The back of the camera again has a practical, rather than overbearing, set of controls. A double-jointed spring-loaded flash is all you get, which will depress the appeal of the G5 X Mark II for those hoping to use external lights. The rubber grip isn’t a patch on the ergonomics of full-size DSLRs but the G5 X Mark II is nonetheless comfortable, and the dimensions of the camera are kept slimline by the omission of a proper flash hotshoe on the top of the camera. The body is otherwise pared-back and pleasing to hold. The protruding lens is functional, though – as on the original G5 X, there’s a multi-function ring that can be used to set shutter or aperture value. The result is that the G5 X Mark II looks a lot more like a traditional compact, albeit one with a lens that protrudes a little from the body, even when it’s retracted. The EVF has been sucked into the camera itself and now sits beneath a spring-loaded trapdoor. The outgoing G5 X had a DSLR-lite design, with a lump on top of the lens that accommodated the EVF. £849.00 Buy now Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II review: Features and design For this money you could have the Canon EOS 77D, an APS-C DSLR with a 45-point AF system and compatibility with an insanely large range of lenses or, if you’re the eBay sort, a dealer’s choice of older pro equipment. The Fujifilm X-T30, for example, costs just £50 more but offers a huge range of lenses, similar body controls and, by comparison, a whopping 26.1-megapixel APS-C sensor.Ĭalling the competition “fierce” barely scratches the surface. At this price you’re not only looking at other decent compacts when it comes to competition but some tasty interchangeable lens cameras too. Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II review: Price and competitionĪt £849, the G5 X Mark II costs a pretty penny. The sensor is the same size as that in the original G5 X, but it’s now a stacked CMOS unit which means, in theory, faster data readout and therefore better performance. Resolution is fractionally down on the original G5 X – where the Mark I had 20.2 effective megapixels, the Mark II has 20.1. There are a few interesting changes inside, too. ![]() ![]() Gone is the faux-DSLR shape with the EVF hunched over the middle of the lens – instead, the EVF is now a spring-loaded number recessed in the camera. The G5 X Mark II follows (natch) the three and a half-year-old G5 X, and keeps things interesting by redesigning the G5 X Mark II’s predecessor as it heads out to pasture. READ NEXT: The best cameras you can buy right now Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II review: What you need to know There’s life in the old dog yet: mass market compact cameras might have gone the way of the dodo, but Canon is betting that the high-end combo of a small, convenient body with good image quality might lure travelling photographers – or perhaps pros after a handy take-anywhere camera that shoots better images than a smartphone without the hassle of a DSLR.
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