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February 2012
(79%)
135 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(84%)
150 Reviews
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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
Large sensor produces excellent images. Solid construction. Nice manual controls have a satisfying feel. Very little noise, even at higher ISOs
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
Abstract: The Canon G1 X is the biggest compact digital camera ever from Canon. It's bigger because it uses the largest sensor ever crammed into a compact digital camera by Canon, a healthy 14 x 18.7mm (1.85x ) CMOS chip. The has...
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
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
Conclusion The PowerShot G1 X is Canon's flagship compact digital camera, and in most respects, it earns that title. For those looking for a compact camera which can rival that of a D-SLR or interchangeable lens camera, look no further. That said, the...
Quality: very, very good. The auto exposure system works well in dealing with wide ranges of brightness, as can be seen in the above beachside shots. Note: there is detail even in the foreground figures, while still delivering information in the surf back...
Abstract: This is true as well for the laws of physics as they apply to camera design. As photographers we all want small size and light weight, but want this to be combined with high image quality, long zoom range and wide apertures. Why shouldn't we? But, the art of the compromise is needed when companies actually sit down to design new cameras...
Superb image quality. Essentially matches 18 Mpixel APS-C DSLRs, Great quality 3in / 920k fully articulated screen, Flash hotshoe and lots of physical controls, Built-in lens with useful general-purpose range and built-in ND filter.
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.
The Canon PowerShot G1 X is very much a camera of two personalities. On the happy side is superb image quality which matches - and in some cases slightly exceeds - what you can expect from Canon's 18 Megapixel EOS DSLRs, but in a much more portable bo...
Excellent images, video, Very good at high ISO, Manual controls
Costs as much as a DSLR, Slow AF acquisition, Only 77% VF coverage
When Canon chose to include a large, almost DSLR-like sensor in the latest flagship point-and-shoot and then combined that with a relatively modest resolution and latest generation processing technology, the writing was on the wall for ISO performance a...
Published: 2012-02-21, Author: Philip , review by: popphoto.com
Abstract: Canon's new flagship G-series model takes aim at ILCsWhat's Hot: Extremely high image quality. What's Not: Doesn't focus at very close distances. Who it's For: Shooters who don't want swappable lenses, but want high-quality images.Canon's G-series has lon...
Superb image quality and shallow depth of field possibilities, excellent sharpness, impressive high ISO performance, Raw capture, variangle LCD
Poor closefocus, offset parallax and limited field of view optical viewfinder, significant price, soso battery life, autofocus system less capable than some competitors
The Canon G1 X's sensor is the star of the show. The images this camera can produce are exceptional, easily of a DSLR quality - and it's not often that's said. But in use there are issues. The hefty price tag ought to bring a better, more advanced auto...
The Canon Powershot G1 X is a very difficult camera to pigeon-hole. Compared to other premium compact cameras, it's much bigger and heavier but has a much larger image sensor that delivers better images with more depth of field. Compared to a compact ...
