Canon Large Aperture G15 Digital Camera

Introduction: 

Canon large aperture G15 was announced in September, 2012 to replace G12.  G15 has a rugged aluminium-body. It offers a 5x optical zoom, 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, and the Canon DIGIC 5 image processor. It has the following features:

• 5x Optical Zoom (28mm-140mm) and a bright f/1.8 (W) - f/2.8 (T) lens 
• 12.1 Megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor combined with Canon's powerful DIGIC 5 Image Processor creates the Canon HS SYSTEM for exceptional low-light performance up to ISO 12800, enhanced image quality, and ultra-fast operation.
• 1080p Full HD video in stereo sound with a dedicated movie button and convenient playback on an HDTV via the HDMI output.
• High Speed AF and High-Speed Burst HQ allows for continuous capture at a maximum of 10 frames
• Intelligent IS automatically chooses from six different modes to optimize image stabilization for the shooting condition.
•  12-bit multi aspect RAW+JPEG as found in Canon EOS DSLR cameras, for the ultimate creative control.
• A host of optional accessories including Speedlite flashes, underwater housing and a Tele-Converter Lens expands imaging possibilities.
• Bright 3.0-inch LCD with 922,000 dots  plus an Optical Viewfinder 

Canon G15 Large Aperture Digital Camera

Canon G15 Hands On

Canon G15 Sample Pictures

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Canon G15 Rating 

 To be added when available

Canon G15 Specifications 

Type
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 5x Optical, 4x Digital and 20x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer

Image Capture Device

Type
12.1 Megapixel, 1/1.7-inch CMOS
Total Pixels
Approx. 13.3 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
Approx. 12.1 Megapixels

Lens

Focal Length
6.1 (W) - 30.5 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28-140mm)
Digital Zoom
4.0x
Focusing Range
Normal: 2.0 in. (5cm) - infinity (W), 1.3 ft. (40cm) - infinity (T)

Normal with Tele-converter: 2.0 in. (5cm) - infinity (W), 2.5 ft. (75cm) - infinity (T)

Auto: 0.4 in. (1cm) - infinity (W), 1.3 ft. (40cm) - infinity (T)

Auto with Tele-converter: 2.5 ft. (75cm) - infinity (T)

Macro AF: 0.4 in. - 1.6 ft. (1-50cm) (W)
Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus, Manual Focus

Viewfinders

Optical Viewfinder
Real-image zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor
3.0-inch TFT Color LCD with wide viewing angle
LCD Pixels
Approx. 922,000 dots
LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture
f/1.8 (W), f/2.8 (T)
Shutter Speed
1-1/4000 sec.

15-1/4000 sec. (in Tv and M modes)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity
Auto, ISO 80/100/125/160/200/250/320/400/500/640/800/1250/ 1600/2000/2500/3200/4000/5000/6400/8000/10000/12800
Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**

* Facial brightness is evaluated in Face Detection AF

** Metering frame is fixed to the center
Exposure Control Method
Manual Exposure, Program Shift, Safety Shift, AE Lock
Exposure Compensation
Still Images: ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Videos: ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments (not available during shooting)

White Balance

White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom 1, Custom 2

* Camera automatically sets the optimal ISO speed according to shooting mode.

Flash

Built-in Flash
Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off

- Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect.
Flash Range
1.6 ft. - 23 ft. (W), 1.6 - 15 ft. (T) (50cm - 7.0m (W), (50cm - 4.5m (T))

Image brightness may diminish depending on the shooting distance.
Recycling Time
10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 7.4 V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes
C1, C2, M, Av, Tv, P, Auto, Movie Digest, SCN*¹, Creative Filters*², Movie*³

- Shooting movies is possible with the movie button

*¹ Portrait, Smooth Skin, Smart Shutter*⁴, High-Speed Burst HQ, Handheld NightScene, Underwater, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist

*² High Dynamic Range, Nostalgic, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Soft Focus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap

*³ Standard, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie

*⁴ Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer
Photo Effects
My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color*

*Adjustment of contrast sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue and skin tone are available
Self Timer
Approx. 10-sec. delay/approx. 2-sec. delay/custom*

*Delay time (0-15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.
Wireless Control
Not available
Continuous Shooting
1) Normal: Approx. 2.1 shots/sec. (in P mode)

Approx. 10 shots/sec.* (in High-Speed Burst HQ)

2) AF: Approx. 0.9 shots/sec. (in P mode)

Approx. 5.2 shots/sec.* (in High-Speed Burst HQ)

3) LV: Approx. 0.9 shots/sec. (in P mode)

- Under conditions where the flash does not fire automatically

- Differs depending on the zoom position.

*Maximum continuous capture is 10 frames.

Image Storage

Storage Media
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
File Format
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Image Recording Format
Superfine / Fine
JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif. 2.3 (JPEG)

Video: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (Stereo))
Number of Recording Pixels
Still Images:

1) 16:9 - Large: 4000 x 2248; Medium 1: 2816 x 1584; Medium 2: 1920 x 1080; Small: 640 x 360; RAW: 4000 x 2248

2) 3:2 - Large: 4000 x 2664; Medium 1: 2816 x 1880; Medium 2: 1600 x 1064; Small: 640 x 424; RAW: 4000 x 2664

3) 4:3 - Large: 4000 x 3000; Medium 1: 2816 x 2112; Medium 2: 1600 x 1200; Small: 640 x 480; Raw: 4000 x 3000

4) 1:1 - Large: 2992 x 2992; Medium 1: 2112 x 2112; Medium 2: 1200 x 1200; Small: 480 x 480; RAW: 2992 x 2992

5) 4:5 - Large: 2400 x 3000; Medium 1: 1696 x 2112; Medium 2: 960 x 1200; Small: 384 x 480; RAW: 2400 x 3000

Videos:

Full HD 1920 x 1080: 24 fps (23.976)

HD 1280 x 720: 30 fps (29.97)

iFrame Movie HD 1280 x 720: 30 fps (29.97)

Movie Digest HD 1280 x 720: 30 fps (29.97)

Miniature Effect HD 1280 x 720: 6 fps / 3 fps / 1.5 fps

Miniature Effect 640 x 480: 6 fps / 3 fps / 1.5 fps

Super Slow Motion Movie 640 x 480: 120 fps

Super Slow Motion Movie 320 x 240: 240 fps

640 x 480: 30 fps (29.97)

Number of Recordable Images

Image data

		16:9			3:2
		File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB	File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB
Large (L)	SF	4,507	1,729	6,980	5,134	1,515	6,118
	F	2,915	2,640	10,659	3,247	2,384	9,624
Medium 1(M1)	SF	2,630	2,923	11,801	2,914	2,640	10,659
	F	1,814	4,234	17,091	1,945	3,961	15,989
Medium 2(M2)	SF	1,095	6,822	27,537	899	8,187	33,044
	F	604	12,280	49,567	496	14,448	58,314
Small (S)	SF	188	35,089	141,622	221	30,703	123,919
	F	113	49,125	198,271	133	40,937	165,225
RAW	RAW	17,680	442	1,788	17,585	444	1,798
	RAW+JPEG	RAW+JPEG	NA	NA	RAW+JPEG	NA	NA

		4:3			1:1
		File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB	File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB
Large (L)	SF	5,661	1,379	5,568	4,224	1,832	7,397
	F	3,537	2,192	8,850	2,640	2,923	11,801
Medium 1(M1)	SF	3,173	2,431	9,814	2,365	3,274	13,217
	F	2,073	3,721	15,020	1,549	4,912	19,826
Medium 2(M2)	SF	1,002	7,442	30,040	760	9,824	39,653
	F	558	12,927	52,176	420	16,374	66,090
Small (S)	SF	249	27,291	110,150	188	35,089	141,622
	F	150	40,937	165,225	113	49,125	198,271
RAW	RAW	17,529	446	1,804	17,415	448	1,814
	RAW+JPEG	RAW+JPEG	NA	NA	RAW+JPEG	NA	NA

		4:5
		File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB
Large (L)	SF	3,396	2,273	9,178
	F	2,121	3,611	14,578
Medium 1(M1)	SF	1,898	4,026	16,251
	F	1,243	6,140	24,783
Medium 2(M2)	SF	608	12,280	49,567
	F	336	20,468	82,612
Small (S)	SF	150	40,937	165,225
	F	90	61,406	247,838
RAW	RAW	17,347	450	1,821
	RAW+JPEG	RAW+JPEG	NA	NA

Note: SF=Superfine F=Fine
*The approximate number of images recordable on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.

Time of Recordable Movies

Movie data

	iFrame Movie, Movie Digest Mode*1	Miniature Effect
	HD: 1280 x 720	HD: 1280 x 720			640 x 480
	30 fps*2	5x	10x	20x	5x	10x	20x
		6 fps*3	3 fps*3	1.5 fps*3	6 fps*3	3 fps*3	1.5 fps*3
Movie Size (KB/sec.)	4701	573	287	143	246	123	61
8 GB	27 min. 39 sec.	3 hrs. 35 min. 27 sec.	6 hrs. 49 min. 22 sec.	11 hrs. 22 min. 17 sec.	7 hrs. 34 min. 51 sec.	13 hrs. 38 min. 45 sec.	22 hrs. 44 min. 36 sec.
32 GB	1 hr. 51 min. 37 sec.	14 hrs. 29 min. 36 sec.	27 hrs. 32 min. 15 sec.	45 hrs. 53 min. 45 sec.	30 hrs. 35 min. 50 sec.	55 hrs. 04 min. 31 sec.	91 hrs. 47 min. 32 sec.

	Super Slow Motion Movie		Other
	640 x 480	320 x 240	Full HD: 1920 x 1080	HD: 1280 x 720	640 x 480
	120 fps*3	240 fps*3	24 fps*4	30 fps*2	30 fps*2
Movie size (KB/sec.)	4914	2457	4355	3054	1416
8 GB	26 min. 24 sec.	52 min. 28 sec.	29 min. 39 sec.	42 min. 11 sec.	1 hr. 28 min. 59 sec.
32 GB	1 hr. 46 min. 35 sec.	3 hrs. 31 min. 49 sec.	1 hr. 59 min. 43 sec.	2 hrs. 50 min. 19 sec.	5 hrs. 59 min. 10 sec.

*¹Movie Digest refers to the created movie.
*²Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
*³Playback frame rate is 30 fps*².
*⁴Actual frame rate is 23.976 fps.

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File
Stills & Videos:

Auto Rotate (Automatic vertical/horizontal detection), Index Continuous Display, Image Advance (Operation Tools, Transition Effects, Scroll Display), Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Smart Shuffle, Group Playback, Movie Digest, Slideshow (Playback Interval, Repeat, Effect, Playlist)

Still Images:

Single, Index, Magnification (2-10x), Switch to other images while zoomed, Information Display, Red-eye Correction, i-Contrast, Photobook Setup, Trimming, Resize, My Colors, Face ID info, Focus Check, Histogram, RGB Histogram, Location Information, Overexposure Warning

Videos:

Normal Playback*¹, Slow Motion, Skip Backward*², Previous Frame*³, Next Frame*³, Skip Forward*², Erase chapters, Editing

Using the software included with the camera (ImageBrowser EX), there are 8 levels (1/8x to 1x) of playback speed for Super Slow Motion Movies possible on a computer.

*¹ Audio settings available in 5 levels

*² Approximately 4 seconds

*³ Slow motion available

Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes
Select Image, Select Range, Select All Images

- The image data in the memory card stored with the Design rule for Camera File systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).

- Using the Movie editing function, sections of the movie can be deleted.

Interfaces

Video Out
NTSC/PAL (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)

Mini-HDMI connector
Audio Out
Stereo (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)
Other
SD memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY, PIXMA Photo Printers & PictBridge compatible printers
Power Source
Battery Pack NB-10L, Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80)
Shooting Capacity
Approx. 350 shots using LCD monitor

Approx. 770 shots when LCD monitor is off
Playback Time
Approx. 7 hours

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature
32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity
10-90%
Dimensions (W x H x D)
4.20 x 2.99 x 1.58 in. / 106.6 x 75.9 x 40.1mm
Weight
12.4 oz. / 352g (CIPA standard)

10.9 oz. / 310g (camera only)
30 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian, Farsi, Hindi, Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese).All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice.
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