Canon PowerShot G5 X

Specifications

Specifications in detail

IMAGE SENSOR

• Type

  1.0 type back-illuminated CMOS

• Effective Pixels

  Approx. 20.2M (Aspect ratio 3:2)¹

• Effective / Total Pixels

  Approx. 20.9M

• Colour Filter Type

  Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR

• Type

  DIGIC 6 with iSAPS technology

LENS

• Focal Length

  8.8 – 36.8 mm (35 mm equivalent: 24 – 100 mm)

• Zoom

  Optical 4.2x

  
  

  ZoomPlus 8.4x

  
  

  Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter approx. 1.6x or 2.0x¹)

  
  

  Combined approx. 17x

• Maximum f/number

  f/1.8 - f/2.8

• Construction

  11 elements in 9 groups (1 double sided aspherical lens, 1 single sided aspherical UA lens, 1 single sided aspherical lens and 1 UD lens)

• Image Stabilisation

  Yes (lens-shift type), approx. 3-stop.¹

  
  

  Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced 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

• Focus Bracketing

  Yes

• Closest Focusing Distance

  5 cm (Wide) from front of lens

  
  

  40 cm (Tele) from front of lens

EXPOSURE CONTROL

• Metering modes

  Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to Touch 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) On/ Auto/ Off¹

• AEB

  1/3 – 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments

• ISO sensitivity

  125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800¹

  
  

  AUTO ISO: 125 - 12800 (possible to set Max. ISO speed and rate of change)

SHUTTER

• Speed

  1 – 1/2000 sec. (factory default)

  
  

  1/8 - 1/2000 sec. (Movie Mode)

  
  

  BULB, 30 – 1/2000 sec. (total range – varies by shooting mode)¹

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

  
  

  Colour adjustment in Star mode

COLOUR MATRIX

• Type

  sRGB

VIEWFINDER

• Viewfinder

  EVF (0.39 type), Approx. 2,360,000 dots, OLED type, sRGB colour reproduction

• Viewfinder / Coverage

  Approx. 100%

• Eyepoint / Dioptre Correction

  Approx. 22 mm (from eyepiece lens centre)

  
  

  -3.0 to +1 m-1 (dioptre)

LCD MONITOR

• Monitor

  Vari-angle 7.5 cm (3.0”) Touchscreen LCD (TFT). 3:2 aspect ratio. Approx. 1,040,000 dots. Capacitive type, sRGB colour reproduction

• 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.

• 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, 320EX, 430EX, 430EX II. 22 levels with 430EX III-RT, 580EX II and 600EX-RT) ¹

• Second Curtain Synchronisation

  Yes

• Built-in Flash Range

  50 cm – 7.0 m (W) / 50 cm – 4.0 m (T)

• External Flash

  E-TTL with EX series Speedlites

  
  

  Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2¹

SHOOTING

• Modes

  Smart Auto (58 scenes detected), Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, Hybrid Auto, Creative Shot, SCN (Portrait, Self-Portrait, Star (Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Portrait, Star Time-Lapse Movie), Handheld Night Scene, Fireworks, 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, Manual, Portrait, Nostalgic, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Fireworks, Short Clip, 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. 5.9 shots/sec¹

  
  

  with AF: Approx. 4.4 shots/sec

  
  

  (all speeds are until memory card becomes full)²³

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

• Image Size

  3:2 - (RAW, L) 5472 x 3648, (M1) 4320 x 2880, (M2) 2304 x 1536, (S) 720 x 480

  
  

  4:3 - (RAW, L) 4864 x 3648, (M1) 3840 x 2880, (M2) 2048 x 1536, (S) 640 x 480

  
  

  16:9 - (RAW, L) 5472 x 3080, (M1) 4320 x 2432, (M2) 1920 x 1080, (S) 720 x 408

  
  

  1:1 - (RAW, L) 3648 x 3648, (M1) 2880 x 2880, (M2) 1536 x 1536, (S) 480 x 480

  
  

  Resize available in playback (M2, S) for JPEG images

• Compression

  RAW, Superfine, Fine

• Movies

  (Full HD) 1920 x 1080, 59.94 / 50 / 29.97 / 25 / 23.98 fps

  
  

  (HD) 1280 x 720, 29.97 / 25 fps

  
  

  (L) 640 x 480, 29.97 / 25 fps

  
  

  Star Time-Lapse Movie (Full HD) 29.97 / 25 / 14.99 / 12.5 fps

  
  

  Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6 / 3 / 1.5 fps

  
  

  Hybrid Auto (HD) 29.97 / 25 fps

  
  

  iFrame Movie (Full HD) 29.97 / 25 fps

• Movie Length

  (Full HD & HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min. 59 sec.¹

  
  

  (L) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour²

  
  

  (Star Time-Lapse Movie) up to 128 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: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 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 a compatible smartphone)

• Red-Eye Correction

  Yes, during shooting and playback

• My Camera / My Menu

  My Menu customisation available

• Intelligent Orientation Sensor

  Yes

• Histogram

  Yes, live histogram

• Playback zoom

  Yes, enabled in 10 steps

• 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) DIGITAL connector

• Other

  HDMI Micro Connector

  
  

  Remote Switch Connector

• Computer/Other

  Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only), with Dynamic NFC support¹

MEMORY CARD

• Type

  SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS Speed Class 1 compatible)

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

• PC & Macintosh

  Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1¹

  
  

  Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11

  
  

  For Wi-Fi connection to a PC:

  
  

  Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1

  
  

  Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10

  
  

  For Image Transfer Utility:

  
  

  Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1

  
  

  Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11

SOFTWARE

• Other

  CameraWindow DC

  
  

  Map Utility

  
  

  Image Transfer Utility

  
  

  Camera Connect available on iOS and Android devices

• Image Manipulation

  Digital Photo Professional for RAW development

POWER SOURCE

• Batteries

  Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-13L (battery and charger supplied)

• Battery life

  Approx. 210 shots

  
  

  Aprrox. 215 shots with in-built EVF

  
  

  Eco mode approx. 320 shots

  
  

  Approx. 240 min. playback

• A/C Power Supply

  Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC110

  
  

  Charging via USB available with Compact Power Adaptor CA-DC30E¹

ACCESSORIES

• Cases / Straps

  Camera Jacket DCC-1850

  
  

  Neck Strap NS-DC12

  
  

  PowerShot Accessory Organizer

• Flash

  Canon Speedlite (including 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 430EX III-RT, 580EX, 580EX II and 600EX-RT¹)

  
  

  Speedlite Transmitter (ST-E3-RT, ST-E2)

  
  

  Speedlite bracket SB-E2

  
  

  Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3

  
  

  Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

• Remote Controller/ Switch

  Remote Switch RS-60E3

• Power Supply & Battery Chargers

  AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC110, Compact Power Adaptor CA-DC30E, Battery Charger CB-2LHE

• Other

  Interface cable IFC-600PCU

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Operating Environment

  0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity

• Dimensions (WxHxD)

  112.4 x 76.4 x 44.2 mm

• Weight

  Approx. 377 g (including battery and memory card)