Sep 12, 2019 ·  Jump to conclusion Canon's PowerShot G5 X Mark II is a high-end compact camera with a versatile lens, great controls and a modern 1-type sensor. For a small camera, we find the grip to be generous and secure, and the updated processor combines with the new sensor for some seriously responsive performance. 

Oct 23, 2019 ·  The Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II ($899.99) follows the same idea as its predecessor, 2016's G5 X, but the execution is a bit better all around. It's a little more pocketable, thanks in part to its... 

The Canon PowerShot G5 X II manages to blend its capable core with some useful features, great handing, a fine build and a strong level of control. It's an enjoyable camera to use, but it can't be... 

Full review It’s been almost four years since the original PowerShot G5 X was released so its Mark II successor, which was announced in July, is welcome. The new camera is pitched at much the same consumer level as its predecessor, although it’s a little less likely to appeal to serious enthusiasts. 

Summary The Canon PowerShot G5X Mark II is a powerful compact camera with a 20 Megapixel 1in sensor, 5x / 24-120mm zoom, popup viewfinder, tilting touchscreen, fast bursts and 4k video. Canon’s made a U-turn on design, swapping the chunkier DSLR-styling of its predecessor for something more pocketable and more akin to Sony’s RX100 series. 

Canon G5 X MII Review Canon G5 X MII Overview First introduced in July 2019, Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II is a 20.0MP Large sensor compact camera with a 1-inch (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sized BSI-CMOS sensor, built-in Image Stabilization, Tilting touch screen and 24-120 mm F1.8-2.8 lens. Canon replaced the older G5 X with this model. 

Aug 28, 2019 ·  Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II review: Video quality The PowerShot G5 X Mark II has received a good kick in the pants when it comes to its video modes. 4K is welcome if inevitable, with 25fps the... 

Aug 17, 2019 ·  The new Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II is a premium compact camera that's clearly been re-designed to take on the all-conquering Sony RX100 series of cameras whilst offering some class-leading features of its own, including a longer zoom lens, touchscreen interface and bigger grip. Discover what's new in our Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II review, complete with full-size sample images and videos... 

Aug 05, 2019 ·  It's a little pricey, but the G5X Mark II is one of the best compact cameras you can buy and a genuine step up from your smartphone camera. Its handling, electronic viewfinder, optical zoom, burst... 

The Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II has been launched at the same time as the Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III, and comes with the same new ‘stacked’ CMOS sensor and DIGIC 8 processor, to allow a step-change in video recording capabilities, up from full HD to 4K, plus improved high-ISO performance, and an unusual fully-automatic 30fps burst mode which captures images in Canon’s own highly efficient CR3 RAW format. 

Sometimes you just gel with a camera and the Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II is one of those cameras for me. I love it. It’s small enough to slip in a jacket pocket yet has a viewfinder built-in, an excellent control arrangement and a flip-up touchscreen. It’s also 4K-enabled without a crop factor and it captures great images. If I was being really picky, I’d like a mic port, and it would be lovely if it was weatherproof. But even without those points, I think it’s a great little camera. 

Jul 12, 2019 ·  The Canon Powershot G5 X Mark II is a noticeable change from the G5 X Mark I, and gone is the mini SLR styling, with top built-in pop-up EVF, and gone is the vari-angle touch-screen, and instead... 

The Canon PowerShot G5 X II is no small reworking of the original model. Nope, this second-generation attempt has its sights clearly set on the Sony RX100 series, given its smaller scale and pop ... 

Jan 23, 2016 ·  With the same 1-inch 20-megapixel sensor and 24-100mm f1.8-2.8 lens as the G7 X, the Canon PowerShot G5 X targets basically the same enthusiast photographers, but with a photo-nerdier design that ... 

Jul 11, 2020 ·  The Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II and the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS are two digital cameras that were officially introduced, respectively, in July 2019 and July 2018. Both the G5X Mark II and the SX740 are fixed lens compact cameras that are based on an one-inch (G5X Mark II) and a 1/2.3-inch (SX740) sensor. 

Aug 23, 2019 ·  Canon has no fewer than five advanced compacts in its current PowerShot range. The G5 X Mark II slots in above the G9 X Mark II and newly announced G7 X Mark III, but below the G1 X Mark III and rather dated G3 X from 2015. 

As an ocular, the Canon Powershot Zoom works surprisingly well – its EVF being the highlight. You can jump from 100mm to 400mm at the push of a button and extend that stabilized reach digitally to... 

Nov 13, 2020 ·  The Canon PowerShot Zoom is trying to do things differently in the compact camera market, but really its best attributes are as a digital monocular. Check Out Our Latest Expert Reviews - February 2021 What you have is a palm-sized device weighing a mere 145g that will comfortably slip into your pocket. 

The Canon PowerShot Zoom is a camera that doesn't take the best quality images, so in that sense it's a less than satisfying proposition. However, it's really not designed to be a camera that supplants a $12,000 lens like the Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM. 

Jan 15, 2019 ·  The versatile Canon SX740 HS retains many of its predecessor's strengths, including an image-stabilized 40x (24-960mm) zoom lens and a 20-MP sensor. But with a new, DIGIC 8 processor, the SX740 HS... 

Nov 25, 2020 ·  The Canon PowerShot Zoom rethinks what a compact camera can be, but while we like the idea of a pocketable point-and-shoot just for distant subjects, its imaging chops don't match mainstream... 

Aug 17, 2018 ·  Canon’s latest travel zoom compact camera offers a 40x optical zoom in a body that’ll snugly fit in your pocket. In 35mm terms, that’s 24-960mm, giving you a huge amount of flexibility when ... 

Oct 03, 2020 ·  Canon Powershot SX530 Wrap Up. This Canon Powershot HS review has found it to be a strong all-around camera with excellent features. The star of the show is undoubtedly the 50x digital zoom, which ... 

The Canon PowerShot SX70 HS is a super-zoom camera with DSLR-styling, 20 Megapixel resolution and a 65x optical zoom range equivalent to 21-1365mm. Announced in September 2018, it’s the long-awaited successor to the enormously popular SX60 HS released four years earlier. 

Jul 17, 2017 ·  Canon Powershot SX430 IS Features. The Canon Powershot SX430 IS features a 20 megapixel CCD sensor, and a 45x optical zoom lens. The 45x optical zoom lens is equivalent to 24mm at the wide-angle ... 

First introduced in January 2016, Canon PowerShot SX540 HS is a 20.0MP Small Sensor Superzoom camera with a 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor, built-in Image Stabilization and 24-1200 mm F3.4-6.5 lens. Canon SX540 HS Review - Click for Table of Contents 

It’s perhaps better to think of the PowerShot Zoom as a digital monocular that can take 12.1MP pictures and full HD videos for reference, rather than a competent snapper with an unusual design. What you have is a 100mm-400mm optical zoom with a 2x digital extension, which takes the focal length to 800mm. 

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The SX50 HS packs one of the longest zoom lenses currently available and has some very good photo quality to back it up.

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS review: Long lens is fun, but use can be frustrating

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS review

The Good: The Canon PowerShot SX50 HS has an extraordinary zoom range with excellent image stabilization and fine photo quality for a megazoom; plenty of shooting modes, from full auto to full manual; raw image capture; and a hot shoe for adding an external flash. The Bad: Its lens and high-ISO picture quality make it less desirable for shooting indoors or in low light, especially without a tripod. A couple of things about the design of the controls might make shooting frustrating for some users. Outside of its long lens, its features and performance are slightly behind competing models. The Bottom Line: If you simply must have the longest zoom in the room, the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS satisfies. For the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS, the lens basically tells its whole story: a 50x zoom that goes from 24mm to 1,200mm.That's an extraordinary range that is quite capable of pulling into frame something miles away and snapping a shot. Or capturing wildlife from afar. Or helping your neighbors find their car keys inside their house from inside your house. OK, that last one's a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the idea. And while you'll want to use a tripod for the sharpest results, Canon's optical image stabilization is excellent, allowing you to use the zoom with the camera held only in your hands.Outside of the lens, though, its features and performance are just a little better than its predecessor, , and slightly behind competing models. The extra zoom doesn't immediately make it a better camera, just one that gives you more focal-length choices. Plus, the lens' somewhat small maximum apertures and higher ISO photo quality don't make it a great choice for hand-held indoor or low-light pictures, especially of fast-moving kids and pets or sports.Also, for those who like a lot of direct control over settings and like to change those settings frequently, the SX50's control design isn't the best; it's closer to a point-and-shoot than a digital SLR despite appearances.Depending on how and for what you plan to use the camera, however, the above might seem like nitpicking and for many won't override the fact that the SX50 HS is a very good camera with an extremely long lens.Picture quality Photo quality from the SX50 HS is generally the same as it was from the SX40 HS, which is to say very-good-to-excellent for its class. Of course, a lot has to do with expectations. This is still a small-sensor camera, so you will not get digital-SLR-quality photos and noise and artifacts will probably stop you from using photos at 100 percent size even at its lowest ISO settings (macro photos being an exception). Overall, considering the reach of this camera's lens, most will be pretty pleased with its results up to ISO 400 at larger sizes onscreen and in prints.Images do get softer and noisier at ISO 400 and more so at ISO 800, but are still usable at small sizes with minimal cropping or enlarging. Also, since Canon included raw image capture on this model, you can process the images yourself if you want and rescue some detail if you don't mind a little extra noise. (The SX50 HS is supported by Adobe Camera Raw.) Another bonus: there are one-third increments for ISO sensitivities, ISO 250, ISO 320, ISO 400, and so on, giving you a bit more control over things.Colors desaturate some at ISO 1600 and 3200, subjects look very soft, and detail is greatly diminished; ISO 6400 is sort of pointless. Basically, the SX50 HS is best suited for outdoor use in full daylight, but if you plan to use this camera for shooting indoors or in low light, you'll want to be wary of using sensitivities above ISO 800.Color accuracy is excellent, producing bright and vivid results, though, again, they desaturate at higher ISOs. Exposure is generally very good, but highlights tend to blow out. To help with that, Canon added a Dynamic Range Correction option that tones down highlights by about 200 or 400 percent. The penalty for using the feature is a slightly more limiting ISO range: ISO 160-1600 for 200 percent and ISO 320-1600 for 400 percent. But it works well and can definitely rescue some detail that would otherwise be blown out. (You can read more about the camera's photo quality and features in .)Video quality is generally very good, passable for use on a large HDTV, but best suited for small screen sizes and Web sharing. The 1080p video records at 24 frames per second, and though panning the camera will create judder and there is visible trailing on moving subjects, the video is watchable. (For the best video performance consider the  or , especially the latter if you want to use an external mic and manual controls.) The low-light video is predictably grainy, but it's at least as good as this camera's high-ISO photo performance. The zoom lens does work while recording; it moves slowly, though, likely to prevent the movement from being picked up by the stereo mics on top. It can only really be heard in very quiet scenes.Shooting performance Editors' note: We recently updated our testing methodology to provide slightly more real-world performance information, so the results aren't necessarily comparable with previous testing. Until we're finished refining our procedures, we will not be posting comparative performance charts.When Canon announced the SX50 HS, it promised faster autofocus performance than the SX40 HS had, and the SX50 HS delivers that. But that basically just brings it up to speed with most of the rest of the cameras in this category. Shutter lag -- how long it takes from pressing the shutter release to capture without prefocusing -- is very good at 0.3 second in bright lighting and 0.5 in dimmer conditions. From shot to shot, you're waiting an average of 1.6 seconds; with flash that time goes up to 2.4 seconds.Its continuous shooting is pretty good, too, though it can't touch the capabilities of the Panasonic FZ200. Canon includes a full-resolution, 10-shot-burst scene mode that is capable of up to 13fps. This sets focus and exposure with the first shot, but that's common with these modes. There is also a continuous shooting setting that hits about 2.1fps (again, with focus and exposure set with the first shot) and a continuous with autofocus that is slower at 0.9fps, but at least it's an option.Keep in mind, though, that while these times are overall very good, these are lab tests with the lens at its widest position; using the zoom lens does increase the AF time, especially at the 1,200mm mark.Design and features Despite the longer lens, Canon managed to actually make the camera slightly smaller and lighter than the SX40 HS. At the front of the large, comfortable grip is a shutter release with a lever for operating the extreme 50x zoom lens, followed back by a shooting-mode dial and power button. The motor moves the lens smoothly and fairly swiftly considering the distance it travels and it doesn't have the lens rattle found with some competing models. A Zoom Frame Assist button on the lens barrel helps you relocate a subject that has moved out of frame by pulling the lens back and sending it forward again when released. Joining it is an IS lock button that lets you focus the image stabilization on your subject.

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If you simply must have the longest zoom in the room, the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS satisfies.

Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II vs Canon PowerShot Zoom

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