Review: Canon PowerShot G7 X

[Canon Rumors]

<p>PhotographyBlog has completed their review of the Canon PowerShot G7 X and came away impressed for the most part.</p>
<p><em>“The new Canon PowerShot G7 X is an excellent pocket camera for enthusiast photographers, offering a wealth of options for shooting both still and video, excellent image quality, speedy auto-focusing, intuitive and configurable handling, and solid construction. It can’t quite match the bigger and heavier G1 X Mk II in terms of performance at higher ISO speeds, but it does offer most of that camera’s functionality in a smaller package, and even out-performs it in some areas.”</em></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_powershot_g7_x_review/" target="_blank">Read the full review</a></strong> | <strong>Canon PowerShot G7 X $699: <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1080917-REG/canon_9546b001_powershot_g7_x_digital.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296" target="_blank">B&H Photo</a> | <a href="http://www.adorama.com/ICAG7X.html?KBID=64393" target="_blank">Adorama</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NEWYE12/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00NEWYE12&linkCode=as2&tag=canorumo-20&linkId=CRLWRWZI3ROF7EC7" target="_blank">Amazon</a></strong></p>
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[Maximilian]

Sounds promissing, esp. compared to that "Camera Store" review.
It seems that a few more reviews are needed to find a well balanced average opinion.

 

[JonAustin]

My wife's next camera. Her PowerShot S95 is getting a little long in the tooth (as am I!).

 

[powershot2012]

Looks good, hopefully the G7X II will surpass the RX100 III:

RX100 III: ESSENTIAL
Ratings (out of 5)

Design 5
Features 5
Ease-of-use 4.5
Image quality 5
Value for money 4

G7X: Highly Recommended
Ratings (out of 5)
Design 5
Features 4.5
Ease-of-use 4.5
Image quality 4.5
Value for money 4.5

"In terms of the direct competition, the Canon PowerShot G7 X has definitely made a big leap forwards. Compared to the very popular Sony Cyber-shot RX100 Mk III, it's a very close-run thing, with the lack of a viewfinder (or any way of fitting an external one) on the G7 X being the biggest single reason to choose the Sony model for the keen photographer. If you don't need this feature, then the touchscreen capabilities of the G7 X are very compelling, as is the longer lens range, although the Sony RX100 Mk III's screen can be tilted both up and down. For us, the built-in EVF gives the Sony model the edge, but your mileage may vary according to which features you most value. Both are equally worthy of consideration."

<p>PhotographyBlog has completed their review of the Canon PowerShot G7 X and came away impressed for the most part.</p>

 

[Maximilian]

Looks good, hopefully the G7X II will surpass the RX100 III

I think - and so it seems from the first reviews - the RX100III is too good to be surpassed but the G7 X is (almost) equal.
Each has its tradeoffs and so it comes to individual tastes.
And for me its good to see that I don't need to buy a Sony, because I had my issues with this company.