Canon's new G5 X, G9 X, and EOS M10: What you need to know

GX5 looks like perfect compact camera..
I just wonder, when Canon engineers learn how to implement some easy panorama feature? 2025? Never? :D

I was a Canon enthusiast, from film cameras to their digital compacts from G1 to the Ixus 100IS (with which I took my best-ever panorama). But the latter was their last compact with a viewfinder, and therefore my last Canon. I'm now "mostly Panasonic".

So, it's good to see the G5 X has a viewfinder -- but ....

Canikon at a loss! They don't know what to do anymore. Canon goes from M2 to M10? Any logic in this?

Point and shoot cameras that look like serious cameras, and interchangeable lens cameras that look like point and shoot cameras. Target group: loyal Canon customers?

"Canon's new EOS M10: What you need to know", EOS M10 uses the same sensor as EOS M2 per DPR. So you need to know that Canon sensor is as bad as you can get even no better than Oly's old cheaper MFT sensor, and almpst a stop worse than SONY a5100.

http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare/Side-by-side/Olympus-PEN-E-PL5-versus-Canon-EOS-M2-versus-Sony-A5100___839_927_967

BTW, $299 Olympus PL6 with kit zoom has the same sensor as PL5.

Again "Canon's new EOS M10: What you need to know?"? Bad!

Oh, Canon should uses SONY sensor for EOS, and put a stick "SONY Inside".

Or better to use Samsung NX1's sensor, and put a stick "Samsung NX1 sensor Inside".

SO canon finally released a camera with an evf (something that sony and Panasonic have done a few years ago)..and what is canon giving us?
A camera with 1" sensor that is more expensive than sony a6000 with its excellent aps-c sensor.. For me as a semi-pro photographer image quality and low noise are very important , something that 1" sensors will not stand a chance against the newer aps-c sensors.
I think canon should hire a new r&d department and start looking at what the other brands are offering the last years.
Just because is Canon brand does not make it a super camera anymore

Now Canon has very much all kind of P&S with 1" or larger than MFT sensor.

Will Canon beats SONY who is the KING of the P&S?

"Over my dead body" if we ask SONY.

But Canon should be easily "Over Panasonic dead body" while Olympus is enjoying for making good money for its #1 position of waterproof TG P&S for almost $400 a peace.

Fuji and Nikon have nothing good to write home about in the P&S world.

Wait for P7800 replacement by Nikon with 1 inch sensor size.

Now that Canon has freshened up their bread and butter PowerShot line up and finally brought their mirrorless Rebels to the rest of the world market, it'll be fun to see if their approach pays off for them during this Christmas buying season. After all, the whole point of producing these new cameras is to increase profits. So, will everything that Canon has produced this year turn out to be a big sales flop, as the trolls on this forum have predicted? Or, will Canon continue to march along and gobble up sales and marketshare while most of its competitors suffer near death experiences due to sales starvation, again? Feast or famine? We will know soon enough. LOL :))

I had mentioned my warns for very incapable battery life for that power hungry 1" sensor which will make you crazy after a while. But more than that nobody seems to care about below matters as well:
-M10 has much thicker lens than that of Olympus E-M10 II (which has IBIS, much wider lens selection, thinner, cheaper, etc. etc.). I can't see a point over there. Just an ordinary another ILC!
-G5X would be a very good option with a much bigger battery. IMHO, without a proper entry level DSLR battery (which would give it hundreds of shots more), with that tiny NB-13L, it is almost born dead! Good luck changing (and changing and changing) batteries on a cold day having a travel photography with this big guy. Nonsense!
-G9X. It has 28-84mm lens. Year 2015 and wide angle on a P&S is 28mm. Totally unbelievable! This is like an RX100 original, right?

I would have been interested in the G5 X, but 210 shots is pathetic. My RX100 easily manages 300 between most charges. My FZ200 goes months without charging, though the flash is never used and it's rarely high ISO either.

Come on Canon...

A built-in EVF that gives rise to the hump in the G5X beats an optional one that clips onto the hot shoe and makes it even more awkward-looking.

Canon, give this high-res built-in EVF to the G3X Mk 2, improves the battery performance by 40% and I will be in the queue for one as my 2nd camera.

Canon announces new cameras and trolls come out from under the bridges in droves!

I think Canon made the hand rest on the right side of the G5X too small. The control wheel is tiny. Notice the rear thumb rest curls outward because otherwise the camera would slip out of the hand. Canon should have made the tilty screen smaller. I think the handling will be subpar. This type of camera should be comfortable to use with just one hand.

Some decent photos of the G5X and G9X in good light. G5X looks much less ugly in real world compared to the retouched stock photos.

www.spidersweb.pl/2015/10/canona-g9-x-g5-x.html

For beautiful looking cameras, buy Leicas.
Although this G5X Canon is as ugly as a mud fence, in reality it may be quite acceptable, even user-friendly.

These two new PowerShot cameras convince me that there will not be a G16 or S120 replacement. I think those lines have come to an end, and the GX line is the future. Despite its' looks, so far of the GX line, the G5X has the most appeal to me. I'm not into video, just stills, so this would work for me. The size is not a problem either, as I have rather large hands and like a lot of external controls. Only thing is the limited focal length, but as stated before, cropping would be better due to the larger sensor. I just wish the battery life was better though. That is a real bummer.

I'm sure the G5X is a perfectly adequate camera, but DAMN! It's ugly!

If these new cameras focus as slowly as the G7X, I'm not interested.

I'm quite disappointed that g5x's battery life isn't any better than the G7X. I hate to play this card but I have to in order to illustrate a point. For that same $800, you can get a Nikon D5500 which can shoot something like 700-800 shots on a charge. Obviously there are size differences there but at the same time, the D5500 is not a huge camera either.

Don't get me wrong, the G5X looks like a great camera but the enthusiast crowd to which this camera targets would probably find it annoying that they might have to carry an extra battery with them for a day of shooting.

I love everything about the G5x, except for the one thing that limits its versatility: unlike the G16, there is no filter ring for add-on accessories. In other words, the lens is stuck at 100 mm at the long end, and no CPL. A small trade-off, true. But an $800 mark against the camera none-the-less.

Unless I missed something.

Looks to be a very well designed Powershot camera. Studio comparison tool shows the G7x lens (the same lens as featured on this camera) comparing favorably to the RX100 mkIII. I much prefer Canon's UI, ergonomics, and dials over Sony's. Very enticing all in one package.

But $800? Sheesh. Cash better saved than spent. Or spent on that lovely Pentax DA* 300 for my old K5 II that I have been dreaming about for years.

Nice cam all around. Plus, the G16 will be bargain priced soon, anyway.

Ok Canon guys, I come in peace. What am I missing? At these prices you could get a Sony a6000. Why on earth would someone want one of these instead? I really don't get it.

Canon could do something really neat if they embraced the "enthusiast" (i.e. premium) mirrorless market and crowd. I have no interest buying a plastic bodied camera with limited controls and no EVF (the M10), but I would absolutely be interested in buying something more along the lines of the Panasonic GX8 (in terms of construction, design, controls, etc.) with an APS-C sensor and backed by Canon's warranty network.

$30 price drop on the g9x already.

My G7X still seems the best balanced for size/control/lens.

Gx5 looks like a Nikon, thus not getting it. haha

Canon's definitely showing erratic behavior with the M10. First they launch the M3 but not in the US, then they change their mind, then a couple of months later they come up with a camera with a 2yo sensor and that does nothing new. You serious? I don't know what these guys are smoking up in the corner office.
Canon: people get emotionally attached to their camera and buy new ones MAINLY when they are promised better images (read new-bigger- better sensor).

Maybe the G5X will work if the touchscreen turns out to be good would appeal to people wanting RX100III quality images but with a have-to-have canon stamp.

24-72mm is what the 15-45mm will be like.

HOWEVER.... 3.5-6.3?? OUCH. Dark.

I would love if Canon made more than just one prime (the 22mm f2.0, which is excellent). Until then I'll be using the adapter with my Sigma Art lenses, but then it's big.

Maybe I'll buy this lens for my San Francisco trip coming up.

I own an M3.

If you are looking for a compact (mirrorless) ILC that sports a 1" sensor, then you should buy from Sony, Nikon, or one of the other guys, because at Canon, fixed lens all in ones rule, and for good reason. They sell! There are no ifs, ands, buts, or maybes about it. Canon sells gazillions of PowerShot cameras, and the new G5X and G9X cameras look to me to be 2 more home runs in the marketplace for the company. Brilliant job Canon! :))

Not too much here to inspire a buy. I'll just make do for now.

Sorry, if it has a dedicated record button, it should have 4K these days. Its like not including raw in a stills camera. They aren't priced low enough to exclude it. These cameras are all dead to me.

disclosure: I am not a Canon fan.
that having been said, I really like the G5X. it addresses many little annoying ergonomic issues.
it has a good lens, good size, handle, controls, competes favorably on price... definitely a nice product. I _hate_ the swing-out screens though - I by far prefer the tilt-up/down variants, as I don't have to worry about banging it on something. But it's not a deal-breaker. No camera is perfect, and this is not a big negative (some people even prefer these).

On the other hand, I suspect that the G9X is aimed at those who have less knowledge or appreciation for the huge importance of having the best lens possible, and offering a nice camera for the more casual user. this is definitely a welcome change of trend, to the minuscule sensors we still see way too much of.

it's nice to see that more are now offering larger sensors and good lenses in their enthusiast compact models. definitely a great time to be in the market for a camera!