Canon G5 X for Street Photography

Is the Canon G5 X good for Street Photography?

$699.00

Canon G5 X Street Photography Score

EXCELLENT

Canon G5 X has a score of 90 for Street Photography which makes it an EXCELLENT candidate for this type of photography. It will satisfy all your need in Street Photography, no need to look further for other cameras.
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Canon G5 X Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Electronic Built-in Viewfinder

Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Manual Focus Mode

You can use the manual focus mode of your camera to Zone Focus which is a popular technique used in street photography.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Fully Articulated LCD Screen

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths in street photography thus ensuring sharper photos.

Fast Lens at Wide: f1.80

Wideangle is used more common then the tele angle in street photography. A larger aperture will give you extra shutter speed without boosting the ISO in order to reduce blur in low light conditions which is a common scene in street photography.

24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage

Having a good wide angle coverage becomes very important in street photography.

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.

Average sized 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor

Canon G5 X's 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor size is ideal for many street photographers as it provides a good level of low-light performance and depth of field control while keeping the camera body small.

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Canon G5 X Alternatives in Large sensor compact cameras for Street Photography

Leica Q2 Compare G5 X vs Q2	47 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor 28 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #36 Rank in Compact Cameras: #1
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 90 Sports Daily 90 Landscape

Leica Q Compare G5 X vs Q Typ 116	24 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor 28 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #72 Rank in Compact Cameras: #3
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 90 Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G5 X Compare G5 X vs G5 X	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #167 Rank in Compact Cameras: #9
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 90 Overall Score	Portrait Street 90 Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G1 X III Compare G5 X vs G1 X III	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor 24-72 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #141 Rank in Compact Cameras: #6
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic LX10 Compare G5 X vs LX10	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-72 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #200 Rank in Compact Cameras: #15
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 93 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Leica Q2

Leica Q

Canon G5 X

Canon G1 X III

Panasonic LX10