PowerShot G9 X Mark II Compact Camera

Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II

An ultra-slim, connected smartphone companion that delivers easy creativity, superb images and as much or little control as you want.

Pocketable performance – premium results

Effortlessly capture and share professional-style stills and movies using this retro, ultra-slim and connected camera that’s the perfect smartphone companion. Powerful technologies ensure DSLR-like creativity with the level of control you want.

Truly pocketable power

You can create beautifully crisp stills and steady movies in any situation with this ultra-slim expert camera that puts fast, powerful performance in the palm of your hand

Simple control

Create with as much or as little control as you like. You can let the camera do the work or use a range of expert features to take your photography to new artistic levels

As good in movies as stills

Easily shoot and share superb, rock steady Full HD movies even when running and express yourself in unlimited ways with full creative control

Manufacturer Part Number
1717C012
Full Product Specifications

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Image Sensor

Type

1.0 type back-illuminated CMOS

Effective Pixels

Approx. 20.1M (Aspect ratio 3:2) 1

Effective / Total Pixels

Approx. 20.9M

Image Processor

Type

DIGIC 7

Lens

Focal Length

10.2 – 30.6 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28 – 84 mm)

Zoom

Optical 3x

ZoomPlus 6x

Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter approx. 1.6x or 2.0x 2)

Combined approx. 12x

Maximum f/number

f/2.0 - f/4.9

Construction

8 elements in 6 groups (2 double sided aspherical UA lens, 1 single sided aspherical lens)

Image Stabilisation

Yes (lens shift-type), approx. 3.5-stop 3.
Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic IS & Auto Level

Focusing

Type

TTL

AF System/ Points

AiAF (31-point, Face Detection or Touch AF with Object and Face Select and Track), 1-point AF (any position is available within approx. 90% of the frame or fixed centre)

AF Modes

Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE 4, Touch AF

AF Point Selection

Size (Normal, Small)

AF Lock

Yes, via customisable Movie Record Button

AF Assist Beam

Yes

Manual Focus

Yes, plus MF Peaking

Focus Bracketing

Yes

Closest Focusing Distance

5 cm (Wide) from front of lens

35 cm (Tele) from front of lens

Exposure Control

Metering modes

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

AE Lock

Yes, AEL function available as touch button on-screen. Also available via customisable Movie Record Button

Exposure Compensation

+/- 3 EV in 1/3 stop increments

Auto Lighting Optimizer

ND Filter (3-stop) On / Auto / Off 5

AEB

+/ - 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments

ISO Sensitivity

125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800 6

AUTO ISO: 125 - 12800 (possible to set Max. ISO speed and rate of change)

Shutter

Speed

1 – 1/2000 s (Auto Mode)

1/8 - 1/2000 s (Movie Mode)

BULB, 30 – 1/2000 s (total range – varies by shooting mode) 7

White Balance

Type

TTL

Settings

Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Color temp (Kelvin)

White Balance Compensation

Colour adjustment in Star mode

LCD Monitor

Monitor Panel

7.5 cm (3.0”) Touchscreen LCD (TFT). 3:2 aspect ratio. Approx. 1,040,000 dots. Electrostatic capacitance type. Reinforced glass cover panel.

Coverage

Approx. 100%

Brightness

Adjustable to one of five levels.

Quick-bright LCD available via holding INFO Button

Night Display Mode available

Flash

Modes

Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro

Slow Sync Speed

Yes. Fastest speed 1/2000 s

Red-Eye Reduction

Yes

Flash Exposure Compensation

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

Flash Exposure Lock

Yes, available via AEL touch button on-screen. Also available via Movie Record Button when customised to AEL function

Manual Power Adjustment

3 levels with internal flash

Second Curtain Synchronisation

Yes

Built-in Flash Range

50 cm – 6.0 m (W) / 50 cm – 2.4 m (T)

External Flash

Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

Shooting

Modes

Smart Auto (58 scenes detected), Hybrid Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, SCN (Portrait, Panning, Star (Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Portrait, Star Time-Lapse Movie), Handheld Night Scene, Grainy B/W, Background Defocus, Soft Focus, Fish-eye Effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, High Dynamic Range, Fireworks), Movie (Standard, Short Clip, Manual, Time-lapse movie, iFrame movie)

Photo Effects

Picture Styles (Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined x3 (Sharpness (Strength, Fineness, Threshold), Contrast, Color Saturation, Color Tone, Filtering Effect, Toning))

Drive modes

Single, Auto Drive, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer

Continuous Shooting

Approx. 8.2 shots/s for up to 21 frames in RAW
8.1 shots/s for up to 38 frames in JPEG

With AF: Approx. 5.3 shots/s for up to 102 frames in JPEG

Low-speed Continuous Shooting Mode available at approx. 4 shots/s until memory card becomes full in JPEG and for up to 27 frames in RAW

8,9

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

Image Size

3:2 - (RAW, L) 5472 x 3648, (M) 3648 x 2432, (S1) 2736 x 1824, (S2) 2400 x 1600

4:3 - (RAW, L) 4864 x 3648, (M) 3248 x 2432, (S1) 2432 x 1824, (S2) 2112 x 1600

16:9 - (RAW, L) 5472 x 3072, (M) 3648 x 2048, (S1) 2736 x 1536, (S2) 2400 x 1344

1:1 - (RAW, L) 3648 x 3648, (M) 2432 x 2432, (S1) 1824 x 1824, (S2) 1600 x 1600

In-camera RAW processing & Resize available

Compression

RAW, Fine, Normal

Movies

(Full HD) 1920 x 1080, 59.94 / 50 / 29.97 / 25 / 23.98 fps

(HD) 1280 x 720, 29.97 / 25 fps

(L) 640 x 480, 29.97 / 25 fps

Movie Length

(Full HD & HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min 59 s 10

(L) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour 11

File Type

Still Image Type

JPEG compression (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF ver. 1.1 compliant), RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), RAW+JPEG

Movies

MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo)]

iFrame

Other Features

GPS

GPS via Mobile (linked to a compatible smartphone)

Red-Eye Reduction

Yes, during shooting and playback

My Camera / My Menu

My Menu customisation available

Intelligent Orientation Sensor

Yes

Histogram

Yes, live histogram

Playback zoom

Yes

Self Timer

Approx. 2, 10 s or Custom

Menu Languages

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

Interface

Computer

Hi-Speed USB dedicated connector (Micro-B compatible)

Other

HDMI Micro (Type-D) Connector

Computer/Other

Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only), with Dynamic NFC support 12

Bluetooth® (Specification version 4.1, Bluetooth low energy technology) 13, 14

Memory Card

Type

SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS Speed Class 1 compatible)

Supported Operating System

PC & Macintosh

Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1 15

Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11 / 10.12

For Wi-Fi connection to a PC:

Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1

Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10

For Image Transfer Utility:

Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1

Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11 / 10.12

Software

Other

CameraWindow DC
Map Utility
Image Transfer Utility

Camera Connect app available on iOS and Android devices

Image Manipulation

Digital Photo Professional for RAW development

Power Source

Batteries

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-13L (battery and charger supplied)

Battery life

Approx. 235 shots
Eco mode approx. 355 shots
Approx. 300 min playback

A/C Power Supply

Charging via USB available with Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E 16 or other typical USB charging methods

Accessories

Cases / Straps

Soft Case DCC-1890
PowerShot Accessory Organizer

Flash

Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E
Battery Charger CB-2LHE
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-13L

Other

Interface cable IFC-600PCU

Physical Features

Operating Environment

0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity

Dimensions (W x D x H)

98.0 x 57.9 x 31.3 mm

Weight

Approx. 206 g (including battery and memory card)