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24th March 2014
08:00pm GMT

Let's get a look at some of the specs under the hood: It's 14megapixels, which is plenty in a bridge camera like this. While the giga/mega/quadrahoozy/ultrapixel is the thing that many people look at when buying a camera, a compact and a DSLR of the same megapixelage (it's a word, trust us) will take vastly different pictures. The difference there will be the sensor (ultimately hoe much light the camera can capture), and the G1X has a pretty decent CMOS sensor measuring 18.7mm x 14mm, the same size as the EOS 600D, so you get that type of quality reduced down into a smaller package.
The ISO range is 100 to 12800, meaning that low light performance is very impressive, and you have full manual control mode so that you can get the shot as you want it. When it comes to movies, you can shoot at 1080p and 24fps, so there will be good quality there too, but there will be little better than getting a look at the type of quality that we were able to get. We had our hands on this device a few weeks back around Christmas time, so here's JOE's dinner on the big day, which was as delicious as it looked.
Hungry? Us too. Anyway, with the next model up from this being released, the G1X Mark II, there's sure to be a drop in price as well that will make this an even more attractive prospect, and given that it's built like a tank it's perfect for travelling too. Overall, we really, really liked the quality of image from this heavy piece of kit, and we definitely recommend it. You can pick it up from local retailers around Dublin and Ireland such as Conns Cameras and John Gunn, who will also be able to guide you through the process of getting yourself a new camera.
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