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G1X III Beginning of the End for 1" Cameras?

Started Oct 24, 2017 | Discussions thread
Kung Fu
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Re: G1X III Beginning of the End for 1" Cameras?
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digitallollygag wrote:

Some speculate the G1X III means the end of the line for the G5X, as it clearly looks like the big brother to the G5X.

Right now I can think of only three brands that offer 1" sensor cameras: Canon, Panasonic, and Sony. Nikon abandoned the 1" sensor DL cameras before even starting, apparently figuring it wasn't a profitable enough segment.

The 1/1.7" premium compact cameras gave way to the 1" sensor premium compacts fairly recently. With the introduction of the G1X III I'm wondering if it is not only the end of the line for the G5X, but the beginning of the end for Canon 1" sensor premium compacts as a whole. The USD $1,299 initial price of the G1X III is borderline breathtaking, but if it is a volume success, will Canon make lower-tier APS-C sensor G7X and G9X variants, or simply consolidate to just maybe two APS-C PowerShots?

Higher margin premium cameras seem to be the direction much of the industry is headed.

Your thoughts?

Who is buying this camera at $1300? Noobs? They don’t care about sensor size, they care about price. Enthusiasts? They’re not dropping $1300 on a slow fixed lens camera that can’t even match the shallow depth of field of a G7X.

Other than the price, I just don’t see what’s “premium” about the G1X III.

1” cameras offer basically aps-c image quality in most situations, in a very small package, with fast lenses, and can be had for well under $1000.

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