G12

The Canon Powershot G12 was released in September of 2010 as successor of the G11.

CHDK is available for the Powershot G12 with firmware versions 1.00C, 1.00E, 1.00F and 1.00G from the Download page

Reviews[]

Technical Data[]

Digic IV image processor
DryOS operating system
Sensor: 10 MP 1/1.7 inch CCD type
Lens: 28-140mm (35mm equiv), F/2.8 - F/4.5
5x optical zoom
Image stabilization: Lens-Shift type
Display: 2.8 inch Vari-angle TFT, 461,000 pixels, adjustable
Viewfinder: Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder
Video: 1280 x 720 @24 fps, 640 x 480 @30fps, 320 x 240 @30fps; max. clip length: 4GB or 1 hour
Video format: MOV (Quicktime) H.264 + Linear PCM (Stereo)
Storage media: SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus, HCMMCplus
Power: rechargeable Li-ion battery Canon NB-7L
Weight: 355g (without battery & card), 401g (with battery), Dimensions: 112 x 76 x 48 mm
Flash hotshoe

Firmware info[]

As in other Canon PS case, the ver.req file works as well in this model. vers.req does the same job plus it reports the number of shots. Start the camera in playback mode with at least one image on the memory card, press FUNCSET and DISP simultaneously , it shows the following:

CHDK Specialties[]

This section describes special CHDK-related things...

DNG4PS-2 Settings[]

(by philmoz, [1])

Run DNG4PS-2, click in the settings button, go to the camera options tab
Select the G7 profile and click the copy button
Change the settings as:

Camera Name = Canon PowerShot G12
Short Name = PowerShot G12
Sensor size = 3744 x 2784
Jpeg size = 3684 x 2760
Active zone x1, y1 = 52, 12
Active zone x2, y2 = 3736, 2772
Black-white level = 127, 4095
Mosaic type = Red,Green,Green,Blue
Bits per unit = 12
Color matrix 1
Illuminant = Daylight
Matrix = 1.324400 -0.550100 -0.124800 -0.150800 0.985800 0.193500 -0.027000 0.108300 0.436600
Multiplicator  = 1.0 1.0 1.0
Color matrix 2, leave blank

Click Ok, and you should be able to browse to the directory with the raw and jpeg files and run the convert
If have both the raw and jpeg together you will get additional EXIF data copied to the DNG file from the JPEG.

For Developers[]

LED addresses[]

0xC0220124 Power LED (Green)
0xC0220128 Exp Comp LED (Orange)
0xC022012C ISO LED (Orange)
0xC0220130 Upper Indicator (Orange) [next to optical viewfinder]
0xC0220134 Upper Indicator (Green)  [next to optical viewfinder]
0xC0220138 Lower Indicator (Yellow) [next to optical viewfinder]

Firmware dumps[]

G12 firmware version 1.00C
G12 firmware version 1.00E
G12 firmware version 1.00F (by canochab, [2])
G12 firmware version 1.00G (provided by c10ud, zshare link, forum link)

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

Porting process & links[]

G12 Porting thread: forum link (by philmoz)

News & Development History:[]

2010-12-29: Beta 1 is available for G12 firmware version 1.00C, by philmoz, forum link