Canon M50 vs Canon G1 X

Let's look a little more closely at the Canon M50 and Canon G1 X, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both are offered by Canon. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the M50 (24MP) and G1 X (14MP) and the M50 (APS-C) and G1 X (1.5") offer different sensor size.

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The M50 was launched 6 years after the G1 X which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Canon M50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Canon G1 X being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving into a detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the M50 grades against the G1 X for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS M50 & Canon PowerShot G1 X. The complete galleries are provided at Canon M50 Gallery & Canon G1 X Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Canon M50 features outside dimensions of 116mm x 88mm x 59mm (4.6" x 3.5" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Canon G1 X has specifications of 117mm x 81mm x 65mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 534 grams (1.18 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the M50 compared to the G1 X.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the M50 and G1 X is 79 and 75 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes purely by looking at specs. The image underneath will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the M50 and G1 X.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The M50 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Canon M50 will give you more detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The more recent M50 provides an advantage in sensor technology.