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Want to go back to a Canon Powershot, which one?

Started Mar 5, 2020 | Questions thread
Smaug01
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The last PowerShot I had that I liked was the S90...

...so I would recommend an S120, or whatever the latest of that line was. Heck or even an S90, S100 or S110. I think they all use the same battery, which will probably be around for a good while. They're pocket sized, too, so what you lose in lens speed, you gain in portability.

While it had a small sensor and not a super-fast lens, its lens was good and sharp. I got in the habit of carrying a table-top tripod, so I could set the sensitivity low and take advantage of the good lens.

I decided to upgrade to a G9X II when I wanted to up the game, reasoning that a larger sensor (1") would make that happen. But I was not really happy with the image sharpness, compared to what I could get with my Olympus XZ-1. (a bit bigger sensor and a markedly better lens)

So I sold that and bought a G7X II. Same thing. Faster lens, but not really sharper. Neither of the above two stood up to my Lumix FZ1000 either, with the same size sensor.

At this point, my only compact fixed lens camera is the Pentax MX-1. (which has the same fantastic lens and sensor from the Olympus XZ-1, but with better style and a more rugged build)

Some day, I'll add a proper pocket camera again. Might be another S-series Canon.

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