Bright, fast and more creative than ever: advanced technologies come together for an exciting new camera that moves beyond anything the G-Series has seen before. The Power Shot G1 X digital camera will inspire advanced amateurs who have embraced the G-Series to explore new realms of photographic expression, and give pros an excellent camera that complements their creative demands. The new 1.5-inch High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor approaches an EOS DSLR's APS-C sized sensor, with a light-sensitive area that's approximately 6.3 times larger than that of the PowerShot G12 digital camera. The new 14.3 Megapixel sensor, combined with a new lens and DIGIC 5 Image Processor, creates the HS System that delivers image quality previously impossible in a compact camera, with beautiful blur, lower noise, and extraordinary resolution in low-light shooting and can shoot at ISOs of up to 12800. The PowerShot G1 X also has 14-bit RAW capabilities for even greater creative control and Full HD Video recording. Manual settings and operability inherited from EOS cameras impart a high-level shooting experience, and open the door to new creative possibilities. Substantive luxury defines the design: a neatly clarified sculpture with a firm grip, huge Vari-angle LCD and optical viewfinder.

Type: Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 4x Optical, 4x Digital, and 16x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer

Image Capture Device

Type: 14.3 Megapixels, 1.5-inch CMOS

Total Pixels: Approx. 15.0 Megapixels

Effective Pixels: Approx. 14.3 Megapixels

Lens
Focal Length: 15.1 (W) - 60.4mm (T) (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) - 112mm (T)

Digital Zoom: 4x

Focusing Range

Normal: 1.3 ft. (40cm) - infinity (W), 4.3 ft. (1.3m) - infinity (T)

Auto: 7.9 in. (20cm) - infinity (W), 2.8 ft. (85cm) - infinity (T)

Macro: 7.9 in. - 2.3 ft. (20-70cm) (W), 2.8 ft. - 5.2 ft. (85cm - 1.6m) (T)

Autofocus System: TTL Autofocus

Viewfinders
Optical Viewfinder: Real-image zoom viewfinder

LCD Monitor: 3.0-inch TFT color LCD (Vari-angle type with wide-viewing angle)

LCD Pixels: Approx. 922,000 dots

LCD Coverage: Approx. 100%

Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture: f/2.8 (W) - f/5.8 (T)

Shutter Speed: 1-1/4000 sec.; 60-1/4000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity: Auto, ISO 100/125/160/200/250/320/400/500/640/800/1000/1250/1600/2000/2500/3200/ 4000/5000/6400/8000/10000/12800 (When in P mode)

Light Metering Method: Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot

Exposure Control Method: AE Lock (not available when shooting movies)

Exposure Compensation: +/-3 stops in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance

White Balance Control: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom1, Custom2

Flash

Built-in Flash: Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off

Flash Range: 1.6-23 ft. (W), 3.3-10.2 ft. (T) (50cm-7.0m (W), 1.0-3.1m (T))

Recycling Time: 5.0 seconds or less (battery voltage: 7.4 V)

Flash Exposure Compensation: +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes: C1, C2, M, Av, Tv, P, Auto, SCN, Creative Filters, Movie

Photo Effects: My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin, Darker Skin, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color

Self Timer: Approx. 10-sec. delay, Approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom

Wireless Control: Not available

Continuous Shooting:

Normal: Approx. 1.9 shots/sec. (in P mode), Approx. 4.5 shots/sec. (in High-speed Burst HQ mode)

AF: Approx. 0.7 shots/sec. (in P mode)

LV: Approx. 0.7 shots/sec. (in P mode)

Image Storage

Storage Media: SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card

File Format: Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant

Image Recording Format: Normal, Fine, RAW

JPEG Compression Mode:
Still Image: Exif 2.3 JPEG, RAW (14 bit, CR2 (Canon Original))

Video: MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (2 channel stereo))

Videos: MOV (Image data: H.264, Audio data: Linear PCM (Stereo))

Number of Recording Pixels:
Still Images:
[16:9]
Large: 4352 x 2448, Medium 1: 3072 x 1728,
Medium 2: 1920 x 1080, Small: 640 x 360

[3:2]
Large: 4352 x 2904, Medium 1: 3072 x 2048,
Medium 2: 1600 x 1064, Small: 640 x 424

[4:3]
Large: 4352 x 3264, Medium 1: 3072 x 2304,
Medium 2: 1600 x 1200, Small: 640 x 480
RAW: 4352 x 3264

[1:1]
Large: 3264 x 3264, Medium 1: 2304 x 2304,
Medium 2: 1200 x 1200, Small: 480 x 480

[4:5]
Large: 2608 x 3264, Medium 1: 1840 x 2304,
Medium 2: 960 x 1200, Small: 384 x 480

Videos:
[iFrame Movie]
1280 x 720 (30 fps)

[Miniature Effect]
1280 x 720*2 / 640 x 480*2

Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File:
Still Images & Movies:
Auto Rotate, Transition Effects (Off, Scroll, Slide, Fade), Scroll Display, Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Search Jump (Favorites, Date, My Category, Still Images/Movies/Movie Digest, Jump 10 Images, Jump 100 Images), Smart Shuffle, Group Playback, Movie Digest, Filtered Playback, Slideshow

Still Images:
Single, Index, Magnification (Approx. 2x-10x), Thumbnails (4-100), Information Display, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Resume Playback, Red-Eye Correction, i-Contrast, Trimming, Resize, My Colors

Movies:
Normal Playback, Slow Motion, Skip Backward, Previous Frame, Next Frame, Skip Forward, Resume Playback, Delete Unwanted Portions of a Clip



Erasing Specifications Erase Modes: Select, Select Range, Select All Images

Interfaces
Computer Interface: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (Dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)

Video Out: Analog: NTSC or PAL, Digital: HDMI (HDMI mini connector)

Audio Out: Stereo

Other: Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon Selphy Compact Photo Printers, Pixma Inkjet Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Cable

Power Source: Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery Pack NB-10L; Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80)

Shooting Capacity:

LCD Monitor on: Approx. 250 shots
LCD Monitor off: Approx. 700 shots
Approx: 310 shots when in Quick Shot mode (LCD monitor on)

Playback Time: Approx. 7 hours

Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature: 32-104°F/0-40°C

Operating Humidity: 10-90%

Dimensions (W x H x D): 4.60 x 3.17 x 2.55 in. / 116.7 x 80.5 x 64.7mm

Weight: Approx. 17.3 oz. / 492g (Camera only); Approx. 19.0 oz. / 534g (Including the battery and memory card)