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PowerShot V1vs Pentax 17

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Canon PowerShot V1 Canon PowerShot V1 (2025) Starting from £900 new Best for Vlogging & Travel View PowerShot V1
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Pentax Pentax 17 Pentax Pentax 17 (2024) Starting from £400 new Best for Film photography enthusiasts & diptych storytelling View Pentax 17

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Vlogging & Travel — PowerShot V1 (2025): The PowerShot V1 is Canon's best compact camera — a 1-inch stacked sensor, Dual Pixel CMOS AF, 4K/60p, built-in ND, and an articulating screen in a pocketable body. It is the compact camera Canon's content-creator audience has been waiting for, and a genuine step forward over the G7X series.

Film Photography Enthusiasts & Diptych Storytelling — Pentax 17 (2024): The best new film camera of the decade — manual controls, a sharp lens, and a half-frame format that doubles your roll and forces a new way of seeing.

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PowerShot V1 (2025)

  • Content creators who want Canon's best compact for vlogging and social media
  • Travel photographers who want 4K and a zoom lens in one pocketable body
  • Vloggers upgrading from G7X series who want better AF and video specs
  • Photographers who want a capable compact backup body

Quick take: The pentax 17 is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification PowerShot V1 (2025)Pentax 17 (2024)
Price £900 £400
Sensor 22.3MP 1-inch Stacked CMOS 35mm half-frame (18 × 24mm)
Resolution 22.3MP
Video 4K/60p, 1080p/120p N/A — film camera
Autofocus Dual Pixel CMOS AF with face and subject detection Zone focus (0.35m / 1m / 3m / ∞)
Stabilisation Optical IS (lens) + electronic stabilisation N/A — film camera
Burst Rate 20fps (electronic) Manual wind-on
Battery Life ~270 shots (CIPA) 2× CR2 lithium batteries
Weight 340g (with battery and card) ~165g (without batteries)
Dimensions 112.0 × 65.0 × 50.0mm 113 × 66 × 44mm
Weather Sealed No No
Viewfinder None Optical viewfinder with half-frame framelines
Screen 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.62M dots N/A
Mount Fixed Canon zoom lens (equivalent wide-to-tele) 35mm film (ISO 25–3200 via DX coding + manual dial)
Memory Cards Single SD UHS-II slot 35mm 135-format film cartridge
Connectivity USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth N/A
Genre PowerShot V1Pentax 17
Vlogging & Video
9.0
Travel
9.0
9.0
Casual
8.5
Street
8.0
9.0
Portrait
7.5
7.0
Landscape
6.0
7.0
Everyday
9.0
Low Light
4.0

GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →

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