Alternative Image
Canon Powershot G12 Digital CameraAlternative Image 1Alternative Image 2
Need more information? Got a question?
Question Form
Submit

Canon Powershot G12 Digital Camera

Code: 4342B010AA

NOW £399.99
Quantity
ADD TO BASKET

IN STOCK

The Canon PowerShot G12 has the HS system which gives the user a powerful combination of a high sensitivity sensor and a DIGIC 4 processor, the higher ISO reduces the need for flash it also helps reduce blur when the subject is in motion. The 5x zoom lens covers a fantastic 28-140mm zoom range (35mm equivalent) this gives the user great flexibility and clarity. The optical image stabiliser corrects camera shake up to four stops and the hybrid IS gives superior sharp results even when shooting in Macro. The camera boasts a 2.8 inch LCD screen with superb colour rendition and contrast, the pivot allows the photographer to move the screen through 180 degrees forwards and 90 degrees backwards giving flexibility, this feature is ideal for capturing perfect images even at awkward angles. The G12 has a full manual mode which allows shooting in RAW giving full post-shot editing. As well as proving the photographer with beautiful high performance stills the Canon PowerShot G12 also records video in 720p HD with stereo sound.

  • HS System
  • High-sensitivity 10 MP CCD
  • 28mm wide, 5x zoom lens, Hybrid IS
  • 7.0 cm (2.8") vari-angle LCD, Electronic Level, OVF
  • Front Dial, Full Manual & RAW
  • HD movies, HDMI
  • High Dynamic Range mode
  • Smart Auto
  • Multi-Aspect Shooting
  • Extensive accessory system

IMAGE SENSOR

Type

 

1/1.7 type CCD

Effective Pixels

Approx. 10.0M

 

Colour Filter Type

Primary Colour

 

IMAGE PROCESSOR

Type

DIGIC 4 with iSAPS technology

 

LENS

Focal Length

6.1 - 30.5 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28 - 140 mm)

 

Zoom

Optical 5x. Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter Approx. 1.4x or 2.3x and Safety Zoom¹)². Combined Approx. 20x

 

Maximum F/number

f/2.8-f/4.5

 

 

Construction

11 elements in 9 groups (1 double-sided aspherical element)

 

 

Image Stabilisation

Yes (lens shift-type), 4-stop, Hybrid IS

 

 

FOCUSING

Type

 

TTL

AF System/ Points

 

AiAF (Face Detection / 9-point), 1-point AF (Any position is available, fixed centre or Face Select and Track)

AF Modes

 

Single, Continuous (only available in Auto mode), Servo AF/AE[10], Tracking AF

AF Point Selection

 

Manual selection using FlexiZone AF/AE, Size (Normal, Small)

AF Lock

 

On/Off Selectable

AF Assist Beam

 

Yes

Manual Focus

 

Yes

Focus Bracketing

 

Yes

Closest Focusing Distance

 

1 cm (W) from front of lens in macro

EXPOSURE CONTROL

Metering modes

 

Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to Face Detection AF or FlexiZone AF frame)

AE Lock

 

Yes

Exposure Compensation

 

+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments

Enhanced i-Contrast for automatic dynamic range correction

ND Filter (3 stop)

AEB

 

1/3 - 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments

ISO sensitivity

 

AUTO, 80, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200

SHUTTER

Speed

 

 

1 - 1/4000 sec. (factory default)

15 - 1/4000 sec. (total range – varies by shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE

Type

TTL

Settings

Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom1, Custom2.

White Balance Correction

 

VIEWFINDER

Viewfinder

 

Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder

Dioptre Correction

 

Yes

LCD MONITOR

Monitor

 

Vari-angle 7.0 cm (2.8”) PureColor II VA (TFT), Approx. 461,000 dots

Coverage

Approx. 100%

 

Brightness

 

Adjustable to one of five levels. Quick-bright LCD

FLASH

Modes

 

Auto, Manual Flash On / Off

Slow Sync Speed

 

Yes. Fastest speed 1/2000 sec.

Red-Eye Reduction

 

Yes

Flash Exposure Compensation

 

+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE. Safety FE.

Flash Exposure Lock

 

Yes

Manual Power Adjustment

 

3 levels with internal flash (up to 19 levels with external EX Speedlites 270EX and 430EX II. 22 levels with 580EX II¹)

Second Curtain Synchronisation

 

Yes

Built-in Flash Range

 

50 cm - 7.0 m (W) / 4.0 m (T)

External Flash

 

E-TTL with EX series Speedlites¹, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX, Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1

SHOOTING

Modes

 

Auto*, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom (2 modes), Low Light (2.5MP), Quick Shot, SCN (Portrait, Landscape, Kids & Pets, Sports, Smart Shutter(Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer), Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Color Accent, Color Swap, High Dynamic Range, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Nostalgic, Stitch Assist), Movie with Scene Detection Technology and Motion Detection Technology

 

Photo Effects

 

My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color)

 

Drive modes

Single, Continuous, Self-Timer

 

Continuous Shooting

 

Approx. 2.0 shots/sec.¹, AF: Approx. 0.7 shots/sec.¹, LV: Approx. 0.8 shots/sec. (until memory card becomes full)

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

Image Size

 

4:3 - (L & RAW) 3648 x 2736, (M1) 2816 x 2112, (M2) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480, Resize in playback (M2, S, 320 x 240)

16:9 - (L) 3648 x 2048, (M1) 2816 x 1584, (M2) 1920 x 1080, (S) 640 x 360

3:2 - (L)3648 x 2432, (M1) 2816 x 1880, (M2) 1600 x 1064, (S) 640 x 424

1:1 - (L) 2736 x 2736, (M1) 2112 x 2112, (M2) 1200 x 1200, (S) 480 x 480

4:5 - (L) 2192 x 2736, (M1) 1696 x 2112, (M2) 960 x 1200, (S) 384 x 480

 

Compression

 

Fine, Normal

Movies

 

(HD) 1280 x 720, 24 fps, (L) 640 x 480, 30 fps, (M) 320 x 240, 30 fps

Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5 fps

 

Movie Length

 

Up to 4 GB or 29 min. 59 sec. (HD)

Up to 4 GB or 1 hour (L, M)

FILE TYPES

Still Image Type

 

JPEG compression, (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, RAW, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

 

Movies

MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (stereo)]

 

DIRECT PRINT

Canon Printers

Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only)

 

PictBridge

Yes

 

OTHER FEATURES

Red-Eye Correction

 

Yes, during shooting and playback

My Camera / My Menu

 

Start-up image and camera sounds customisation. Menu customisation

My Category

 

Image tagging feature

Intelligent Orientation Sensor

 

Yes

Histogram

 

Yes, live histogram

Playback Zoom

 

Approx. 2x - 10x

Self Timer

 

Custom

Menu Languages

 

English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian, Farsi

INTERFACE

Computer

 

Hi-Speed USB (MTP, PTP) dedicated connector (Mini-B compatible)

Other

 

HDMI Mini Connector (HDMI-CEC compatible) A/V output (PAL/NTSC)

MEMORY CARD

Type

SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus, HCMMCplus

 

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

PC & MAC

Windows 7/ Vista SP1-2/ XP SP3

Mac OS X v10.4 - 10.6

 

SOFTWARE

Browsing & Printing

 

ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser

Other

PhotoStitch

 

Image Manipulation

Digital Photo Professional for RAW development

 

POWER SOURCE

Batteries

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-7L (NB-7L battery and charger supplied)

 

Battery life

Approx. 370 shots

Approx. 420 min. playback

 

A/C Power Supply

 

Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC50

ACCESSORIES

Cases / Straps

Soft Case DCC-660, SC-DC65A, DCC-1600

 

Waterproof / Weatherproof Case

 

Waterproof Case (40m) WP-DC34, Waterproof Case Weight WW-DC1

Lenses

 

Tele-converter 1.4x TC-DC58D

Lens Adapter LA-DC58K

Filter Adapter FA-DC58B (Compatible with Canon 58mm Filters: Circular Polarizing PL-C B, Neutral Density Filter ND4X-L & ND8X-L, Protect, UV, Softmat No.1 & 2)

 

Flash

Canon Speedlites (including 220EX, 270EX, 430EX II, 580EX II [4]), Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3, Bracket BKT-DC1, Speedlite Bracket SB-E2,

High Power Flash HF-DC1

Remote Controller/ Switch

Remote Switch RS-60E3

 

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC50, Battery Charger CB-2LZE

 

 

Other

Ring Accessory Kit RAK-DC2

Canon HDMI Cable HTC-100

 

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Operating Environment

0 - 40°C, 10 - 90% humidity

 

Dimensions (WxHxD)

112.1 x 76.2 x 48.3 mm

 

Weight

Approx. 401 g (including battery/batteries and memory card)