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I haven't seen a specific thread on this camera, so thought I would start one. I have been looking at getting one of these to complement my Canon 450D as an easy-to-carry pocketable camera. I had initially been considering the Sony RX100iii, but then the Canon popped up.
Over the past week or so I have spent far too much time reading reviews and comparisons and I fear I have now muddied the waters. I was set on the Sony RX100iii with its wide aperture and good all-round quality. Then I saw that the Canon had a longer zoom with the lens being faster than the Sony at almost all focal lengths.
The Sony appears to have better video capabilities, although that is not a deal-breaker for me; I am more a stills person. I am a raw shooter and the Canon seems a bit slow at 1.2fps, but then I don't tend to machine gun shots, so that probably wouldn't be an issue either. I also use DPP to process raw files as I do not have Lightroom. I am not sure what Software Sony provide or whether it is as good as DPP. I don't do much with the photos. Just trim, adjust the white balance as required, highlights, shadows and sharpness.
I had a look at both cameras in a shop at the weekend and was drawn towards the Canon, particularly liking the touch screen focussing and touch screen focus and shoot options. It also seemed to focus really quickly and the time from turning on to getting a shot seemed really quick. At that stage I was ready to go for the Canon but decided to read a bit more. Big mistake!
The downside is that on some comparison review sites they say the Canon still lags behind the Sony.
What I want is a camera I can carry to get good shots of my young daughter without the bulk of the DSLR. I suppose that what I am asking is whether anyone with experience of a G7X has found it lacking in anything they would like that the Sony would appear to do better.
I was watching this video review
but is the Sony really that much better? They aren't very complimentary about the Canon. The conclusion on DP Review also indicates the Canon is not as good as the Sony, but the Sony review on DP Review was done before the Canon came out http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-powershot-g7-x/12
Any thoughts from anyone with real-life experience of the G7X, rather than all the lab testing? How do you find working with the LCD screen in bright light, as the Sony has an EVF which could prove useful, although I think the longer focal length of the Canon would suit me better.
Decisions decisions!
Over the past week or so I have spent far too much time reading reviews and comparisons and I fear I have now muddied the waters. I was set on the Sony RX100iii with its wide aperture and good all-round quality. Then I saw that the Canon had a longer zoom with the lens being faster than the Sony at almost all focal lengths.
The Sony appears to have better video capabilities, although that is not a deal-breaker for me; I am more a stills person. I am a raw shooter and the Canon seems a bit slow at 1.2fps, but then I don't tend to machine gun shots, so that probably wouldn't be an issue either. I also use DPP to process raw files as I do not have Lightroom. I am not sure what Software Sony provide or whether it is as good as DPP. I don't do much with the photos. Just trim, adjust the white balance as required, highlights, shadows and sharpness.
I had a look at both cameras in a shop at the weekend and was drawn towards the Canon, particularly liking the touch screen focussing and touch screen focus and shoot options. It also seemed to focus really quickly and the time from turning on to getting a shot seemed really quick. At that stage I was ready to go for the Canon but decided to read a bit more. Big mistake!
The downside is that on some comparison review sites they say the Canon still lags behind the Sony.
What I want is a camera I can carry to get good shots of my young daughter without the bulk of the DSLR. I suppose that what I am asking is whether anyone with experience of a G7X has found it lacking in anything they would like that the Sony would appear to do better.
I was watching this video review
Any thoughts from anyone with real-life experience of the G7X, rather than all the lab testing? How do you find working with the LCD screen in bright light, as the Sony has an EVF which could prove useful, although I think the longer focal length of the Canon would suit me better.
Decisions decisions!