Canon PowerShot G3 X

The sensor, in perspective.

Capture area at a shared scale. The dashed outline is a 36 × 24 mm full-frame reference.

Cameras

Canon PowerShot G3 X

Physical width and height are needed to calculate area. Optical format alone is insufficient.

Sensor area indexGeometric · full frame = 100: —
Active dimensions: —
Active area: —
Crop factor: —
Area vs full frame: —

The index is calculated from area, assuming equal scene illumination, f-number and exposure time. It is not a low-light test or an image-quality score: lens transmission, quantum efficiency, noise and processing are not included. A crop mode changes the area used, not the physical sensor.

Dynamic range ≠ EV operating range. Autofocus and metering limits describe operating conditions. Manufacturer HDR claims appear separately below; independent dynamic-range measurements require a matched test method, ISO and noise threshold.

Sensor specifications

Effective sensor resolution: 20.20 MP^*
Optical format: 1.0-type^*
Sensor technology: CMOS^*

Capture & exposure

Image processor: DIGIC 6 ^*
Optical zoom: 25 x^*
Approximate progressive fine zoom: 50 x^*
Wide focal length (35mm equivalent): 24 mm^*
Tele focal length (35mm equivalent): 600 mm^*
Maximum aperture at wide angle: 2.80 f-number^*
Maximum aperture at telephoto: 5.60 f-number^*
Optical image stabilization: Yes^*
Stabilization mode: Multi-scene IS^*
Display diagonal: 3.20 in^*
Touch display: Yes^*
Display movement: tilting^*
Plus Movie Auto: Yes^*

Capture modes

1920 × 1080^*
Horizontal pixels
1,920 px^*
Vertical pixels
1,080 px^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications · 17 fields

Display diagonal

3.2^* in

Display movement

tilting^*

Touch display

Yes^*

Approximate effective pixels

20,200,000^* pixels

Scope and conditions

approximate: Yes^*

Tele focal length (35mm equivalent)

600.0^* mm

Scope and conditions

reference_format: 35mm-equivalent^*

Wide focal length (35mm equivalent)

24.0^* mm

Scope and conditions

reference_format: 35mm-equivalent^*

Image processor

DIGIC 6^*

Stabilization mode

Multi-scene IS^*

Maximum aperture at telephoto

5.6^* f-number

Maximum aperture at wide angle

2.8^* f-number

Optical image stabilization

Yes^*

Optical zoom

25.0^* x

Plus Movie Auto

Yes^*

Approximate progressive fine zoom

50.0^* x

Scope and conditions

approximate: Yes^*
digital_zoom_not_optical: Yes^*

Optical sensor format

1.0-type^*

Scope and conditions

optical_format_is_not_physical_geometry: Yes^*

Sensor technology

CMOS^*

Video output resolution

width: 1,920^*
height: 1,080^*

pixels

Scope and conditions

frame_rate_not_supplied: Yes^*
codec_not_supplied: Yes^*

Linked components

camera_processorDIGIC 6^*