Key Features
14MP 1.5in CMOS sensor
28-112mm F2.8-5.8 lens
3in 920k dot fully-articulated LCD screen
1080p video recording at 24fps
14-bit RAW shooting
Canon PowerShot GX1
The space between high-end DSLRs and budget compacts is becoming rather crowded and Canon has just thrown its flagship advanced compact, the PowerShot G1X into the mix.
The G1X follows on from the PowerShot G12 which was launched this time last year. It was well received and Canon will be hoping to build on its success with the latest model. However Canon told us that the G1X would not be replacing the G12, but would be sitting alongside it as the flagship model in the G series.
The G12 was just about pocketable and therefore just about fit into the compact category. Canon has boosted the sensor size of the G1X hugely and as a result it is significantly bigger (117 x 81 x 65 mm) than the G12, as you can see from our comparison shot.
This means that the G1X is not going to fit in many people's pockets and it is also rather weighty at 534g compared to 401g for the G12.
However, if you can live with the extra size then you will be getting one hell of a camera. The G1X has superb build quality with premium materials used throughout and the added weight just gives you the feeling that you are using a proper camera.
The new 14.3-megapixel High-Sensitivity Canon CMOS sensor in the G1X measures 18.7 x 14mm and is slightly larger than the one used in Panasonic's and Olympus' Micro Four Thirds cameras and boasts about four times the area of the sensor seen on Fujifilm's X10 model.
This should ensure better image quality especially helping with shallower depth of field and a wide dynamic range. The ISO range has been boosted to 100-12,800 from 80-3,200 in the G12.
Reviewed by David Gilbert
12 January 2012
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Category: Cameras
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