Canon PowerShot G3 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 – 220 mm (35 mm equivalent: 24 – 600 mm)

• Zoom

  Optical 25x

  
  

  ZoomPlus 50x

  
  

  Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter approx.

  
  

  1.6x or 2.0x ¹)

  
  

  Combined approx. 100x

• Maximum f/number

  f/2.8-f/5.6

• Construction

  18 elements in 13 groups (1 double sided aspherical UA lens, 2 single sided aspherical UA lenses, 1 single sided aspherical lens, 2 UD lenses and 1 Hi-UD lens)

• Image Stabilisation

  Yes (lens shift-type), approx. 3.5-stop¹.

  
  

  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/AE ¹, Touch AF

• AF Point Selection

  Size (Normal, Small)

• AF Lock

  Yes

• AF Assist Beam

  Yes

• Manual Focus

  Yes, plus MF Peaking & AF + MF

• Focus Bracketing

  Yes

• Closest Focusing Distance

  5 cm (Wide) from front of lens

  
  

  85 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

• 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

  125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800 ¹

  
  

  AUTO ISO: 125 - 6400 (possible to set Max. ISO speed and rate of change)

SHUTTER

• Speed

  1 – 1/2000 sec. (factory default)

  
  

  BULB, 30 – 1/2000 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, 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

  Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1

LCD MONITOR

• Monitor

  Tilt type 8.0 cm (3.2”) sRGB PureColor II G Touchscreen LCD (TFT). 3:2 aspect ratio. Approx. 1,620,000 dots. 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.

• 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

  60 cm – 6.8 m (W) / 85 cm – 3.1 m (T)

• External Flash

  E-TTL with EX series Speedlites ¹

SHOOTING

• Modes

  Smart Auto (58 scenes detected), Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom 1, Custom 2, Hybrid Auto, Creative Shot, SCN (Sports, Portrait, Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer), Star (Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Time-Lapse Movie), Handheld Night Scene, 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, Manual, Portrait, Nostalgic, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, 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/sec ¹

  
  

  with AF: Approx. 3.2 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

  
  

  4:5 - (RAW, L) 2912 x 3648, (M1) 2304 x 2880, (M2) 1232 x 1536, (S) 384 x 480

  
  

  Resize in playback (M2)

• 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) 30/15 fps

  
  

  Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6 fps, 3 fps, 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 hour ²

  
  

  (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

• 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) DIGITAL connector

• Other

  HDMI Mini Connector

  
  

  A/V output (PAL/NTSC)

  
  

  External microphone (3.5 mm Stereo mini jack)

  
  

  Headphone Output (3.5 mm jack)

• Computer/Other

  Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only), with Dynamic NFC support ¹

MEMORY CARD

• Type

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

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

• PC & Macintosh

  Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1

  
  

  Mac OS X 10.8 / 10.9 / 10.10

  
  

  For Wi-Fi connection to a PC:

  
  

  Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1 only

  
  

  Mac OS X 10.8.2 or later / 10.9 / 10.10

  
  

  For Image Transfer Utility:

  
  

  Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1 only

  
  

  Mac OS X 10.8.2 or later / 10.9 / 10.10

SOFTWARE

• Other

  CameraWindow DC

  
  

  Map Utility

  
  

  Image Transfer Utility

• Image Manipulation

  Digital Photo Professional for RAW development

POWER SOURCE

• Batteries

  Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-10L (battery and charger supplied)

• Battery life

  Approx. 300 shots

  
  

  Aprrox. 240 shots with EVF-DC1

  
  

  Eco mode approx. 410 shots

  
  

  Approx. 360 min. playback

• A/C Power Supply

  Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80

ACCESSORIES

• Cases / Straps

  Soft Case DCC-2300

  
  

  PowerShot Accessory Organizer

• Lenses

  Lens Hood LH-DC100

  
  

  Filter Adapter FA-DC67B (Compatible with Canon 67mm Filters: Circular Polarizing PL-C B, Protect Filter)

• Flash

  Canon Speedlite (including 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT ¹)

  
  

  Speedlite Transmitter (ST-E3-RT, ST-E2), Speedlite bracket SB-E2, Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3

• Remote Controller/ Switch

  Remote Switch RS-60E3

• Power Supply & Battery Chargers

  AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80, Battery Charger CB-2LCE

• Other

  Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1

  
  

  (0.48 type), 4:3 aspect ratio, Approx. 2,360,000 dots, 100% coverage

  
  

  Interface cable IFC-400PCU

  
  

  Canon HDMI Cable HTC-100

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Operating Environment

  0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity

• Dimensions (WxHxD)

  123.3 x 76.5 x 105.3 mm

• Weight

  Approx. 733 g (including battery and memory card)