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Canon G5X II user review and why I'm returning it

Started Sep 6, 2019 | Discussions thread
EonStrife Junior Member • Posts: 28
Re: Canon G5X II user review and why I'm returning it

-Underwhelming noise performance. Even at base ISO I don't like the grain at all, and gets much worse past 800. This isn't unique to canon. The rx100 is no different. All the 1" compacts have basically been regurgitating the same sony sensor for years now, with faster readouts but no image improvements. The raws between them all look the same. It's suppose to be 20MP but the resolved detail is barely better than a 12MP smartphone because the pixels always look unflatteringly small and pokey in raw images and once you denoise it to make it look smoother, there goes all the detail.

I guess it is sensor size limitation. I have Panasonic G85, which is using 43 sensors..and the noise becomes quite unberable past 1600 (subjective opinion). So, as 1" has smaller sensor, its ISO limit should be smaller than 1600, which is maybe around 800.

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Panasonic G85 Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II ASPH Mega OIS Panasonic Leica 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 ASPH
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