Canon PowerShot G7 Digital Camera Review

Canon PowerShot G7

Digital Camera Review

2.3 The Canon PowerShot G7 was introduced at the prestigious Photokina camera show in Germany in the fall of 2006 with a lofty price tag of $599. Canon’s G-series fell out of vogue for a year or two when no new models were released, but was revitalized with the release of the high-end G7. The camera is the flagship of the entire PowerShot series with 10 megapixels, 6x optical zoom, image stabilization, and manual and automatic controls. The G7 has more resolution than its predecessors and adds a static LCD monitor, flatter retro design, and JPEG-only shooting. The Canon PowerShot G7 can now be found under $499.
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Specs Table
Canon PowerShot G7 Specs
Type Compact  
Price 0.00  
Length 4.19  
Width 1.67  
Height 2.83  
Weight 11.30  
Pixels 10.40 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 10.00  
Sensor Type 1/1.8 inch CCD  
Image Size 3648 x 2736  
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 16:9  
Color Filter System Primary Color Filter  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter Yes  
Image Format JPEG (stills), AVI Motion JPEG (video), WAVE (audio)  
Compression JPEG (stills), AVI Motion JPEG (video), WAVE (audio)  
Lens 6x optical zoom  
Lens Mount no  
Compatible Lenses n/a  
Viewfinder real-image optical zoom viewfinder  
Diopter Adjustment no  
LCD 2.5 inch color TFT LCD  
Auto Focus Type TTL AF  
Detecting Range Normal: 1.6 ft. - infinity; Macro Wide: 0.39 in. - 1.6 ft.  
Metering Modes evaluative, center-weighted, spot  
Shutter Speed 15.00  
Self Timer 2 or 10 sec, custom  
Modes Auto, Aperture priority, Time priority, Custom 1, Custom 2, Special Scene  
Speed Yes  
Burst Yes  
Automatic Modes Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Night scene, Sports, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids and Pets, Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap, Stitch Assist, Movie  
Exposure Compensation +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3 steps  
Built in Flash Auto, Auto w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Auto with Slow Synchro, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On w/ Slow Synchro, Flash Off  
Flash Range Standard Wide: 1.6- 13 ft.; Standard Tele: 1.6 - 8.2 ft.; Close-up Wide, Tele:. 1 - 1.6 ft.  
Sync Contact Hot shoe  
Flash Exposure Compensation +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3 steps  
Resolution 3648 x 2736  
Settings Normal, Fine, SuperFine  
ISO Sensitivity auto, high ISO auto, manual: 80-1600  
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom  
Playback Options single, 9-image index, magnify (2x-10x), jump, auto rotate, rotate, resume playback, my category, historgram, sound memo, slideshow  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output Yes  
Software Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM  
Battery Power Source Rechargeable Lithium-ion NB-2LH battery; AC adapter  
Zoom Wide 35  
Zoom Tele 210  
Intro Date 2006-09-14  
fstop Max 2.80  
fstop Min 4.80  
Zoom Digi 4.00  
Movie Mode 1024 x 768 at 15fps, 640 x 480 at 15 and 30fps, 160 x 120 at 15fps  
Storage Type SD, SDHC, MMC  
LCD Pixels 207000  
Resolution Maximum 3648 x 2736  
Resolution Minimum 640 x 480  
External Flash 0  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 10.65   2.75 
Resolution 8.09   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 1.99  
Noise Manual ISO 5.06  
Model Design Appearance 8.00   1.25 
Low Light 7.98   2.25 
Size Portability 6.50   1.1 
Handling 6.75   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 8.25   0.85 
Front 8.25   0.6 
Back 8.50   0.6 
Left 7.50   0.5 
Right 7.50   0.5 
Top 8.75   0.6 
Menu 7.25   0.95 
Bottom 8.00   0.5 
Auto Mode 8.75   1.5 
Auto Focus 8.25   1.5 
Focus 4.00   1.25 
ISO 8.00   1.25 
White Balance 8.00   1.25 
Exposure 7.75   0.5 
Metering 7.75   1.1 
Shutter Speed 7.50   0.9 
Aperture 6.75   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 7.50   0.75 
Drive Mode 6.25  
Picture Qualit Options 7.50   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 8.50   0.5 
Playback Mode 7.75   0.9 
Movie Mode 7.25  
Viewfinder 4.00   0.8 
LCD Screen 7.00   1.25 
Flash 7.75   1.25 
Zoom Lens 7.75   1.5 
Memory 3.00   0.5 
Startup 1st Shot 8.10   1.75 
Shot Shot 9.50   1.75 
Shutter Shot 9.00   1.75 
Software 6.75   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 5.00   0.4 
Direct Print 7.00   0.65 
Ease of Use 6.75   0.95 
Battery 4.50   0.75 
Other Features 6.50   0.55 
Value 6.25   1.85 
Dynamic Range 4.94   2.5 
Video Performance 5.50   1.75 
Processing Speed 8.20   1.75 
White Balance Performance 9.20   1.8 
Total (weighted)   433.48

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