Canon PowerShot G3X

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 17 expert reviews

Excellent:

8
Good:

4
Average:

3
Bad:

2

Pros:

Immensely versatile zoom range
Excellent 20.2MP stills

Cons:

Poor RAW shooting performance
Expensive

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Last revision on May 30, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Immensely versatile zoom range
Excellent 20.2MP stills

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Expert reviews and ratings

By PC Mag on September 30, 2015 70

The Canon PowerShot G3 X couples excellent image quality with a long zoom range, but it really needs a built-in...

By Digital Trends on September 22, 2015 80

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By reviewed.com on August 25, 2015 88

A great camera, but a tough sell Nitpicking aside, the Canon G3 X is a camera that puts the bargain point and shoot crowd to shame. Like its older brothers the G1 X Mark II and the G7 X , the G3 X is a brawny point and shoot with a 1-inch sensor and...

By ePHOTOzine on August 04, 2015 90

The Canon Powershot G3 X offers a large 1inch sensor and the longest optical zoom available with this size sensor, which makes the camera quite chunky, but also quite small in comparison to other cameras with the same sensor such as the FZ1000 and...

By Photo Review Australia on August 03, 2015 88

We concluded our reviews of the PowerShot G1X Mark II and G7X by stating The lack of a built-in viewfinder is always a deal-breaker for us and we're still of that opinion. Particularly in the Southern Hemisphere, where skies are often clear, a...

By TrustedReviews on July 30, 2015 70

A versatile superzoom, but the Canon PowerShot G3 X's can't quite match the serious rivals in this class.

By Amateur Photographer on July 24, 2015 70

When Canon first told us it was making a camera with a 1in sensor and 600mm equivalent zoom, it looked really exciting. Sadly, though, the G3 X manages to be rather less than the sum of its parts. The lack of a built-in viewfinder makes using that long...

By PhotographyBLOG on July 13, 2015 80

The new Canon PowerShot G3 X is a solid super-zoom camera for enthusiast photographers, offering a wealth of options for shooting both stills and video, excellent image quality, speedy auto-focusing, intuitive and configurable handling, and solid...

By NeoCamera on June 18, 2015 80

The Canon Powershot G3 X combines a 20 megapixels 1" CMOS sensor and a 25X optical zoom into a body the size of a typical prosumer ultra-zoom. While no small feat, Canon built the G3 X with a fully weather-sealed body, equipped it with dual...

By Shutterbug on December 01, 2015

When I first heard about the Canon PowerShot G3 X ($999), I fully expected that I was going to hate it. Could there really be a good reason for someone to buy a compact camera stuffed with a 25x (24-600mm equivalent) zoom lens? After all, how often does...

By DXOMark on August 28, 2015

Despite the mixed sensor performance — dynamic range is excellent and on par with the best in its class currently — the somewhat lower-than-expected color sensitivity (and corresponding noise levels) is slightly puzzling. Be that as it may, the Canon...

By The Luminous Landscape on July 24, 2015

Canon Hits a Superzoom Home RunA few points of information first. This is my first review of a Canon product in years. Why is this the case, when I used to be a Canon user and a regular reviewer of Canon products? Two reasons; Canon's product offerings...

By DPexpert on July 10, 2015

This camera is too big too big to be a compact that fits a pocket or bag. It is too expensive for the casual user. It is under-featured for a serious amateur. It has one selling feature, the incredibly long zoom, but the image quality at 600mm is not...

By TechRadar on June 19, 2015

A promising camera that has a good sensor, of decent size, with an as yet unknown but promising lens which offers a very versatile zoom...

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Canon PowerShot G3X

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