Video: Canon Previews PowerShot G1 X Digital Compact Camera
By Dennis Kuba
January 18, 2012
January 18, 2012
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- At CES last week, Canon introduced its $799 PowerShot G1 X compact camera with large CMOS sensor capable of producing DSLR image quality.
- Canon’s 14.3-megapixel CMOS sensor measuring 18.7mm x 14mm is larger than a Four Thirds sensor.
- The sensor offers 14-bit RAW capture like Canon’s DSLRs, gives dramatically increased control over depth of field and has a large ISO range of 100 to 12800. (Small sensors have been a shortcoming for Canon’s G-series compacts in the past.)
- Other features include a 4x optical zoom range of 28-112mm, a 4-stop optical image stabilizer, and support for Full HD (1080p) movie capture (but only at 24fps).
- According to the Digital Photography hands-on review: “…the G1 X’s combination of large sensor and 4x zoom lens should still provide more compositional flexibility, coupled with equal or better low-light capability, when compared to a DSLR or mirrorless interchangeable lens camera used with a typical kit zoom. It should also overall outperform smaller-sensor compacts like the X10 and XZ-1. However, it’s important to understand that the differences won’t necessarily be as great as sensor size alone might suggest.”
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