APS-C Companion: S-series or G7X?

damian5000 wrote:

somaguy wrote:

After owning a series of P&S cameras of which the S90 was the latest, I recently picked up an a6000 for something more flexible and capable of challenging shots. Although this'll be my primary camera I'd like to keep a secondary camera that is more pocketable. Overall I was quite happy with my S90, although the G7X seems significantly better in almost every way other than size and weight. As a primary cam I don't think there's any question, G7X all the way. But as a secondary cam, should I keep the S90 until it dies or replace with a G7X? How much pocketability do I lose with the extra 10mm of depth?

I had S95 and now have s100. It is a great camera that I have with me literally all the time: walking, biking, in the car, in the restaurant, anywhere. It has all controls anyone needs and is super compact.

I never take G7x anywhere. I bought it for one and only one purpose: underwater photography (very low light conditions). Most of the time (if not all) G7x stays home unless I am on vacation scuba diving: it is too big and heavy for being every day use.

You already have big(er) camera a6000, so why do you need another big one?

Are you sure you're not getting G7X confused with something else? The G7X is not a big camera in any sense.

I do not have all that many cameras to be confused. And I own them long enough to finally remember what they are.

G7x is not big at all, but big enough for me in comparison with my S100 (S90 before)that fits in my shirt pocket with room to spare (not that I carry it there). G7x is 110g heavier, and overall bigger.

Is it better? Yes to some extend. Do I get better pictures? Probably not, but underwater where light is low a bigger censor and faster lens make a difference (sometimes).

Was it worth spending $700 for a camera and $400 for housing? Of course not. But I wanted to have a spare setup in case S100 dies, and decided to splurge.

This was shot with S90:

Shot with Canon S90

This with G7x:

CanonG7x

None of them great, but both cameras got the shot.