1.0-inch CMOS Sensor
This Canon PowerShot camera has a powerful built-in 1-inch CMOS camera sensor with as much as 20.2 megapixels. This revolutionary feature enables the user to take photos with high sensitivity without being grainy. The sensor collects more light at a much faster rate, so you take only photos with outstanding details and rich gradation without blown-out highlights and unattractive graining usually caused by high ISOs. This allows you to use the ultra-high ISO 12800 while shooting in darker areas without worrying that it will ruin your photos taken in low light. Thanks to the sensor’s 20.2 megapixels maximum (which can go lower depending on image processing done in-camera), your images will have ultra-high resolution. This makes the PowerShot G7 X perfect for producing images that can be printed in both small and large sizes for business cards, wallet-sized pictures, flyers, tarpaulins, posters, standees, and even billboards!
DIGIC 7 Image Processor
The new DIGIC 7 image processor makes tracking and detecting subjects easier and faster while retaining image sharpness and minimizing noise, even at high ISOs. Simply put, you can now start shooting moving subjects—like your dog, toddler or even a sprinting athlete—with ease. The image processor also features improved face recognition that automatically focuses on the subjects while you’re framing the image. The PowerShot G7 X also comes with the new Dual Sensing IS (image stabilization), which effectively reduces the dreaded internal camera shake that can be previously avoided only by using a steady tripod. Now, you can shoot handheld, and your subjects will remain in good focus even while in movement and in low light. This results in consistent, high-quality photos and videos with less grain and blurring.
Canon 24–100mm f/1.8–2.8 Lens
The Canon G7 X Mark II has a useful and highly remarkable lens that should not be underestimated. Despite its small size, it features an optical zoom lens that can fully maximize the camera’s powerful and sizable sensor. The lens also has a large, bright aperture hole that widens up to f/1.8. It can zoom up to 100mm and still be wide open at an aperture of f/2.8. This aperture value is the usual sweet spot for portraits with the subject in sharp focus while having beautiful off-focus bokeh—a result advanced hobbyists and professional photographers usually achieve with high-end digital SLRs and expensive detachable wide-diameter lenses.
The Canon PowerShot camera’s optical zoom lens can effortlessly create impressive macro shots with the subject as close as 5cm when the lens is zoomed out at 24mm (and 40cm away when you’re zoomed in). On top of that, its powerful and versatile lens can also be used for high-speed photography, thanks to its ability to capture up to 8 frames per second (in RAW, JPEG, and RAW+JPEG modes). It doesn’t make you wait before taking that priceless shot, making it a handy and convenient gear for travel and sports photography with a much lower price tag and in a smaller size.
Picture Style
The Picture Style function allows you to personalize your outputs without going full manual. With eight presets to choose from, you can adjust the color, contrast, and other aspects that will bring out the best in the subject or scenery. The Portrait mode keeps your subject in focus while creating a beautiful blur (bokeh) in the background, as well as a Landscape mode that ensures the most vibrant colors for shots with high dynamic range (HDR). You can even download additional Styles and create your own preset with Picture Style Editor for a wider variety of outputs to choose from.
Touch Panel LCD
The PowerShot G7 X Mark II camera features a big 3-inch high-resolution LCD monitor that tilts up at 180° and down at 45° for taking self-portraits and high/low-angle photos. It’s virtually glare-free and has a resolution of 1.04 million dots, so you can clearly review and compose shots easily, even when shooting in challenging weather. The capacitive LCD monitor also operates as a touch panel to let you change and adjust settings on screen with very light touches of a finger
In-camera RAW Conversion
The PowerShot G7 X Mark II camera lets you take high-resolution RAW photos and edit them—without the need for a computer. After capturing your image, its powerful in-camera RAW conversion allows you to adjust the brightness, white balance, and other aspects of the photo. It allows you to switch between the original and edited image before finally saving your photo as a compressed JPEG. This saves you a lot of time during post-processing.
Versatile Control Ring
The versatile control ring is one of the best innovations on the PowerShot G7 X Mark II, as it eliminates the need for other buttons and rings for manually adjusting photo settings and navigating camera menus. It also comes with a selection lever that allows you to quickly switch between the step ring and continuous ring movements, depending on the demands of your current shooting situation. The Step ring is for choosing and changing between many different Picture Styles, as well as adjusting the aperture and shutter speeds faster with faint clicks. The Continuous ring movement is for achieving smoother, less abrupt adjustments when changing focus while in the middle of taking images or recording movies.
Wireless Sharing On The GO
Sharing your beautiful pictures is a breeze with the built-in Wi-Fi®/NFC connectivity. Partnered with Canon’s downloadable universal Camera Connect app, the PowerShot G7 X Mark II can connect directly to social networking sites, other cameras, compatible mobile devices, and Wireless LAN printers for quick and hassle-free image and video sharing and transfer. If you have an Android™ device with the latest OS versions, you can also use the innovative NFC feature and transfer media by simply tapping your camera and Android™ devices together.