Images & Specifications For the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III

[AvTvM]

No 4K...fail
Horrible battery life...fail
Ugly as heck...fail
Slow, short zoom lens...fail
Insane price...fail

They put a dial right in the way of where you grip it!

You blew it Canon.

+1 exactly

Canon manages time after time to completely underwhelm ... :

Only positive I can see is an LCD that appears to be fully articulated ["vari-angle"] rather than those stupid flip-flap ones that are totally useless in portrait orientation.

 

[tron]

...
while the 200D is small for a DSLR, it's not that small for a mirrorless or compact. and the G1X III is pretty tiny, smaller in fact than the M5 without even a lens attached.

http://camerasize.com/compact/#715.640,637,ha,t

Thanks for the link. I didn't know that site.

 

[FreshPicsUK]

Seriously?! I realise that physics dictates the size of the lens on this camera, so the unbelievably poor lens choice can be forgiven, but the rest of the spec is so bad that Canon should hang their heads. It's not 2006 any more. There's more choice than ever with regards to cameras, and the rumoured price is getting on for Fuji X-T20 and kit lens money, or maybe the X-E3 with the same 18-55mm f/2.8-f/4. or the Sony A6500 with 16-50mm kit lens. Which will all be roughly the same size and offer a much faster/better lens choice (as far as the Fuji's go anyway) and won't cost a lot more. I'm amazed that Canon think they can get away with these specs in the current market.

 

[ashmadux]

Oh man, this is even uglier than the M5

OH PLEASE.

If the M5 is "ugly", then god help your pictures, because you obviously can't see straight.


Good luck with that.

 

[rrcphoto]

Seriously?! I realise that physics dictates the size of the lens on this camera, so the unbelievably poor lens choice can be forgiven, but the rest of the spec is so bad that Canon should hang their heads

Fuji X100F sells for $1299. it's the only competitor. how does the specs compare to that?

none of those cameras you mention are as small. do you understand the term, compact camera?

and PS .. the 16-50 kit lens on the Sony is a joke.

 

[slclick]

Seriously?! I realise that physics dictates the size of the lens on this camera, so the unbelievably poor lens choice can be forgiven, but the rest of the spec is so bad that Canon should hang their heads

Fuji X100F sells for $1299. it's the only competitor. how does the specs compare to that?

Well in certain ways certainly not the lens. The fuji is a fixed focal length. That in itself makes most similarities a non starter.

 

[rrcphoto]

Seriously?! I realise that physics dictates the size of the lens on this camera, so the unbelievably poor lens choice can be forgiven, but the rest of the spec is so bad that Canon should hang their heads

Fuji X100F sells for $1299. it's the only competitor. how does the specs compare to that?

Well in certain ways certainly not the lens. The fuji is a fixed focal length. That in itself makes most similarities a non starter.

sure if you ignore the fact that it's the only current production APS-C sensor based compact camera.

the only real differences are rangefinder OVF and fixed lens versus zoom.

the rest of the camera is remarkably similar.

 

[Canoneer]

I don't really see this being good enough to justify an upgrade from my Oly E-PL7 with the 14-42 EZ Pancake lens. My Oly is smaller (can actually fit in my pocket), and the ED 40-150 lens is also small enough to fit in another pocket.

I do like the resolution and DPAF of the G1 X III, but it needed to have a little more reach for me to consider upgrading. Maybe a 24-120mm?

 

[FreshPicsUK]

Seriously?! I realise that physics dictates the size of the lens on this camera, so the unbelievably poor lens choice can be forgiven, but the rest of the spec is so bad that Canon should hang their heads

Fuji X100F sells for $1299. it's the only competitor. how does the specs compare to that?

none of those cameras you mention are as small. do you understand the term, compact camera?

and PS .. the 16-50 kit lens on the Sony is a joke.

Yeah, I reckon I've got a grasp on what a compact camera is, thanks for asking. But have you ever held an X-E1/2/3? I own one and can tell you now, just by looking at it, that this isn't that much smaller. Oh, and at no point did I compare it to the X100F. And if you want to go really small there's the Sony RX100IV. I'm just pointing out that the specs on this are terrible in comparison to the competition.

 

[unfocused]

...I'm continually amazed at how many think they know the camera industry to know if canon made a good / bad / indifferent camera.

+1.

I'm also amazed at how many are so quick to declare a camera that they never intended to buy in the first place a failure, simply because it doesn't meet their own personal preferences.

This isn't the camera for me. So what? There are plenty of other options out there and I presume that Canon is not in the business of making cameras that it can't sell.

 

[Chaitanya]

At the rumoured price, I was kind of expecting to see a red ring around the lens.

Pro1 was the last Powershot with Red ring, Canon is just too stubborn in "protecting" its "high" end cameras.

 

[transpo1]

Here are some images of the soon-to-be-announced Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III. This is Canon’s flagship point and shoot camera.</p>
<p><strong>Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III </strong>(Google translated)</p>

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<li>APS-C CMOS sensor (22.3 x 14.9 mm)</li>
<li>Dual pixel CMOS AF</li>
<li>Number of effective pixels: 24.2 million pixels (Total number of pixels: 25.8 million pixels)</li>
<li>Lens: converted 24-72mm f/2.8-5.6</li>
<li>DIGIC 7</li>
<li>Full HD 60p</li>
<li>Continuous shooting: about 9 frames / sec, servo AF about 7 frames / sec</li>
<li>ISO speed: 100-25600</li>
<li>Minimum shooting distance (from the lens tip): 10 cm (W), 30 cm (T)</li>
<li>EVF: 0.39 type 2.36 million dots</li>
<li>Back side liquid crystal: 3.0 type 1.04 million dot touch panel Bali angle angle liquid crystal</li>
<li>Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · NFC installed</li>
<li>Battery: NB-13L</li>
<li>Number of storable pictures: 200 pictures, in eco mode 250 pictures</li>
<li>Recording medium: SD / SDHC / SDXC card</li>
<li>Size: 115.0 x 77.9 x 51.4 mm</li>
<li>Weight: 375 g (body only), 399 g (including battery and SD card)</li>
</ul>

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<p>The announcement for this camera will come on October 16, 2017/October 17, 2017 depending on where you are on the planet.</p>
<span id="pty_trigger"></span>

Haha. This is by far the ugliest camera I have ever seen. Plus, no 4K and high price = epic fail. Is Canon just making fun of themselves at this point? I picture some engineer or PM playing a joke on an executive and trying to convince them it's good....

 

[Mistral75]

A close-up of the camera with its lens retracted, courtesy of Digital Camera Info:

http://digicame-info.com/2017/10/powershot-g1-x-mark-iii-5.html

 

[bhf3737]

Yeah, I reckon I've got a grasp on what a compact camera is, thanks for asking. But have you ever held an X-E1/2/3? I own one and can tell you now, just by looking at it, that this isn't that much smaller. Oh, and at no point did I compare it to the X100F. And if you want to go really small there's the Sony RX100IV. I'm just pointing out that the specs on this are terrible in comparison to the competition.

The only comparable APS-C not-interchangeable lens camera is Fujifilm X100F.
Is X100F really smaller and lighter than G1X III?
At least spec sheet tells something different than what the eyes may perceive.

X100F: 126.5mm (W) x 74.8mm (H) x 52.4mm (D) Approx. 469g (including battery and memory card)
G1X III: 115.0mm (W) x 77.9mm (H) x 51.4 mm (D) Approx. 399g (including battery and memory card)

They are two different camera types but as far as spec says they are very similar.
Not a surprise that they are similarly priced either.

 

[raptor3x]

sure if you ignore the fact that it's the only current production APS-C sensor based compact camera.

the only real differences are rangefinder OVF and fixed lens versus zoom.

the rest of the camera is remarkably similar.

There's also the Ricoh GR II. Even then, I fail to see the advantage of this camera over something the G5XII, it seems like a downgrade. You'll get a very slight increase (~1/3rd stop) in base ISO DR and about a stop increase in mid tone SNR at base ISO, but almost everywhere else you'll be worse off due to the effectively faster, and wider range, lens in the older camera. That lens is going to have to be an absolutely stellar performer for this camera to make any sense at all.

G5XII equivalent parameters ==> 23.76-99.36mm f/4.86-7.56
G5XIII equivalent parameters ==> 24-72mm f/4.48-8.96

 

[gmon750]

Oh man, this is even uglier than the M5

I care about what the camera can do, and zero about how it "looks". Are you expecting the appearance of the camera to swoon the ladies or something?

 

[jeffa4444]

Lets see the camera in the wild before writing it off. Sure the battery performance look poor from the leaked spec. but no one knows how good the lens is or how well it feels in your hand and what the picture quality is like.
Its expensive that much I will agree on so it will need to be good.

 

[Aaron D]

OK after the initial shock of the new, I kinda like the looks of the thing. Yeah it's a bit lumpy but also funky in a cool-ish way--it would grow on me I think. And it's a camera after all--not jewelry as some buy cameras for. I think the specs are great for a relatively tiny camera that you can keep hung around your neck all day. I would have preferred a rangefinder-style bump-less top--but I'm sure the view through this is better than that would have been.

So yeah.

A

 

[okaro]

Very interesting, the microphone cutouts are much bigger.

One question remains, does it have a microphone jack? Yes or no?

G5X 23,76-99,36 4,86-7,56
G1X3 24-72 4,48-8,96

G5X 1" sensor.
G1X Mark III, APS-C sensor.

conclusion: know what you are comparing.

The sensor size difference has been counted in these. The APS-C might benefit from lower base ISO though. One inch has ISO 125 which is equivalent to ISO 350 in APS-C.

 

[unfocused]

Here are some images of the soon-to-be-announced Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III. This is Canon’s flagship point and shoot camera.</p>
<p><strong>Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III </strong>(Google translated)</p>

<p>The announcement for this camera will come on October 16, 2017/October 17, 2017 depending on where you are on the planet.</p>
<span id="pty_trigger"></span>

Haha. This is by far the ugliest camera I have ever seen. Plus, no 4K and high price = epic fail. Is Canon just making fun of themselves at this point? I picture some engineer or PM playing a joke on an executive and trying to convince them it's good....

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