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Canon Powershot G7 X Mark Ii Digital Camera Review

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Our Verdict

Canon didn't need to evangelize a major overhaul of its fantabulous G7 X, and the upgrades in the G7 X Ii build on the original camera'south reputation, especially the functioning-boosting DIGIC seven processor. The merely disappointment is the connected absenteeism of a viewfinder.

For

  • Great low-light performance
  • Tilting touchscreen
  • Plenty of transmission control options
  • Raw format shooting
  • Optical epitome stabilization

Against

  • No viewfinder
  • Screen non fully articulating
  • Limited zoom range
  • 1080p video capture

TechRadar Verdict

Canon didn't need to evangelize a major overhaul of its splendid G7 10, and the upgrades in the G7 X II build on the original camera's reputation, peculiarly the performance-boosting DIGIC 7 processor. The simply disappointment is the continued absence of a viewfinder.

Pros

  • +

    Keen low-light performance

  • +

    Tilting touchscreen

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    Plenty of manual command options

  • +

    Raw format shooting

  • +

    Optical image stabilization

Cons

  • -

    No viewfinder

  • -

    Screen not fully articulating

  • -

    Limited zoom range

  • -

    1080p video capture

Cameras with a ane-inch type sensor are a popular choice right at present thanks to their superior image quality over most other meaty cameras.

Sony and Panasonic take included them in their premium compact cameras, while the PowerShot G7 X Mark Two from Canon is its latest photographic camera to feature 1 of these fries. A one.0-inch sensor is typically about 4x larger than the sensor in a typical compact camera, which sees much amend detail produced, while low-low-cal shooting is as well improved.

Features

  • i.0-inch CMOS sensor, twenty.1MP
  • 24-100mm f/one.viii-2.viii zoom lens
  • 1080p video capture

The G7 X Mark Ii succeeds the G7 X in the center of Canon's high-stop G series range of compact cameras. Non a huge corporeality has inverse from the previous version, but there are some significant, if incremental, updates.

In that location'due south still the same xx.1 one thousand thousand-pixel CMOS sensor, and a 4x optical zoom lens that offers an equivalent focal length of 24-100mm and covers an aperture range of f/1.8-f/2.8.

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II specs

Sensor: twenty.1MP 1-inch CMOS sensor

Lens: 24-100mm f/1.8-2.8

Screen: iii.0-inch tilting touchscreen, 1,040,000 dots

Viewfinder: N/A

Burst shooting: 8fps

Autofocus: 31-betoken AF

Video: 1080p

Connectivity: Wi-Fi and NFC

Battery life: up to 265 shots

Weight: 319g

A couple of minor changes take been fabricated to the exterior of the camera, but maybe the biggest upgrade of note is the addition of a DIGIC 7 processor, the newest available in any Canon photographic camera. This brings with it upgrades to shooting functioning, including a faster outburst shooting rate.

Full HD video recording is available, although in that location's sadly no sign of 4K yet for Canon's compact cameras. Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity is present, while the bear upon-sensitive screen tilts to enable shooting at awkward angles; notwithstanding in that location's no built-in viewfinder, and, with no hotshoe or accessory port, no option to add 1 either.

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Equally with all of the other current Canon G-serial compacts you can tape images in raw format, and manual exposure control is available, forth with semi-automatic exposure modes (aperture priority and shutter priority) and a collection of automatic settings.

The G7 X II'south master competitor is probably the Sony Cyber-shot RX100 V and Panasonic Lumix LX10 (known as the LX15 outside the US). Both have a 1-inch sensor and a relatively restricted focal length range, but for now at least, the PowerShot G7X Mark Two has the cheaper retail price.

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Amy has been writing well-nigh cameras, photography and associated tech since 2009. Amy was in one case part of the photography testing team for Future Publishing working across TechRadar, Digital Camera, PhotoPlus, N Photograph and Photography Week. For her photography, she has won awards and has been exhibited. She oft partakes in unusual projects - including i intense twelvemonth where she used a dissimilar photographic camera every unmarried day. Amy is currently the Features Editor at Amateur Photographer magazine, and in her increasingly footling spare time works across a number of high-profile publications including Wired, Stuff, Digital Camera World, Skilful Reviews, and simply a lilliputian off-tangent, PetsRadar.

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