G9

The Canon PowerShot G9 is a high-end fixed-lens camera and is an upgraded version of the PowerShot G7. Newly added on the G9 are a 12 Megapixel CCD, a 3.0" LCD display, RAW image format supported, Auto ISO Shift, In-camera redeye removal and an improved battery life + battery level indicator on LCD. The G9 features the same 6X optical zoom lens, image stabilization system, manual controls, SVGA movie mode, and design of its predecessor. Shooting and recording modes include JPEG + RAW. There’s also an optical viewfinder plus a 3.0-inch PureColor LCD II screen with an anti-glare, anti-scratch coating. The G9 supports four types of flash memory: SD, SDHC, MMC, and MMCplus. The G9 uses the same NB-2LH battery as the G7.

Features

There’s the Genuine Canon Face Detection Technology that helps to set the focus, exposure and flash automatically. The new Face Selector Button that lets you select the primary face. This digital camera is compatible with a wide range of accessories including EOS Speedlites, Canon supplementary lenses and a waterproof case. There’s a Print/Share button that is for direct printing and downloading, plus an ID Photo Print and Movie Print with select PIXMA Photo Printers, CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers. This camera has 12.1-megapixel resolution whereby users can enlarge images to poster size, and crop any section of images. The DIGIC III Image Processor enables Canon’s Face Detection Technology and Red-eye Correction to work better just by pressing the Shutter Button halfway down, and the camera will do its job. The iSAPS Technology is an entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the DIGIC III Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance. The camera is equipped with a long 6x optical zoom. There’s also the Canon’s Optical Image Stabilizer Technology that helps to keep images steady and clear. Because it is an optical system, more corrective movement is allowed and there is no degradation of image quality. The 12.0 effective Megapixel PowerShot G9 IS camera comes with a 32MB MMCplus memory card, NB-2LH rechargeable lithium-ion battery, Battery charger, Neck strap, USB cable, A/V cable, CD-ROM featuring Canon Digital Camera Solution and 273 page camera manual (printed).

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