With the G5X Mark II though, Canon’s completely redesigned the body, making it much closer to the G7X, and even closer still to Sony’s RX100 series. The original PowerShot G5X took the G7X’s 4.2x zoom and sensor, but housed them in a chunkier mini DSLR-styled body with a more substantial grip, a viewfinder head and fully-articulated screen. Announced in July 2019, it replaces the three year old PowerShot G5X and adapts its design to become closer to Sony’s popular RX100 series. The Canon PowerShot G5X Mark II is a high-end compact with a 1in sensor, 5x / 24-120mm zoom, popup viewfinder, tilting touchscreen, fast bursts and 4k video. Alternatively get yourself a copy of my In Camera book or treat me to a coffee! Thanks! Buy it now! Check prices on the Canon PowerShot G5X II at B&H, Adorama or WEX. Imagine how much more popular it could have been merged with the G7X III’s connectivity. But by aligning it more closely to its best-selling rival, the G5X II becomes more attractive to a bigger audience. Overall the G5X II loses much of what made its predecessor unique in the 1in market, and leaves anyone desiring a mini DSLR-styled compact to aim for the G1X Mark III instead. Couldn’t we just have it all in one body instead, or perhaps do identical versions, with and without viewfinders to meet different price points? There’s also tough competition from Sony’s RX100 VA which gives you the popup viewfinder, tilting screen, 4k video and fast bursts, but with the benefit of more responsive phase-detect autofocus for photos and video, although in its favour the G5X II zooms almost twice as long while also sporting a touchscreen and better grip. This does however bring it closer to the G7X III with Canon essentially asking you to choose between the popup viewfinder and slightly longer 5x zoom of the G5X versus the mic input and Live Streaming of the G7X III.
The grip has shrunk and the front dial lost, but there’s still more to hold onto than the RX100 and the changes have allowed the G5X to become much more pocketable than before. So it’s out with the fixed viewfinder hump and side-hinged screen for a popup viewfinder and vertically-tilting display. Canon’s made a U-turn on design, swapping the chunkier DSLR-styling of its predecessor for something more pocketable and more akin to Sony’s RX100 series. Summary The Canon PowerShot G5X Mark II is a powerful compact camera with a 20 Megapixel 1in sensor, 5x / 24-120mm zoom, popup viewfinder, tilting touchscreen, fast bursts and 4k video.
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