Customer Reviews for Canon - PowerShot G1 X Mark III 24.2-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black
Customer Rating
5
Great Little Camera!
on January 5, 2023
Posted by: LuAnnHH
from Amherst, VA
I bought this refurbished camera to take on a trip to Europe as I didn’t want to carry my large Canon’s and lens. Overall I was very pleased with the photos. The fact that they’re taken in RAW was a selling point for me since I edit every photo I keep. For the most part I just shot on AUTO, since I didn’t want to have to think about settings while seeing the sites. Overall, I super happy with this purchase! I also bought the leather carrying case which was perfect for travel and in protecting the camera.
perfect camera for those great shots but less gear
on June 19, 2022
Posted by: canon forever user
Verified Purchase:Yes
perfect camera for ease of transport and quality. great transition camera for those of us who loved all our canon gear, but got older and needed same camera enjoyment with not the weight.
I have now owned three Canon compact cameras, and too many Canon film cameras to mention. The G5X has a great zoom, and takes wonderful closeups, but the pictures are quite dull-not bright, at all. Perhaps the camera would do better, if I took it off the automatic setting, but I bought a simple camera, so I could use it on automatic. For the first time in my long life, I am thinking of buying a new Camera which is not a Canon. My vast photo archive definitively proves that I am correct, in not liking this camera. I am heartbroken, when I compare my older photos, to the newer ones which I took on this camera. After I bought my G1X, I went online, to see if I was alone in not liking it; I am NOT! Others mention the dull photographs. So sad...
I've had the G1x Mk 3 for about 6 months. More than satisfied with the build quality, feature set, and ease of use. And, of course, the images are exceptional given the APS-C sized sensor in this compact body. The only things I would change is a slightly longer lens (24-105mm equiv would be nice) and if the lens were brighter, like f2.8-f4, for example. Other than that, a pleasure to use especially for landscape and street photos.
Having previously owned Canon 5D and G16 cameras for personal use I purchased the G1Xmk3 in April 2019 as a quality step-up from the G16 which the G1Xmk3 fulfills easily. Three years after being introduced I believe the mk3 remains the only pocketable compact-zoom having the APS-C sensor size. The benefits of this sensor show in the superior quality of the pictures that can be be made. Those seeking the best quality in a pocket-zoom should include the mk3 in the short-list, the image quality is fantastic, the build- quality is fantastic, the Canon operating system is (as usual) very user-friendly, making it easy to make beautiful pictures, try it, you may like it :-)
I bought this camera a couple of weeks ago based on the APS C sensor primarily. The reviews claimed a mushy lens and only a 24 to 72mm lens range. I after testing the camera finally found the shooting adjustments. They are listed by numbers such as 5 2 4 0 0. The lower the number for some of the settings the sharper the image. Well you guessed it the above setting is the softer setting set at the factory. A 5 1 1 0 0 setting produces very sharp images. And for the telephoto range there is a teleconverter built in the menu below the digital zoom on off. 2.0 or 1.6. The focal length is now up to 144mm and with the large sensor you can magnify another 8 times in the cropping feature with no noticeable loss of quality. The dynamic range of color tones is incredible. These features need to be emphsized.