Canon PowerShot G1X
Canon U.S.A. is unveiling two PowerShot Elph-series point-and-shoot cameras and a new flagship Power-Shot G-series model. The G1X (shipping in February at a $799 suggested retail) will be positioned for advanced amateurs and professionals looking for a walk-around point-and-shoot model and offers a large 1.5-inch 14.3-mega-pixel CMOS image sensor and a 4x (28-112mm) optical zoom lens.
It is said to have a shallow depth of field and an aperture range of F/2.5-16 affording better low-light capability.
Other new features include 14-bit RAW file support, a new DIGIC 5 image processor with improved low-light support, high-speed burst HQ shooting of up to 6fps/4.5 fps at full resolution, multi-area white balance adjustment, expanded Smart Auto settings, child-weighted face detection system, handheld night scene and HDR mode. It will shoot up to FullHD 1080 video and includes a 720p Movie Digest mode to automatically compile a video log of all still shots.
PowerShot G1X Specifications
- 14.3mp CMOS (1.5inch) Sensor (1/1.5″ probably)
- 4x Zoom (28-112)
- f/2.5-16
- 14bit RAW
- DIGIC 5
- 6fps/4.5fps
- Multiarea White Balance
- HDR Mode
- FullHD 1080p Video
- 720P Movie Digest Mode
New ELPH Compacts
The new Elph models both offer improved low-light shooting and the new DIGIC 5 image processor. The Elph 520HS (shipping in March at a $299 suggested retail) offers a compact form factor, MicroSD card slot, 12x zoom lens starting at a 28mm wide angle, 10.1 -megapixel CMOS image sensor and ISO range to 3,200. Also included is a 3-inch LCD, 58 scene Smart Auto settings, Intelligent Image Stabilization, burst shooting speeds of up to 6.8 fps at 4-megapixel resolution, and body color options of silver, blue, green and red.
The Elph 110HS (shipping in February at $249) offers a 16.1-megapixel high-sensitivity CMOS sensor, DIGIC 5 image processing to 3,200 ISO, FullHD 1080p video recording, 5x (24-120mm) zoom, intelligent image stabilization, 3-inch 461,000-dot LCD, 58-scene Smart Auto settings, high-speed burst shooting of 5.8fps at 4-megapixel resolution, full-size SD card slot and Movie Digest mode up to 720p HD resolution.
Update #3
I'm told the url and posting are 100% legit. There's still some discrepancy in the sensor size, but we'll see soon enough. I'm trying to hunt down an official Canon release.
Update #2
The URL of the original leak has brought about some questions. It's actually from mworld.com and not wellsfargoadvisors.com.
We'll try to substantiate the information.
Update on sensor size
Most people seem to think the sensor size is actually 1/1.5″, which is smaller than the Nikon 1.
*Thanks John
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