Know your gear
Pro-level performance in the body of a point-and-shoot camera
The PowerShot G1 is equipped with a 7 (Wide Angle) - 21mm (Telephoto) 3X zoom lens (35mm film equivalent: 34 - 102mm) that is suited for a wide range of picture-taking, from landscape to snapshots. The maximum aperture is F2.0 (Wide Angle) - F2.5 (Telephoto). The iris-type aperture can give excellent background blur for portraits.