Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II vs. Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53

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In depth comparison and review of Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II and Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53. 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.

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Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II vs. Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 7.4 cm 5.65 cm
Width 11.63 cm 9.15 cm
Depth 6.62 cm 2.26 cm
Weight 516 g 106 g
Weight Details Camera only: 516 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 558 g
Camera only: 106 g
Enclosure Colour - Blue | Black | Red
Digital Zoom 4x 6x
Optical Zoom 5x 5x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
Sensor Resolution 12.8 Megapixel 16.15 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CCD
Total Pixels 15,000,000 pixels 16,440,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,800,000 pixels 16,150,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size G1X (18.7 x 14 mm) 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Enhanced Dynamic Mode) Electronic
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
Image Processor DIGIC 6 -
LENS Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 12.5 - 62.5 mm - f/2.0-3.9 Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5.1 - 25.5 mm - f/3.9-6.3
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 120mm 28 - 140mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic
Min Focus Distance 5 cm 60 cm
Macro Focus Range 5cm 5cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 14 elements 8 groups / 8 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens Built-in lens shield
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 31 9
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, Wink Self-timer, Smile Shutter Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE, face-priority AF function, Smile Capture
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
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 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
ISO (Max) 12800 1600
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 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot Centre-weighted, spot, Artificial Intelligence AE (AiAE)
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, fireworks, Underwater, snow, smart shutter, star nightscape, star trails, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait Landscape, portrait mode, text, museum, party/indoor, night portrait, Children, fireworks, night landscape, panorama assist, panning, sports mode, sunset, beach, glass, ID photo mode, snow, photo frame, leaf, fisheye effect, sketch
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 -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), Underwater Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 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 -
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
Type 3" LCD display 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control -
FLASH Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Built-in 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 -
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 6.8 m (wide lens)
0.5 m - 3.5 m (tele lens)
0.3 m - 3.9 m: ISO 800 (wide lens)
1.2 m - 2.4 m: ISO 800 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
Digital Video Format H.264, iFrame MJPEG, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
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, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card - 8 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included No Yes
Memory Card Max Supported Size - 32 GB
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 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 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
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 p - 15 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
Battery Type Canon NB-12L Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Canon NB-12L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 700 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 240 shots
Photo shooting - 300 shots (ECO mode)
Photo shooting - 200 shots (EVF on)
Playback - 5 hours
Photo shooting - 200 shots
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 3.1 frames per second, 5.2 frames per second -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode HDR post-processing
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 Multi-picture burst, in-camera red-eye removal, USB charging, Scene Auto Selector, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Panorama Capture
OTHERS Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53
Included Accessories Battery charger, neck strap, leather case AC power adaptor, USB cable, wrist strap, carrying bag
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon ImageBrowser EX, Canon CameraWindow, Canon Map Utility Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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