Canon PowerShot G7 x Mark III Digital Camera (Silver)

Why I bought the Canon G7x mark iii was because I was tired of upgrading my phone just because of having the latest smartphone camera with still the same sensor size. The Mark iii has been the best camera that I have owned. I like the camera for the ease of use and picture quality. When using this camera, its like using a smartphone camera due to the touchscreen. In previous touchscreen cameras I have used, like Sony; the touchscreen would only allow you to pick your focus point or sometimes pinch and zoom when it came to reviewing your photos. The TouchScreen on the Canon allows you to cycle through menu settings using just the touchscreen. You can pinch and zoom picture previews, select apurture, iSo, shutter speed and etc. The Camera has been fast enough to ... MoreWhy I bought the Canon G7x mark iii was because I was tired of upgrading my phone just because of having the latest smartphone camera with still the same sensor size. The Mark iii has been the best camera that I have owned. I like the camera for the ease of use and picture quality. When using this camera, its like using a smartphone camera due to the touchscreen. In previous touchscreen cameras I have used, like Sony; the touchscreen would only allow you to pick your focus point or sometimes pinch and zoom when it came to reviewing your photos. The TouchScreen on the Canon allows you to cycle through menu settings using just the touchscreen. You can pinch and zoom picture previews, select apurture, iSo, shutter speed and etc. The Camera has been fast enough to capture my son playing T-Ball, and my newborn son taking a bath. For my needs this is a great point and shoot, its pocketable, battery lasts long enough and is just a joy to use.Rule of thumb....Like with anything else, just dont make the device into what its not suppose to be ;)

I purchased this camera about 18 months ago and it is by far the best point and shoot camera I have ever used. I have always had a higher end point and shoot as a C camera and have had to use them in some pretty high-profile assignments over the years, because you have to use what you have, but this camera goes beyond that. I'm not a huge Canon fan and this was my first product of theirs that I bought. While this camera isn't perfect, the reason that I bought it had to do with it having an external mic jack and a fast lens. No other cameras fit that bill and it was about half the price of the next closest. The lens is amazing and sharp, the sensor puts some aps-c sensors to shame in terms of dynamic range, and the video features are abundant and it looks really nice ... MoreI purchased this camera about 18 months ago and it is by far the best point and shoot camera I have ever used. I have always had a higher end point and shoot as a C camera and have had to use them in some pretty high-profile assignments over the years, because you have to use what you have, but this camera goes beyond that. I'm not a huge Canon fan and this was my first product of theirs that I bought. While this camera isn't perfect, the reason that I bought it had to do with it having an external mic jack and a fast lens. No other cameras fit that bill and it was about half the price of the next closest. The lens is amazing and sharp, the sensor puts some aps-c sensors to shame in terms of dynamic range, and the video features are abundant and it looks really nice without a lot of editing. The autofocus isn't amazing, but a sacrifice when you understand how they got the dynamic range that they did. The live stream feature pretty much doesn't work. I can start to get petty about the ergonomics not being the best as they seem to have opted for symmetry over practicality, or not being water sealed, but that just isn't what this camera is. I also would have loved to have the viewfinder and mic jack in the same camera, but I also appreciate this is a dying camera market and I am more than happy with ND filter and great slow motion. I've even shot professional gigs with this and it performed. Not a first choice but the customer never complained. All the camera you will ever need and most that you would ever want.

I feel like there is a lot of negativity surrounding this product that most people simply do not understand what this product is or what they should be comparing it to. So many reviewers are comparing this to high end SLRs and Mirrorless cameras that cost twice as much and don't come with a lens. It is silly to compare to that. It would be like saying the ISO quality of this camera does not compare to a Full Frame Camera. This is true, but doesn't address that this is not designed for those purposes.So what is this product supposed to be? Well, it is a point and shoot camera that is designed to be compact, light, and generally affordable. This market has been around for a long time and was designed for those that couldn't afford larger DSLRs and their lenses that ... MoreI feel like there is a lot of negativity surrounding this product that most people simply do not understand what this product is or what they should be comparing it to. So many reviewers are comparing this to high end SLRs and Mirrorless cameras that cost twice as much and don't come with a lens. It is silly to compare to that. It would be like saying the ISO quality of this camera does not compare to a Full Frame Camera. This is true, but doesn't address that this is not designed for those purposes.So what is this product supposed to be? Well, it is a point and shoot camera that is designed to be compact, light, and generally affordable. This market has been around for a long time and was designed for those that couldn't afford larger DSLRs and their lenses that still wanted the convenience of a digital camera. Most of that market has been replaced by smart phones though there are many ways that these are still superior. The biggest one is the lens, which can be quite excellent and allows you to zoom where phones crop the sensor in order to zoom, using less information and creating noise. Modern high end phones do use a couple of things like taking composite images as well as having multiple sensors in order to capture images from different angles to give a more 3D quality, but these still look very digital to me in the worst possible way. There are also programs that digitally add bokeh that doesn't look right to my eyes. If I am also being honest, high end smart phones do have more processing power than a camera like this because ultimately they are more expensive and don't have to pay for lens that a camera like this has.I love point and shoots. I am a professional photographer with a lot of equipment, but I have always kept a point and shoot with me as a C camera as well as to walk around with as the best camera is the one that you have with you when you need it and virtually no one wants to walk around life carrying a full frame or medium format camera and 40lbs or so of lenses around with them everywhere they go. My previous point and shoot was a very old one that topped out at 10mp, but it was still a great little camera. I even used it for video in a pinch when my main camera malfunctioned when I was shooting a piece for NBC. I had to shoot content and was lucky I had that thing in the car or otherwise would have had nothing, and no one noticed or complained. That camera's lens motor died after about ten years of use and I missed having it so started looking into modern replacements. One thing that was a must for me was to have an audio jack, which surprisingly to me, disqualified most of the cameras on the market. There really was only this one and one other company that offer that combo. I rented and tested both and ultimately decided on this one for a few reasons. The first was price. It is much less expensive with few drawbacks in comparison, but the main reason was how fast the lens was as well as how sharp the lens is. Nothing else on the market comes close to the overall image quality you can get from this camera in this sector period. No, it does not compare to more expensive and bulkier cameras. This was my first Canon, so I am not saying that out of loyalty nor did I choose this product blindly and will get into what I didn't like in a minute, but simply put, for those that need audio and great video quality, this is the camera to buy.The bad parts of this camera really come from the lack of EVF, autofocus speed not being steller, and overheating in 4K and high speed video. The front lens and dial are placed too close to the grip for my hands and it seems to me that the designers opted for a more pleasing symmetrical look of the camera that moving the lens further away from the grip for comfort as the dial does have teeth that can bite into my fingers, though I do admit I have big hands. The rear command dial is a little flimsy and sometimes doesn't catch. That being said I am a huge fan of the touch screen interface and the way the camera balances control and simplicity. Another gripe that I have is the limited 1/2000 shutter speed that is not mechanical, though this is kind of offset by the integrated filters. I also think that not having a hotshoe to put an external mic when having the mic port is one of the bigger selling points of this camera, though it isn't too difficult to fix an attachment that adds a hotshoe. The G5 X ii does have an EVF and a longer focal length, but no mic port. I don't typically use point and shoots for telephoto, so while an EVF here would have been nice or a mic port there, Canon does really enjoying selectively distributing their features across their line. I'm not surprised at the overheating at video and was pleasantly surprised by how good the 1080 video quality out of this camera is. The 4K is of high quality if you understand that it needs to be applied selectively and not for general use. If that is what you want, to say record a wedding or event in 4K, there are plenty of 4K video cameras from Canon and others for that purpose, though I doubt you would be disappointed by the 1080 or even notice the difference. Keep in mind DVD quality is at 720. High speed slow motion should be used sparingly anyways, so am thankful for the inclusion. As a C camera and backup, this camera rocks as a do it all.The autofocus, which seems to be the biggest negative this camera seems to get isn't bad by any stretch. It is accurate and quick enough, though far from professional quality. It isn't for fast moving subjects, but this has become my go to camera for vlogging and video to clients and have never had any complaints. I've done one portrait shoot for a boutique client with this camera because things happen in the field and it turned out fantastic with only a couple of times having issues with AF lag in an all day professional shoot, though I should probably mention I had a backup battery and immediately started charging the first battery when it died and needed to go back to the first as the second died eventually, so three batteries for an all day shoot combo of video and stills isn't bad by any stretch of the imagination.There are a few other complaints that I could give. That if you shoot Raw, the widest angle shots need to be cropped as they are not sharp at the edges. The JPG images at that angle are already cropped. Also, still finding CR3 files still haven't caught on with all file editing software which can be annoying.So with all the negative why 5 stars. Well first off, this is a professional camera. You can do just about any job with it if you know what you are doing. I'm not saying this is the ideal camera for any job, but with some work arounds, this camera can do it all well enough to get the job done. Great color and sharpness. Great video quality. Every feature you need to engage lighting and and subject. Simply put, this is a great C camera and walk around camera that when it is needed can save a shoot and has enough manual control to learn photography on for a pricetag that competes with entry level cameras but offers many more features and genuinely fast professional glass. Not saying it competes with the best, but good enough to give to most clients if needed. I love the inputs and control and the aperture really does save you from needing high ISO which no point and shoot will excel at. While it isn't perfect and I'm sure Canon could design a perfect version, it would cannibalize their other products so this is still the best of it's kind on the market and that is still pretty amazing considering this kind of product is largely going away. I'd even go so far as to say nothing else really competes at the pricepoint when you factor in lens costs.