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Canon G5x II vs G1x III for concert photography

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PowerMike G5 Regular Member • Posts: 113
Re: Canon G5x II vs G1x III for concert photography
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I've also owned both cameras and ended up keeping the G1X Mark III.

I have a similar experience. I assumed the faster lens of the G5X MII would negate the larger sensor advantage, plus I wanted 4K video recording.

But I noticed that the colors just feel dull compared to the G1X's APS-C sensor at higher ISOs. WIth certain software, I found that the G1X Mark III has become the most versatile camera for both its size, ergonomics and controls, and image quality.

DXO Photo Labs for processing RAW and noise removal has really opened up the versatility. 6400 ISO becomes much more usable processing with this software and really makes it feel like the images were shot around 2 stops lower natively.

And for 4K, I've found that Topaz Video Enhance AI does wonders here. The key is to shoot with no sharpening applied at all in camera and let the AI upscaler sharpen the image as it upscales. The in-camera sharpening kind of sucks, and creates really exaggerated  sharpened edging.  I've compared this footage next to native 4K from the M6 Mark II and they look almost identical. Really amazing.

The downside is the extra processing time needed for all this, but I find the trade-off worth it to keep the better imaging from the APS-C sensor, along with using a camera that I enjoy using more due to the ergonomics, always-on EVF, etc.

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