I had a three choices chosen so far, between Canon G5 X, Panasonic ZS-100 and Olympus OMD E-M10 II. Olympus was too bulky comes with a lens only 3.5 in a short end. Panasonic shoots 4K videos and has a 10x zoom, but my final chose landed on Canon G5X, witch build solid, has a excellent VF with...

I have downgraded from a (little used, as I simply didn't carry it around with me) full frame dslr to this compact and am pleasantly surprised at the image quality in good light. There is a definite loss of detail in low light but I can't expect miracles from such a small package.

Easy To Use; Great Image Quality; Nice Features and Settings

Not Good In Low Light

Picture Quality; EVF; 1" sensor same as Sony RX100 series

Can be slow especially when shooting RAW

By definition this is referred to as a point & shoot camera - but, it's far more than that. I would recommend it to anyone that likes great pictures.

Feature set very close to the much more expensive Canon 70D; I'm not qualified to write a full review so let me say that I have a Canon 5D full frame digital & this little guy/gal impressed me; I actually like using it very much.

Short battery life between charges; That can be solved with a spare battery; Proper settings can also extend the battery life a good bit

About 7 years with heavy use my Canon G10 decided to retire. After some very useful collaboration with Paul C and others at the Abt photography department I got the G5X as replacement and couldn't be happier with the choice.

Easy To Use; Good Image Quality; Good in Low Light; Large Clear LCD

Limited Zoom

Canon's PowerShot G5X is one of the most capable compacts around, delivering much of the experience of a larger camera in a smaller, lighter and often cheaper form factor. The really clever part is it's essentially based on the best-selling PowerShot G7X, but enhances it in a number of key respects...

Large and detailed built-in viewfinder; Fully-articulated screen with great touch interface; 1in sensor delivers a good balance of quality vs size; Flexible 24-100mm f1.8-2.8 zoom with 5cm macro; Built-in Wifi with NFC and good smartphone app; Three control dials and a fourth for exposure...

Larger and less pocketable than rival models; No 4k video; nor 1080p above 60p; No panorama stitching mode

The Canon G5X proves to be a more user-friendly and enhanced version of the G7X. With many more controls, a vari-angle LCD, an OLED viewfinder, a flash hot shoe, and additional enhancements to the camera body design and layout, the G5X takes what's good about the G7X and puts it in a more...

Photographer-friendly controls; Good OLED viewfinder; Good image quality with sharp detail especially with RAW; Vari-angle touchscreen display

Only 31 autofocus points; Subpar continuous shooting performance; Soft corners at wide-angle; Flare issues and fringing shooting wide-open; No 4K video; Poor battery life

The 1-inch sensor size has proven to be a winner in the compact camera space. Once exclusive to Sony, it's now available in models from other manufacturers. Competition is good for innovation and customer choice, and the Canon PowerShot G5 X ($799.99) certainly hits a niche.

Big 1-inch image sensor; Wide aperture zoom lens; Vari-angle touch display; EVF and hot shoe; Quick focus; Wi-Fi with NFC; Raw capture

Expensive; Burst rate slows when shooting Raw; Lacks 4K video support

All tests were taken using a SanDisk Class 10, 16 GB SDHC memory card, Program Mode, Flash off, Review on, ISO Auto and all other settings at the factory defaults unless noted otherwise.

Excellent image quality in most types of scenes with 1-inch image sensor; Good mix of automatic and manual control shooting options; Maximum aperture of f/1.8 is good for shooting portraits; Having a viewfinder is a great option in this price range; Electronic viewfinder is of a strong quality with...

Optical zoom is limited to 4.2x, Camera is chunky with an odd-shaped design, making it tough to fit in a standard pocket, Some control buttons are a bit too small to be used comfortably, Battery life is well below average, Built-in flash unit only can be opened manually; there's no popup flash...

The new PowerShot G5 X is based on the same sensor system as the G7 X. It uses a 1-inch sensor (BSI technology) with 20MP and a professional 3:2 aspect ratio. Compared to the G7 X, the G5 X has a lot of new and additional features, including a high-resolution electronic viewfinder with 2.36 million...