Canon PowerShot G3 X vs. Canon PowerShot G5 X

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon PowerShot G3 X and Canon PowerShot G5 X. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon PowerShot G3 X vs. Canon PowerShot G5 X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Height 7.65 cm 7.64 cm
Width 12.33 cm 11.24 cm
Depth 10.53 cm 4.42 cm
Weight 733 g 353 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 733 g Camera only: 353 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 377 g
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 25x 4.2x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 20.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 20,200,000 pixels 20,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,900,000 pixels 20,900,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 59.94 fps 60 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Enhanced Dynamic Mode) Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Image Processor DIGIC 6 DIGIC 6
LENS Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Type Zoom lens - 25x zoom - 8.8 - 220 mm - f/2.8-5.6 Zoom lens - 4.2x zoom - 8.8 - 36.8 mm - f/1.8-2.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 600mm 24 - 100mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 5 cm 5 cm
Macro Focus Range 5-50cm 5-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 13 groups / 18 elements 9 groups / 11 elements
Features - UD glass, aspherical lens, UA lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 31 31
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -3 to +1
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
ISO (Max) 12800 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO auto (125-6400) ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 10000, ISO 8000, ISO auto (125-12800)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs - Portrait mode, self-portrait, fireworks, star nightscape, star trails, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, Positive Film Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, fisheye, soft focus, monochrome, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, HDR, Toy camera, Nostalgic, Super Vivid, Poster, Background defocus
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (white) Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), Underwater
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,620,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.6 m - 6.8 m (wide lens)
0.85 m - 3.1 m (tele lens)
0.5 m - 7 m (wide lens)
0.5 m - 4 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Digital Video Format H.264, iFrame H.264, MPEG-4 AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3080
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 4320 x 2880
4320 x 2432
JPEG 3840 x 2880
JPEG 2304 x 1536
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
3648 x 3648
JPEG 2880 x 2880
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
RAW 5472 x 3080
RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4864 x 3648
RAW 3648 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4320 x 2880
JPEG 2304 x 1536
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 3840 x 2880
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5472 x 3080
JPEG 4320 x 2432
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2880 x 2880
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture - H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Battery Type Canon NB-10L Lithium Ion Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion
Details Canon NB-10L Li-ion rechargeable battery - 920 mAh (included) Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 300 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 240 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 415 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 6 hours
Photo shooting - 210 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 215 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 320 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 4 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Microphone
Headphones
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3.2 frames per second, 5.9 frames per second 4.4 frames per second, 5.9 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, auto power save, digital image rotation, cropping an image, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, digital tele-converter, HS System, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto
OTHERS Canon PowerShot G3 X Canon PowerShot G5 X
Included Accessories Battery charger, lens cap, neck strap, lens cap strap Battery charger, neck strap, strap adapter
Software - Canon CameraWindow, Canon Map Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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