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**Drugmachine** · 03-28-2012, 12:59 AM

Hi team,

My 9 year old Canon A80 finally died after I after the underwater housing sprung a leak so I need a new camera.
I can get the G12 for $390 and an underwater housing for $280 so all up this looks like good value. However, the G1X has a great sensor but is around $750 + a housing for the new model will be at least $450.

Some points.

I travel a lot as well as dive and the G1X lens actually sticks out a lot further than the G12 therefore packing it may be an issue.
The G1x needs a removable lens cap and the G12's is a built-in number.
The G12 has a larger battery. People are saying 50% more shots from a charge. A second battery could save me carrying a charger.
The G12 only has 720p movie. The The G1X has 1080 at 24 frames.

Some questions

Is the image quality of the G1X going to be glaringly better than the G12?
What would be the maximum size of a quality blown up print from a G12 vs G1X be?

Any thing else you would like to comment on will be great.

03-28-2012, 12:59 AM	#1
Drugmachine Join Date Apr 2006 Posts 4,490 Senior Member	Canon G12 or the G1X Hi team, My 9 year old Canon A80 finally died after I after the underwater housing sprung a leak so I need a new camera. I can get the G12 for $390 and an underwater housing for $280 so all up this looks like good value. However, the G1X has a great sensor but is around $750 + a housing for the new model will be at least $450. Some points. I travel a lot as well as dive and the G1X lens actually sticks out a lot further than the G12 therefore packing it may be an issue. The G1x needs a removable lens cap and the G12's is a built-in number. The G12 has a larger battery. People are saying 50% more shots from a charge. A second battery could save me carrying a charger. The G12 only has 720p movie. The The G1X has 1080 at 24 frames. Some questions Is the image quality of the G1X going to be glaringly better than the G12? What would be the maximum size of a quality blown up print from a G12 vs G1X be? Any thing else you would like to comment on will be great.
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