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The surgical precision of the Pixel Targeting tool has been added to Develop Mode and includes the familiar color wheel.
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For nearly two and a half years, Sony had the 1″-type sensor compact camera segment all to itself with its RX series.
From a pure specifications point of view, the G7 X was toe-to-toe with the Sony RX II and RX III the current models at the time it was announced in most respects, especially in terms of focal range and usability.
Despite being so promising on paper, the G7 X proved a disappointment in a few areas. Performance in Raw mode was sluggish, battery life wasn’t great and, its lens wasn’t as good as those on some of its competitors.
From a performance perspective, the Mark II has faster burst shooting, especially when shooting Raw files, which was a big disappointment on the original model. Canon also claims improvements in subject recognition and tracking, which wasn’t a strong point of the original model, either. The company claims that this system is more effective than on the G7 X, with the ability to reduce shake by four stops. There’s also a new panning IS mode that will adjust the shutter speed to ensure that your subject is ‘frozen.
In the image quality department, the Digic 7 processor brings improved sharpening and high ISO noise reduction algorithms. We’ll see the results of that later in the review. Cosmetically, the Mark II boasts three major changes. First is the addition of a much-needed grip, as the finish on the camera is quite slippery.
Second, while it’s a bit subtle, Canon has moved the hinge on the tilting LCD to the bottom, which allows the screen to tilt downward, itself of just up. Finally, those who can’t decide whether they want the control ring around the lens to be ‘clicky’ or ‘smooth’ can now have both via a toggle switch to the lower-right of the lens.
As you can see, lens focal range, touchscreen and battery life are what separate the G7 X II from its competition. The chart below breaks down the equivalent aperture for each camera, as you work your way through the zoom range. Our article here explains the concept of equivalence, but at a high level all you need to know is that the lower the line is on the graph below, the blurrier the backgrounds you’ll be able to get and, typically, the better the overall low-light performance.
As you can see, the G7 X II and RX III start off at the same spot, but up until about 50mm the former has a equivalent aperture advantage of up to about two-thirds of a stop.
The G7 X continues on to mm at F2. Depend how fare are the people you want to photograph. Try to put your subjects all at the same distance, you should also try to shoot from f2.
I just can’t accept the random lens sharpness with all these sony 1″ sensor cameras but not the lx10? I don’t understand why someone would buy a camera that will probably have a dodgy lens.
I couldn’t be bothered gambling and then trying to return it and try another one till I find a good one. I’m pretty sure the stores here wouldn’t play ball. Thanks for such a comprehensive review. I enjoyed the frank remarks. The takeaway, is that digital technology continues to evolve and there isn’t a camera on the market that doesn’t deserve a few criticisms. Ultimately, features need to take a back seat to results.
Success comes from what the viewer client decides. The best part of the author’s review is the pro and con chart – and for me, the pro list is exactly what I NEED in a camera.
All of us learn to live with the cons. And its up to the manufacturers to acknowledge this and continue to innovate. They will – they don’t have any choice. Sony’s insistence on a right-eyed dominant EVF is no real solution either. In the Round-up intro, I read about the G7 X-II: “An additional bonus is above-average battery life for cameras of this size and class, which was one of the major faults of its predecessor”.
Then in conclusion of the actual camera review: “Battery life remains below average” Kind of confusing Of course, the “grip” – in the broad sense of the term – is excellent with a perfect fit and ergonomics holding the camera with one hand.
Should not that just be their function in a chamber for “enthusiasts” of professional aspirations? I just posted a comment on durability issues see below. Since I am here, a little review on the camera.
But if you are buying one, look at my comment on durability. Weaknesses: – Manual focus which is awful, and takes so long – Autofocus slow? I don’t know any models, but it seems that it should be faster sometimes.
No issue with: lack of EVF, I don’t see what is really the issue, I tried the Sony and it was so uncomfortable and awkarwd to use that I didn’t see any meaning to it.
I have a G7x first model. After a little more than a year, the shutter wasn’t working. I brought it to a specialized shop optics had to be replaced Euro. After 4 months, the same happen. The camera hadn’t fall, it was carefully handled, but treated like something I wanted to carry: pocket, backpacks, etc.
At the shop they say you have to treat these cameras very carefully, not putting them in bags or pockets or anything like that. Are these compacts really this fickle? Are they supposed to last just one year? Any other camera, even if it is not this small, but still small, that can actually be carried, not break, and last more than 1 year.
It seems a lot of money for buying one every year. And does the G7X II have my most-missed feature from the S which is the selective color feature – not chosen from 4 preset colors, but any color freely selectable?
And the second feature I miss on my S is that when I look at my photos on the display, the focus frame isn’t shown, does the G7X show it? Sorry for the late reply!
I’m not sure I understand what you mean with your last sentence. I had the S before the S, and with the S, you could review a photo and see a frame around the part where the camera focused, now with the S I have to guess I mean autofocus, not manual focus. I mean that when looking at the image to fit the screen whole composition there is no frame around the focus area, when zoomed in by clicking on the zoom-in button NOT double tapping the screen it will zoom into the area where the focus point was placed without a frame around it though.
Ah, thank you, that’s interesting! I guess the G1X is there but I find that if a camera doesn’t fit in my pocket then it’s not coming with me unless I’m specifically going out shooting which means less pics, less practice and eventually I just won’t use the camera as I’ll just pick up my ILC instead when going ‘shooting’. That’s why I’ve settled on the TZ which has the same size practically, same sensor but way longer zoom which although means it’s a slower lens for street that’s not really an issue and the mm range allows it to double as a pretty nifty travel camera as well.
Either way, you can’t go wrong just don’t buy a camera you won’t carry around because of its size uhmm G1X ;p. Yes, you’re right! I don’t want to carry more with me than I need, that’s why I don’t want a camera with interchangeable lenses and stuff like that.
I also have my little S with me, whether I go to work, shopping, friends, party, wherever. I hardly ever go out specifically for taking street photos. Especially when travelling, I take a lot of other photos as well, so I only want one camera for everything.
I do mind noisy photos but then again I wouldn’t shoot in bad light unless I can use a flash which isn’t always possible. So, another trip to the shop on Saturday, I need to look and feel before I buy. I think your have the right mindset. I have owned the Sony and sold it a few weeks after purchase as the interface is just not my thing, neither are the controls or lack of.
I’d say if you used to Canon controls and menus not sure if the ones on the s are the same as the G7X though then your best bet is the G7Xii, don’t listen to people at the store, they want to sell you the more expensive or higher profit margin Sony, the G7xii will do just fine. It will do a lot better than your S in terms of noise, image quality etc. Anyhow, that’s my 2 cents.
Sam, perhaps you can clear up a previous point about zooming to the focus point on the G7X2. I took two photos, one where I tapped the center of the screen, the other I tapped the edge. In playback mode if I double tap the screen or use the zoom toggle it goes to the center of the screen. How do I zoom into the focus point? My Canon G7X is doing a great job with videos. I love it.
And why first make a mistake, instead of making the right camera right away? And the G15 and G16 have their problems too, even though I still like to use it, because I can’t find something handy and compact like those Why no High Iso pictures inside a bar or room? Since I make a lot of pictures at small and mostly dark Jazz venues Somewhat annoyingly, this camera is significantly more expensive in the UK than the first version and it doesn’t appear to be much better.
You are probably better off buying a Sony, even if you’re a diehard Canon fan. Saying this is more expensive than the 1st generation and then saying buy a Sony? So the Canon price increase is annyoying but not on the Sony. With the Canon you get increased battery life instead of Sony’s decreasing battery life over generations, the lens range has stayed the same on the Canon instead of decreasing, the aperture ramps up in a better way than the Sony does, the Canon doesn’t have many many many reports of overheating like the Sony’s do, etc A quick google search will reveal the MANY problems with the build quality defects of the Sony’s compared to the Canon as well.
Yup, it’s annoying that the price increased on the Canon but it’s ok to double on the Sony hype machine. Got it.
I have a 10 years old Canon dslr with good optic “L” series lenses. Any advice? Assuming your canon dslr were more than 10 years old lenses I’d say it should be fairly close in terms of noise, dynamic range and even overall IQ, better AF and overall performance although depending on what glass you had the DoF will differ.
This camera is such a joy to use, it’s so snappy, it feels great, the large aperture helps a lot, and the fact that it’s so light and small allows slower shutter speeds, and the colors are great but that maybe is subjective.
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