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Canon PowerShot G5 X Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot G7 X Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Digital Camera
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Sony a6000 Digital Camera
Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Sensor size0.52 in0.52 in
N/A
N/A
0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors21.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx
N/A
25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
N/A
24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
3:2
Max resolution5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px
N/A
6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
N/A
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
ProcessorDIGIC 6DIGIC 6DIGIC 7DIGIC 8BIONZ X
Image sensor format
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Advanced Photo System type-C

Image

ISO
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 3200
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyesyesyes
N/A
yes
ISO minimum125125125100100
ISO maximum128001280012800320051200
Maximum image resolution5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px5184 x 3888 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets788
N/A
10
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
N/A
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
N/A
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyesyesyes
Image stabilization typeOpticalOpticalOptical
N/A
No
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 4:5
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
N/A
RAW
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
25600
N/A
51200
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
AEB/HDR support
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom4.2 x4.2 x4.2 x40.0 x4.4 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x80.0 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.81.82.83.336
Maximum aperture1.81.81.83.33.5
Focal length equiv24 - 10024 - 10024 - 100
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManua
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Saturation adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • AI Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • One Shot Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual focusyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Normal focus range1.97 in1.97 in1.97 in
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyesyesyes
Macro focus range1.97 in1.97 in1.97 in0.39 in
N/A
Number of focus points311319125
Image stabiliserOpticalOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Filter threadnonono
N/A
N/A
Folded opticsnonono
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
Auto
Lens mount
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sony E
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.07 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5x
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
179
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.17 in
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
25

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCDLCDLCDLCD TFT
Display aspect ratio3:23:23:2
N/A
N/A
Screen dots104000010400001040000
N/A
921600
Touch screenyesyesyes
N/A
no
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyes
N/A
yes
ViewfinderElectronicNoneNone
N/A
Electronic
Viewfinder screen size0.39 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.39 in
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2360000.0 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px
Flip-out screen
N/A
noyes
N/A
no
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.07 x
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
-4 - 3
Eye relief
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.83 in
Separate info display
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s40.0 s1.0 s15.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Exposure compensation plus333
N/A
5
Exposure compensation minus-3-3-3
N/A
-5
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/3
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyesyesyes
WB BracketingNo
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Built-in flashyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Flash range777
N/A
6
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Slow sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashyesnono
N/A
yes
Continuous drive5.9 fps6.5 fps8.0 fps
N/A
11.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Night landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Underwater
N/A
N/A
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyes
N/A
yes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportnonono
N/A
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/2000 sec1/3200 sec1/4000 sec
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
1/3
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
AE frames
N/A
N/A
3
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Camera shutter type
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Electronic
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
Continuous shooting
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Flash sync speed
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/160s
External flash connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
TTL
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
11.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
11.0 fps
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 3.0±EV

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
1920.0 px
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
MP4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
N/A
N/A
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10803840 x 21601920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps59.95 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate59.94 fps60.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereo
N/A
Stereo
Speaker typeMonoMonoMono
N/A
Mono
Voice recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Audio systemStereoStereo
N/A
N/A
Stereo
Supported audio file formatsLC-AACAACAAC
N/A
AAC
Built-in speakers
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompactCompactSLR
Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Brown,Silver
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Environmentally sealednonono
N/A
no
Body material
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Aluminum-magnesium
Anti-dust system
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight12.45 oz9.84 oz10.37 oz
N/A
10.02 oz
Width4.43 in4.06 in4.15 in2.51 in4.72 in
Height3.01 in2.38 in2.4 in4.33 in2.62 in
Depth1.74 in1.59 in1.66 in1.57 in1.78 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots111
N/A
1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)210210240265720
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Battery recharge time5.0 h
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported
N/A
11
N/A
1
AC adapter included
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Y
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5 h

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicroMicroMicroMicro
USB portyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
USB connector typeMicro-USB B
N/A
Micro-USB BMini-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version2.02.02.0
N/A
2.0
Headphone portnonono
N/A
no
Microphone portyesnono
N/A
yes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Built-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyesyes
N/A
yes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyesno
NFCyesnoyes
N/A
yes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothnononoyesyes
AV outputyesyesno
N/A
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.1
Firewire
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
GPSnonoyesyesno
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
N/A
yes
DLNA certifiednonono
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiednono
N/A
N/A
no
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Languages support
N/A
MultiMulti
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Often compared with Canon PowerShot G5 X

Often compared with Canon PowerShot G7 X

Often compared with Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Often compared with Canon PowerShot SX740 HS

Often compared with Sony a6000