Canon PowerShot G1 X

The Canon PowerShot G1 X is a compact camera launched on 29/03/2012.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot G1 X ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 65 of all cameras in our database) scoring 47 overall. The Canon PowerShot G1 X weights 534 gr and spans 117 x 81 x 65 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Canon PowerShot G1 X behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 43, ranks in the category best 7%.
• Speed Performance - Score 25, ranks in the category best 26%.
• Versatility - Score 68, ranks in the category best 8%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot G1 X is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 58, ranks among the worst 2% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Great, score 42, ranks in the best 8% of its category. Canon PowerShot G1 X is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 41, ranks in the best 8% of its category. Canon PowerShot G1 X is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Great, score 44, ranks in the best 14% of its category. Canon PowerShot G1 X is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
• Street - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 53% of its category. Canon PowerShot G1 X works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 55, ranks in the best 38% of its category. Canon PowerShot G1 X works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.