Re: Upgrade from G11 to G7X - Is it worth it?
dinneenp wrote:
Thanks for those comparison photos. From reading threads people say that the G7X is meant to produce better jpegs than the RX100iii (and that's what I shoot) but these photos would make me wonder.
The G7X look nice on their own BUT when you compare them to the RX100iii it appears that the RX100iii photos are more 'natural' and that the G7X seem warmer.
Oh, my brain hurts from analysis-paralysis. And to make matters worse the Sony isn't available locally so I can't spend good time handling them both. I tried one for less than 5 mins in a store in Dublin last weekend and was underwhelmed by the viewfinder, which brings the G7X into consideration for me. I'll have a chance to play with them both in a month but hope I don't spend the next month viewing comparisons and opinions....but know I will.
I spent few months like you, RX100 III or G7X.
I finally chose G7X because of a combination of faster lens, larger zoom (better for portraits), touch screen (touch focus in stills and video is absolutely nice) and of course, much lower price.
Warmness is somthing you can easily adjust with Whit Balance in camera or post processing even on JPEG.
For me it was particulary neutral and helped me a lot to decide, the Cameralabs review: Whole G7X analysis is done in comparison against RX100 II and RX100 III.
http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Canon_PowerShot_G7X/
I recommend you to go through all the review. To get full picture of strengths and weakness on every aspect and chose what best fits your shooting style.
An excerpt of the conlcusion:
Sony RX100 III vs Canon G7X
Sony's RX100 III is the most obvious rival to the Canon G7X as both share essentially the same body size and sensor within. There's little to choose between them in photo and video quality, although pixel-peepers will notice the Sony is a bit sharper in the corners at 24mm and the Canon is a little crisper at longer focal lengths. The Sony is also less aggressive with its noise reduction, resulting in finer detail on in-camera JPEGs at high ISOs, but once I get to test RAW files I'm expecting the original data to be similar
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Indeed much of the decision between the G7X and RX100 III boils down to these three main features: longer zoom (with shallower DOF at telephoto) and touchscreen on the Canon vs built-in EVF on the Sony.
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Ultimately I can't say one of these cameras is better than the other as it depends on your preferences on the features above, but having used both models extensively, I would be very happy with either.