Canon announced two new Powershot G-series cameras on the weekend. Both cameras feature Canon’s 1-inch, 20.2 megapixel sensor. The G9 X is pocketable for everyday shooting while the G5 X has an electronic viewfinder for greater control and outdoor visibility.
Canon Powershot G5 X
The G5 X‘s EVF is a high-resolution 2.36M dot OLED model while there’s a 3-inch articulated LCD display on the back.
The lens is equivalent to 24-100mm on a full frame camera with a F1.8-2.8 aperture. It’s image stabilized (although I couldn’t find any information on how many stops) and there’s a 9-bladed diaphragm for extra smooth out-of-focus elements.
There’s a dedicated exposure compensation dial up top for greater creative control as well as a built-in flash and hotshoe. If you want to share your photos immediately, you can connect to your phone, tablet or Canon wireless printer with the Wi-Fi and NFC.
We should start seeing the G5 X in November and it’ll be an MSRP of $999.99.
Canon Powershot G9 X
There was a time when the only option if you wanted good photos was to carry a full-sized camera. Point-and-shoot options were mediocre at best when it came to performance and image quality but in the last few years, smaller pocketable cameras have made enormous strides.
The G9 X doesn’t have an EVF but features the same 1-inch sensor as the G5 X and it’s paired with a 28-84mm (full-frame equivalent) F2.0-4.9 lens. It’s not quite as fast, aperture-wise but the G9 X also has the G5 X’s image stabilization as well as Wi-Fi and NFC.
Like the G5 X, we’ll most likely see the G9 X arrive in November and the MSRP will be $599.99.
For more information on the G5 X and G9 X, click here to read Canon’s official press release.