Canon PowerShot G1X Reviews, Specification and Price

Canon PowerShot G1X is a big deal. The camera comes with a 14.3 megapixels CMOS sensor and DIGIC 5 image processor. It lets a user to discover and experience new realms of photographic expression. PowerShot G1X is capable of recording full HD videos. The camera offers better and sharp images even in dim light. Other features of it include self-timer, blink and face detection, IS, ISO of up to 12800 and much more.

Look and feel
Except any other material, the body of the camera weighs 492 g and has the dimensions around 116.7 x 80.5 x 64.7 mm. It comes in black color only so, the choice is already made.

Sensor
Canon PowerShot G1X has a CMOS sensor with a resolution of 14.3 MP. The sensor provides it a touch of perfection. Also, it sizes around 1.5 inch.

Lens
The lens of the camera features, 4x optical and digital zoom, auto focus mode, 15.1 (W) - 60.4 (T) mm focal length, 1-1/4000 sec and 60-1/4000 sec of shutter speed and f/2.8 - f/16 (W) and f/5.8 - f/16 (T) of aperture range.

Display
Canon PowerShot G1X has a 3 inch TFT LCD display with a resolution of 922000 Dots. It is a varying angle display with 4.3 aspect ratio, wide-viewing angle and optical and real-image zoom viewfinder.

Flash and Media output
The camera has a Retractable and Pop-up flash with a range of 0.5-7.0 (W) m and 1.0-3.1 (T) m. There are many flash modes including auto, on, slow Sync and off. For images, the camera supports JPEG, EXIF and RAW formats with lowest and highest image size of 384 x 480 and 4352 x 2448, respectively. For videos, the camera supports MOV format with 30 fps and 24 fps frame rate and 1920 x 1080 pixels (HD) highest and 640 x 480 pixels lowest video recording quality. Moreover for audio, Canon PowerShot G1X supports Linear PCM, like that of other smart cameras.

Storage and interface
Canon PowerShot G1X camera supports SD, SDHC and SDXC cards. The storage is upgradable via these memory cards. The camera supports Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and HDMI mini connector port for connectivity purposes. For audio/video interface purpose it supports NTSC, PAL and a microphone. In addition to these, PowerShot G1X features direct printing via DPOF and PictBridge.

Power
PowerShot G1X equips a NB-10L Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery pack which can be charged using compact power adapter CA-PS700. It offers a playback time of about 7 hours and also, 310 shots when in Quick Shot mode. If LCD Monitor is on, the camera will offer to take over 250 shots and if off, 700 shots (approx).

Additional features of Canon PowerShot G1X
Canon PowerShot G1X smart compact camera features Intelligent IS image stabilization and DIGIC 5 image processor. Moreover, the camera features many shooting modes (C1, C2, M, Av, TV, P, Auto, Creative Filters, Movie and SCN), many photo effects (vivid blue, vivid green, lighter skin, darker skin, vivid red, custom color, my colors off, vivid, neutral, positive film and black & white), 1080p full HD video recording, many capturing modes (continuous shots, single shot and self-timer), many detection facilities (face detection, blink detection and advanced subject detection), many white balance modes (Custom1, Custom2, flash, underwater, cloudy, tungsten, auto, daylight, fluorescent and fluorescent H) and much more.

Package contents
The package contents of the smart camera include Canon PowerShot G1X, Battery pack NB-10L, charger, USB interface cable IFC-400PCU, lens cap (with strap), neck strap NS-DC9 and digital camera solution CD-ROM.

Price of Canon PowerShot G1X in India
With these cool and extraordinary features, Canon has priced its PowerShot G1X camera worth around Rs 47,995 in India. Currently Saholic.com is offering a discount of 12% on its price i.e. you can buy the camera at an incredible cost of Rs 42,099 from Saholic.com.

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