The G5 X is one of three new cameras launched by Canon. The others are the G9 X, another compact camera, and the EOS M10 mirrorless model.

Built-in viewfinder; Decent grip; Good quality sensor along with Digic 6 processing

Bulkier than some of the competition

It has a great touchscreen (and only a touchscreen – no EVF option) with a simple set of controls and buttons. That said, Canon left the mode dial in place atop the camera for quick access to all of the shooting modes.

High-quality photos; Great manual control layout; Strong JPEGs;

Focusing relability falters in low light; Poor RAW shooting speeds; No 4K video;

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

The compact size and viewfinder make this the most appealing Canon G series camera on the market

Compact and well-built; Good all-round performance; Useful OLED viewfinder

No 4K video; Viewfinder not as good as Sony/Panasonic

Compact and well-built; Good all-round performance; Useful OLED viewfinder ;

No 4K video; Viewfinder not as good as Sony/Panasonic;

The Canon PowerShot G5 X is a new premium compact camera with a large CMOS image sensor and a fast lens. The metal-bodied G5 X has a 1.0-type back-illuminated 20.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor, an f/1.8-2.8, 4.2x lens with 9-blade aperture, full manual controls, shooting mode and exposure compensation...

The G5 X was launched at the same time as two other new cameras – the G9 X and the mirrorless EOS M10. The G5 X is potentially the most interesting, though, because it offers enthusiast oriented controls in a pocket-size camera with an electronic viewfinder.

It's all change in the camera market, with the focus on throwaway compacts all but dead in the face of smartphone domination. Canon is well known for its chunky-but-capable compact cameras, with 2013's G16 seemingly representing the end of that range, now moving aside to make way for the equally...

Capable autofocus in various lighting conditions; built-in viewfinder and vari-angle screen; fast maximum aperture throughout zoom range; notable upgrade over G16

Fairly chunky build will raise questions for some; still in the shadow of the Sony RX100 III/IV due to size; high ISO can't overcome image noise