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G5X mark II owners - share your thoughts

Started Aug 19, 2019 | Discussions thread
Ken Prager Regular Member • Posts: 443
Re: G5X mark II owners - share your thoughts - Part 1

I handled the G5X II briefly at Best Buy yesterday. My impressions were mostly positive. It felt great in the hand and most controls are well placed. It was mostly intuitive to use having owned Canon Powershot's in the past. It was quick and easy to configure the quick menu and extended menu. AF was fine in the well lit store.

I had a couple of issues that will take my looking at the owner’s manual to resolve. I had trouble quickly  switching between the evf and screen. I had the EVF set to spot so maybe that’s why. I also couldn’t find the setting for the front control wheel. So, I was able to use it for in the TV, AV & M modes, but not P mode or to set it for the lens zoom.

The overall build quality seemed good, although the cheap plastic Canon used for the front control wheel feels chintzy. I had a G1X, G7X II and currently have a G1X III. They’re better built than the G5X II, but I may still buy one.

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