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G9X II versus Pixel 4a (part 1)

Started 9 months ago | Discussions thread
Qimmiq Regular Member • Posts: 172
Re: G9X II versus Pixel 4a (part 1)

I was thinking something similar about this last night. A few years back I bought a Canon G1X Mark II as a light camera that I could throw in my backpack when I go to work or to use on hikes so I don't have to carry my bigger camera around. At the time I bought it I had an older cell phone that was cheap and took very poor photos.

Last night I was charging up the battery for the G1X Mark II and began to question why I was even doing so. Now I have a Google Pixel 6 for a phone and I've been very impressed with the photos I get from it. I haven't done a side-by-side comparison with the G1X Mark II, but I rarely ever print photos and mostly just post on the web.

If I did want to take good photos that I can print or when shooting BIF, or when I want to be creative I would use my EOS R5. But for a walk around camera I can throw in my backpack, I really don't know if my G1X Mark II serves a purpose anymore.

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