Is the canon powershot g5 x good for beginners?

The Canon PowerShot G5 X is a sensible choice for a beginner who wants one camera that does it all. It has a built-in 8.8-37mm lens, which frames like 24-99mm on full frame, so there's no lens to buy. Its 1-inch sensor is larger than a phone's, and it has a built-in viewfinder, which many compacts lack.

It's a fixed-lens camera, so you can't swap lenses later. If you expect to outgrow it, look at a camera with a lens mount instead. The newer Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II has a pop-up viewfinder and a 24-120mm-equivalent zoom, which is worth comparing.

As I say in Your first camera, handling and size matter more than small spec differences, so hold one before you buy. For what the sensor size means in practice, see the main sensor sizes.

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