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November 2015
(81%)
110 Reviews
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The editors liked
The Canon PowerShot G5 X has a great viewfinder and a comfortable shooting design for serious photographers
Capable autofocus in various lighting conditions
Built-in viewfinder and vari-angle screen
Fast maximum aperture throughout zoom range
Notable upgrade over G16
Compact and well-built
Good all-round performance
Useful OLED viewfinder
Built
In viewfinder
Decent grip
Good quality sensor along with Digic 6 processing
Large sensor compared to camera size
Fast zoom lens
Great colour rendition in JPEG
Excellent electronic viewfinder
High-quality photos
Great manual control layout
Strong JPEGs
The editors didn't like
It can be frustratingly slow
With a short battery life
Fairly chunky build will raise questions for some
Still in the shadow of the Sony RX100 III/IV due to size
The G5 X comes fully-stocked with a large 1in sensor, an Electronic Viewfinder, tiltable touchscreen and a versatile lens with a wide aperture. It's durable and well-built so it was impossible to give it anything less than 5 stars for features and build...
The Canon PowerShot G5 X has a great viewfinder and a comfortable shooting design for serious photographers
It can be frustratingly slow, with a short battery life
Sluggish performance and a more limited feature set than similarly priced competitors hold the Canon PowerShot G5 back from being a leading contender among its peers...
With truly exceptional image quality from such a small camera, anything less than five stars may seem unduly harsh. The G5 X's performance should be better, though, and it's important to remember that – unlike the Canon G7 X and Sony RX100 IV – the G5 X w...
The G5 X makes for crowded lineup, but it complements the rest of the G Series perfectly. With the G5 X, Canon now has four distinct—if not entirely different—options for people looking for a dedicated point-and-shoot camera. It's a bold move from the...
Published: 2015-12-09, Author: Mike , review by: pocket-lint.com
Capable autofocus in various lighting conditions, built-in viewfinder and vari-angle screen, fast maximum aperture throughout zoom range, notable upgrade over G16
Fairly chunky build will raise questions for some, still in the shadow of the Sony RX100 III/IV due to size, high ISO can't overcome image noise
On the cusp of 2016 there's an argument that chunky compact cameras have had their day. The Canon G5 X helps to counter that argument with a decent lens and capable 1-inch sensor, yet it doesn't offer a huge amount extra over and above the pocketabl...
Compact and well-built, Good all-round performance, Useful OLED viewfinder
No 4K video, Viewfinder not as good as Sony/Panasonic
Overall the Canon PowerShot G5 X feels like the best G series camera in a while – but still doesn't feel particularly innovative or “special”. The electronic viewfinder, large sensor, touchscreen and so on are all features that we'd expect from a camera i...
Published: 2015-11-20, Author: Michael , review by: gizmodo.co.uk
The best case for the G9 X is that it is the most compact camera with a one-inch sensor out there. That's worth quite a bit, and for £415, it can hang with the competition. But if performance is really important to you, you simply must stump up the cash f...
High-quality photos, Great manual control layout, Strong JPEGs
Focusing relability falters in low light, Poor RAW shooting speeds, No 4K video
Canon Powershot G5 X: Image Quality The Canon PowerShot G5 X cares more about nailing down a set of priorities rather than, like the Sony RX100 IV, setting new standards in any particular area. I have a hunch the Canon PowerShot G5 X uses the same 20.2-me...
Built, in viewfinder, Decent grip, Good quality sensor along with Digic 6 processing
Bulkier than some of the competition
It's good to see electronic viewfinders returning to compact cameras – it makes it easier to compose images in bright light and follow moving subjects. The G5 X has a lot in common with the G7 X, but the new camera feels quite different, with a grip and a...
