Our quick take

Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III - 4.0 / 5

What’s special about the Canon G1X 3?

  • Small-scale body: 115.0 x 77.9 x 51.4mm; 398g 3-inch 1.04m-dot vari-angle LCD touchscreen Built-in 0.39-inch 2.36m-dot electronic viewfinder (EVF) Front control dial (aperture); exp comp dial; full manual controls; hotshoe Dust- and drip-proof construction

G1X MkIII: Lens limitations

  • 24-72mm f/2.8-5.6 equivalent lens (3x zoom) Lens control ring and zoom toggle

How does the Canon G1 X Mk3 perform?

  • Dual Pixel AF autofocus (phase-detection pixels built-in to the sensor) Dual Sensing image stabilisation (IS) uses gyro and sensor 9fps burst shooting / 7fps with continuous autofocus Built-in Neutral Density (ND) filter Wi-Fi, Bluetooth & NFC

Does an APS-C sensor mean DSLR-like image quality?

  • APS-C size 24.2-megapixel sensor Digic 7 processor, ISO 100-25,600 sensitivity 1080p video (with Dual IS available)

To recap

The Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III has successfully replaced our go-to DSLR for the past week, so it’s more than up to the task. But it hasn’t done so in like-for-like fashion, which makes it a good rather than outstanding camera overall.