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February 2012
(79%)
135 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(84%)
150 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Excellent photo quality
With low noise until highest ISOs
Solid build quality
With lots of dials and direct buttons
Optical image stabilization
Super high resolution 3inch rotating LCD display
Optical viewfinder is always a nice touch
Full manual controls
Including RAW support
Smart Auto mode picks a scene mode (and the proper IS setting) for you
Tons of scene modes and Creative Filters
Excellent overall image quality
Surprisingly low noise results without significant loss of detail up to ISO 6400
Very nice 3inch
Variangle LCD
Superb 1080p HD recording with stereo sound
Chunky but still portable camera build
Better popup flash
Quite a bit smaller than large-sensor mirrorless or SLR with similar lens
Lens is fairly sharp (except corners at wide angle)
Hits a good sweet spot for zoom range
And bright at wide angle
JPEG mode automatically corrects for distortion
Aberration...
Large image sensor. Sharp lens. Good high ISO performance.
Outstanding image quality
Excellent Handheld Night Scene mode
Extensive range of manual and automated controls
Excellent image quality
Low image noise
Good image sharpness
Good colors with tweak
Great WB in brightlight
Quick shutterlag
Builtin 3step ND filter
Intuitive interface
Durable build quality
Neocamera
Photography Blog
Excellent images
Video
Very good at high ISO
Manual controls
Large sensor produces excellent images. Solid construction. Nice manual controls have a satisfying feel. Very little noise
Even at higher ISOs
Lots of control and auto options. Excellent image quality. Variable angle LCD usable viewfinder.
Relatively big sensor yields great imagesManual controls and menus are fast and intuitive Solid feel and build quality
Good detail and resolution at low sensitivities
Excellent high ISO performance
Very clean output with good detail
Compact dimensions for sensor size and lens range
Intuitive user interface with good number of external controls and customizability
Excellent build quality with metal body and comfortable rubber grips
Articulated screen useful for waist-level and high angle shooting
Built-in lens with useful general-purpose range and built-in ND filter.
Superb image quality and shallow depth of field possibilities
Excellent sharpness
Impressive high ISO performance
Raw capture
The editors didn't like
Expensive
Likes to clip highlights (hint
Use DR correction)
Lens on the slow side at telephoto end
AF performance needs improvement
Long minimum focus distances mean frequent switching between normal and macro AF when subjects are close
Design annoyances
Bulky body
Lens visible through viewfinder
Can't access memory card slot when using tripod
Movies are a bit choppy due to 24 fps frame
Slow startup to first shot speed
Slow shottoshot speed
ISO dial removed to make room for popup flash
Maximum aperture falls quickly with zoom
Autofocus and burst performance much slower than most compact system cameras
And even many fixed-lens compacts
Optical viewfinder is not very useful (small
Inaccurate
Blocked by lens at wide angle)
Exposur...
Expensive. Limited macro capability. Small optical viewfinder. Slow lens. 1080p video is limited to 24 frames per second
Very expensive for a fixedlens camera
Poor macro performance
Autofocus issues in macro and burst mode
Generally sluggish AF
Glacial AF in lowlight
Some overexposure
Bluish cast in lowlight
1s video record delay
Low batterylife
No AEB in M mode
Optical tunnel viewfinder partly obstructed by lens
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Trusted Reviews
Costs as much as a DSLR
Slow AF acquisition
Only 77% VF coverage
Slow
Fixed lens. Viewfinder is close to worthless. Battery life isn't great. Difficult to justify the 0 price tag for the subpar fixed lens when multilens cameras are available for under
000
Bulky for a compact camera.
Underwhelming macro and low-light performanceNon-interchangeable lensA hefty investment
Considering the above
Very slow continuous shooting for this class of camera
No control over parameters in High-Speed Burst scene mode
Comparatively slow AF
Slowing down further in macro mode
Limited close focusing capabilities require frequent switches to macro focus mode
Built-in zoom lens is relatively slow
Especially at the tele-end
Slightly steep tone curve in the highlights can lead to blown highlights
Relatively large and heavy body compared to PowerShots and rival CSCs
Fixed lens with terrible macro and modest shallow DOF effects
Slow continuous shooting and average handling speed
No manual control over movies nor external microphone input.
Poor closefocus
Offset parallax and limited field of view optical viewfinder
Significant price
Soso battery life
Autofocus system less capable than some competitors
Abstract: The Canon PowerShot G1 X is capable of delivering image quality that is clearly better than any competing, fixed zoom lens compact. Image quality also rivals that of the stellar, full APS-C size sensors, fixed prime lens cameras such as the Fujifilm X...
Canon's first major update to the its G-series cameras is the PowerShot G1X, taking the place of the PowerShot G12 from 2 years ago. Targeted at more advanced users, the G1X has been loaded with new, exceptional quality parts and features that lift the...
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Outstanding image quality, Excellent Handheld Night Scene mode, Extensive range of manual and automated controls,
Very expensive for a fixedlens camera, Poor macro performance, Autofocus issues in macro and burst mode,
The Canon PowerShot G1 X takes the sharpest photos we've ever seen from a fixed-lens camera, and its image quality and video quality are outstanding overall. However, for $800, we expected better macro and burst-mode performance....
Lots of control and auto options. Excellent image quality. Variable angle LCD usable viewfinder.
Bulky for a compact camera.
It’s pricey, but the G1 X impresses on many fronts, with excellent handling and superb image quality. Product PowerShot G1 X Company Canon Contact www.usa.canon.com Price $799 Requirements Specs: 14.3MP resolution; 28-112mm(35mm equivalent) f/2....
The Canon PowerShot G1X goes down in history as a ‘classic’. The unrivaled quality this camera presents will outlast it’s competitors. While the focus is more on quality and functionality rather than design and gimmicks, you won’t be disappointed. C...
Quite a bit smaller than large-sensor mirrorless or SLR with similar lens, Lens is fairly sharp (except corners at wide angle), hits a good sweet spot for zoom range, and bright at wide angle, JPEG mode automatically corrects for distortion, aberration...
Maximum aperture falls quickly with zoom, Autofocus and burst performance much slower than most compact system cameras, and even many fixed-lens compacts, Optical viewfinder is not very useful (small, inaccurate, blocked by lens at wide angle), Exposur...
For several years now I've waited in anticipation, wondering how much longer Canon could ignore the burgeoning compact system camera market, and finally make a splash with a mirrorless model of its own. The Canon PowerShot G1 X is not that camera, but ...
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Published: 2012-05-02, Author: Pete , review by: mashable.com
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Abstract: The Canon PowerShot G1 X hoodwinked the digital camera market when it was announced back in January at CES. Traditionally, no fixed lens point-and-shoot camera had ever dabbled with a large sensor before, if you exclude the very expensive Fujifilm X10. Bu...
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Published: 2012-04-12, Author: Dan , review by: pdnonline.com
Excellent overall image quality, surprisingly low noise results without significant loss of detail up to ISO 6400, very nice 3inch, variangle LCD, superb 1080p HD recording with stereo sound, chunky but still portable camera build, better popup flash
Slow startup to first shot speed, slow shottoshot speed, ISO dial removed to make room for popup flash, expensive
Photographers had been hoping that Canon would come out with a compact camera with a DSLR-size sensor for the last few years and while the G1 X isn't exactly that camera—its CMOS chip is just a smidge smaller than APS-C—it's very close. Even better, that ...
