Canon PowerShot G5 Service Manual - Page 5
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1 Development Background 1-1 Development Objectives The PowerShot G series was developed for providing virtually the same performance as a single-lens reflex camera in a compact camera, and it has received resounding support from artistically-oriented advanced amateurs looking for picture quality and functionality. The PowerShot G3, which went on sale in the fall of 2002, was a product designed as the flagship model of the PowerShot series by incorporating enhancements in picture quality and functionality such as a 4x zoom lens, Digital Imaging Processor (DIGIC), and second-curtain synchronization. Furthermore, we plan to introduce a new 5-megapixel CCD into this product design for launching a new PowerShot G5 model with higher image quality in the PowerShot G series in the summer of 2003. 1-2 Product Concept As the top model in the PowerShot G3 series, the PowerShot G5 aims to be top class in all major aspects of camera performance - picture quality, functions, and appearance. The PowerShot G5 will carry the functions and design of the PowerShot G3, but will sport a black body and replace the CCD with one having approximately five million effective pixels in the camera unit. 1-1