The Canon PowerShot G5X Mark II is a powerful compact camera with a 20 Megapixel 1in sensor, 5x / 24-120mm zoom, popup viewfinder, tilting touchscreen, fast bursts and 4k video. Canon’s made a U-turn on design, swapping the chunkier DSLR-styling of its predecessor for something more pocketable and...

The Canon PowerShot G5 X II manages to blend its capable core with some useful features, great handing, a fine build and a strong level of control. It's an enjoyable camera to use, but it can't be said to stand out against key competitors.

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  Very good image quality overall, High-quality build and attention to detail, Good handling for such a small body, EVF is nice and clear

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  Lens is soft at wider apertures, 4K videos good but not too competitive, Battery life could be better, Somewhat pricey next to rivals

A reinvention of the series, with its eyes firmly set on the prize: take-on the Sony RX100. In many respects the Canon succeeds, with a robust feature set and decent image quality in this newly designed form. However, its fairly simplistic autofocus system isn't the best going.

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  Far smaller build than original model, Pop-up viewfinder rivals Sony RX100 series, Decent lens focal and aperture range, Adds 4K video shooting capabilities, Impressive image quality from new 1-inch sensor

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  Larger scale than Sony RX100 competitor, Autofocus lacks the complexity of some rivals, Loses vari-angle LCD of previous model (it's tilt-angle instead), Rotational lens ring feels plasticky, Loses some detail at full zoom

Awesome picture quality, manual controls can be a bit complicated for beginners, but that's why it has "Auto" mode :-)

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  Compact

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  Complicated