In the pack there is the camera, the hand strap, the charger and the battery. Neither manual nor software or USB cable can be found here. After all, there is, in contrast to Sony RX 100 a usual decent manual in PDF format. Somehow the obvious saving measures are a shame because we have not just a low-end model available. But you have to be almost more pleased Sony saves even before the charger. But an additional (!) Charging option via USB like Sony I would have nevertheless welcomed, because the battery has failed rather meager. USB phone chargers can be found before finally almost everywhere.
One sees the G7 X itself but that the product designers had a little more room for fine details. So there is a separate wheel for the exposure compensation. Among the axes of release and mode dial rings of red anodized aluminum are inserted. The G7 X feels heavy and high quality. Behind the Objektivrad a chrome ring is inserted. The eyelets for the wrist strap is chromed and sublime. All keys are made of turned aluminum, as far as recognizable. The housing is coated with black fleck paint, as with the better Canon DSLR lenses. All this is made with attention to detail.
Unfortunately, there are a few details where the processing falls behind the S110. The mode dial has just as the wheel for the exposure compensation significant rotational play. Both wheels are turning together even within the idle travel. Not so nice. Furthermore, the display is in the closed position does not completely flat on the back. At the bottom right corner there is now good 1mm, the corner is under pressure after. In addition, the Objektivrad when turning feels even cheaper than in the S110. The trigger is sitting pretty wobbly in its place. But those were already the deficiencies.
The lens extends nicely tired out and, not as scratchy as the S110 or even the Sony RX 100. The louvres are made of multiple segments, as usual in the G-series. Apparently one has also paid attention to sufficient distance from the front lens to avoid the debacle of the older G-models with scratched front lenses. The flash snaps from keystroke, you have not only inconvenient to go over the menu. While the folding design looks delicate, but seems completely made of metal. The battery balks at anything against the insertion, it requires the correct angle and a little practice, it works better. Unfortunately, even the smallest Arca tripod plate in the market the battery is no longer accessible. The tripod mount is also not in alignment with the lens axis.
The monitor is pleasantly sharp and color-neutral. It even appears to desire a 2-axis spirit level. The ads are not as cluttered as the RX 100. The flip feature is useful for me when I use a compact tripod with a limited amount or to realize deep shooting positions without dislocation. What I lack is an automatic brightness control as in the EOS 7D. Instead, there are 5 steps manually, which unfortunately only differ very little. And a night mode, if necessary, all fades in orange.
The G7 X comes with the now familiar Objektivrad and a rear dial, as with many higher positioned PowerShot models. Inexplicably, the rear control dial has but unlike eg at a S95 but in the host operating any function. Will you not give this option, you have to prove the Objektivrad different. I have placed there the zoom, so you get solid steps 24-28-35-50-85-100 mm set and example in Av, the iris is adjusted with the rear control dial. On the Ring Func button I placed the frequently used ISO setting. In the film key I put my custom white balance with a single key press is necessary considerably user-friendly then, as for example in the Canon DSLRs. Films is so still, but you have to make only the dial on films. But I need hardly ever.
As long as replacement batteries are neither affordable nor widely available, I manage myself with the ECO mode, which darkens the screen for 2 seconds and turn off after 10 seconds. Thus the range of the batteries is fairly acceptable. Ever Canon has once again problems with the equipment, in addition to the battery is also the Case DCC-1870 a mere 5 months (!) Hard to get to launch the camera still.
The ISO can be used without major losses of up to 1,600. That's why I set this value as the upper limit for auto ISO. With slow rate of change prioritizes the camera in wide angle long the lower ISO levels, what suits me. I work only in raw, so I have removed all the functions in the menu Func, which act only in JPG. Nice that there is this possibility now. The grant of this menu enjoyable and I do not have to scroll it.
The image results are mixed after the first sightings in Lightroom. After the first vacation use makes me a little disappointment regarding. Sharpness wide. I do a lot landscape in the WW area. Here, unfortunately, is also dimmed the cloven hoof of the lens. Here is remarkably often only the middle third of the picture really sharp, whatever the panel. That was the S110 significantly better. The noise is in my opinion, unfortunately, little progress to identify S110. The momentum is good though. It was regularly the cloven hoof of 1 / 1.7 models. In the S110, I had extremely often correct the exposure so that the lights do not ausfraßen eg under an overcast sky. There were no reserves for RAW development. Quite different is the G7 X, showing much more mature here and actually safer and benevolent acts during exposure. In JPG G7 X has a mannerly burst frequency of> 6B / s when using a Class 10 card. Unfortunately, there is the more important Raw only shamefully meager 1B / s.
Schön is the manual focusing the Focus Peaking, in which you can see highlighted which area is in focus. I previously knew only from the DSLR with CHDK firmware. You can even set the color used here.
The native format sensor is finally also in Canon's compact better at 3: 2 arrived. This was long overdue. Gone are the days where I all Raws with loss of field of view of 4 as in the S110: had circumcised 2: 3 to 3.
Overall, the G7 X is a nice upgrade to the S110, but comes at a price and in addition to some small deficiencies in detail especially a significant problem with uniformity of image sharpness at 24mm.
Therefore only 3 stars from me.
