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Switch to Sony for HDR Reasons? G7X vs RX100 M3/M4

Started Jun 24, 2015 | Discussions thread
NIK11 Senior Member • Posts: 2,827
Re: Switch to Sony for HDR Reasons? G7X vs RX100 M3/M4

greenarcher86 wrote:

I'm really puzzled with Canon. How can one of the pioneers and landmark companies in digital photography not be able to do something what all mobile phones can today...

I played around with my friend's RX100M3 and the colors are really too far off from Canon's.

Guess I just have to wait until Canon learns how to do HDR the right way...

Canon still make very good cameras but they have lost ground on processing speed which affects multi-shot options like HDR, and not to mention their woeful omission of built-in EVF's. I suspect the substantial lens correction software on the G7X saps all the processing power, hence slow RAW write times.

Having said that, the mediocre HDR performance will likely affect most user's usage not one jot. I found with the RX100 the novelty of having 6stops available sounded wonderful on paper, but in practice was rarely, if ever needed, and the auto DR function never seemed to deliver more than 2 stops in extreme light.

As I said earlier, the Canon I-contrast is a better option IMO for highlight retention with jpegs. So there are compromises to consider for both of the OP's options.

Nick

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