Administrators Andrew Reid Posted January 5, 2012 Administrators Share Posted January 5, 2012 [html][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/canon-g1x-announced.jpg[/img]Once again the rumours were right and the no-show of Canon’s G12 successor has been explained by the appearance of a pro-compact with much larger 1.5 inch sensor and DIGIC 5. Rather than just cut and paste the press release like so many blogs do, I’ll take a deeper look at what this all means.[url="http://www.eoshd.com/content/6723/canon-g1x-compacts-go-pro/"]Read full article[/url][/html] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I still don't quite believe those specs. Why make a slightly bigger sensor instead of using the same one as the S100? Really, 1/1.5" is just marginally bigger and won't give any real advantage in S/N ratio or control over depth of field (especially with slower lens than the smaller and cheaper S100). But it it's a 1.5" sensor (or 1.5 crop factor) then it means APS-C size. Again, why not use the same sensor that they use for DSLRs in that case? And with such sensor, how to make a 4x zoom starting at f/2.5 that's small enough for such type of camera? I think we should wait for official announcement to be sure of what this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amro Othman Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I know I'm nitpicking but you made a typo at the end of the article: "2012 is going to be a big year for Canon product releases, with the 1Dx and G1x followed by the [u]5D Mark II[/u], 650/700D and possibly even the 4K Cinema EOS camera, mirrorless system and 7D Mark II by the end of the year." Should be Mark III no? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted January 5, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted January 5, 2012 Thanks Amro, corrected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoodlum Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 The online communities are underestimating the sensor size. Many will be surprised with the announcement next week. This is what the Nikon 1 should have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoodlum Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 As expected it has a 1.5" sensor which fits between APS-C and m43. [url=http://***URL removed***/previews/canong1x/]http://***URL removed***/previews/canong1x/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I like it. Price will have to go under $500 for me to buy one. Will be difficult to swallow such a slow lens at the long end however...barf. If video quality is strong it might be a fun camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandro Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I really wonder how the resolution will be. if Its gh2 like then it's a waste it has a fixed lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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