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Canon launches PowerShot G1 X – professional compact
Categories: Canon News - Tags: CameraCanon has launched the PowerShot G1 X a camera with a large size CMOS sensor. PowerShot G1 X takes the trend of large sized sensors in the G-series cameras to the next level with it’s 18.7mm x 14mm sized 14.3MP CMOS sensor. This big sensor means much bigger pixels than a regular compact camera, the pixels in the PowerShot G1 X are almost 6.3x larger than the PowerShot G12 and essentially the same as those found in the EOS 600D. Big pixels gather more light and the camera ISO range starts at ISO 100 and pushes all the way to ISO 12,800. What’s more large sized pixels tend to have improved gradation being less prone to overflow causing highlight blow out.
PowerShot G1 X
The PowerShot G1 X would appear to be Canon’s answer to the influx of mirrorless SLR cameras coming to the market, but can this different approach win support in the market? Only time will tell, but Canon Ambassador Gary Knight, a co-founder of the VII photo agency quite likes it in his interview on the Canon Professional Network (CPN). The big new sensor means a completely new lens with larger high quality elememts, the result is a 4x optical zoom lens that goes from 28 to 112mm and has an aperture of f/2.8 falling to f/5.8 at 112mm. There’s probably a few photographers wishing that it had been 24mm to 96mm range instead. The lens and large sensor result in shallow depth of filed that’s not normally possible to acheive in a compact, plus the aperture range goes to f/16, most other compacts have a minimum aperture of f/8.The G1 X is a compact camera that has the sort of quality I would expect from an SLR: it’s way beyond the normal evolution of a compact camera. Having this kind of sensor in a compact camera is a huge step forward.
The DIGIC 5 processor first used in the PowerShot S100 is also added for the latest image processing and works to produce excellent quality stills and video. RAW imags are 14-bit just like EOS cameras. Full HD movies 1080p are captured at 24fps. There’s a built-in stereo mic, but no external mic input.
The camera is due to be in stores from February 2012 and prices are close to what you’d pay for an EOS 600D SLR with kit lens.
Canon information on the PowerShot G1 X can be found at these places:
I like the look of the camera and will look to replace my older PowerShot G11 with the new G1 X, but what do you think, let us know in the comments.
