Compact Digital

Canon PowerShot G3 X

Specifications

Specifications

  • Full HD frame rates from 24p to 60p

  • Bright superzoom lens

  • 8.0 cm 3.2 inch LCD Touch

  • Fine manual control lens ring

  • Dust & Water Resistance

  • External Headphones

  • Aperture, shutter and ISO control in movies

  • RAW in various aspect ratios

  • Great low-light shots

  • Powerful DIGIC processing

  • 20.2 Megapixel CMOS

  • Large sensor for premium results

Specifications in detail

IMAGE SENSOR

  • Type

    1.0 type back-illuminated CMOS

  • Effective Pixels

    Approx. 20.2M (Aspect ratio 3:2)¹

  • Effective / Total Pixels

    Approx. 20.9M

  • Colour Filter Type

    Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR

  • Type

    DIGIC 6 with iSAPS technology

LENS

  • Focal Length

    8.8 – 220 mm (35 mm equivalent: 24 – 600 mm)

  • Zoom

    Optical 25x


    ZoomPlus 50x


    Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter approx.


    1.6x or 2.0x ¹)


    Combined approx. 100x

  • Maximum f/number

    f/2.8-f/5.6

  • Construction

    18 elements in 13 groups (1 double sided aspherical UA lens, 2 single sided aspherical UA lenses, 1 single sided aspherical lens, 2 UD lenses and 1 Hi-UD lens)

  • Image Stabilisation

    Yes (lens shift-type), approx. 3.5-stop¹.


    Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic IS

FOCUSING

  • Type

    TTL

  • AF System/ Points

    AiAF (31-point, Face Detection or Touch AF with Object and Face Select and Track), 1-point AF (any position is available or fixed centre)

  • AF Modes

    Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE ¹, Touch AF

  • AF Point Selection

    Size (Normal, Small)

  • AF Lock

    Yes

  • AF Assist Beam

    Yes

  • Manual Focus

    Yes, plus MF Peaking & AF + MF

  • Focus Bracketing

    Yes

  • Closest Focusing Distance

    5 cm (Wide) from front of lens


    85 cm (Tele) from front of lens

EXPOSURE CONTROL

  • Metering modes

    Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to Touch AF frame)

  • AE Lock

    Yes

  • Exposure Compensation

    +/- 3 EV in 1/3 stop increments


    Manual and automatic dynamic range correction


    Automatic shadow correction


    ND Filter (3-stop)

  • AEB

    1/3 – 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments

  • ISO sensitivity

    125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800 ¹


    AUTO ISO: 125 - 6400 (possible to set Max. ISO speed and rate of change)

SHUTTER

  • Speed

    1 – 1/2000 sec. (factory default)


    BULB, 30 – 1/2000 sec. (total range – varies by shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE

  • Type

    TTL

  • Settings

    Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom 1, Custom 2


    Multi-area WB correction available in Smart Auto


    White Balance Compensation


    Colour adjustment in Star mode

COLOUR MATRIX

  • Type

    sRGB

VIEWFINDER

  • Viewfinder

    Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1

LCD MONITOR

  • Monitor

    Tilt type 8.0 cm (3.2”) sRGB PureColor II G Touchscreen LCD (TFT). 3:2 aspect ratio. Approx. 1,620,000 dots. Capacitive type

  • Coverage

    Approx. 100%

  • Brightness

    Adjustable to one of five levels. Quick-bright LCD

FLASH

  • Modes

    Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro

  • Slow Sync Speed

    Yes. Fastest speed 1/2000 sec.

  • Red-Eye Reduction

    Yes

  • Flash Exposure Compensation

    +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE, Safety FE, Smart Flash Exposure

  • Flash Exposure Lock

    Yes

  • Manual Power Adjustment

    3 levels with internal flash (up to 19 levels with external EX Speedlites 270EX II and 430EX II. 22 levels with 580EX II, 600EX and 600EX-RT¹)

  • Second Curtain Synchronisation

    Yes

  • Built-in Flash Range

    60 cm – 6.8 m (W) / 85 cm – 3.1 m (T)

  • External Flash

    E-TTL with EX series Speedlites ¹

SHOOTING

  • Modes

    Smart Auto (58 scenes detected), Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom 1, Custom 2, Hybrid Auto, Creative Shot, SCN (Sports, Portrait, Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer), Star (Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Time-Lapse Movie), Handheld Night Scene, Snow, Fireworks), Creative Filters (High Dynamic Range, Nostalgic, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Background Defocus, Soft Focus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect), Movie

  • Modes in Movie

    Smart Auto (21 scenes detected), Standard, Program AE, Manual, Portrait, Nostalgic, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Short Clip, iFrame Movie

  • Photo Effects

    My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color)

  • Drive modes

    Single, Auto Drive, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer

  • Continuous Shooting

    Approx. 5.9 shots/sec ¹


    with AF: Approx. 3.2 shots/sec


    (all speeds are until memory card becomes full)²³

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

  • Image Size

    3:2 - (RAW, L) 5472 x 3648, (M1) 4320 x 2880, (M2) 2304 x 1536, (S) 720 x 480


    4:3 - (RAW, L) 4864 x 3648, (M1) 3840 x 2880, (M2) 2048 x 1536, (S) 640 x 480


    16:9 - (RAW, L) 5472 x 3080, (M1) 4320 x 2432, (M2) 1920 x 1080, (S) 720 x 408


    1:1 - (RAW, L) 3648 x 3648, (M1) 2880 x 2880, (M2) 1536 x 1536, (S) 480 x 480


    4:5 - (RAW, L) 2912 x 3648, (M1) 2304 x 2880, (M2) 1232 x 1536, (S) 384 x 480


    Resize in playback (M2)

  • Compression

    RAW, Superfine, Fine

  • Movies

    (Full HD) 1920 x 1080, 59.94/50/29.97/25/23.98 fps


    (HD) 1280 x 720, 29.97/25 fps


    (L) 640 x 480, 29.97/25 fps


    Star Time-Lapse Movie (Full HD) 30/15 fps


    Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps


    Hybrid Auto (HD) 29.97/25 fps


    iFrame Movie (Full HD) 29.97/25 fps

  • Movie Length

    (Full HD & HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min. 59 sec.¹


    (L) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour ²


    (Star Time-Lapse Movie) up to 128 sec

FILE TYPES

  • Still Image Type

    JPEG compression (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF ver. 1.1 compliant), RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), RAW+JPEG

  • Movies

    MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo)]


    iFrame

DIRECT PRINT

  • Canon Printers

    Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge

  • PictBridge

    Yes (via USB or Wireless LAN)

OTHER FEATURES

  • GPS

    GPS via Mobile (linked to a compatible smartphone)

  • Red-Eye Correction

    Yes, during shooting and playback

  • My Camera / My Menu

    My Menu customisation available

  • My Category

    Image tagging feature

  • Intelligent Orientation Sensor

    Yes

  • Histogram

    Yes, live histogram

  • Playback zoom

    Approx. 2x – 10x

  • Self Timer

    Approx. 2 or 10 sec., Custom

  • Menu Languages

    English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Spanish, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi, Malay, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Hebrew

INTERFACE

  • Computer

    Hi-Speed USB (MTP, PTP) DIGITAL connector

  • Other

    HDMI Mini Connector


    A/V output (PAL/NTSC)


    External microphone (3.5 mm Stereo mini jack)


    Headphone Output (3.5 mm jack)

  • Computer/Other

    Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only), with Dynamic NFC support ¹

MEMORY CARD

  • Type

    SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS Speed Class 1 compatible)

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

  • PC & Macintosh

    Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1


    Mac OS X 10.8 / 10.9 / 10.10


    For Wi-Fi connection to a PC:


    Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1 only


    Mac OS X 10.8.2 or later / 10.9 / 10.10


    For Image Transfer Utility:


    Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1 only


    Mac OS X 10.8.2 or later / 10.9 / 10.10

SOFTWARE

  • Other

    CameraWindow DC


    Map Utility


    Image Transfer Utility

  • Image Manipulation

    Digital Photo Professional for RAW development

POWER SOURCE

  • Batteries

    Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-10L (battery and charger supplied)

  • Battery life

    Approx. 300 shots


    Aprrox. 240 shots with EVF-DC1


    Eco mode approx. 410 shots


    Approx. 360 min. playback

  • A/C Power Supply

    Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80

ACCESSORIES

  • Cases / Straps

    Soft Case DCC-2300


    PowerShot Accessory Organizer

  • Lenses

    Lens Hood LH-DC100


    Filter Adapter FA-DC67B (Compatible with Canon 67mm Filters: Circular Polarizing PL-C B, Protect Filter)

  • Flash

    Canon Speedlite (including 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT ¹)


    Speedlite Transmitter (ST-E3-RT, ST-E2), Speedlite bracket SB-E2, Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3

  • Remote Controller/ Switch

    Remote Switch RS-60E3

  • Power Supply & Battery Chargers

    AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80, Battery Charger CB-2LCE

  • Other

    Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1


    (0.48 type), 4:3 aspect ratio, Approx. 2,360,000 dots, 100% coverage


    Interface cable IFC-400PCU


    Canon HDMI Cable HTC-100

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  • Operating Environment

    0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity

  • Dimensions (WxHxD)

    123.3 x 76.5 x 105.3 mm

  • Weight

    Approx. 733 g (including battery and memory card)

All data is based on Canon standard testing methods (according to CIPA Standards) except where indicated.

Subject to change without notice.

All data is based on Canon standard testing methods (according to CIPA Standards) except where indicated.

Subject to change without notice.

  1. ¹ Image processing may cause a decrease in the number of pixels.

  2. ¹ Depending on the image size selected.

  3. ¹ Values at maximum optical focal length. Cameras whose focal length exceeds 350 mm (35 mm equivalent) are measured at 350 mm.

  4. ¹ Some settings limit availability.

  5. ¹ ISO sensitivity denotes Recommended Exposure Index

  6. ¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.

  7. ¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.

  8. ¹ Sustained continuous shooting function requires compatible SDHC/SDXC UHS Speed Class 1 memory card, total number of frames captured varies depending on shooting subject.


    ² Under conditions where the flash does not fire.


    ³ Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

  9. ¹ The following Speed Class memory cards are required for maximum record time: (HD) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 4 or above. (Full HD) 1920 x 1080 Speed Class 6 or above. (iFrame) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 6 or above.


    ² Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

  10. ¹ Wi-Fi use may be restricted in certain countries or regions. Wi-Fi support varies by device and region. For more information visit www.canon-europe.com/wirelesscompacts

  11. ¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.

  12. ¹ Image processing may cause a decrease in the number of pixels.

  13. ¹ Depending on the image size selected.

  14. ¹ Values at maximum optical focal length. Cameras whose focal length exceeds 350 mm (35 mm equivalent) are measured at 350 mm.

  15. ¹ Some settings limit availability.

  16. ¹ ISO sensitivity denotes Recommended Exposure Index

  17. ¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.

  18. ¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.

  19. ¹ Sustained continuous shooting function requires compatible SDHC/SDXC UHS Speed Class 1 memory card, total number of frames captured varies depending on shooting subject.


    ² Under conditions where the flash does not fire.


    ³ Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

  20. ¹ The following Speed Class memory cards are required for maximum record time: (HD) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 4 or above. (Full HD) 1920 x 1080 Speed Class 6 or above. (iFrame) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 6 or above.


    ² Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

  21. ¹ Wi-Fi use may be restricted in certain countries or regions. Wi-Fi support varies by device and region. For more information visit www.canon-europe.com/wirelesscompacts

  22. ¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.