Canon Powershot G5 X review (Photography Blog)

Photography Blog tested Canon’s new pocket-sized, 1 inch sensor Powershot camera, the Canon PowerShot G5 X.

The Canon PowerShot G5 X is an excellent compact camera for enthusiast photographers, offering a very good built-in viewfinder, a fast lens, a wealth of options for shooting both stills and video, excellent image quality, speedy auto-focusing, intuitive and configurable handling, and solid construction. The 4.2x zoom lens may limit its appeal somewhat, as will the lack of 4K video recording, but for us, the new G5 X is the best-balanced model out of the G3 X, G5 X and G9 X range. Read the review…

The Canon Powershot G5 X sells for $749 (it”s actually $50 off regular price): B&H Photo, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA. Key features:

• 20.2MP 1″ High-Sensitivity CMOS Sensor
• DIGIC 6 Image Processor
• 4.2x Optical Zoom f/1.8-2.8 Lens
• 24-100mm (35mm Equivalent)
• 2.36m-Dot Electronic Viewfinder
• 3.0″ 1.04m-Dot Multi-Angle Touchscreen
• Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 60 fps
• Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity with NFC
• ISO 12800 & 5.9 fps Continuous Shooting
• Manual Control Dials, Star Shooting Mode