Canon’s New PowerShot G5

Canon just announced its new five megapixel PowerShot G5 digital camera. This combination of high resolution, speed, portability and creative control presents photographers and photo enthusiasts with a full-featured tool for greater creative control.

The PowerShot G5 digital camera features a 1/1.8" five megapixel CCD sensor that captures 2592 x 1944 pixel images and the DIGIC processor increases image-processing speeds compared to general purpose CPUs found in other comparable digital cameras.

The 4x all-glass optical zoom lens provides a 35mm equivalent range of 35 –140mm, a fast maximum aperture of f/2.0-3.0 and macro focusing down to 2 inches. The additional 4x digital zoom extends the camera's telephoto capabilities to provide photographers with 16x zoom functionality.

Features include:

• 5.0 Megapixel CCD
• 12 EOS System-based shooting modes for customizing the camera to each individual users' shooting style;
• A Wide-Area FlexiZone AF/AE system which allow users to focus on off-center subjects without repositioning the camera;
• Three metering systems, including Spot Metering; and up to 10X Zoom Playback;
• An Intelligent Orientation Sensor that automatically rotates images for proper viewing during playback; and
• Flexible 270 Swivel LCD,Vari-Angle monitor together with an ergonomic hand grip and an EOS-style control layout for easier handling.

And, like other PowerShot series cameras, the PowerShot G5 camera also has a Direct Connect print function that allows printing without a computer via Canon's line of dye-sublimation and Bubble Jet printers for fast, high-quality photos.

The PowerShot G5 also includes a 3-mode built-in flash with red-eye reduction, first or second curtain sync, ZoomBrowser EX (Win) and ImageBrowser (Mac) software. $899. www.usa.canon.com