However, the one thing the camera can’t do is adjust for changes in brightness as you sweep around the scene. Results are impressive, being highly detailed with no hint of stitching errors. The display is masked to show the ‘safe’ area that should be included in the final image. You can choose the direction you wish to move the camera, and generate files up to 26064 x 2400 or 16000 x 4200 pixels, depending on which way round you hold the camera. Most notably, Canon has finally included an auto-stitching sweep-panorama mode. The small built-in flash lifts up from the front of the viewfinder housingĪlongside the conventional PASM modes for enthusiast photographers, there’s the familiar set of automated Scene modes aimed at beginners. While this is no match for the ultra-quick Sony RX100 V’s 24fps, given the relatively short lens, I don’t think many potential buyers will be terribly concerned. Buffering is also quite respectable, with 24 JPEG or 19 Raw frames recordable before the camera slows down. The sensor is coupled with Canon’s latest Digic 7 processor, which enables EOS-like image processing features such as Auto Lighting Optimizer for balancing difficult illumination conditions, and Diffraction Compensation for sharper-looking images when shooting at small apertures.Ĭontinuous shooting specs are decent, at 7fps with autofocus between frames, or 9fps with the focus fixed at the start of a burst.
The firm’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology is onboard for on-chip phase detection, which means autofocus is impressively quick.
#CANON POWERSHOT G1 X MARK II VIEWFINDER ISO#
Canon says that the 24.2-megapixel APS-C CMOS is similar to that used in its popular EOS 80D DSLR, offering a sensitivity range of ISO 100-25,600. The G1X Mark III’s headline feature is undoubtedly its sensor. As such, it’s fair to say that Canon has broken new ground. But it’s the first that’s truly pocketable, thanks to its retractable lens design, while also including a built-in EVF. This isn’t actually the first camera to combine an APS-C sensor with a built-in zoom lens, having been preceded by Sony’s bridge-type Cyber-shot DSC-R1 in 2005, and the Leica X Vario of 2013. Last but not least, the £1149 price tag places the camera firmly into the realm of serious photographers. Its 200-shots-per-charge stamina is also well below par, but at least the NB-13L battery is shared with many recent PowerShot models, making spares easy to find. The most obvious is the lens: its 24-72mm equivalent range and f/2.8-5.6 maximum aperture look limited compared to either its G1X-series predecessors, or the 24-100mm equivalent f/1.8-2.8 zoom on the G5X and G7X Mark II.
Naturally, there are some compromises to be made for this feat of miniaturisation. The G1X Mark III is barely bigger than the G5X (left) which uses a much smaller sensor As a result, it promises a rare marriage between compact size, high image quality and usability. The new model also eschews the uninspired boxy designs of its predecessors, and is instead based on the SLR-like PowerShot G5X, with a central built-in electronic viewfinder and fully articulated touchscreen. In principle, this means the G1X Mark III should offer better image quality than any other zoom compact on the market, and the equal of many DSLRs. Now, though, Canon has upped the ante considerably, by placing a 24-megapixel APS-C sensor into a remarkably compact body. Canon’s follow-up G1X Mark II never quite caught the imagination, with a bulky design that lacked a built-in viewfinder. However, less than six months later Sony released its pocket-sized Cyber-shot RX100 with a 20-megapixel 1-inch sensor, and the competition has been playing catch-up ever since. Canon was also the first in early 2012 to put a large sensor into a reasonably small zoom compact, with its original PowerShot G1X sporting a 14-megapixel, 1.5-inch sensor.
#CANON POWERSHOT G1 X MARK II VIEWFINDER MANUAL#
In the early days of digital, Canon’s PowerShot G-series compacts were hugely popular with enthusiast photographers for their combination of decent image quality and extensive manual controls.
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