PowerShot G1X Mark II: G major

FLAGSHIP COMPACT: The G1X Mark II has a magnesium alloy body and a 12.8-megapixel image sensor that's almost as large as an APS-C DSLR.

Canon’s venerable G-series gets a new model that’s slightly smaller and better than before.

Canon’s G-series has been around for a long time — a check on Wikipedia reveals that the first PowerShot G1 ­camera was released as far back as 2000.