Canon V1

[insomniac]

This new "vlogging" camera looks like it may have some real potential for underwater use. 1.4" sensor - 4k 30p downsampled from 5.7k (image stabilization), 16-50mm full frame equivalent lens, big battery. I'm excited for a new compact camera to potentially replace my wife's aging RX100 VII camera.

 

https://petapixel.com/2025/02/19/the-compact-powershot-v1-is-canons-answer-to-the-sony-zv-1-mark-ii/

 

Note: Not initially planned for US market (but that's why there's Japan)

 

Edited yesterday at 04:37 AM by insomniac

[Chris Ross]

It does seem like it would be a great compact option with effectively a wide m43 sensor.  The $64,000 question of course is will anyone make a housing for it??

[humu9679]

Looks good. Maybe this will herald a new line of larger sensor compacts.

[Barmaglot]

I suppose any potential housing for it will need a dome port?

[insomniac]

Yeah, that's likely, Nauticam has a small dome port adapter for the RX100 VII housing so I would hope they would be able to build something similar if they choose to make a housing for this camera. They could also make a flat port that just requires you to zoom to 24mm first, and then that could be compatible with some of their water contact optics.