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GENERAL
Model Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot G1 X Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III
Release Date 2014-02-12 2012-03-29 2017-10-25
Camera Type Large sensor compact Large sensor compact Large sensor compact
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SENSOR COMPARISON
Sensor Resolution
13

Megapixel

14

Megapixel

24

Megapixel

Max Image Dimensions 4160 x 3120 4352 x 3264 6000 x 4000
Sensor Type CMOS CMOS CMOS
Sensor Size 1.5-inch 1.5-inch APS-C
Sensor Dimensions 18.7 x 14 mm 18.7 x 14 mm 22.3 x 14.9 mm
Sensor Area
261mm2
261mm2
332mm2
Max ISO

12800

12800

25600

Min ISO

100

100

100

RAW Support
SHOOTING FEATURES COMPARISON
Model Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot G1 X Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 60 sec 30 sec
Continuous Shooting 5 fps 2 fps 9.0 fps
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure
Exposure Compensation �3 (at 1/3 EV steps) �3 (at 1/3 EV steps) �3
Exposure Metering
  • MultiCenter-weightedSpot
  • MultiCenter-weightedSpot
  • MultiCenter-weightedSpot
Auto Exposure Bracketing �2 (at 1/3 EV steps) �3 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV, 2 EV steps)
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilizer Optical Optical Optical
Built-in Flash
Flash Range 6.80 m 7.00 m (via hot shoe EX series Speedlites, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX) 9.00 m (at Auto ISO)
Max Flash Sync n/a n/a n/a
Flash Modes Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Fill-in Auto, on, sl0w synchro, off
External Flash
AE Bracketing
WB Bracketing
VIEWFINDER COMPARISON
Viewfinder Type Electronic (optional) Optical (tunnel) Electronic
Viewfinder Resolution no electronic viewfinder no electronic viewfinder 2,360k dots
Viewfinder Coverage n/a n/a 100%
Viewfinder Magnification n/a n/a n/a
LCD DISPLAY COMPARISON
Display Type Tilting Fully Articulated Fully Articulated
Technology sRGB PureColor II Touchscreen LCD TFT PureColor II LCD n/a
Screen Size
3.00"
3.00"
3.00"
Resolution 1,040k dots 920k dots 1,040k dots
Live View
Touch Screen
VIDEO COMPARISON
Model Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot G1 X Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III
Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 35 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC
Video File Format
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
Microphone Type Stereo Stereo Stereo
Speaker Type Mono Stereo Mono
External Microphone Port
External Headphone Port
PHYSICAL SPECS COMPARISON
Weight 553 g 534 g 399 g
Dimensions 116 x 74 x 66 mm 117 x 81 x 65 mm 115 x 78 x 51 mm
Body Sealing No No Yes
BATTERY and STORAGE
Battery Type Battery Pack Battery Pack Built-in
Battery Life

240 Shots

250 Shots

200 Shots

Storage Media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported)
CONNECTIVITY COMPARISON
Wireless Connectivity Built-In None Built-In
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB
LENS COMPARISON
Model Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot G1 X Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III
Lens Mount fixed lens fixed lens fixed lens
Focal Range(35mm) 24-120 mm 28-112 mm 24-72 mm
Focal Length Multiplier n/a n/a n/a
Optical Zoom 5x 4x 3x
Max Aperture F2.0-3.9 F2.8-5.8 F2.8-5.6
Macro Focus Range 5 20 10
Manual Focus
AUTOFOCUS COMPARISON
Number of Focus Points 31 9 49
Contrast Detection
Phase Detection
AF Modes
  • AF Touch
  • AF Continuous
  • AF Single
  • AF Tracking
  • AF Selective
  • AF Center
  • AF Multi Area
  • AF Live View
  • Face Detection
  • AF Continuous
  • AF Single
  • AF Tracking
  • AF Selective
  • AF Multi Area
  • AF Live View
  • Face Detection
  • AF Touch
  • AF Continuous
  • AF Single
  • AF Tracking
  • AF Selective
  • AF Center
  • AF Multi Area
  • AF Live View
  • Face Detection
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