Overview | |
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Maker | Canon |
Type | Digital superzoom bridge |
Released | June 18, 2015 |
Lens | |
Lens | 8.8-220mm (24-600mm equivalent) |
F-numbers | f/2.8-5.6 at the widest (f/7.6-15 equivalent) |
Sensor/medium | |
Sensor type | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | 13.2 x 8.8mm (1 inch type, 2.7x crop factor) |
Sensor maker | Sony |
Maximum resolution | 5472 x 3648 (20 megapixels) |
Recording medium | SD, SDHC or SDXC memory card; UHS-I compatible |
Focusing | |
Focus areas | 31 focus points |
Shutter | |
Shutter speeds | 1/2000s to 30s |
Continuous shooting | 5.9 frames per second |
Viewfinder | |
Optional viewfinders | EVF-DC1 electronic viewfinder |
Image processing | |
Image processor | DIGIC 6 |
White balance | Yes |
General | |
Video recording | 1080p at 60/30 or 50/25 or 24 fps, 720p at 25 or 30 fps, 640x480 at 30 or 25 fps; h.264 in MP4 with AAC audio |
LCD screen | 3.2 inches with 1,620,000 dots |
Battery | NB-10L |
Dimensions | 123 x 77 x 105mm (4.84 x 3.03 x 4.13 inches) |
Weight | 733g including battery |
The Canon PowerShot G3 X is a large sensor digital bridge camera announced by Canon on June 18, 2015. It marks Canon's entry into this product category, alongside competitors such as the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000, Sony Cyber-shot RX10 and RX10 II. [1]
It has the longest focal length zoom range of any Powershot G-Series, [2] from 24-600mm (35mm equivalent) with a maximum aperture of f/2.8 at widest, decreasing to f/5.6 at 600mm. In terms of overall specification it is the most capable of the current-production G-series cameras but this comes at the expense of overall size and weight - it is also the largest and heaviest of the series.
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The size and weight savings are achieved with a smaller aperture at the telephoto end of the zoom range and by making its electronic viewfinder an optional accessory.
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