| Feature |
Canon PowerShot G3 |
Canon PowerShot
G2 |
Canon PowerShot
G1 |
| Body Improvements/ Differences |
More angular handgrip for better finger-traction, Silver-colored metal body panels. Body is more rectangular, boxy-looking. |
Enlarged Handgrip,
Champagne metal cover. |
Standard grip,
gray metal cover. |
| Maximum Resolution (eff) |
3.87MP |
3.87MP |
3.14MP |
| Resolution Settings |
2272 x 1704,
1600 x 1200,
1024 x 768
640 x 480 |
2272 x 1704,
1600 x 1200,
1024 x 768
640 x 480 |
2048 x 1536,
1024 x 768
640 x 480 |
| Lens |
4x
35-140mm equiv.
F/2.0-3.0 |
3x
32-104mm equiv.
F/2.0-2.8 |
3x
32-104mm equiv.
F/2.0-2.8 |
| Minimum focusing distance |
1.5 inches. |
2.4 inches. |
2.4 inches. |
| Slow shutter speed range |
15 sec. |
15 sec. |
8 sec. |
| High shutter speed and aperture combinations |
1/1250 - all apertures
1/2000 - f/4.0 and higher. |
1/640 - f/2.8~f/ 3.5 to f/8
1/800 - f/3.5~f/ 5.0 to f/8
1/1000 - f/8 only. |
1/640 ~ 1/1000 sec. —
f/8 only. |
| Neutral Density Filter |
3-stop cut (equivalent to ND 0.9), set via record menu. |
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| Flash Operation |
Internal: Total of 9 modes, counting all combinations of on/off/auto and redeye plus slow sync options.Supports EX-mode Speedlites, Ringlight, Macro Twin Flash, and Remote Transmitter |
Internal: 5 modes
Supports EX-mode Speedlites and Ringlight. |
Internal: 5 modes
Supports EX-mode Speedlites only. |
| Signal processing bit depth |
12 bits/channel, through all image processing operations. |
10 bits/channel. |
10 bits/channel. |
| Battery Life |
Excellent: roughly a 15% improvement in worst-case battery life over the G2. |
400 images/LCD On
1000 images/ LCD Off
300 minutes/ Playback. |
260 images/LCD On
800 images/LCD Off
160 minutes/ Playback. |
| Focusing Points |
"Infinite"- FlexiZone AF/AE allows positioning of the AF/AE area anywhere within about 60% of the frame area |
3 |
1 |
| Manual Focus |
Focusing area magnified on LCD monitor, numerical distance values displayed. |
Focusing area magnified on LCD monitor, numerical distance values displayed. |
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| Autofocus Bracketing |
Focus bracketing option under the FUNC button snaps three shots with minor tweaks in focus setting between them. |
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| Metering Modes |
Evaluative, Center-Weighted, Center Spot, Off-Center Spot.
G3 Incorporates Canon iSAPS scene-analysis technology for more accurate exposures under tricky lighting. |
Evaluative, Center- Weighted, Center Spot, Off-Center Spot. |
Center-Weighted, Center Spot. |
| Manual exposure mode improvements |
Metering display when shutter button is pressed halfway; LCD monitor remains bright even when underexposure is set. |
Metering display when shutter button is pressed halfway; LCD monitor remains bright even when underexposure is set. |
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| Intervalometer Option |
Shoot 2-100 shots, at intervals of 1 to 60 minutes. |
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| White Balance Modes |
8, including two separate Custom settings for manual adjustment to standard white card. |
6, including new Fluorescent H for daylight fluorescents. |
5
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| Color Effects Mode |
Yes(Now expanded to allow application of color effects (including B/W shooting) in any exposures mode. |
Yes
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No
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| Startup time, shutter lag, etc. |
Much faster
(4.2 seconds startup, 0.94 second full AF lag). |
Faster
(7.2 seconds startup, 1.3 second full AF lag). |
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| Digital zoom function |
True zoom up to 14x combined digital and optical. |
True zoom up to 11x combined digital and optical. |
Digital teleconverter, either 2x or 4x for a maximum of 8x combined. |
| Direct Print mode |
Yes - Also with CP-100, S830D and S530D Bubble Jet printers. |
Yes, with CP-10. |
No |
| Control Changes |
Top controls mirror EOS layout more closely. Command wheel makes its first appearance in a PowerShot. Mode dial and power switch separated, made easier to operate. Tabbed sub-menus for FUNC button greatly improve efficiency of user interface. |
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| Position Sensor |
Position sensor automatically tags EXIF header for image rotation on portrait-format shots. |
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