Changes: G7

Latest revision as of 10:16, 13 March 2010

PowerShot G7

The Canon PowerShot G7 is a 10.0 megapixel digital camera.

CHDK is available for the Powershot G7 with firmware versions 1.00E, 1.00G, 1.00I and 1.00J from the Download page

20060914 loRes g7-front — Powershot G7 Front

Canon-powershot-G7-Back — Powershot G7 Back

Reviews and Specifications

Technical Data

OS:	VxWorks
Image processor:	Digic III
Release date:	September 2006
Sensor CCD size:	10 MP 1/1.8"
Lens (35mm equiv) zoom	35-210, 6x
LCD size	2.5" fixed
Card	SD / SDHC / MMC
Size (mm)	106 x 72 x 43
Weight (body)	380 g

Although the G7 has a DigiC III image processor it uses the Digic II properties (e.g in scripts) !

Full keyname list for G7 from source code (for scripting, G7 have some special keys):

KEY_UP,           "up"         
KEY_DOWN,         "down"       
KEY_LEFT,         "left"       
KEY_RIGHT,        "right"      
KEY_SET,          "set"        
KEY_SHOOT_HALF,   "shoot_half" 
KEY_SHOOT_FULL,   "shoot_full" 
KEY_ZOOM_IN,      "zoom_in"    
KEY_ZOOM_OUT,     "zoom_out"   
KEY_MENU,         "menu"       
KEY_DISPLAY,      "display"    
KEY_PRINT,        "print"      
KEY_ERASE,        "erase"      
KEY_ISO,          "iso"        
KEY_FLASH,        "flash"      
KEY_MF,           "mf"         
KEY_MACRO,        "macro"      
KEY_VIDEO,        "video"      
KEY_TIMER,        "timer"      
KEY_EXPO_CORR,    "expo_corr"  
KEY_MICROPHONE,   "fe"         
0xFF,             "remote"     
0xFFFF,           "no_key"

For Developers

Firmware dumps

Download location for firmware dumps:
→ P&S firmware dumps mirror

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 == Technical Data ==
-<table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5>
+<table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5><tr><td>OS:</td><td>'''VxWorks'''
-<tr><td>OS:</td><td>'''VxWorks'''</td></tr>
+</td></tr>
-<tr><td>Image processor:</td><td>'''Digic III'''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>Image processor:</td><td>'''Digic III'''
+</td></tr>
 <tr><td>Release date:</td><td>September 2006</td></tr>
 <tr><td>Sensor CCD size:</td><td>10 MP 1/1.8"</td></tr>
 <tr><td>Lens (35mm equiv) zoom</td><td>35-210, 6x</td></tr>
 <tr><td>LCD size</td><td>2.5" fixed</td></tr>
 <tr><td>Card</td><td>SD / '''SDHC''' / MMC</td></tr>
 <tr><td>Size (mm)</td><td>106 x 72 x 43</td></tr>
 <tr><td>Weight (body)</td><td>380 g</td></tr>
 </table>