Canon Announces PowerShot G3 X

Canon has formally introduced its latest enthusiast-grade digital camera, the Canon PowerShot G3 X.

Despite of what its model name might suggest, the Canon PowerShot G3 X is not the successor of the Canon G1 X Mark II which we featured here in the past. Instead, it’s a bridge camera with a fixed 24-600mm zoom lens which has a variable aperture of f/2.8 at its widest all the way down to f/5.6 at the telephoto end.

The PowerShot G3 X is equipped with all the bells and whistles that you might typically look for in a modern digital camera. It’s got Wi-Fi connectivity, NFC, and of course a tilting touchscreen display for better selfies.

Canon PowerShot G3 X specs:

20.2MP High-Sensitivity Back-side Illuminated CMOS Sensor
Sensor size: 1-inch (13.2 x 8.8mm)
DIGIC 6 Image Processor
31-point Contrast-detect AF system
ISO Range: 125 – 25600
Shutter speed range: 30 sec to 1/2000
Optical Zoom: 25x
Focal Length equiv.: 24 – 600mm
Aperture Range: f/2.8 – f/5.6
Digital Zoom: 4x
5-axis Optical Image Stabilization
Minimum Focus Range: 5cm
Built-in flash
5.9fps burst mode
3-inch 1.6M-dot Tilting Touchscreen LCD
Full-HD video recording, @60fps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
MPEG4 and H.264 video format
SD/ SDHC/SDXC
NB-10L Li-Ion battery (300 shots-per-charge)
123 x 77 x 105 mm
733g

The new Canon PowerShot G3 X is expected to hit shelves starting next month with a $999.99PHP 58,685INR 84,749EUR 952CNY 7,278 price tag.

[Canon USA]