Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark 2 12.8MP Digital Camera vs Sony Alpha a5000 20.1MP Digital Camera

PowerShot G1 X Mark 2 12.8MP Digital Camera is loved by many technology followers due to its excellent image quality, smooth video recording mode, and fast focus, suitable for many people.

The camera has a measurement of 6.6 x 11.6 x 7.4 cm (WxHxD).

The screen on the camera has a size of 3 inch, and an aspect ratio of 32, 43, which is very convenient for reviewing photos and videos directly through the camera's screen.

PowerShot G1 X Mark 2 12.8MP Digital Camera is equipped with a CMOS sensor, an effective pixel of 12.8MP, and a lot of lens features such as Aperture Type Iris Diaphragm, F2 - F16 W, F3.9 - F16 T.

This line of Canon cameras has a port of Mobile Device Connect Button, NFC Compatibility and uses a Lithium ion battery. In addition, the PowerShot G1 X Mark 2 12.8MP Digital Camera also has many shooting modes such as C1, C2, M, AV, TV, P, Hybrid Auto, Auto, Creative Shot, SCN, Creative Filters, Movie, Portrait, Smart Shutter, Star, Handheld Night Scene, Underwater, Snow, Fireworks, High Dynamic Range, Nostalgic, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Background Defocus, Soft Focus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Standard, iFrame Movie, Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer, Star Portrait, Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Time-lapse Movie, Shooting Movies is Possible with the Movie Button
Alpha a5000 20.1MP Digital Camera is loved by many technology followers due to its excellent image quality, smooth video recording mode, and fast focus, suitable for many people.

The camera has a measurement of 11 x 3.61 x 6.3 cm (WxHxD).

The screen on the camera has a size of 3 inch, which is very convenient for reviewing photos and videos directly through the camera's screen.

Alpha a5000 20.1MP Digital Camera is equipped with a APS-C sensor, an effective pixel of 20.1MP.

In addition, the Alpha a5000 20.1MP Digital Camera also has many shooting modes such as Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket

Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark 2 12.8MP Digital Camera

Sony Alpha a5000 20.1MP Digital Camera

Brand

Canon

Sony

Product

Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark 2 12.8MP Digital Camera

Sony Alpha a5000 20.1MP Digital Camera

Model

PowerShot G1 X Mark 2 12.8MP Digital Camera

Alpha a5000 20.1MP Digital Camera

Model Name

PowerShot G1 X Mark 2

Alpha A5000

Model Number

G1X Mark 2

Color

Black & Orange

Black

Type

Digital Camera

Effective Pixels

12.8 MP

20.1 MP

Dimensions(WxHxD)

6.6 x 11.6 x 7.4 cm

11 x 3.61 x 6.3 cm

Temperature

0 to 40

Ports

Mobile Device Connect Button, NFC Compatibility

Sensor Type

CMOS

APS-C

Maximum ISO

12800 ISO

Focal Length

12.5 W - 62.5 T mm 35 mm Film Equivalent 24 W - 120 T mm

Manual Focus

Yes

Other Lens Features

Aperture Type Iris Diaphragm, F2 - F16 W, F3.9 - F16 T

Focus Mode

Auto / Manual

Autofocus, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus

Focus Range

Focusing Range 5 cm 2.0 inch - Infinity W, 85 cm 2.8 ft - Infinity T

Auto Focus

Yes

Metering Modes

Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot

Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot

White Balancing

Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom

Other Focus Features

Control System Autofocus Continuous, Servo AF, Manual Focus, AF Frame Face AiAF, 1-point, Touch AF is Available

Focus Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Autofocus Mode AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, Focus Area Wide 25 Points Contrast-detection AF, Zone, Center-weighted, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Focus lock, Built-in AF Illuminator Distance 0.3 m - 3.0 m with E PZ 16 - 50 mm F3.5 - 5.6 OSS Lens Attached, Contrast Detect AF

Exposure Compensation

Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps

Other Exposure Features

Exposure Control Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Exposure Control Metering System Type 1200-zone Evaluative Metering

Shutter Type

Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type

Shutter Speed

Shutter Speed 15 - 1/4000 sec in Tv Mode, 250 - 1/4000 sec in M Mode

Self-timer

Yes

Continuous Shots

5.2 Shots/sec

Continuous Mode Maximum 2.5 fps, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting Maximum 3.5 fps

Flash Compensation

1/3 EV Steps, +/- 2 EV

Other Flash Features

Number of Shots Eco Mode 300 Images CIPA Compliant, Dimensions CIPA Compliant 116.3 x 74.0 x 66.2 mm, Eco Mode

Guide Number 4 Meters at ISO 100, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal-length Printed on the Lens Body, Control Pre-flash TTL, Recycling Time 3 sec

Image Format

RAW , RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard

Aspect Ratio

32, 43

Display Type

TFT LCD

Display Size

3 inch

LCD Display

TFT LCD

Other Display Features

LCD Monitor Features Touch Screen Panel Capacitive Type, Tilt Type

Picture Effects Posterization Color, Posterization Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color R, G, B, Y, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera Normal / Cool / Warm / Green / Magenta, Soft High-key, Soft Focus High / Mid / Low, HDR Painting High / Mid / Low, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature Auto / Top / Middle H / Bottom / Right / Middle V / Left, Watercolor, Illustration High /Mid / Low, Adjustable Angle Up 180°, Histogram, Real-time Image Adjustment On / Off, Playback Single with or without Shooting Information RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 12 / 30 Frame Index View, Enlarged Display Mode L 15.1x, M 10.7x, S 7.6x, Panorama Standard 19x, Panorama Wide 29x, Image Orientation Manual / Off Selectable, Slideshow

Wifi

Yes

Battery Type

Lithium ion

AAA Battery

Other Storage Features

PC Interface Mass Storage

Microphone

Built-in Microphone Stereo

Video Format

JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4

Video Features

Movies Recording Pixels 1920 x 1080 iFrame Movie, 1280 x 720 Digest Movie, 1280 x 720 / 640 x 480 Miniature Effect, 1920 x 1080 / 1280 x 720 / 640 x 480 Other than the Above, Frame Rate 30 fps

HD Support

Yes

Shooting Modes

C1, C2, M, AV, TV, P, Hybrid Auto, Auto, Creative Shot, SCN, Creative Filters, Movie, Portrait, Smart Shutter, Star, Handheld Night Scene, Underwater, Snow, Fireworks, High Dynamic Range, Nostalgic, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Background Defocus, Soft Focus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Standard, iFrame Movie, Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer, Star Portrait, Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Time-lapse Movie, Shooting Movies is Possible with the Movie Button

Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket

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