There's also a flat command dial with Q/Set at its center and four directional presses-Drive/Self-Timer, Flash, Info, and Macro. The Record button is at the top, just next to the thumb rest, with AE Lock (*), focus area, Play, and Menu buttons below it. Rear controls all sit to the right of the LCD. The grip is bigger than you get on many compacts, and makes the G1 X Mark III quite comfortable to hold. It sits right at the top of the handgrip. The main control dial is just ahead of the shutter, flat on the front plate. To the right of the EVF you get the On/Off button, EV compensation dial, zoom rocker, and shutter release. There's no flash release button-just lift up on the hinge to open or push down to close. There is a pop-up flash just above the lens on the EVF hump. You can add an external flash if you want, although doing so will negate the G1 X's size advantage. You get a standard hot shoe, centered behind the lens on the top of the EVF. I like the idea of a locking dial-it prevents inadvertent mode changes-but prefer the design that locks and unlocks with a button press. It's a locking design, the type that makes you press its center button down to turn it. On top, to the left of the EVF, is the Mode dial.
CANON POWERSHOT G1 X MARK II VS MARK III MANUAL
It adjusts the zoom by default, but can be reassigned as an aperture or shutter control, ISO dial, white balance adjustment, or manual focus ring. So while you're going to have to push the sensitivity higher in dim conditions than you would with a brighter lens, the larger sensor does make up for it. It's a proven design, the same used by the EOS 80D, with solid performance at higher ISOs. Its f-stop is narrower, but the sensor is larger. The 15-45mm (24-72mm in full-frame terms) zoom matches the range you get with other premium 1-inch compacts like the aforementioned RX100 III. Instead Canon has chosen to shorten the range. The Mark III's image sensor is bigger, so you need a bigger lens to cover the same range with the same brightness throughout. Its lens covered a 5x (24-120mm) range, with a bright f/2-3.9 variable aperture. The G1 X Mark II had some issues that kept it from getting our top endorsement, but zoom range was not one of them. Compare that with the G1 Mark Mark II, a bulky (2.9 by 4.6 by 2.6 inches), heavy (1.2 pounds) compact.
That makes the Mark III somewhat pocketable-it measures 3.1 by 4.5 by 2.0 inches (HWD) and weighs 14.1 ounces.
It's just a little bit bit bigger all around than the G5 X, which has a smaller 1-inch sensor and boasts an almost identical design. The big selling point of the the G1 X Mark III ($999.00 at Amazon) is its size. Image quality is strong, but I question its value and place in the Canon line, especially when the G5 X delivers a longer zoom range with a brighter lens for a lot less money, albeit it with a smaller image sensor. But it comes at the cost of zoom range-the Mark II's 24-120mm f/2-3.9 zoom has been replaced by a shorter 24-70mm f/2.8-5.6 lens.
Its replacement, the G1 X Mark III ($1,299), ups the sensor size to APS-C, the same as you get in an SLR, while at the same time sizing down the body. But there was no built-in EVF, and its 13MP image sensor didn't offer as much resolution as competitors like the Sony RX100 III. It had a solid, wide aperture zoom lens, paired with a bigger sensor than competing models. Canon's G1 X Mark II was almost a great camera.
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