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Add this product to your shortlist for comparison 78%Silver Award Reviewed Dec 14, 2015 • 127 sample photos • 3 sample videos Review Buy on Amazon.comCamera OnlySee price on Amazon.comBuy on Amazon.com User reviews (7) See all user reviews Write your user review Questions & Answers 190 questions asked See all Q&As Ask a new question Gear list

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Product description Announced Oct 13, 2015 Discuss in the Canon PowerShot Talk forum

The Canon PowerShot G5 X uses the same 20.2MP 1" CMOS sensor and 24-100mm equivalent F1.8-2.8 lens as its G7 X sibling, but goes a step further with a built-in 2.36M dot OLED EVF. Its 3" 1.04M dot touch screen LCD is fully articulated, and true to its enthusiast class offers a top panel exposure compensation dial, front and rear command dials, as well as a control ring around the lens. A pop-up flash is provided.

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Body type	Large sensor compact
Max resolution	5472 x 3648
Effective pixels	20 megapixels
Sensor size	1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)
Sensor type	BSI-CMOS
ISO	Auto, 125-12800
Focal length (equiv.)	24–100 mm
Max aperture	F1.8–2.8
Articulated LCD	Fully articulated
Screen size	3″
Screen dots	1,040,000
Max shutter speed	1/2000 sec
Format	MPEG-4, H.264
Storage types	SD/SDHC/SDXC
USB	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Weight (inc. batteries)	353 g (0.78 lb / 12.45 oz)
Dimensions	112 x 76 x 44 mm (4.41 x 2.99 x 1.73″)
GPS	None

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Our review

The PowerShot G5 X is a well-designed and easy-to-use premium compact that takes good quality photos and videos and offers a nice EVF and LCD on which to compose them. It's subpar battery life, so-so lens and sluggish continuous Raw shooting keep it from being a top choice.

Good for: Those who want good image quality in a small body that has an EVF and many direct controls.

Not so good for: Those who want to shoot all day without a battery change, shoot bursts of Raw images or want to photograph moving subjects.

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Scoring Build quality Ergonomics & handling Features Metering & focus accuracy Image quality (raw) Image quality (jpeg) Low light / high ISO performance Viewfinder / screen rating Optics Performance Movie / video mode Connectivity Value Canon PowerShot G5 X videos

Canon PowerShot G5 X Product Overview 01:38 (9 May, 2016)

PowerShot G5 X daylight sample video 00:57 (14 Dec, 2015)

PowerShot G5 X low light sample video 01:08 (14 Dec, 2015)

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