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G5X, G9X coming?

Started Oct 7, 2015 | Discussions thread
damian5000 Senior Member • Posts: 1,948
Re: Not intriguing
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RedFox88 wrote:

RedFox88 wrote:

dv312 wrote:

Not sure if this has been posted?

Intriguing times

Nope. The 5 is a G7X with EVF and the 9 is a s120 in different shell

The 9 is a s120 in a different shell?

Yeah, right. Different body, different lens, different sensor - but it's the same camera? That's like saying that a cherry pie is actually an apple pie, only it has different fruit in it.

Both have slow lenses. I don't see the point if a 9 x when there's the 7 x. Canon trying to do too much and largely ignoring mirrorless. The "baby m3"? Sounds like the Samsung s4 mini that landed with a dud.

What this symbolizes is Canon's entire new p&s line up. There will be no other p&s models. That market is dead. Prices got too low so that all that could be made was poor quality cameras with tiny sensors. Can't put much quality into a camera that costs $150 if all involved in a sale need to make profit.

For cameras with small sensors people are satisfied with their smart phone.

A very pocketable camera with a 1" sensor, that will be more versatile than the S120 due to the much bigger sensor? I'm there. This was a very smart move by Canon, now 2x in a row (g3x/g9x) hitting in areas that really aren't covered so well. Many people complaining "where's the S120 successor? And oh no, look at the g7x blurry corners", here it is and if it does things right (eg, solid lens and performance), it should be a nice step up.

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