Canon has a new compact camera announced with a new of 14.3-megapixel sensor The PowerShot G1 X has a lens with 4x zoom and a fold-out lcd with a diagonal screen size of 3″.
The image sensor of the G1X is-according to Canon-a brand-new design along with a dimensions of 18.7x14mm the largest sensor that the company is now in a compact camera stopped. The 1.5″sensor is something bigger even than the sensor in a m4/3 camera from Olympus or Panasonic. The Canon sensor has, however, just as the ilc-cameras of both brands a 4:3 aspect ratio.
The new sensor must be smaller scherptedieptes and is also according to Canon is very light sensitive. The maximum iso sensitivity is iso 12,800. The sensor is paired with Canon’s latest image processor, the Digic 5.
The 4x zoom lens has zoomed to a wide angle of 28mm in kleinbeeldtermen and the aperture range runs from f/2.8 to f/5.8. Users can upload photos in 14bits-rawbestanden save and at the same time also a jpeg copy writing. In addition, it is possible to make hdr photos. The maximum resolution for video is 1920×1080 pixels.
Photos can back be on the 3″lcd that flipped out, just like the 60D and 600D-dslr’s of the company. The resolution of the screen has 922,000-pixel. The PowerShot G1X is from march in the Netherlands available for a suggested retail price of 749 euro.
