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New Canon PowerShot V1 Information & Roundup

Craig Blair
Craig Blair
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The Canon PowerShot V1 has been written about a lot recently and we figured we'd put all of the information we have in one place. There is some new information about the upcoming camera.

The announcement for the Canon PowerShot V1 will be a bit different than normal. It looks like it will be a sort of development announcement. Canon Japan will announce the camera before CP+, which begins in a couple of weeks, with a full announcement coming some time in March.

Canon PowerShot V1 Sensor Size Comparison Chart

We think pretty much everything about the camera will be released before CP+, so it's not really a standard development announcement. This seems like a new way to launch a camera from Canon, but something could have been lost in translation.

We're told that the Canon PowerShot V1 will have a launch price of $899 USD. We do not have pricing in any other currency at this time. The pricing doesn't shock us considering the larger sensor size for a compact camera.

We have also been told that there will be a whole line of accessories for the PowerShot V1, though we do not have a list of what to expect. It'll probably the usual sort of stuff and there will likely be a “creator” bundle launched at some point.

Both the PowerShot G7 X Mark III and PowerShot SX70 HS will be discontinued in the first half of 2025, so we expect the PowerShot V1 to hit the market some time in March or April of this year.

Canon may also show one or two “concept” PowerShot cameras at CP+.

Canon PowerShot V1 Specifications (Rumored)

  • 24MP CMOS (Canon Made)
  • 1.4″ 3:2 Sensor
  • DIGIC X Series
  • DPAF
  • Multi-Function Shoe
  • Approximently 16-50mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • 3″ LCD (1 Million Pixels)
  • Articulating Screen
  • 4K Video (Slight crop for aspect ratio)
  • 4K 60P / 1080 120P (Unconfirmed)
  • Vertical Video Capable
  • New Streaming Features (No detailed information)
  • RAW, C-RAW, Dual Pixel RAW
  • H.265 / HEVC
  • C-Log 3 / HDR PQ
  • A full line of accessories
  • February/March 2025
  • Price: $899 USD
Canon PowerShot V1 AI Concept (Not an actual product photo)

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Craig is the founder and editorial director for Canon Rumors. He has been writing about all things Canon for more than 17 years. When he's not writing, you can find him shooting professional basketball and travelling the world looking for the next wildlife adventure. The Canon EOS R1 is his camera of choice.
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  3. I am excited to have a new canon portable camera. I never liked the zv-1 way to Sonyesc and felt weird to hold. Finally we can have a great pocket camera with canons imagery. Clog3 though? Even the R10 didn’t get that, would be cool if it’s in there. Better have front threads for an nd! I just wish and hope canon adds a metal top plate or body to this design. Sony and Fuji do.. one thing I wish canon would do is stop using the polycarbonate material on cameras.

    Does canon need a p1100 camera? I say yes that camera sells like crazy too.
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  7. Nice compact camera, but frankly I am not in the market for one regardless of price / features. If they release one with a bit more zoom I might reconsider. For 2025 I am thinking 1-2 full frame Canon lens(es), but that is all that is on my radar in terms of future purchases.
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  8. “Both the PowerShot G7 X Mark III and PowerShot SX70 HS will be discontinued in the first half of 2024, so we expect the PowerShot V1 to hit the market some time in March or April of this year.”

    Assume you mean first half of 2025. Looking forward to this announcement as I have been on the fence for a replacement smaller format camera for quite some time. 16-50 would serve most of my needs especially if it is decent optics. Could make for a great little Astro camera if he has the chops at higher ISO and has decent optics at 16mm. Would replace my iPhone for most images as my carry around camera as the Raw files on the iPhone are pretty sad.
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  9. No mention of an EVF? Hopefully there will be an EVF attachment, otherwise this camera is likely not going to be something I consider. Viewfinders are essential for me because of my crappy eyes and I personally just prefer it in general.
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  12. 16-50mm is just not enough to get me excited for this, no matter the specs. I'm just dying for a Canon camera to get into the Sony RX100 neighborhood.
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  13. 16-50mm is just not enough to get me excited for this, no matter the specs. I'm just dying for a Canon camera to get into the Sony RX100 neighborhood.
    Yeah, I'm really hopeful that this spec is just totally wrong, but 16mm wide angle to 50mm would cover me for most of my travel photography - especially if they have a useable teleconverter attachment that some of their old Powershot cameras could use.
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  15. does this not have a flash? that is a huge draw for their fans

    I was wondering that myself. But you would think that we would know by now, based on the amount of other details that have leaked.
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  17. "Full line of accessories" could include a removable EVF and one or more teleconverter attachments. The 16-50 range allows the lens to be both small and reasonably fast which makes the camera more portable than it would be with a longer native lens and also consistent with vlogging needs. External TCs have been a mixed bag in the past, but some are excellent. I have a Nikon TC-E17ED that is stunning and fast, but it is a beast and it was very expensive when new. New technology may make a difference - possibly an opportunity for DO. The full accessory line is reminiscent of the Olympus/OM TG line of cameras. In that case a full bundle of accessories costs at least as much as the camera itself. Interesting Appleesque revenue concept.
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  19. Does canon need a p1100 camera? I say yes that camera sells like crazy too.
    I have a P1000, and it is an interesting device. For starters, it is NOT a compact camera, but rather it is bigger than my R5. Secondly, it is quite quirky in operation, but that said, it is capable of images that are hard to duplicate short of an R7 with the 200-800. For that zoom range, even with a 1/2.3 imager, the lens (at the long end) is 539mm and F/8, which translates to a 68mm objective (the camera takes 77mm filters). The upside is that the lens is remarkably sharp over the full 125:1 zoom range which is a feat never before seen on a consumer product. Physics won't let the lens be smaller, but the camera itself could be much more compact and both the AF and image stabilizer could be improved considerably. I typically shoot a 3 frame burst and usually get one shot where both the AF and the VC got it right at the same time. Any more than a 3 shot burst and the buffer will fill on the first try. So, yes, there is an opportunity for Canon with such a camera well executed in all respects, but the lens would have to be in the same performance league to be competitive. My thought is that a similar lens with a bit larger imager would be an interesting option. A 1/1.7 imager would shorten the equivalent range to 2200mm but would produce a significantly better overall image. Note that the image circle is inherently large at that focal length, so only the wide end would need a bit of tweaking to accommodate the larger sensor. Below are a couple of sample images, one with the P1000 and the other with the R7 and 200-800. Both images are at similar distance and full reach. The P1000 will only do this under ideal lighting conditions, whereas the R7 is much more forgiving and has an enormously higher keeper rate, but the combination of portability and reach is unmatched by any other combination I have been able to find besides these two. The P1000 theoretically has a bit more reach at 3000mm equivalent for a 16MP image and the R7 combo works out to about 1800mm for the same size image but the R7 combo is substantially sharper at the pixel level so it actually wins the reach contest, but not by a huge margin in spite of the much larger dispersion penalty that the P1000 has to live with.. The 200-800 also will focus closer than the P1000 with both at the long end, so the R7 also wins the magnification contest by a nose or two .




    P1000

    P1000.jpg

    R7 + 200-800

    R7 w 200-800.jpg
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