Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II vs. Canon PowerShot SX730 HS

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II and Canon PowerShot SX730 HS. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II vs. Canon PowerShot SX730 HS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Height 7.4 cm 6.38 cm
Width 11.63 cm 11.01 cm
Depth 6.62 cm 3.99 cm
Weight 516 g 276 g
Weight Details Camera only: 516 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 558 g
Camera only: 276 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 300 g
Enclosure Colour - Black | Silver
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 5x 40x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Sensor Resolution 12.8 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 15,000,000 pixels 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,800,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size G1X (18.7 x 14 mm) 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Enhanced Dynamic Mode) Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Image Processor DIGIC 6 DIGIC 6
LENS Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 12.5 - 62.5 mm - f/2.0-3.9 Zoom lens - 40x zoom - 4.3 - 172 mm - f/3.3-6.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 120mm 24 - 960mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 5 cm 1 cm
Macro Focus Range 5cm 1-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 14 elements 11 groups / 13 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 31 9
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, Wink Self-timer, Smile Shutter Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, Wink Self-timer, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.48" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Interchangeable Yes -
Features Tilting -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
ISO (Max) 12800 3200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO auto, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 10000, ISO 8000 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto (80-1600)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, fireworks, Underwater, snow, smart shutter, star nightscape, star trails, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait Portrait mode, slow shutter, self-portrait, fireworks, low light, sports mode, super vivid, poster effect, hi-speed burst, smart shutter, fisheye effect, miniature effect, smooth skin, toy camera effect, soft focus, monochrome, creative shot, handheld night scene
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, soft focus, monochrome, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, HDR, Toy camera, Nostalgic, Posterisation, Super Vivid, Background defocus Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, fisheye, soft focus, monochrome, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, Toy camera, Posterisation, Super Vivid
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), Underwater Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/3200 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec, 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec 1/2000 sec
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 922,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 6.8 m (wide lens)
0.5 m - 3.5 m (tele lens)
0.5 m - 4 m (wide lens)
2 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Digital Video Format H.264, iFrame H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card - 32 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included No Yes
Image Storage RAW 4352 x 2904
RAW 4160 x 3120
RAW 4352 x 2448
JPEG 4352 x 2904
JPEG 4160 x 3120
JPEG 4352 x 2448
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 3072 x 1728
JPEG 2048 x 1368
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
RAW 3120 x 3120
JPEG 3120 x 3120
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
RAW 2496 x 3120
JPEG 2496 x 3120
JPEG 1840 x 2304
JPEG 1232 x 1536
JPEG 384 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 2048 x 1368
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 640 x 424
JPEG 640 x 360
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2736 x 2736
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 6 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 6 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Battery Type Canon NB-12L Lithium Ion Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion
Details Canon NB-12L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 240 shots
Photo shooting - 300 shots (ECO mode)
Photo shooting - 200 shots (EVF on)
Playback - 5 hours
Photo shooting - 250 shots
Photo shooting - 355 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 0.83 hours
Playback - 5 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 3.1 frames per second, 5.2 frames per second 2.3 frames per second, 4.6 frames per second, 5.9 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, in-camera red-eye fix, in-camera film editing, digital tele-converter, safety zoom, HS System, Smart AUTO, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, digital tele-converter, USB charging, HS System, Zoom Framing Assist, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto
OTHERS Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Included Accessories Battery charger, neck strap, leather case Battery charger, carrying case, wrist strap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon ImageBrowser EX, Canon CameraWindow, Canon Map Utility -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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