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G9X or ?

Started Feb 8, 2017 | Discussions thread
mikan
mikan Senior Member • Posts: 1,401
Re: G9X or ?
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I had G9X (recently sold it), and when iPhone 7 Plus came out, I went to an Apple store, and took pictures using both cameras and compare them right there. I had to use the iPhone and G9X LCD to view the photos, but the difference was obvious; G9X image was sharper and the colors better, and overall, MUCH MUCH pleasant to the eyes.

It's true G9X lens is a bit soft. I have Sony RX100 M3 as well, and I can tell the difference. I posted comparison pictures on the forum a while ago, and many people actually seem to prefer the G9X images mostly due to colors. And unless you view the pictures full screen on a large monitor, you cannot really tell the sharpness difference. You might want to wait for G9X M2, though. G7X and G7X M2 use the same lens and same sensor, but different processors, and the M2 improves the contrast and high ISO performance, and produces even better colors. A couple of people posted comparison pictures on this forum a few weeks ago, and you can see G7X M2 pictures are sharper and has better contrast, and colors are even better than G7X (you can see the improvement in DPR Studio Comparison pictures as well). I expect G9X M2 to have a similar improvement over the original G9X.

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