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G7 upgrade ...

Started Mar 28, 2014 | Discussions thread
OP veroman Veteran Member • Posts: 4,904
Re: G7 upgrade ...

tron555 wrote:

I was in the same boat as you with a G12 I wanted to upgrade because IQ at ISO 400 or above was just not that good, even at base ISO, was not that sharp. I looked at the G1X2 and IMHO, the lens is flawed, the senor is old and obsolete and the handling was not as good as the older G series cameras. I also looked at the G15/16 and they looked interesting, but IQ and handling was just not what I wanted. I finally got an Olympus XZ-2 and IQ, handling, etc... is exactly what I wanted and needed. If you compare IQ on the DPR Studio Shot Comparison Tool, with the G11,12/15/16, you will see for yourself that the IQ of the XZ-2 at any ISO will look much better and sharper. Since it also cost much less, to me it was a very easy decision. I hope the Canon G17 has a 1" very efficient sensor with a 24-120 mm f2-4.0 lens, but I just don't think they are capable of doing something like that, innovation is not what Canon is good at

The Olympus XZ-2 has some very good features and qualities. But the one area where it falls down is the LCD. It's hard to see in bright light (daylight), like most rear LCDs on point and shoots!

It never fails to amaze me how otherwise good cameras are simply lousy when it comes to this really crucial component. The LCD is practically central to composition and other aspects of taking a picture when the camera has no viewfinder. And yet the LCD they provide is poor. Makes no sense.

One of the big attractions for me of the G15 and G16 is the quality of the rear LCD. It's absolutely superb in even the brightest sun ... better than most DSLRs in this respect.

What a shame, because otherwise the Olympus appears to be a very good camera.

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