Canon G1X vs Sony A5100

Sony A5100 advantages over Canon G1X

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Larger sensor
  APS-C vs 1.5 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• NFC
  Yes vs No
  Simplifies pairing your camera with supported phones
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  A5100 test data on DxO Mark G1X test data on DxO Mark
  1,347 vs 644 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• More dynamic range

  More dynamic range

  Cameras with more dynamic range allow you to take photos with dramatic differences in highlight and shadow areas while retaining detail in both.

  Think of a brilliant sunset on a rocky beach: Bright sunset in the background, with dark rocks in the foreground. High dynamic range means more of the extremes will be faithfully reproduced.

  Dynamic range test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  A5100 test data on DxO Mark G1X test data on DxO Mark
  12.7 vs 10.8 evs
  Retain detail in highlight and shadows
• On-sensor phase detect
  Yes vs No
  Usually improves live view and video AF performance
• Longer stills battery life
  More info

  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  400 vs 250 shots
  Capture more photos
• Thinner
  35 mm vs 64 mm
  Thinner
• Less shutter lag
  0.23 vs 0.70 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More pixels
  24.3 vs 14.3 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Bulb shutter
  Bulb vs No bulb
  Hold the shutter open manually for long exposures
• Faster JPEG shooting
  6.0 fps vs 4.5 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  67 vs 6 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  6.0 fps vs 1.1 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Higher extended ISO
  25600 vs 12800 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility