This camera is larger and heavier than most of the cameras in our lineup, but it doesn't offer significant improvements in other areas. It's a great camera, but it isn't difficult to find smaller cameras that perform similarly.

A lens with dual-control rings makes for natural shooting and adjustment

This camera is significantly heavier than the other cameras we reviewed

I have only had it for a couple of weeks and I have to say that the picture quality is excellent, took two identical shots with my old G12 and this, G1X came out much better, more colour, vibrant etc.

For a compact camera, the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II has a large image sensor; in fact, it is slightly larger than the sensor found in Micro Four Thirds cameras. The G1 X II offers a moderate resolution of 13 megapixels, with maximum resolution in images with an aspect ratio of 4:3.

If you are looking for less price and good quality photos I would recommend you to take this camera

The high quality photos; I did a long research on the camera before I bought it

The only thing I didn't like that it's kind of heavy

The Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II is a new premium compact camera with a large CMOS image sensor and a fast lens. The metal-bodied G1 X Mark II has a 1.5-type multi-aspect sensor, a 5x f/2.0-3.9 lens zoom lens, full manual controls, shooting mode dial, 3-inch tilting LCD touchscreen with 1,040K dots,...

We review the advanced Canon Powershot G1 X Mark II expert camera from Canon with a bright f/2.0 lens and built in Wi-Fi.

Good dynamic range and HDR options; Great image quality; Bright f/2.0 wide-angle lens; Dual control wheel around the lens; Good noise performance; 5.29fps continuous shooting for JPEGs; Dual axis electronic level; Large hand-grip for European market; Great 3inch touch screen

Short battery life; but can be extended with eco mode; Doesn't like focusing on close subjects even with macro focus enabled; Slow continuous shooting with raw

Love this camera! I'm a professional photographer and I needed a nice camera for my vacations! This is the best one!

The only of its kind, provided by canon. Its worth every penny you spend. Expensive slr quality in compact camera

Was pleased with the quality of photos I was able to capture with this camera, nice to find a large sensor in a point-and-shoot, but incredibly disappointed that in less than 2 years the the shutter won't close rending the camera entirely un-usable.

My new "go everywhere" camera. I love it. it is like a G12 on steroids. It is a bit bigger, but has a similar layout of controls, a faster higher quality lens, two control rings on the lens, a pop-up flash and a great EVF.