Canon PowerShot G1 X

Announced: 09/01/2012

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Canon PowerShot G1 X

Body type

Body type
Large sensor compact

Sensor

Max resolution
4352 x 3264
Other resolutions
4352 x 2248, 4352 x 2904, 3264 x 3264, 3072 x 2304, 3072 x 1728, 3072 x 2048, 2608 x 3264, 2304 x 2304, 1920 x 1080, 1840 x 2304, 1600 x 1200, 1600 x 1064, 1200 x 1200, 960 x 1200, 640 x 480, 640 x 360, 640 x 424, 480 x 480, 384 x 480
Image ratio w:h
1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Effective pixels
14 megapixels
Sensor size
1.5″ (18.7 x 14 mm)
Sensor type
CMOS
Processor
Digic 5

Image

ISO
Auto, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800
White balance presets
7
Custom white balance
Yes (2)
Image stabilization
Optical
Uncompressed format
RAW
JPEG quality levels
Fine, Normal

Optics & Focus

Focal length (equiv.)
28–112 mm
Optical zoom
4×
Maximum aperture
F2.8–5.8
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect (sensor)
  • Multi-area
  • Selective single-point
  • Tracking
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Face Detection
  • Live View
    Digital zoom
    Yes (4x)
    Manual focus
    Yes
    Normal focus range
    40 cm (15.75″)
    Macro focus range
    20 cm (7.87″)
    Number of focus points
    9

    Screen / viewfinder

    Articulated LCD
    Fully articulated
    Screen size
    3″
    Screen dots
    920,000
    Touch screen
    No
    Screen type
    TFT PureColor II LCD
    Live view
    Yes
    Viewfinder type
    Optical (tunnel)

    Photography features

    Minimum shutter speed
    60 sec
    Maximum shutter speed
    1/4000 sec
    Aperture priority
    Yes
    Shutter priority
    Yes
    Manual exposure mode
    Yes
    Subject / scene modes
    Yes
    Built-in flash
    Yes
    Flash range
    7.00 m (via hot shoe EX series Speedlites, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX)
    External flash
    Yes (Hot-shoe)
    Flash modes
    Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Fill-in
    Continuous drive
    1.9 fps
    Self-timer
    Yes (2 or 10 sec, custom)
    Metering modes
    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot
      Exposure compensation
      ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)
      AE Bracketing
      ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
      WB Bracketing
      No

      Videography features

      Resolutions
      1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
      Format
      H.264
      Videography notes
      Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5 fps
      Microphone
      Stereo
      Speaker
      Mono

      Storage

      Storage types
      SD/SDHC/SDXC

      Connectivity

      USB
      USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
      HDMI
      Yes (Mini)
      Remote control
      Yes (Optional (RS60-E3))

      Physical

      Environmentally sealed
      No
      Battery
      Battery Pack
      Battery description
      Lithium-Ion NB-10L rechargeable battery & charger
      Battery Life (CIPA)
      250
      Weight (inc. batteries)
      534 g (1.18 lb / 18.84 oz)
      Dimensions
      117 x 81 x 65 mm (4.61 x 3.19 x 2.56″)

      Other features

      Orientation sensor
      Yes
      Timelapse recording
      No
      GPS
      None

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