Boasting the best imaging performance ever seen in a Canon compact camera engineered using photographer feedback with DSLR-like image quality and handling in a compact form, the PowerShot G1 X Mark II is a lekker little camera.
The gumph on Canon’s newest creation
Featuring a stainless steel chassis and all aluminium metal exterior, the camera also has a large ergonomic grip – compact yet comfortable to handle, it makes the perfect companion for demanding and experienced photographers who need a portable, high-performance camera.
The camera also features a smarter sensor for sharper, brighter shots with a larger surface area it delivers shallow depth of field making it ideal for professional-looking portrait and macro photography.
The sensor’s pixels are 4.5x larger than the most recent PowerShot G16, making them more sensitive to light and producing less digital noise for improved shooting in low-light, while the larger pixels also enable a wider dynamic range – capturing more detail in bright highlights and dark shadows.
A new super-bright f/2.0-3.9 lens that maintains a wide f/3.9 aperture even when fully zoomed, delivering excellent low-light performance and the ability to control depth of field. The 5x optical zoom lens with 24-120mm focal range and a 9-blade aperture excels at shooting an incredibly diverse portfolio of subjects – from pin-sharp wide-angle landscapes to close-up portraits with smooth background blur. ZoomPlus gives added flexibility by digitally doubling the zoom’s reach, while at the opposite end of the scale, the PowerShot G1 X Mark II allows macro shooting at a distance of as little as 5cm.
It includes 31 AF points offering wide coverage across the frame improving the camera’s ability to lock onto subjects accurately when creating images with shallow depth of field. The new Star Mode sounds pretty exciting too – a new feature allowing users to capture perfectly-exposed pictures of subjects under a starry sky.
PowerShot G1 X Mark II – key features
- Large 1.5-type Canon CMOS sensor
- 12.8 Megapixel images (3:2) and multi-aspect shooting
- Fast f/2 aperture and a max ISO 12,800
- Ultra-wide 24mm, 5x zoom lens
- DIGIC 6 processing and Intelligent IS
- 31-point AiAF and MF Peaking
- Dual Control Rings and touch-screen operation
- Wi-Fi with remote shooting and Image Sync
- Optional electronic viewfinder
- 14-bit RAW
