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S120 owners' opinions of G9X?

Started Feb 1, 2016 | Discussions thread
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quiquae Senior Member • Posts: 2,265
S120 owners' opinions of G9X?

I'm toying with the idea of upgrading my S120.

Has anyone here switched from S120 to G9X? Do you think it was worthwhile? Your thoughts appreciated.

My main nits with the S120 are:

  1. the JPEG engine blows out highlight too easily (the highlight is easily recoverable in RAW, so I don't think it is a metering issue)
  2. Although the specs allow ISO up to 12800, in reality ISO 1000 is about as high as you want to go
  3. Lens not quite sharp enough to withstand close inspection on cityscape shots
  4. f/5.7 tele end
  5. No viewfinder

Yes, I know the G9X won't solve 4 and 5.

What I do like about S120 are:

  1. Size and weight
  2. Responsive touchscreen
  3. 2 wheels (I know I'll miss this on G9X, but how badly?)
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Canon EOS R5 Canon EF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM Canon EF 70-200mm F4L IS USM Canon EF 16-35mm F4L IS USM Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II +6 more
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