Front view of PowerShot G3 The Powershot Gx is a series of digital cameras released by Canon. Their main distinction from other cameras in Canon's PowerShot brand (such as the A series) is an increase in SLR capabilities, such as a hot shoe for an external Canon EX flashgun and manual focus and exposure cababilities.
There have been five releases in this series:
Main Specifications
Common amongst the cameras are: - custom white balance
- built in flash
- hot-shoe for flash
- USB connectivity
- a Compact Flash card slot
- additional wide and teleconvertor lenses available
Why no PowerShot G4? Canon, based in Japan, omitted the number 4 from the range due to cultural superstition. - "The word "four" is read as "si" in Chinese Mandarin and "shi" in Japanese, a close homonym for the word for death in both languages and in the Cantonese dialect spoken in Hong Kong." [1] (http://www.hardware-one.com/forum/read_msg.php?tid=214&forumid=seriousth)
Amateur Photographer also supported this: - "the truth behind the leap from 3 to 5 is one based on cultural superstition — in Japan, the number 4 is considered unlucky. This is because the pronunciation of 4 — “shi” — is the same pronunciation as death. This is the reason why the EOS range jumps from the EOS 3 to EOS 5, and why the latest IXUS digital compacts bucks the trend of the IXUS v2 and IXUS v3 models by becoming the IXUS 400. Indeed, to find a Canon camera with a model number 4 you have to look back as far as the 1950s to the Canon IV." [2] (http://www.photographyblog.com/index.php/weblog/comments/unusual_product_names_1/)
PowerShot G5 The G3 and the G5 were for a short time available simultaneously, although the older model was later discontinued. The camera also employs color filters that allow for noise reduction and better color saturation.
The lens also allows for a wide range of apertures including a macro focusing mode — maximum aperture of f/2.0.
The camera also employs Canon’s proprietary EOS shooting modes. These modes allow the photographer to select different exposure settings for different environments. This camera also uses a DIGIC Image Processor unit which allows the camera to process and shoot pictures at a faster speed — up to 3 frames per second. DIGIC improves the camera’s focus speed, exposure settings, and white balance.
Finally, the G5 also comes with a built-in flash with both manual and auto modes. The flash also has red-eye reduction and slow sync.
PowerShot G6 The 467g (16.5 oz) SLR-like camera utilizes a 1/1.8" CCD sensor that can capture up to 7.1 Megapixels at a time.
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