Quick facts
Full name: Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
Original position: Large-sensor fixed-lens cameraProduction status: Production status not verified
Regional aliases
No verified regional aliases
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Editorial guidance, not a verified specificationWhy it is still searched
People still search for Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II to verify its exact model, specifications, and place among comparable cameras.
Core specifications
- Release year
- 2014 · Released about 12 years ago
- Sensor
- 18.7 × 14 mm CMOS
- Effective resolution
- 12.8 MP
- Lens
- 24 - 120 mm
- Zoom
- 5×
- Weight
- 553 g
- Battery
- Battery Pack NB-12L
- Storage
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
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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
- 4.52 µm
- Pixel area
- 20.45 µm²
- Pixel density
- 4.89 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
- 12.8 MP
- Total pixels
- 15 MP
- Sensor
- 18.7 × 14 mm CMOS
- Calculated resolution
- 4,135 × 3,096
- Maximum image
- 4,160 × 3,120
- Crop factor
- 1.85
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 100–12,800
- Viewfinder
- Electronic viewfinder
- Display
- 3 in / 1,040,000 dots
- Lens mount
- Fixed lens
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- 1,920 × 1,080
- Storage media
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery
- Battery Pack NB-12L
Body
- Weight
- 553 g
- Dimensions
- 116.3 × 74 × 66.2 mm
- Release year
- 2014
Canon Camera Museum
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- Battery Pack NB-12L
- Brand
- Canon
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 1.85
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 116.3 x 74.0 x 66.2 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 12.80
- Exposure Compensation
- ±3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- External Flash
- ✓
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- 24 - 120 mm
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- ✓
- Iso
- Auto, 100-12800
- Macro Focus Range
- 5 cm
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- f2.0 - f3.9
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f3.7 - f7.2
- Max Image Resolution
- 4160 x 3120
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Max Video Resolution
- 1920x1080 (30p)
- Metering
- Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 60 sec
- Model
- PowerShot G1 X Mark II
- Normal Focus Range
- 5 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 5x
- Raw Support
- ✓
- Screen Resolution
- 1,040,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 3"
- Sensor Resolution
- 4142 x 3091
- Sensor Size
- 1.5" (~ 18.7 x 14 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CMOS
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Total Megapixels
- 15.00
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- ✓
- Viewfinder
- Electronic (optional)
- Weight
- 553 g
- White Balance Presets
- 8
- Wireless
- ✓
- Year
- 2014
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