Quick facts
Full name: Canon PowerShot G1 X
Original position: Large-sensor fixed-lens cameraProduction status: Production status not verified
Regional aliases
No verified regional aliases
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Core specifications
- Release year
- 2012 · Released about 14 years ago
- Sensor
- 18.7 × 14 mm CMOS
- Effective resolution
- 14.3 MP
- Lens
- 28 - 112 mm
- Zoom
- 4×
- Weight
- 534 g
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion NB-10L rechargeable battery Li-ion battery
- Storage
- SDHC, SDXC, Secure Digital
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Who it may suit
May suit photographers who need both stills and video, after checking autofocus, recording limits, and lens availability.
What to check before buying used
The checks below are editorial guidance. Verify the individual camera and seller information before buying.
- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Test focus and zoom across the full range; check the lens for haze, fungus, scratches, and errors.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
- Test video recording, microphones, stabilization, and the ports you expect to use.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 23.36 mm
- Surface area
- 262 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 4.28 µm
- Pixel area
- 18.31 µm²
- Pixel density
- 5.46 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
Rectangles use their physical proportions. Calibrate your display to approximate real-world size.
18.7 × 14 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 14.3 MP
- Total pixels
- 15 MP
- Sensor
- 18.7 × 14 mm CMOS
- Calculated resolution
- 4,370 × 3,272
- Maximum image
- 4,352 × 3,264
- Crop factor
- 1.85
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 50–12,800
- Viewfinder
- Optical viewfinder
- Display
- 3 in / 920,000 dots
- Lens mount
- Fixed lens
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- 1,920 × 1,080
- Storage media
- SDHC, SDXC, Secure Digital
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion NB-10L rechargeable battery Li-ion battery
Body
- Weight
- 534 g
- Dimensions
- 116.7 × 80.5 × 64.7 mm
- Release year
- 2012
Canon Camera Museum
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion NB-10L rechargeable battery
- Brand
- Canon
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 1.85
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 116.7 x 80.5 x 64.7 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 14.30
- Exposure Compensation
- ±3 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
- External Flash
- ✓
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- 28 - 112 mm
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- ✓
- Iso
- Auto, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 50, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800
- Macro Focus Range
- 20 cm
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- f2.8 - f5.8
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f5.2 - f10.7
- Max Image Resolution
- 4352 x 3264
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Max Video Resolution
- 1920x1080 (24p)
- Metering
- Centre weighted, Evaluative, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 60 sec
- Model
- PowerShot G1 X
- Normal Focus Range
- 40 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 4x
- Raw Support
- ✓
- Screen Resolution
- 920,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 3"
- Sensor Resolution
- 4378 x 3267
- Sensor Size
- 1.5" (~ 18.7 x 14 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CMOS
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- SDHC, SDXC, Secure Digital
- Total Megapixels
- 15.00
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- ✓
- Viewfinder
- Optical (tunnel)
- Weight
- 534 g
- White Balance Presets
- 7
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2012
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