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G1X III Beginning of the End for 1" Cameras?

Started Oct 24, 2017 | Discussions thread
0lf
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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?

My thoughts:

1"sensored cameras have replaced 1/1.7" ones because they offer significative improvements and close to no drawbacks.

  • Pocketable (s120, xq2 -> g9x, RX100-1) : no compromises in size, very similar reach (at much, the G9x has less than 9% lost from s120 based on definition only, but I guess less in practice), much better IQ in all light conditions, better DoF management. The only drawback is the 24mm WA FoV.
  • Compact (LX7 -> G7x, LX10, RX100-3+) : similar size, similar or greater reach, much better IQ (DR, noise, definition) in all light conditions , better DoF management. No drawbacks.
  • Large compact (G16 -> G5x) : similar size, similar reach, much better IQ in all light conditions , better DoF management, lots of direct control, large EVF instead of tiny and not TTL OVF.
  • Long zoom (stylus 1 -> TZ100) : similar reach, better IQ, but smaller with narrow aperture. It is where there is the more difference, but the concepts are a bit different here.

On the contrary, for the moment, APSc compact have significant limitations and pretty small improvements compared to 1" cameras :

  • the G1x3 makes significant trade off in aperture and reach to accommodate for the APSc sensor which brings only limited improvements in pure IQ in good light.
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