Canon PowerShot
G1X
 vs
Nikon Coolpix
P510

General

 Canon PowerShot G1X Nikon Coolpix P510
Brand
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 Canon Nikon
Lowest price
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 $599.00 $345.00
Announced
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 January, 2012 February, 2012

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 Four thirds 18.7x14.0mm 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
Megapixels
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 14.2 MP 15.9 MP
Light sensitivity
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 12,800 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 Unknown Unknown

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 14.2 MP 9.7 MP
Native resolution
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 4352 x 3264 4608 x 3456
Pixel size
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 18.4 µm² 1.8 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 3.0"
Resolution
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 920k dots 921k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 Yes Yes

Lens
Zoom
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 4x 41.7x
Wide angle
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 28 mm 24 mm
Telephoto
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 112 mm 1,000 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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 f/2.8 f/3.0
Aperture (telephoto)
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 f/5.8 f/5.6
Macro focus
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 20 cm 2 cm

Form factor
Size
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 117x81x65 mm 120x83x102 mm
Depth
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 2.6" 4"
Weight
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 390 g 555 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 No No
Waterproof
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Tunnel Digital
Viewfinder size
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 Unknown Unknown

Movies
Format
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 1080p @ 24fps 1080p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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 Yes No
High-speed framerate
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 None 120 fps
External mic jack
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 No No
Autofocus
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 Unknown Contrast detection
Continuous focus
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 n/a Unknown
All formats
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 1080p @ 24fps
480p @ 30fps
720p @ 30fps		 1080p @ 15fps
720p @ 60fps
480p @ 120fps
1080p @ 30fps
720p @ 30fps
480p @ 30fps

Features
Panorama
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 No Yes
HDR
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 Yes Yes
3D
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 No Yes
Image stabilization
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 Lens Lens
Supports RAW
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 Yes No
GPS
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 No Yes

Performance
Startup delay
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 1900 ms Unknown
Shutter lag
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 697 ms 380 ms
Battery life
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 700 shots 200 shots
Continuous shooting
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 1.9 fps 7 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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 Unknown Unknown
Cross type focus points
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 Unknown Unknown

Shutter
Max
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 1/4000s 1/4000s
Min
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 60s 8s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 Yes Yes
External connection
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 Yes No

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 SD
SDHC
SDXC		 SDHC
SD
SDXC

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 60.0 Unknown
Color depth
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 21.7 bits Unknown
Dynamic range
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 10.8 EV Unknown
Low light performance
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 644 ISO Unknown