Canon PowerShot G3 X : Tests and Reviews
Canon PowerShot G3 X Review
Canon PowerShot G3 X sensor review: Solid performer
Introduction Specifications and FeaturesAnnounced in the summer, the PowerShot G3 X is a premium travel zoom model with a large one-inch-type type 20.2-Mpix BSI (back-illuminated) CMOS sensor and a 24-600mm equivalent f2.8-5.6 power zoom and sonic-type focusing lens. Although it doesn’t have a built-in electronic viewfinder, it features a larger-than-average 3.2-inch high-res (1.62M-dot) tilting touchscreen LCD panel, and if you really can’t do without an EVF, the 2.36M-dot, tilting EVF-DC1 is available for an extra $240. Despite that, the G3 X boasts some unusual features, not the least is the addition of dust and water-resistant sealing,
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