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Canon PowerShot G1 X

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3 stars
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4.0 / 5
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3.9 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 stars
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Pros

  • Colors are extremely crisp and accurate
  • looks really good
  • sharp with clean details and accurate colors

Cons

  • autofocus is really slow in poor lighting
  • no email service can overcome a bad domain name
  • only a half-second or so slow

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 18.7x14 mm
  • 14 Mpx
  • 4352, 3264 px
  • 2.8
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Continuous Auto Focus, Face tracking, Multi Point Auto Focus, Servo Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus, Tracking Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Canon PowerShot G1 X - Pros & Cons

Canon PowerShot G1 X

Pros

  • Colors are extremely crisp and accurate
  • looks really good
  • sharp with clean details and accurate colors
  • Dual Pixel autofocus continues to work well too
  • X Mark III to be very comfortable to use in most situations
  • Continuous autofocus works well too
  • overall size and weight very pocket-friendly
  • Object tracking worked quite well on moving subjects
  • Wireless connectivity is good
  • improves on usability immensely
  • Audio was good and adjusted cleverly to extremely loud and quiet sounds

Cons

  • autofocus is really slow in poor lighting
  • no email service can overcome a bad domain name
  • only a half-second or so slow
  • the camera had a hard time locking focus
  • blurry like the corresponding JPG output
  • image sensor is bigger
  • 1080p video capture seems a bit dated
  • zoom range was not one of them
  • of chromatic aberration around the edges
  • The zoom is a lot slower when shooting video
  • noise reduction could get a bit too intrusive

Canon PowerShot G1 X - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
12800
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
14 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4352 x 3264 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Canon PowerShot G1 X - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Sensor size0.74 in
Effective pixels14.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4352 x 3264 px
Other resolutions
  • 4352x2248
  • 4352x2904
  • 3264x3264
  • 3072x2304
  • 3072x1728
  • 3072x2048
  • 2608x3264
  • 2304x2304
  • 1920x1080
  • 1840x2304
  • 1600x1200
  • 1600x1064
  • 1200x1200
  • 960x1200
  • 640x480
  • 640x360
  • 640x424
  • 480x480
  • 384x480
ProcessorDIGIC 5 iSAPS
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom4.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture2.8
Focal length equiv28 - 112
Focus adjustmentAuto/Manual
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range15.75 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range7.87 in
Number of focus points9
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Minimum shutter speed60.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus3
Exposure compensation minus-3
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Auto exposure lockyes
AE EV steps1/3
Continuous shootingyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyes
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range7
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashyes
Continuous drive1.9 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeStereo
Speaker typeMono
Audio systemStereo
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Dimensions
Weight17.35 oz
Width4.59 in
Height2.55 in
Depth3.17 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)250
Battery life (max)7.0 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
Battery level indicatoryes
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
On/off switchyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
DLNA certifiedno
Energy Star certifiedno
Tripod mounting supportedyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2250
  • 2500
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 12800
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum12800
Maximum image resolution4352 x 3264 px
White balance presets7
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Cinema
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 4:5
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAW
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDyes
Screen technologyLCD TFT
Screen dots920000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderOptical
Dioptre correctionyes
Second displayno
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formatsMOV
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Body material
  • Metal
  • Plastic
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file systemDPOF 1.1
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Connectivity
mini-HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
HDMI connector typeMini
USB connector typeMini-USB B
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
Remote controlyes
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Canon PowerShot G1 X Canon - Editorial Reviews (35)

3.9
Based on 35 reviews
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