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Canon PowerShot G6

Canon PowerShot G6Canon PowerShot G6 Review,Phil Askey, December 2004

Review based on a production PowerShot G6, Firmware v1.00Successor to the popular PowerShot G5 the new PowerShot G6 was announced on 19th August 2004. At the beginning of the year it became clear that Canon wouldnt be jumping on the six megapixel 1/1.8" CCD bandwagon, instead they were holding off for the higher resolution seven megapixel sensor and chose to introduce both the G6 and S70 with this CCD in August. The increase in output pixel count from the G5 to the G6 is quite a bit more (2.0 million pixels) than from the G3 to the G5 (1.2 million pixels) and so its likely that the G6 will be of considerable interest to G5 owners and also those G3 owners who chose not to upgrade to the G5.Although the G6 looks quite a bit different to the G5 (its 16 mm narrower) it has the same lens (although apparently with improved coatings to cut down CA) a similar control layout and feature set.The PowerShot G6 becomes one of the first prosumer digital cameras to utilize the new 1/1.8" seven megapixel CCD. Just to add a little confusion to the mix Canon isnt particularly logical with its naming conventions; PowerShot S60 (5 megapixel), PowerShot S70 (7 megapixel), PowerShot G5 (5 megapixel), PowerShot G6 (7 megapixel).Canon PowerShot G6 vs. PowerShot G5 (differences)

Canon PowerShot G6

Canon PowerShot G5Body colorEffective pixelsImage sizesMovie clipsContinuous(Large/Fine, LCD Off)LCD monitorStatus panelBatteryChargerMenu languagesDimensionsWeight (incl.)Other new featuresClaimed improvements(compared to G5)

Silver	Black
7.1 million	5.0 million
• 3072 x 2304• 2592 x 1944• 2048 x x1546• 1600 x 1200• 640 x 480	• 2592 x 1944• 1600 x 1200• 1024 x 768• 640 x 480
• 640 x 480 (max 30 sec)• 320 x 240 (max 3 mins)• 160 x 120 (max 3 mins)	• 320 x 240 (max 3 mins)• 160 x 120 (max 3 mins)
• High: 2.0 fps, max 14• Std: 1.2 fps, max 23	• High: 2.0 fps, max 11 • Std: 1.5 fps, max 11
• 2.0" 118,00 pixel• Tilt, twist and swivel	• 1.8" 118,000 pixel• Tilt, twist and swivel
• Right side of camera • Illuminated	• Left side of camera
Canon BP-511A (1390 mAh)	Canon BP-511 (1100 mAh)
External charger	In-camera incl. AC adapter
14 languages	12 languages
105 x 73 x 73 mm(4.1 x 2.9 x 2.9 in)	121 x 74 x 70 mm(4.8 x 2.9 x 2.8 in)
467 g (1.0 lb)	481 g (1.1 lb)
• Safety shift• Flash adjust (Auto / Manual) • Reverse display• RAW+JPEG size selection

Five $700 seven megapixel digital cameras This review was produced as part of a group test of five seven megapixel digital cameras, all of which offer similar features and all of which cost (at the time of posting these reviews; 2nd Dec 2004) around $700. The Compared to... section of this review is shared with the other reviews. The five reviews (in alphabetical order):Canon PowerShot G6Casio EXILIM EX-P700Olympus C-7000 / C-70 ZoomPentax Optio 750ZSony Cyber-shot DSC-V3

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