DPreview review is misleading
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DPreview review of the G7X doesn't make any sense.
Olympus E-M5 user here, wanting an almost-pocketable camera ("always-with-me").
I was going to buy a RX100 I for €280 on amazon, but that deal isn't available anymore.
RX100 III is €655, G7X is €470 (got 35 cashback from Canon, so 435).
Points that don't make sense in G7X review:
Focus is not that terrible. It's fast; it hangs on very dark scenes. I wouldn't say it's that bad (even compared with my fast E-M5). Image resource says it's faster than RX100. I don't have a RX100, but I don't see any (major) problem with focus.
Manual focus: I don't know who would buy such a camera to use manual focus... anyway, there's something that is super-handy: SNAP FOCUS! I can set the camera focus to, say 2mt (because there's distance info while in MF!) and 35mm and f4 and I'm all set for street. Can also set this setup in the custom setup (as suggested by another user) and it would be street-ready just selecting the C in the mode dial! This is AN AMAZING PLUS, and it's not mentioned in any review. It's part of what makes the Ricoh GR so special. You can also lock the focus after autofocus using the LEFT button. The camera will stay at that focus distance as long as you don't re-press the LEFT button. Very handy for "I know where I want to focus, now I'll wait for the right moment". It's a poor man's backbutton focus technique (more than fine for such a small camera).
Battery: who cares. I can buy 10 batteries with the difference in price against RX100 III.
Speed: I don't understand the "only 1 pict per sec in RAW" problem. I'm not going to shoot the NBA with this thing. In real-world use I don't see any problem, it's fast even in RAW.
The whole "the camera menu is slow" is nonsense. They should show some videos when making this kind of statements.
RX100 III has a viewfinder, but I prefer the touchscreen on the G7X; someone else might prefer the viewfinder, so it's a draw. The price difference is huge.
I didn't do any lens test yet, but it's clear that it's soft at 100mm 2.8, but seems perfect at 100mm 3.5 (which no RX100 version have). It's faster than any RX100 version up to 35mm.
Problems I have, and that are not mentioned in any review (are these people actually using the camera???)
1) camera will take picture even if it didn't lock focus (yellow mark). Very wrong. If it didn't lock focus it should not take the pict. Or at least it should be configurable.
2) when coming back to shooting after playback of images, the display shows info that I have removed from the display using the settings. So after reviewing the image I have to press "Down" 3 times to get back to my "clean" display.
3) Playback of RAW-Only shots is pretty much useless: images at 100% are always grainy. RAW+Jpeg fixes this (same problem with Ricoh GR).
If you have any questions let me know.