[Drugmachine]

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.