I bought this before Christmas hoping to replace my big DSLR with it. The camera was fantastic, however, it does not quite have all the features of my DSLR. It's a really great camera for those wanting a high quality image without playing around too much with settings.

The 1-inch sensor size has proven to be a winner in the compact camera space. Once exclusive to Sony, it's now available in models from other manufacturers. Competition is good for innovation and customer choice, and the Canon PowerShot G5 X ($799.99) certainly hits a niche. From an optical standpoint, it's the same camera as the pocket-friendly G7 X ($584.00 at Amazon) . But its body is a bit bulkier, adding an integrated EVF, a hot shoe, and a vari-angle display. We still give the Editors' Choice edge to the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III ($598.00 at Amazon) , since it manages to include an EVF in a more compact form factor. But the G5 X might appeal if you desire a bit more zoom range and prefer a camera that's larger than pocket-size, and it offers excellent image quality in its own right.  DesignThe G5 X ($799.00 at Amazon)  is bulky for a compact camera, but it's not huge. It's a little too big to slide into a pair of jeans, but it's a fine fit for a coat pocket or small hand...

The Canon PowerShot G5 X is a bulkier twin to the G7 X, adding an EVF, a hot shoe, and a vari-angle display. It's an excellent choice if you want a beefier compact.

Big 1-inch image sensor; Wide aperture zoom lens; Vari-angle touch display; EVF and hot shoe; Quick focus; Wi-Fi with NFC; Raw capture

Expensive; Burst rate slows when shooting Raw; Lacks 4K video support

Compact and well-built; Good all-round performance; Useful OLED viewfinder ;

No 4K video; Viewfinder not as good as Sony/Panasonic;

Some performance issues, but the Canon G5 X has outstanding image quality and ergonomics for such a small camera.

High-quality photos; Great manual control layout; Strong JPEGs;

Focusing relability falters in low light; Poor RAW shooting speeds; No 4K video;

It seems as if Canon is trying to cover as many bases as possible in its G-series models, releasing three of them in the past 12 months and two in the previous year. The G5 X is the higher-featured of two models announced in October, both using the same 12.8 x 9.6 mm, 20.2-megapixel sensor as last...

The Canon PowerShot G5 X is a new premium compact camera with a large CMOS image sensor and a fast lens. The metal-bodied G5 X has a 1.0-type back-illuminated 20.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor, an f/1.8-2.8, 4.2x lens with 9-blade aperture, full manual controls, shooting mode and exposure compensation...

The Canon Powershot G5 X is a development of the G7 X , and features the same large 20 megapixel 1inch BSI CMOS sensor, and bright 4.2x optical zoom f/1.8-2.8 lens, but adds a tilting vari-angle touch-screen, electronic viewfinder and updated design.

4.2x optical zoom lens; 20mp 1inch sensor; Good noise performance; Tilting vari-angle touch-screen; Great image quality and colour; Excellent EVF quality; Solid build quality and handling; Wi-Fi and NFC; USB charging; Rapid focus

Lacks panoramic shooting mode; Short battery life - unless using ECO mode; High speed shooting much slower with raw

I do most of my photography on a smartphone or DSLR; for a quick snap, it's usually the smartphone for easy sharing capabilities. If I want a better quality photo, I bust out the DSLR. But in the words of Old El Paso, "por que no los dos?".

Excellent build; Manual controls feel great; Fantastic photo quality

Battery life shorter than a DSLR; LCD and viewfinder could be higher resolution

I love my new G5X; the image quality, form-factor and control set are just what the doctor ordered, lol....

Awsome feature set and image quality; love the manual controls. Perfect companion camera for my G3X. Very bright F1.8-2.8 lens combined with quick auto-focus make this a very handy camera for indoor and low-light use. The small size of the camera lets it live in a belt holster to go with me 24/7.

Lens may be a bit soft at wide-open aperture and full wide-angle, may need to apply in-camera sharpening to compensate; Need to check that out a bit more, as not sure yet