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G5X mark II owners - share your thoughts

Started Aug 19, 2019 | Discussions thread
EselHund New Member • Posts: 9
Re: A few more thoughts + samples

I have a RX100 III and will replace it with the G5X II which I have since about 2 weeks.

Some points I noticed:

  • The user interface is a way better than the Sony, especially the ergonomics and touchscreen (e.g. If you are in Av mode and configure F1.8 it remains if you zoom with higher minimum F and zoom back)
  • Auto focus seems to be a bit faster and better than the RX100 III (for close ups (e.g. food) the Sony often focused on the back part of the object, the Canon focus more reliable in the front)
  • Switch on time is clearly faster with Canon
  • Image quality seems to be very comparable in my first tests, also the edge sharpness
  • Unfortunately I found neither automatic HDR nor automatic taking of several shots in low light. Is it only manually configurable? (HDR in SCN mode is a little too bright and exposure compensation is not active in SCN mode)
  • OIS is way better in the Canon, I'm able to hold 1/3 s without tripod, with the Sony it was about 1/10 s
  • One point bothers me a little. When I take a shot with the Sony the preview image is available immediately. With the Canon (I guess) the image will be written to the SD card first and I see the preview only after 1-2 s. Can this be configured?
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