- The rumors suggest that a Powershot V1 canon is on the way, with a 24MP sensor that is “near Micro Four Thirds” in size
- It could join at the end of this year by a Powershot SX70 HS Bridge Successor
- Those two additions would be an enormously varied Powershot series alignment
At this time there is a lot of advertising about the rumored Canon Powershot V1. Supposedly, the new chamber of aiming and shooting will land as soon as March, and indicate a renewed commitment from the canon to make compact cameras, which could be an intelligent movement, since the compact are enjoying something back.
We do not have too much information about the product at this time, but the suggested size of the sensor will only make compact camera fans more excited. According to Canon’s rumors, the Powershot V1 will have a 24MP sensor that is “near Micro Four Thirds”, along with a 3x optical zoom lens.
For the perspective, that sensor size is a bit larger than the type of 1 inch used in the existing aim and firing as the viral Powershot G7x Mark III, and other models such as the PowerShot G5X Mark II. However, it is not the biggest sensor that Canon has gone to its compact cameras: that award goes to the APS-C sensor used in the Powershot G1 X Mark III.
So what size of the sensor is the ideal point? I think Canon is in a winner if he is in fact taking the average option of Micro Four Thirds for his next point and shoot, here is why.
Not too big, not too small
The sensor size has a great impact on both the quality of the image and the design, especially with compact of aiming and firing that have a built -in lens. The larger the sensor size, in general, the more pleasant the image quality is, but there are also design inconveniences.
The Powershot G7X Mark III has a 20MP 1-inch sensor with a 4x 24-100 mm optical zoom f/1.8-2.8 lens. That sensor size measures 13.1 x 8.8 mm and just select smartphones can match the size, such as Xiaomi 14 Ultra: The Canon Chamber has the image of image quality, but not for much.
Canon’s Powershot G1 X Mark III has a larger APS-C sensor that measures around 22.3 x 14.9 mm, but it is a larger camera, and its 3x 24-72 mm zoom lens of Zoom has a maximum opening of F /2.8-5.6 much more limited and lower close focus skills, making it less useful with little light or for macro photography. I remember trying the G1 X Mark III and wishing to open the lens more.
Then there is the rumored Micro Four Thirds Powershot V1 sensor, which would measure around 18 x 13.5 mm. I think this is the optimal point for the quality of the image, the size of the camera and the lens design. I hope that the suggested 3X optical zoom lens measured in the Leica D-Lux 8, a camera of aiming and firing that also has a micro four thirds sensor, and that it has a 24-75 mm f/1.7 f/1.7 – 2.8 lens.
That camera was a minor update of D-Lux 7, and its technology is essentially based on the Panasonic Lumix LX100 II. The D-Lux 8 is one of the few high quality compacts that can buy today, but it costs around $ 1,595 / £ 1,450 / au $ 2,790. It is rumored that Canon Powershot V1 costs between $ 600-800. Even to that upper price of the price, there would be no other compact camera that coincides with the V1, assuming that the specifications are rumored are true, in which case it becomes an absolute pleasure.
And another new Powershot could be joined later in 2025, a modern successor of the old Powershot SX70 hs bridge. Canon rumors are pouring cold water on the possibilities of another 65x optical zoom model, and suggests that the zoom range will be much lower. Even so, if the next Powershot turns out to be in the mold of the ‘travel zooms’ of Panasonic, such as the Lumix ZS99 / Tz99, that would not be bad, and Canon would have an enviable compact camera alignment once again.
