From PC Mag: Canon is jumping back into the compact camera space feet first. Its first premium compact camera in years, the PowerShot V1, is set to make its public debut next week at the CP+ camera show in Yokohama, Japan, but the company has meted out some early details.
Compact cameras are currently enjoying renewed interest driven by younger creators, to the point where supply cannot keep up with demand and some have turned to the used market to find their perfect camera. Canon clearly hopes to change the story with the V1 and give creators and photo enthusiasts a pocket camera that delivers strong performance.
The V1 is billed as a hybrid camera that puts its video features at the forefront. In that regard, it can be seen as a sequel to 2023's PowerShot V10, a flip-style vlogging camera aimed at the consumer market, but the two cameras otherwise share little in common. The V1 is far more similar to the retired G1 X line, both in form factor and sensor size, though to be fair the V1's toolkit is far more capable when it comes to autofocus and video recording specifically.
The spec sheet looks pretty healthy, too. The V1 uses a new sensor form factor, a Type 1.4 CMOS chip that's roughly the same size as a Micro Four Thirds sensor, but with the more common 3:2 aspect ratio. It's matched with a fixed 16-50mm F2.8-4.5 (full-frame equivalent) zoom lens with a mechanical leaf shutter and selectable 3-stop neutral density filter. For stills it records in Raw or JPG format at 22MP in 3:2 or 18MP at 16:9. There's no built-in flash, but you can attach a Speedlite strobe to the hot shoe.
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