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248 reviews
Apr, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 248 reviews of Canon PowerShot G5 X. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras for all reviews. Opinions about the design and size are on the whole positive. The performance and usability are also appreciated. Some have doubts about the memory and battery. Views about the reliability and price are mixed.
portability, usability, performance, size, design
battery, memory
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the Canon PowerShot G5 X is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.
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alaTest has collected and analyzed 15 user reviews of Canon PowerShot G5 X from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.co.uk. Reviews about the design and size are overall positive. The performance and portability are also appreciated. Comments about the battery and screen are different. The reliability and lens get critical opinions.
usability, portability, performance, size, design
image quality, lens, reliability
87% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.
Consumer review (amazon.com)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 32 user reviews of Canon PowerShot G5 X from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the design and lens. The size and usability are also mentioned favorably, whereas there are some mixed opinions about the reliability. Some have doubts about the viewfinder and performance.
portability, usability, size, lens, design
performance, viewfinder
94% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by : Jim Fisher (pcmag.com)
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.
Expert review by : Lori Grunin (cnet.com)
Canon's more feature-packed enthusiast compact has all the right hardware, but doesn't really stand out from the crowd.
The Canon PowerShot G5 X has a great viewfinder and a comfortable shooting design for serious photographers.
It can be frustratingly slow, with a short battery life.
Sluggish performance and a more limited feature set than similarly priced competitors hold the Canon PowerShot G5 back from being a leading contender among its peers.
Expert review by : Jeff Keller , Samuel Spencer , Rishi Sanyal (dpreview.com)
The Canon PowerShot G5 X is a higher-end version of last year's G7 X and inherits its predecessor's 24-100mm lens and 20.2MP 1"-type BSI CMOS sensor and puts it into an SLR-style body with a built-in EVF, fully articulating LCD, three control dials and...
The Canon PowerShot G5 X is the 'enthusiast' entry in the company's 1"-type camera lineup. In most respects, it's the same camera as the compact G7 X that preceded it, but with an electronic viewfinder, two extra dials and a fully articulating LCD...
Expert review by : Kyle Schurman (steves-digicams.com)
The Canon PowerShot G5 X is similar to other models in the G series of PowerShot cameras, but it does offer an electronic viewfinder and an articulated display screen, both of which make this model easier to use than others in the G series. And the G5...
Excellent image quality in most types of scenes with 1-inch image sensor ; Good mix of automatic and manual control shooting options ; Maximum aperture of f/1.8 is good for shooting portraits ; Having a viewfinder is a great option in this price range...
Optical zoom is limited to 4.2x ; Camera is chunky with an odd-shaped design, making it tough to fit in a standard pocket ; Some control buttons are a bit too small to be used comfortably ; Battery life is well below average ; Built-in flash unit only...
The Canon PowerShot G5 X is similar to other models in the G series of PowerShot cameras, but it does offer an electronic viewfinder and an articulated display screen, both of which make this model easier to use than others in the G series. And the G5...
Expert review by : Mark Peters (letsgodigital.org)
Canon Powershot G5X honored with DFA Design for Asia Award : Canon proudly announced that the Powershot G5 X premium digital compact camera was recognized for design excellence by the Hong Kong Design Centre, winning a DFA Design for Asia Awards Bronze...
The DFA Design for Asia Awards celebrate design excellence, honoring and acknowledging companies and individuals for outstanding designs that offer commercial and societal success and have the potential to impact Asia. Launched in Hong Kong in 2003,...
Expert review by : Mark Peters (letsgodigital.org)
Canon PowerShot G5 X Compact Digital Camera : Canon has recently introduced the all-new PowerShot G5X camera. Incorporating a bright, built-in high-resolution Electronic View Finder (EVF) that allows photographers to more easily compose and take...
The Canon PowerShot G5X price in US dollar is set at $799.99. Prices may vary from country to country. The retail sales package contains the following accessories: Canon PowerShot G5X digital camera, Canon NS-DC12 neck strap, Canon NB-13L battery pack,...
Expert review by : Mark Goldstein (photographyblog.com)
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...
The Canon PowerShot G5 X is an excellent compact camera for enthusiast photographers, offering a very good built-in viewfinder, a fast lens, a wealth of options for shooting both stills and video, excellent image quality, speedy auto-focusing,...
Expert review by : Mike Tomkins (imaging-resource.com)
The Canon G5X proves to be a more user-friendly and enhanced version of the G7X. With many more controls, a vari-angle LCD, an OLED viewfinder, a flash hot shoe, and additional enhancements to the camera body design and layout, the G5X takes what's...
Photographer-friendly controls; Good OLED viewfinder; Good image quality with sharp detail especially with RAW; Vari-angle touchscreen display
Only 31 autofocus points; Subpar continuous shooting performance; Soft corners at wide-angle; Flare issues and fringing shooting wide-open; No 4K video; Poor battery life
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Expert review by : Gordon Laing (cameralabs.com)
The Canon PowerShot G5X is a compact DSLR-styled bridge camera with a 1in sensor, built-in viewfinder and 4.2x zoom. Announced in October 2015 alongside the slim G9X, they extend the PowerShot G series to five models. The chunky G1X Mark II officially...
Large and detailed built-in viewfinder ; Fully-articulated screen with great touch interface ; 1in sensor delivers a good balance of quality vs size ; Flexible 24-100mm f1.8-2.8 zoom with 5cm macro ; Built-in Wifi with NFC and good smartphone app ;...
Larger and less pocketable than rival models ; No 4k video, nor 1080p above 60p ; No in-camera panorama mode ; Burst speed in RAW is very slow
Canon's PowerShot G5X is one of the most capable compacts around, delivering much of the experience of a larger camera in a smaller, lighter and often cheaper form factor. The really clever part is it's essentially based on the best-selling PowerShot...
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Expert review by : Kyle Looney (reviewed.com)
Canon's newest point-and-shoot finds its niche.
With the G5 X, Canon now has four distinct—if not entirely different—options for people looking for a dedicated point-and-shoot camera. It's a bold move from the market leader, and it's one that we think customers will respond positively to. With the...