Canon announces Powershot G1 X Mark II

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Canon has announced an update to its G1 X camera by introducing the G1 X Mark II.

The PowerShot G1 X Mark II Enhanced Grip Edition1 is Canon’s flagship professional compact camera, featuring a large 1.5-type Canon CMOS sensor, a super-wide 24mm 5x f/2.0-3.9 zoom, 31-point AiAF, Dual Control Rings and a 7.5cm (3.0”) LCD with touch-screen control plus WiFi with Remote Shooting function and Image Sync. It features the new DIGIC 6 processor and can record Full HD video (1920x1080) at 30p.

This is a small compact with professional features. One can even use the Wireless connectivity feature which allows users to control the PowerShot G1 X Mark II remotely by installing the Canon CameraWindow app on a smart device. So you can even place the camera near the place where you expect action and shoot wildlife. The smaller size of this camera will make it inconspicuous.

The detailed specifications are as follows:

IMAGE SENSOR
Type	1.5 type (18.7 mm x 14.0 mm) Canon high-sensitivity CMOS
Effective Pixels	Approx. 12.8M (Aspect ratio: 3:2) Approx. 13.1M (Aspect ratio: 4:3)
Aspect Ratio	Multi-aspect Sensor - 3:2 (default), 4:3
Colour Filter Type	Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type	DIGIC 6 with iSAPS technology

LENS
Focal Length	12.5 - 62.5 mm (35 mm equivalent: 24 - 120 mm)
Zoom	Optical 5x ZoomPlus 10x Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter Approx. 1.6x or 2.0x¹). Combined Approx. 20x
Maximum f/number	f/2.0-f/3.9
Construction	14 elements in 11 groups (1 double sided aspherical UA lens and 2 double-sided aspherical lenses)
Image Stabilisation	Yes (lens shift-type), approx. 3.5-stop¹. Intelligent IS with 5-axis Enhanced Dynamic IS

FOCUSING
Type	TTL
AF System/ Points	AiAF (31-point, Face Detection or Touch AF with Object and Face Select and Track), 1-point AF (any position is available or fixed centre)
AF Modes	Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE¹, Touch AF
AF Point Selection	Size (Normal, Small)
AF Lock	Yes, via customisable buttons
AF Assist Beam	Yes
Manual Focus	Yes, plus MF Peaking AF + MF
Focus Bracketing	Yes
Closest Focusing Distance	5 cm (W) from front of lens in macro

EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering modes	Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to Face Detection AF or AF frame)
AE Lock	Yes, via customisable buttons
Exposure Compensation	+/- 3 EV in 1/3 stop increments Manual and automatic dynamic range correction Automatic shadow correction ND Filter (3 stop)
AEB	1/3 - 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
ISO sensitivity	AUTO, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800

SHUTTER
Speed	1 - 1/4000 sec. (factory default) 60 - 1/4000 sec. (total range - varies by shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE
Type	TTL
Settings	Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom 1, Custom 2 Multi-area WB correction available in Smart Auto White Balance Compensation White Balance Compensation in Underwater mode Colour adjustment in Star Mode

COLOUR MATRIX
Type	sRGB

VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder	Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1

LCD MONITOR
Monitor	Tilt type 7.5 cm (3.0”) sRGB PureColor II Touchscreen LCD (TFT). 3:2 aspect ratio. Approx. 1,040,000 dots. In-cell capacitive type
Coverage	Approx. 100%
Brightness	Adjustable to one of five levels. Quick-bright LCD

FLASH
Modes	Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro
Slow Sync Speed	Yes. Fastest speed: 1/2000 sec. (built-in flash) 1/250 sec. (external flash) 1/4000 sec. (external using high-speed synchro)
Red-Eye Reduction	Yes
Flash Exposure Compensation	+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE, Safety FE, Smart Flash Exposure
Flash Exposure Lock	Yes
Manual Power Adjustment	3 levels with internal flash (up to 19 levels with external EX Speedlites 270EX II and 430EX II. 22 levels with 580EX II, 600EX and 600EX-RT¹)
Second Curtain Synchronisation	Yes
Built-in Flash Range	50 cm - 6.8 m (W) / 50 cm - 3.5 m (T)
External Flash	E-TTL with EX series Speedlites¹

SHOOTING
Modes	Smart Auto (58 scenes detected), Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom 1, Custom 2, Hybrid Auto, Auto, Creative Shot, SCN (Portrait, Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer), Star (Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Portrait, Star Time-Lapse Movie), Handheld Night Scene, Underwater, Snow, Fireworks), Creative Filters (High Dynamic Range, Nostalgic, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Background Defocus, Soft Focus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect), Movie
Modes in Movie	Smart Auto (21 scenes detected), Standard, Program AE, Portrait, Nostalgic, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Underwater, Snow, Fireworks, iFrame Movie
Photo Effects	My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color)
Drive modes	Single, Auto Drive, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer
Continuous Shooting	Approx. 5.2 shots/sec until memory card becomes full¹ with AF: Approx. 3.0 shots/sec with Live View: Approx. 3.1 shots/sec (all speeds are until memory card becomes full)²³

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION
Image Size	3:2 - (RAW, L) 4352 x 2904, (M1) 3072 x 2048, (M2) 2048 x 1368, (S) 640 x 424 4:3 - (RAW, L) 4160 x 3120, (M1) 3072 x 2304, (M2) 2048 x 1536, (S) 640 x 480 16:9 - (RAW, L) 4352 x 2248, (M1) 3072 x 1728, (M2) 1920 x 1080, (S) 640 x 360 1:1 - (RAW, L) 3120 x 3120, (M1) 2304 x 2304, (M2) 1536 x 1536, (S) 480 x 480 4:5 - (RAW, L) 2496 x 3120, (M1) 1840 x 2304, (M2) 1232 x 1536, (S) 384 x 480 Resize in playback (M2, S)
Compression	RAW, Superfine, Fine
Movies	(Full HD) 1920 x 1080, 30 fps (HD) 1280 x 720, 30 fps, (L) 640 x 480, 30 fps Star Time-Lapse Movie (Full HD) 30, 15 fps Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5 fps Hybrid Auto (HD) 30 fps iFrame Movie (Full HD) 30fps
Movie Length	(Full HD HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min. 59 sec.¹ (L and M) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour² (Star Time-Lapse Movie) Up to 32 sec

FILE TYPES
Still Image Type	JPEG compression (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF ver. 1.1 compliant), RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), RAW+JPEG
Movies	MP4 [Video: MPEG4-AVC (H.264), Audio: MPEG2 AAC-LC (stereo)] iFrame

DIRECT PRINT
Canon Printers	Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge
PictBridge	Yes (via USB or Wireless LAN)

OTHER FEATURES
GPS	GPS via mobile (linked to compatible smartphone)
Red-Eye Correction	Yes, during shooting and playback
My Camera / My Menu	My Menu customisation available
My Category	Image tagging feature
Intelligent Orientation Sensor	Yes
Histogram	Yes, live histogram
Playback zoom	Approx. 2x - 10x
Self Timer	Approx. 2 or 10 sec., Custom
Menu Languages	English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Spanish, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi, Malay, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Hebrew

INTERFACE
Computer	Hi-Speed USB (MTP, PTP) dedicated connector (Mini-B compatible)
Other	HDMI Micro Connector (HDMI-CEC compatible) A/V output (PAL/NTSC)
Computer/Other	Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only), with NFC support¹

MEMORY CARD
Type	SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS Speed Class 1 compatible)

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM
PC Macintosh	Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3 Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8, 10.9 For Wi-Fi connection to a PC: Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1 only Mac OS X 10.7 / 10.8.2 or later / 10.9

SOFTWARE
Browsing Printing	ImageBrowser EX
Other	CameraWindow, PhotoStitch, Map Utility
Image Manipulation	Digital Photo Professional for RAW development

POWER SOURCE
Batteries	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-12L (NB-12L battery and charger supplied)
Battery life	Approx. 240 shots Eco mode approx. 300 shots Approx. 300 min. playback
A/C Power Supply	Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC100

ACCESSORIES
Cases / Straps	Soft Case DCC-1820 PowerShot Neck Strap NS-100
Waterproof / Weatherproof Case	Waterproof Case (40m) WP-DC53 Waterproof Case Weight WW-DC1
Lenses	Lens Hood LH-DC80 Filter Adapter FA-DC58E (Compatible with Canon 58mm Filters: Circular Polarizing Filter PL-C B, Neutral Density Filters ND4-L ND8-L, Protect Filter, UV Filter, Skylight Filter, Softmat Filter No.1 2)
Flash	Canon Speedlites (including 270EX II, 320EX, 430EX II, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT¹) Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3, Bracket BKT-DC1, Speedlite Bracket SB-E2
Remote Controller/ Switch	Remote Switch RS-60E3
Power Supply Battery Chargers	AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC100, Battery Charger CB-2LGE
Other	Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1 (0.48 type), 4:3 aspect ratio, Approx. 2,360,000 dots, 100% coverage Canon AV cable AVC-DC400ST Interface cable IFC-400PCU

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Operating Environment	0 - 40 °C, 10 - 90% humidity
Dimensions (WxHxD)	116.3 x 74.0 x 66.2 mm
Weight	Approx. 558 g (including battery/batteries and memory card)

Zoom	¹ Depending on the image size selected.
Image Stabilisation	¹ Values at maximum optical focal length. Cameras whose focal length exceeds 350mm (35mm equivalent) are measured at 350mm.
AF Modes	¹ Some settings limit availability.
Manual Power Adjustment	¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.
External Flash	¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.
Continuous Shooting	¹ Sustained continuous shooting function requires compatible SDHC/SDXC UHS Speed Class 1 memory card, total number of frames captured varies depending on shooting subject. ² Under conditions where the flash does not fire. ³ Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.
Movie Length	¹ The following Speed Class memory cards are required for maximum record time: (HD) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 4 or above. (Full HD) 1920 x 1080 Speed Class 6 or above. (iFrame) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 6 or above. ² Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.
Computer/Other	¹ Wi-Fi use may be restricted in certain countries or regions. Wi-Fi support varies by device and region. For more information visit www.canon-europe.com/wirelesscompacts
Flash	¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.