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Is the Canon G1 X good for Carrying Everywhere?

Canon PowerShot G1 X
$649.99

Canon G1 X Carrying Everywhere Score

GOOD
Canon G1 X has a score of 73 for Daily Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Canon G1 X will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Daily Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Canon G1 X Review

Canon G1 X Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis
Compact Body
Compact body of Canon G1 X makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.
Large 1.5″ (18.7 x 14 mm) sensor
Large sensor in Canon G1 X ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.
RAW shooting capability
RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.
4.0X Optical Zoom
A Lens with a higher zoom ratio would make it more practical as a carry everywhere camera.
534g
Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.
Body Thickness 65mm
With a thickness of 65mm,Canon G1 X is not a pocketable camera for sure.

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Canon G1 X Alternatives in Large sensor compact cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Leica Q2

Compare G1 X vs Q2

47 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #52
Rank in Compact Cameras: #1
Leica Q2
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 91
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX1R

Compare G1 X vs RX1R

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #205
Rank in Compact Cameras: #17
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX1

Compare G1 X vs RX1

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #202
Rank in Compact Cameras: #12
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Leica Q

Compare G1 X vs Q Typ 116

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #116
Rank in Compact Cameras: #5
Leica Q
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 91
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX1R II

Compare G1 X vs RX1R II

42 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #93
Rank in Compact Cameras: #4
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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