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

Started Sep 6, 2019 | Discussions thread
axlotl Senior Member • Posts: 2,273
Re: Canon G5X II user review and why I'm returning it

telefunk wrote:

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Yes noise performance is the same as other cameras with one or other version of the Sony 15.9mm sensor. If someone's personal requirements are not met by this sensor there are plenty of alternatives available.

Nonsense. Every brand has a different appraoch to jpeg processing and Sony has by far the best. Also the Sony does not stretch its edges; So far less dirty grain on Sony.

Multiframe shooting only succesfully implemented on Casio cameras.

Ah, Yes, My apologies, I failed to say I was comparing Raw files which are indeed as near to identical as can be.

So I re-ran the the ISO quality tests with JPGs,

On the G5X.2 after some experimentation with the options  I used Fine Detail picture style.

On the RX100.5A I used Extra fine with Creative Style Standard with +1 sharpness.

The Sony files showed clearly better sharpness/detail with less luminance noise at ISO 125, 800 and 3200. The superiority of the Sony rendition at ISO 3200 was very evident.

At all ISO settings the Sony images had cleaner edges with minimal edge artefacts (halos) which were obvious on the Canon files.

I don/t generally compare JPGs when testing cameras as the output is so dependent on the Picture Style selectd and possibly user modified.

But in this case I could not find any setting on the Canon which gave a JPG output as nice as the  Sony.

I shoot Raw so am not bothered by this but JPG shooters might well be.

Andrew

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