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Do you want to know what's better Canon PowerShot G15 or Canon PowerShot G1 X? SpecsPRO has compared Canon PowerShot G15 vs Canon PowerShot G1 X: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Canon PowerShot G15 vs Canon PowerShot G1 X

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  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

  • Max resolution

  • Sensor size

  • Sensor type

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

  • Other resolutions

  • Image

  • ISO

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed

  • Aperture priority

  • Shutter priority

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Built-in flash

  • Flash range

  • External flash

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • AE Bracketing

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Screen type

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Videography notes

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

  • Normal focus range

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Storage included

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Wireless

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • Samples

  • Videos

Canon PowerShot G15

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  • Model

    Canon PowerShot G15

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Continuous drive: 2.1 fps

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Screen dots: 922,000

    OPTICS & FOCUS Optical zoom: 5×

    PHYSICAL Weight (inc. batteries): 352 g (0.78 lb / 12.42 oz)

    PHYSICAL Battery Life (CIPA): 350

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Canon PowerShot G1 X9.00/10

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  • Model

    Canon PowerShot G1 X

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • SENSOR Effective pixels: 14 megapixels

    SENSOR Max resolution: 4352 x 3264

    SENSOR Sensor size: 1.5″ (18.7 x 14 mm)

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Minimum shutter speed: 60 sec

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Articulated LCD: Fully articulated

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  • Announced

    Sep 17, 2012

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    12 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4000 x 3000

  • Sensor size

    1/1.7" (7.44 x 5.58 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Digic 5

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4000 x 3000, 4000 x 2248, 4000 x 2664, 2992 x 2992, 2816 x 2112, 2816 x 1880, 2816 x 1584, 2112 x 2112, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 1600 x 1064, 1200 x 1200, 640 x 480, 640 x 424, 640 x 360, 480 x 480

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 80, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800

  • White balance presets

    7

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (2)

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, Normal

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    15 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/4000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes

  • Flash range

    7.00 m

  • External flash

    Yes (Hot-shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Second Curtain

  • Continuous drive

    2.1 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    —

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3″

  • Screen dots

    922,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    TFT PureColor II G LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Optical (tunnel)

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)

  • File Format

    H.264

  • Videography notes

    Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5 fps

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    28–140 mm

  • Optical zoom

    5×

  • Maximum aperture

    F1.8–2.8

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4x)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Macro focus range

    1 cm (0.39″)

  • Number of focus points

    9

  • Normal focus range

    —

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    352 g (0.78 lb / 12.42 oz)

  • Dimensions

    107 x 76 x 40 mm (4.21 x 2.99 x 1.57″)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-Ion NB-10L rechargeable battery & charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    350

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC

  • Storage included

    Unknown

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (Mini)

  • Wireless

    Eye-Fi Connected

  • Remote control

    Yes (Optional)

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

    None

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Jan 9, 2012

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Large sensor compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    14 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4352 x 3264

  • Sensor size

    1.5″ (18.7 x 14 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Digic 5

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4352 x 2248, 4352 x 2904, 3264 x 3264, 3072 x 2304, 3072 x 1728, 3072 x 2048, 2608 x 3264, 2304 x 2304, 1920 x 1080, 1840 x 2304, 1600 x 1200, 1600 x 1064, 1200 x 1200, 960 x 1200, 640 x 480, 640 x 360, 640 x 424, 480 x 480, 384 x 480

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800

  • White balance presets

    7

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (2)

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, Normal

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    60 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/4000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes

  • Flash range

    7.00 m (via hot shoe EX series Speedlites, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX)

  • External flash

    Yes (Hot-shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Fill-in

  • Continuous drive

    1.9 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec, custom)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    No

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fully articulated

  • Screen size

    3″

  • Screen dots

    920,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    TFT PureColor II LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Optical (tunnel)

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)

  • File Format

    H.264

  • Videography notes

    Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5 fps

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    28–112 mm

  • Optical zoom

    4×

  • Maximum aperture

    F2.8–5.8

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4x)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Macro focus range

    20 cm (7.87″)

  • Number of focus points

    9

  • Normal focus range

    40 cm (15.75″)

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    534 g (1.18 lb / 18.84 oz)

  • Dimensions

    117 x 81 x 65 mm (4.61 x 3.19 x 2.56″)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-Ion NB-10L rechargeable battery & charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    250

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC

  • Storage included

    —

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (Mini)

  • Wireless

    —

  • Remote control

    Yes (Optional (RS60-E3))

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

    None

  • Watch sample photos

  • Watch video reviews

  • Summary

    The PowerShot G1 X maximum resolution of 4352 x 3264 pixels (14 megapixels) is better in comparison with the Canon PowerShot G15 maximum resolution of 4000 x 3000 pixels (12 megapixels). The PowerShot G1 X is equipped with bigger sensor compared to the Canon PowerShot G15: 1.5″ (18.7 x 14 mm) versus 1/1.7' (7.44 x 5.58 mm). This is very important specification of this model as big sensor lets the photographer to make photos of the higher quality. The PowerShot G15 offers more powerful 5x optical zoom.

    The Canon PowerShot G1 X has articulated:articulated LCD that will allow the photographer to capture images from any interesting angle. The Canon PowerShot G15 display is better as it offers more screen dots 922,000 in compare to 920,000 dots of the PowerShot G1 X display. The higher dot count display is better for reviewing images on your camera. The PowerShot G1 X has better slowest (60 seconds) and highest (1/4000 second) shutter speeds.

    The Canon PowerShot G15 battery life is better in compare to the PowerShot G1 X battery life. According to CIPA standards the photographer will be able to produce 350 photos with the PowerShot G15 and only 250 with the PowerShot G1 X. The PowerShot G15 weighs 352g which is 182g less in comparison with the weight of the Canon PowerShot G1 X.

    The Canon PowerShot G15 and the PowerShot G1 X have the same number of advantages however as the Canon PowerShot G1 X has bigger sensor that is a really important specification then this camera will be the best buy.