Testseek.com have collected 110 expert reviews of the Canon PowerShot G5 X and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon PowerShot G5 X.
November 2015
(81%)
110 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(87%)
313 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Excellent image quality in most types of scenes with 1inch image sensor
Good mix of automatic and manual control shooting options
Maximum aperture of f/1.8 is good for shooting portraits
Having a viewfinder is a great option in this price range
Electr
Large and detailed built-in viewfinder
Fully-articulated screen with great touch interface
1in sensor delivers a good balance of quality vs size
Flexible 24-100mm f1.8-2.8 zoom with 5cm macro
Built-in Wifi with NFC and good smartphone app
Three contr
Photographer-friendly controls
Good OLED viewfinder
Good image quality with sharp detail especially with RAW
Vari-angle touchscreen display
The Canon PowerShot G5 X has a great viewfinder and a comfortable shooting design for serious photographers
Those who want good image quality in a small body that has an EVF and many direct controls
The editors didn't like
Optical zoom is limited to 4.2x
Camera is chunky with an oddshaped design
Making it tough to fit in a standard pocket
Some control buttons are a bit too small to be used comfortably
The Canon PowerShot G5 X is an excellent compact camera for enthusiast photographers, offering a very good built-in viewfinder, a fast lens, a wealth of options for shooting both stills and video, excellent image quality, speedy auto-focusing, intuitive...
Abstract: While most of the cameras in this category fall within the relatively narrow $500-$800 range (with a few exceptions), products in this roundup vary quite a bit in terms of sensor size, number and type of control points, zoom range, video capabilities and...
Abstract: The Canon PowerShot G9 X and G5 X round out Canon's top-of-the-line G-Series brand. Here's a quick look up close with them.The G9 X resides a step below the excellent PowerShot G7 X but is available in a silver and brown design in addition to the more tra...
Excellent image quality in most types of scenes with 1inch image sensor, Good mix of automatic and manual control shooting options, Maximum aperture of f/1.8 is good for shooting portraits, Having a viewfinder is a great option in this price range, Electr
Optical zoom is limited to 4.2x, Camera is chunky with an oddshaped design, making it tough to fit in a standard pocket, Some control buttons are a bit too small to be used comfortably, Battery life is well below average, Builtin flash unit only can be op
Canon has announced two new 2015 entries to its powerful G-series line of compact point-and-shoot cameras. The Canon PowerShot G5 X boasts a 20.2-megapixel high sensitivity CMOS image sensor mated to the DIGIC 6 image processor as well as 4.2x (24-100mm)...
Battery life shorter than a DSLR, LCD and viewfinder could be higher resolution,
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Published: 2016-01-27, Author: Jim , review by: au.pcmag.com
Big 1-inch image sensor, Wide aperture zoom lens, Vari-angle touch display, EVF and hot shoe, Quick focus, Wi-Fi with NFC, Raw capture
Expensive, Burst rate slows when shooting Raw, Lacks 4K video support
The Canon PowerShot G5 X is a bulkier twin to the G7 X, adding an EVF, a hot shoe, and a vari-angle display. It's an excellent choice if you want a beefier compact...
The Canon PowerShot G5 X has a great viewfinder and a comfortable shooting design for serious photographers
It can be frustratingly slow, with a short battery life
Sluggish performance and a more limited feature set than similarly priced competitors hold the Canon PowerShot G5 back from being a leading contender among its peers...
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Published: 2016-01-19, Author: Michael , review by: gizmodo.com.au
Abstract: What makes a great small camera? For some, it must have comfortable controls. For others, it must actually fit comfortably in a pants pocket. We're so picky! Canon's two new high-end compacts have two different beautiful exteriors that almost make me forg...
