Re: Review of Canon G1X by a hobbyist

I was deciding which camera should I get: compact or upgrade to 5D3 from my trusty 500D. I realised I need a compact for daily purposes more than another DSLR to be used only on specific occasion. On top of my list of compacts are mainly two models: Nikon V1 and Canon G1X. In the end I chose G1X because of 2 main reasons: Image quality and tilt screen.

Some pictures of G1X:

For the specs please refer to the following link:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong1x/2
There are a few 'surprises' in the specs which I will share at a later post.