Canon G1 X Release Date Revealed

Posted on 20. Feb, 2012 by Judah Cohen Tag: Canon, Canon Powershot G1 X, Canon PowerShot G1X, News

Since Canon formally announced the Canon PowerShot G1 X shortly after the New Year, anticipation has been high for the latest in Canon's G-series, most recently bookended by the wildly popular Canon Powershot G12. The G1 X is more than the G12's successor, however, as Canon brings the G1 X to market in what many are calling a class of it's own.

Powershot G1 X Release Date

Although the G-series has always been aimed partially at DSLR users looking for a more compact and portable companion camera, Canon has amplified this targeting with the introduction of the G1 X. Featuring an all new sensor that that is bigger than the quickly growing four-thirds market combined with other advanced features and the G-series trademark manual controls, the G1 X squarely targets professionals and advanced amateurs looking for a carry-around.

In Canon's own words, "The new 1.5-inch High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor approaches an EOS DSLR's APS-C sized sensor, with a light-sensitive area that's approximately 6.3 times larger than that of the PowerShot G12 digital camera. The new 14.3 Megapixel sensor, combined with a new lens and DIGIC 5 Image Processor, creates the HS SYSTEM that delivers image quality previously impossible in a compact camera, with beautiful blur, lower noise, and extraordinary resolution in low-light shooting and can shoot at ISOs of up to 12800."

Although small, irregular shipments of the G1 X have made their way to a handful of retailers, there has been no wide release of the G1 X. That may soon cease to be the case. According to information digphoto.org has received from authorized Canon retailers, the Canon G1 X is expected to ship on March 5th 2012. Despite reports of high demand for the G1 X, several retailers are still accepting pre-orders. Head here for a full list of retailers still taking pre-orders for the Canon G1 X.

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