Review
Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Canon
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 20 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)
- Sensor type
- BSI-CMOS
- Max resolution
- 5472 x 3648
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 24–120 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F1.8–2.8
- Optical zoom
- 5×
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Macro focus range
- 5 cm (1.97″)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
- 1/25600 sec
- Continuous drive
- 30.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- No
- Timelapse recording
- Yes
Video and audio
- Format
- MPEG-4, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Microphone port
- No
- Headphone port
- No
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Electronic
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 1,040,000
- Articulated LCD
- Tilting
- Touch screen
- Yes
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I compatible)
- Battery description
- NB-13L lithium-ion battery and charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 230
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 340 g (0.75 lb / 11.99 oz)
- Dimensions
- 111 x 61 x 46 mm (4.37 x 2.4 x 1.81″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (micro-HDMI)
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (via smartphone or wireless remote)
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Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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