and communications
Memory cards typesSD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC
Flash
Built-in flash
Application range7 m
External flash connect
Power source
Power sourcebattery
Battery modelNB-7L, HL-7L
General
Charger modelCB-2LZ
Underwater box modelWP-610
Materialaluminium / plastic
Dimensions (WxHxD)112x76x48 mm
Weight401 g
Added to E-Catalogseptember 2010
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Shooting modes:

  • Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Children and animals
  • Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer)
  • Super Vivid function
  • poster effect
  • Foliage
  • Snow
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Underwater filming
  • Colour accent mode
  • Colour replacement
  • High dynamic range mode
  • fisheye effect
  • Thumbnail function
  • Nostalgia
  • Panorama mode
The Canon PowerShot G12 has a special low-light shooting mode without flash — the frame resolution is reduced to 2.5 megapixels, while the ISO value can reach up to 12800.

PowerShot G12 has a high dynamic range mode — the camera takes three pictures with different exposures and glues them together, getting a frame with the same level of illumination throughout the frame.

Video:

Canon PowerShot G12 shoots video in HD quality — 1280x720, 24 fps. A miniature shooting effect is available with intelligent blurring of the space around the centre of the frame.

Interface and control:

The PowerShot G12 has a quick menu that allows you to change basic settings that are not externally controlled. In the pointing mode, the horizon is displayed on the LCD screen — the gyroscope tracks the position of the camera in space. All actions with are displayed with corresponding icons on the screen.

Canon PowerShot G12 pros and cons:

Pros:
  • metal case
  • Convenient management
  • Rotary display
  • Having a hot shoe
Minuses:
  • No hot-swappable memory card
  • Low lens aperture at far focus
Equipment:

  • Neck strap
  • Charger
  • AV cable
  • Interface cable
  • CD with software