Some of the adjustments to the body design and the updated DIGIC 7 processor will make it more competitive with equivalent models in Canon’s digicam stable and similar cameras from competing manufacturers. No matter how good LCD (and OLED) screens are, in bright sunlight, they force users into point-and-guess framing most of the time. This is likely to deter many potential purchasers. The Mark II suffers from the same deficiency as plagued its predecessor: the lack of a viewfinder (or any way to attach one). Unlike the G7X, the new camera comes without a software CD but all necessary software ““ and copy of the full user manual in PDF format ““ is available for downloading from Canon’s website.
(Source: Canon.)Ĭheck out our review of the original G7X for details on image and video recording sizes and capabilities, in-camera adjustments that carry over into the new camera, the Wi-Fi and NFC options and the playback and software. Autofocusing and noise performance have also been improved.Īngled view of the PowerShot G7X Mark II with its pop-up flash raised. A new DIGIC 7 image processor boosts continuous shooting performance to eight frames/second for both JPEG and CR2.RAW files. Physically similar to its predecessor, the Mark II has the same 20.1-megapixel CMOS sensor and 4.2x optical zoom lens and remains limited to 1080/50p video recording for PAL format. Hunting was seldom encountered, even in low light levels.Ĭonsequently, we’ve nominated it as an Editor’s Choice ““ specifically for buyers who can tolerate the lack of a viewfinder.Ĭanon’s new PowerShot G7X Mark II addresses some of the criticisms levied at the G7X and adds some worthwhile improvements without increasing its price.
Locking-on was fast and accurate in most types of lighting, including on a very rainy day where contrast was particularly low. In our tests the still images from the camera had very good colour accuracy, particularly for greens and blues.Īutofocusing was noticeably better than in the previous model. The PowerShot G7X Mark II provides worthwhile improvements on its predecessor and is a better all-round performer.
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