Canon has announced a major revamp to its premium compact camera, introducing the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III – price £1149/€1399 – with a slew of advanced specs from Canon’s EOS DSLR range.
Canon G1 X Mark III specs
Most notably among the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III specs sheet is a new APSC-format sensor. At 22.3 x 14.9mm, this new sensor in the G1 X Mark III is the same size as that found in the Canon EOS 80D enthusiast DSLR.
At the same time, Canon has managed to make the G1 X Mark III 16% smaller in size while managing to squeeze in both a 2.36 million dot Organic EL display electronic viewfinder and a 24 – 72 mm (35 mm equivalent) zoom lens.
What’s more, Canon has given the G1 X Mark III its Dual Pixel CMOS AF, the first time this feature has been added to a compact camera. Canon claims that the G1 X Mark III AF system can lock focus on your subject in just 0.09 seconds.
A new Touch and Drag Auto Focus (AF) mode also lets you can take control of the shot by intuitively setting an AF point, providing you with the ultimate confidence to comfortably capture a sharp image.
A panoramic mode is another first for a Canon compact, while a new Eco Mode enables you to shoot with the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III for up to 25% longer, Canon claims.
The Canon G1 X Mark III also employs a new 5-axis Advanced Dynamic IS system in video mode, along with a 4-stop Image Stabilisation system for achieving sharper images in low light.
Like other recent Canon cameras, the PowerShot G1 X Mark III shies away from 4K video recording, offering instead Full HD at 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 or 23.98fps.
The G1 X Mark III also uses Canon’s latest DIGIC 7 processing engine, which enables the camera to achieve a native sensitivity range of ISO 100 to 25,600.
| Image sensor | ||
| Type | APS-C CMOS | |
| Effective Pixels | Approx. 24.2 M | |
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2 | |
| Colour Filter Type | Primary Colour | |
| Image processor | ||
| Type | DIGIC 7 | |
| Lens | ||
| Focal Length | 15 – 45 mm (35 mm equivalent: 24 – 72 mm) | |
| Zoom | Optical 3x ZoomPlus 6x Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter Approx. 1.6x or 2.0x [1]) Combined Approx. 12x |
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| Maximum f/number | f/2.8 - f/5.6 | |
| Construction | 9 elements in 8 groups (3 double-sided aspherical lenses and 1 single-sided aspherical lens) | |
| Image Stabilisation | Yes (lens shift-type). Adaptive Intelligent IS , max. approx. 4-stop stabilisation [13] Movie: 5-axis Advanced Dynamic IS |
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| Focusing | ||
| Type | Dual Pixel CMOS AF System. Phase detection pixels built onto imaging sensor [24] | |
| AF System/ Points | Maximum 49 AF points (Fixed location on 7x7 grid) via camera automatic selection [25] Freely position 1 AF point/ 1 AF Zone (9 points, 3x3 grid) via manual selection [24] |
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| AF Modes | Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE [6], Touch AF | |
| AF Point Selection | AF area size customisable. Touchscreen LCD active and Touch and Drag AF available when EVF is in use. |
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| AF Lock | Yes, via customisable buttons | |
| AF Assist Beam | Yes | |
| Manual Focus | Yes, plus MF Peaking & AF + MF | |
| Focus Bracketing | Yes | |
| Closest Focusing Distance | 10 cm (Wide) from front of lens 30 cm (Tele) from front of lens |
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| Exposure control | ||
| Metering modes | Real-time metering from the image sensor (1) Evaluative metering (linked to Face Detection AF frame) (2) Center weighted average metering (3) Spot metering |
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| AE Lock | Yes, via customisable buttons | |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 3 EV in 1/3 stop increments ND Filter (3-stop) On/ Auto/ Off [16] |
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| AEB | 1/3 – 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments (can be used together with manual compensation) | |
| ISO sensitivity | AUTO, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800, 25600 [15] AUTO ISO: 100 - 25600 (possible to set Max. ISO speed and rate of change) |
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| Shutter | ||
| Speed | 1 – 1/2000 s (factory default) BULB, 30 – 1/2000 s (total range – varies by shooting mode) |
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| White balance | ||
| Type | TTL | |
| Settings | Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent, Flash, Underwater, Colour Temperature (100 K increments) White balance compensation: 1. Blue/Amber +/-9 levels 2. Magenta/ Green +/-9 levels White Balance Compensation in Underwater mode |
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| Viewfinder | ||
| Viewfinder | EVF (0.39 type), Approx. 2,360,000 dots, OLED type | |
| Viewfinder / Coverage | Approx. 100% | |
| Eyepoint / Dioptre Correction | Approx. 22 mm (from eyepiece lens centre) -3.0 to +1.0 m-1 dpt (dioptric range) |
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| LCD monitor | ||
| Monitor | Vari-angle 7.5 cm (3.0”) Touchscreen LCD (TFT) with reinforced glass. 3:2 aspect ratio. Approx. 1,040,000 dots. Electrostatic capacitance type. | |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% | |
| Brightness | Adjustable to one of five levels. Quick-bright LCD (Press and hold INFO. Button) | |
| Flash | ||
| Modes | Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro | |
| Slow Sync Speed | Yes. Fastest speed 1/2000 s | |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes | |
| Flash Exposure Compensation | +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments | |
| Flash Exposure Lock | Yes | |
| Manual Power Adjustment | 3 levels with internal flash (Up to 22 selectable levels with Canon Speedlites [2][26]) |
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| Second Curtain Synchronisation | Yes | |
| Built-in Flash Range | 50 cm – 9.0 m (W) / 50 cm - 4.5 m (T) | |
| External Flash | E-TTL with EX series Speedlites [2] | |
| Shooting | ||
| Modes | Smart Auto (58 scenes detected), Hybrid Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom 1, Custom 2, SCN (Self-Portrait, Portrait, Smooth Skin, Panoramic Shot, Panning, Star (Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Time-Lapse Movie), Handheld Night Scene, Grainy B/W, Soft Focus, Art Bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect, HDR, Underwater,. Fireworks), Movie (Standard, Short Clip, Manual, Time-lapse Movie) | |
| Photo Effects | Picture Styles: Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) | |
| Drive modes | Single, Auto Drive, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, Self-Timer | |
| Continuous Shooting | Fixed AF: Up to approx. 9 shots/s for up to 24 frames in JPEG [20], 19 frames in RAW [3] With AF: Up to approx. 7 shots/s for 29 frames in JPEG [3][20] |
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| Recording pixels/compression | ||
| Image Size | RAW: (3:2) 6000 x 4000, (4:3) 5328 x 4000, (16:9) 6000 x 3368, (1:1) 4000 x 4000 JPEG 3:2: (L) 6000 x 4000, (M) 3984 x 2656, (S1) 2976 x 1984, (S2) 2400 x 1600 JPEG 4:3: (L) 5328 x 4000, (M) 3552 x 2664, (S1) 2656 x 1992, (S2) 2112 x 1600 JPEG 16:9: (L) 6000 x 3368, (M) 3984 x 2240, (S1) 2976 x 1680 (S2) 2400 x 1344 JPEG 1:1: (L) 4000 x 4000, (M) 2656 x 2656, (S1) 1984 x 1984, (S2) 1600 x 1600 In-camera RAW processing & Resize available Panoramic Shot mode: Horizontal: Maximum recording pixels: 24064 x 2800 Minimum recording pixels: 6000 x 2800 Vertical: Maximum recording pixels: 16000 x 4200 Minimum recording pixels: 4200 x 4000 |
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| Compression | RAW, Superfine, Fine | |
| Movies | (Full HD) 1920 x 1080, 59.94 / 50 / 29.97 / 25 / 23.98 fps (HD) 1280 x 720, 29.97 / 25 fps (VGA) 640 x 480, 29.97 / 25 fps |
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| Movie Length | (Full HD & HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min 59 s [7] (VGA) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour [4] |
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| File types | ||
| Still Image Type | JPEG compression (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF ver. 1.1 compliant), RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), RAW+JPEG | |
| Movies | MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo)] | |
| Direct print | ||
| Canon Printers | Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge [23] | |
| PictBridge | Yes (via USB or Wireless LAN) [23] | |
| Other features | ||
| GPS | GPS via mobile (linked to compatible smartphone) | |
| Red-Eye Correction | Yes | |
| My Camera / My Menu | My Menu customisation available | |
| Intelligent Orientation Sensor | Yes | |
| Histogram | Yes, live histogram | |
| Self Timer | Approx. 2, 10 s or Custom | |
| Menu Languages | English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Spanish, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi, Malay, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Hebrew | |
| Interface | ||
| Computer | Hi-Speed USB dedicated connector (Micro-B compatible) | |
| Other | HDMI Micro Connector Remote Switch Connector |
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| Computer/Other | Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only), with Dynamic NFC support [11] Bluetooth® (Specification version 4.1, Bluetooth low energy technology) [21] [22] |
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| Memory card | ||
| Type | SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS Speed Class 1 compatible) |
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| Software | ||
| Other | CameraWindow DC Map Utility Image Transfer Utility Camera Connect available on iOS and Android devices |
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| Image Manipulation | Digital Photo Professional 4 for RAW development | |
| Power source | ||
| Batteries | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-13L (battery and charger supplied) | |
| Battery life | Approx. 200 shots Eco mode approx. 250 shots Approx. 240 min playback |
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| A/C Power Supply | Charging via USB available with Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E [17] or other typical USB charging methods | |
| Accessories | ||
| Cases / Straps | Soft Case DCC-1830 PowerShot Neck Strap NS-100 Neck Strap NS-DC12 PowerShot Accessory Organizer |
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| Waterproof / Weatherproof Case | Waterproof Case (40m) WP-DC56 Waterproof Case Weight WW-DC1 |
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| Lenses | Lens Hood LH-DC110 |
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| Flash | Canon Speedlites (including 90EX, 220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 430EX III-RT, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, 600EX II-RT, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT) Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3, Speedlite Bracket SB-E2 |
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| Remote Controller/ Switch | Remote Switch RS-60E3 Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 [28] |
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| Power Supply & Battery Chargers | Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E Battery Charger CB-2LHE |
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| Other | Interface cable IFC-600PCU Canon Connect Station CS100 |
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| Physical specifications | ||
| Operating Environment | 0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity Dust and moisture resistant construction [27] |
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| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 115.0 x 77.9 x 51.4 mm | |
| Weight | Approx. 398 g (including battery and memory card) |
Canon G1 X Mark III Price & Release Date
The Canon G1 X Mark III price tag will be £1149 / €1399, with a release date of November 2017.