The G5 X comes fully-stocked with a large 1in sensor, an Electronic Viewfinder, tiltable touchscreen and a versatile lens with a wide aperture. It's durable and well-built so it was impossible to give it anything less than 5 stars for features and build.

I do most of my photography on a smartphone or DSLR; for a quick snap, it's usually the smartphone for easy sharing capabilities. If I want a better quality photo, I bust out the DSLR. But in the words of Old El Paso, "por que no los dos?".

Excellent build; Manual controls feel great; Fantastic photo quality

Battery life shorter than a DSLR; LCD and viewfinder could be higher resolution

It seems as if Canon is trying to cover as many bases as possible in its G-series models, releasing three of them in the past 12 months and two in the previous year. The G5 X is the higher-featured of two models announced in October, both using the same 12.8 x 9.6 mm, 20.2-megapixel sensor as last...

What makes a great small camera? For some, it must have comfortable controls. For others, it must actually fit comfortably in a pants pocket. So picky! Canon's two new high-end compacts have two different beautiful exteriors that almost make me forget their few key shortcomings.

Both cameras have great looks and controls in their own way: great touch controls on the G9 X; great physical controls on the G5 X; Image quality is excellent

Slow processing hampers more experienced shooters from firing off RAW shots in succession; Autofocus speed is not on par with the best competition; Video quality isn't very good

I bought this camera last year. Using it for stills it is quite good but the video results have not turned out as well as I thought they might. Regarding recommending this camera, it all depends what it is to be used for.

Bought it a few weeks ago, so far quality is great with videos and photos, downside can't use external microphone on the hot shoe and didn't come with any cords for transferring directly from camera!

Excellent viewfinder

Battery life is miserable

I bought this before Christmas hoping to replace my big DSLR with it. The camera was fantastic, however, it does not quite have all the features of my DSLR. It's a really great camera for those wanting a high quality image without playing around too much with settings.

Appareil répondant parfaitement à mes attentes et mes besoins.

I ordered this camera for a few reasons - mainly for a run and gun video camera. This is perfect for grabbing those quick shots for short films. It's also a perfect camera for YouTube videos if that's what you are after. It is also phenomenal for photos.