Canon G7 X MK III is everyone right?

What's up guys? Ziggy here and welcome to another tech talk. Today we're going to look at the three-

canon

goal of the Canon G7X Mark is to create a camera for someone looking to take their vlogging or photo-taking skills to the next level, but did they do it? was successful and if the g7x is the

right

camera for you to buy let's take a look at the surface the camera has a lot to offer and I'll walk you through a full review and then my decision making process on whether I think it's A good option, the g7x Mark III is the next version of the extremely popular Mark 2 and addresses some of the main weaknesses that existed with the previous model.

Some of the most notable elements are 4k video and external microphone input and 1080p at 120 frames per second for slow motion, but along with these improved specs there are also some real issues, so I'll cover what I liked and what I didn't like. of the g7x Mark 3 and ultimately I will try to come to a conclusion on who this camera will work. I'm going to go over some general key features very quickly in case you're just starting your research. The g7x marquetry has a decent quality body, it's a little tacky but for the most part it's covered with this rubber grip. and the moving elements are made of metal as a twenty-one megapixel stacked one-inch CMOS sensor and uses the new 8-digit processor to help with operating speed performance and overall image quality.

Canon reports that the stacked sensor is designed to offer fast focusing speeds, although that wasn't always my experience, it has a 3-inch, 1.04 million-dot LCD touchscreen and can record 4k internally at 30 frames per second and 1080p up to 120 frames per second. It has a super versatile 4.2 and 2.8 at the telephoto end, making it a great option for low-light situations and forgetting shallow depth of field, it can shoot continuously up to 20 frames per second and has an expandable ISO of up to 12,800 and, Finally, it has an external microphone input for better audio and a clean HDMI output for additional recording options, so when you look at the specs and consider that the g7x mark 3 costs around $750.

It seems like an unbeatable deal, but things aren't always as they seem and that's why I make sure to use a camera for a while before posting a review. The marquetry g7x is the official replacement for the uber-popular Mark 2 and at first glance they look virtually identical, but the Mark 3's sensor is a 1-inch stacked 20-point 1-megapixel CMOS sensor and, in case you care, a CMOS piled up. The sensor increases the speed of reading data by dedicating one layer to collecting the image data and then another layer to processing that data and if you are still awake after that sentence because of its size, this sensor is a good option if you are in the street. photography, landscape photography, photography of your family or if you are looking for a great travel camera and as with the g5 x mark 2, I was very pleased with the images.

Color processing was excellent and the overall image processor was again good considering the size of the sensor. On the camera, moving on to the processor, the g7 general The camera and the g7 Cameras were really responsive when it came to video, sensor and processor. combined to offer a full 4k 30 sensor readout, meaning there is no additional cropping and for slow motion we can shoot at 1080p at up to 120 frames per second. Canada is definitely targeting creators with these specs and while the camera can technically do those things, I'll leave it for now saying there's more. I'll talk more about this in a later section, but I was getting pretty good 4k video with good detail and relatively good dynamic range and going back to the processor for stills, I can shoot at higher speeds. at 20 frames per second, or continuous shooting, which is pretty impressive, so I can hold down the shutter and the camera will keep shooting, that alone took a lot of shots and this is a nice feature if you're photographing your kids running around.

If you're at a basketball game or a football game or any sporting event or anytime you're photographing fast-moving subjects, now 20 frames per second is in single shot autofocus and the speed drops to 8 frames per second if I want to use continuous autofocus in general. I think 20 frames per second is a ton that gives you a lot of options to select from later. I say it in every video, but one of the most important things for me with any tool I use is ergonomics, in terms of handling and functionality, and it's something I think a lot of people overlook when choosing a camera.

The g7x mark 3 is, by design, a super compact camera, it weighs less than a pound and fits in the palm of my hand and this makes it a great camera for travel and street photography because I can easily put it in my pocket and go and Although it is small, Canon did a good job of adding the rubber grip material wherever possible and for the size of the front. The grip is pretty good and there is an area that sticks out on the back where the thumb goes. Good job Canon. I didn't see any mention of weather resistance or even moisture or dust resistance, so I didn't push it and just made sure. that i kept it dry now g7x mark 3 uses the N be 13 L battery it holds 235 shots with the screen on and 320 shots in Eco mode.

I was really hoping Canon would use a more powerful battery here and it definitely felt that way. Sold out faster than I wanted. Canon includes a charger which is nice and you can also charge the battery in the camera with a USBC cable and thanks for your USB. Ultimately, I would definitely have to purchase additional batteries if I plan to do so. doing any type of extended shooting or you could bring a portable charger so you can constantly recharge the battery in terms of buttons and dials. I'm happy with what you get with the g7 x mark 3 considering the amount of space Canon had to work with.

The top of the camera features a mode dial to help you quickly change shooting modes and a compensation dial. exposure for additional control over your exposure. You can use the rear dial and the control ring on the front for aperture and shutter speed and there are also dedicated buttons for focus mode, drive mode display and flash options. In the center of the control dial on the back we can find the signal button that will display the quick control screen and is also used to confirm selected settings. Canon's quick control screen is one of my favorites of any brand, I find that I can easily make changes to virtually any setting I need without having to go to the menu and combine the quick control screen with full touch screen capabilities that more on that later made this camera super Now it's easy to use.

One cool feature that I hope many other manufacturers start implementing is that you can now start and stop recording using the touch screen. This may seem like a small feature, but the recording button on the back is a bit small and when the screen is in front of me, it's great to be able to simply tap the screen to start and stop recording. To the

right

of the camera we find a USB C input, HDMI output and the Wi-Fi button. Now to the left of the camera we have the flash trigger and a 3.5 millimeter external microphone input.

Now moving to the bottom of the camera, we have the battery compartment and the SD card slot. Now that I've covered the manual controls, I want to talk a little about the menu system, which I think is important. Because how you interact with the camera is key, the good news here is that this has been a Canon strong point for years and the menu is super simple to use. You can access the menu by pressing the menu buttons at the bottom right and everything is broken. In convenient sections, we have shooting settings, playback settings, wireless settings, function settings and my menu, which allows you to save commonly used menu items in one place, you don't have to waste time searching for them, but the menu system It is very easy to navigate. whether it be the control dial on the back or the use of the touch screen in general.

I was very pleased with how easy the g7x mark 3 was to use, although I recognized the limitations of a smaller body. Next I want to talk about resolution frame rate and image quality for stills. g7 Of course, it can record both JPEG and RAW so you can decide which one you want. or both, depending on what you plan to do with the images in post-production. I wasn't sure what I would get from a one inch sensor and was surprised by the quality of the JPEGs overall, it performed quite well even in low light. situations largely due to the wide maximum aperture for video, the g7x mark 3 can record 4k at 30 frames per second and full HDR at 1080p at 30, 60 and 120 frames per second in PAL, it can record 4k at 25 and Full HD at 25 50 and 100 frames per second, so this is where things start to fall apart, since from the beginning we don't have any option for 24 frames per second, neither in 4k nor in 1080p, and I know for a fact that this is going to be a deal breaker for some users 24 frames per second has been the standard for a more cinematic look and I will link to a tutorial that explains this in more detail in the corner and in the description and this is a very strange continuation of Canon trend .

I first saw this in the RP and then in SL 3 and was thinking that maybe they were having this decision making meeting on a Friday afternoon and people just wanted to get out of the office and they just didn't. I didn't add the feature because I can't really think of any good reason why this feature would be missing and I haven't heard Canon explain it now. Canon has never tried to win the spec wars and in the past has ever relied on continuing to do what they do well, but removing a feature that people love and that has been present in virtually every camera for I can't even think of. how many years is the strangest move to get over that tantrum if you are filming 4k xxx then you get the full sensor readout and the footage is over shown with good results.

There is also no additional crop applied as we see on the SL 3 and 50 RP or ESR, but we are starting with a smaller sensor, there is also a 10 minute. Courting limit when recording in 4k and there are some overheating issues which I will discuss later in this section. When moving to 1080p there are many more options, you can shoot at 30 or 60 frames per second and then the recording limit goes up to the standard 30 minutes, the full quality of each year 1080p is not as good as 4k of course , and if you are editing in 1080p and want to get the best footage, you can still record in 4k and then downscale it to 1080p in post, you will definitely see sharper images with more details if you choose to do this, but as I always say, you have to deal with 4k images, but if you're willing to do it again, the quality is worth it.

Now let's get to 120 frames. per second, which I was very excited about and is one of the reasons I decided to add a couple of Sony cameras to my lineup. If you've seen my reviews you know that I love slow motion and this has been something that just hasn't happened. Canon hasn't made a consumer-grade camera available at 1080p, so yes, technically the g7 on camera, but you're losing. Autofocus loses image stabilization, so if your camera or subjects are fairly still or you're not really changing the focus distance, this may work for you and 120 frames per second will seem more stable anyway because movements They slow down, but the lack of autofocus isn't great, especially when I input camera movement and what I'm tracking, a subject moving into a video feature that I like.

I want to talk in time lapse of the body and this is afeature that I will love and use all of them. As for time, in the Canon cameras that offer it we have two resolution options 1080p and 4k. I would definitely recommend shooting this in 4k because of the added flexibility it offers in post-production. Canon made this very simple: just select the interval in seconds. which is how long you want to wait between each exposure, you then select how many exposures you want the g7x mark 3 to take and this will control how long your final time lapse video will be, finally you select whether you want the camera to expose during each shot or hold the settings exposure setting for the first shot and use it for all subsequent shots.

The nice thing about this is that you don't need to take individual photos and then process them yourself in post, when the camera is done taking photos it will compile them. the time lapse for you and it is ready to be viewed. Now I want to address the overheating issue I experienced with this camera after recording about 18 minutes of 4k footage the overheat indicator light came on and then once I got to 20 minutes the camera would record 4k and I got the message to turn off the camera to cool down faster or use a lower film quality setting.

To be fair, this is not a camera I would buy if I were planning on shooting long clips in 4k, but since 4k is a feature that Canon emphasizes, I think the ten minute limitation plus overheating issues are definitely something to consider in 1080p. I recorded for over an hour with no problems. Next, the g7 X mark 3 has a clean HDMI output. You can also use it for live streaming or you can record externally. A clean HDMI output means you won't see any of the menu overlays when you connect the camera to a capture card or external recorder and this means you can have a clean image and still use autofocus when you're streaming, something that wasn't available on the mark 2 or on cameras like the SLE 2 or M 50, unless you use special software, you also have the option to stream directly to YouTube using a Canon Image Gateway account Okay, next let's talk about autofocus, which has always been a strong point for Canon.

If you've seen any of my Canon reviews you'll have already heard of Canon's Dual Pixel AF, it's one of my favorite autofocus systems on the market. and it's great for both photography and video, well the bad news is that Canon didn't include dual pixel autofocus with the g7 X Mark 3 and instead we now have a contrast detection system without boring you with the details, It's just not that good and this was The first time I used a Canon camera, what disappointed me was the autofocus system for photographs. The green focus indicator would sometimes appear and beep even though the item behind the focus point was clearly out of focus.

The video is pretty consistent, there are times where it worked fine and then sometimes it would take a few seconds to focus, sometimes it would even detect a face but then for a few seconds it wouldn't be in focus which was very annoying, there are options to the standard focus macro focus. and manual focus and it's nice that focus peaking is included, but I'm hoping for better autofocus functionality from Canon. Ok, let's move on to the lens of the g7 is 35, equivalent to 24 to 100 millimeters, which covers wide-angle to short telephoto fields of view. Another strong point of this lens is the maximum aperture range of F. 1.8 2 F 2.8 which helps when working in challenging low light situations and gives us the ability to work with a shallow depth of field.

The lens also includes an image stabilization system designed to minimize the appearance of camera shake and various shooting conditions. Settings for low and high levels of image stabilization In addition to image stabilization, there is an auto level function that is designed to maintain the horizon level. The lens worked very well for me and I was very happy with the different looks I was able to get with such a small setup without having to change lenses, let's talk a little about the screen which is another strong point of the g7 X mark 3 and we have a 3-inch flip touch screen, a zero point, 4 million points for a super compact design.

Canon opted for a flip-up screen rather than a fully articulating screen like the m50 or SL 2; It can be tilted down so you can look at it if the camera is mounted above your head or if you are shooting over a group. of people, if you are shooting from the hip or anytime when you are on top of the camera, you can tilt the screen up and then it can be flipped all the way up so you can see yourself when you are in front of the camera I really like it plus this simple hinge mechanism than the one I have on my 6400 and it creates a much more compact solution and going back to organ ama kiss is where being able to control essentially all the camera settings using the touch screen is a bone.

I can change the aperture, shutter speed, focus point and mode, white balance and essentially everything I need without having to fiddle with the control ring, the dials on the back or any of the buttons, and I can also start and stop. record without having the fish for the record button in this last section I want to talk about other features that the g7x mark 3 has that could help you make a purchasing decision first I want to talk about the audio where one of the biggest advantages is the marquetry of the g7x What it has over the mark ii is that Canon added an external microphone input, so instead of having to use the camera microphone we can now plug in an external microphone like a shotgun microphone or a lapel microphone and get significantly better audio.

You'll notice there's no hotshoe because the g sub there is an audio sample directly from the g7x mark 3 microphone so here is an audio sample recorded directly on the g7x mark 3. I am sitting about 2 3 feet away from the camera and this room is pretty well treated so This should give you an idea of ​​what recording directly into the camera is going to sound like in a quiet environment and here I am using an external microphone and now I went ahead and plugged a videomic pro Plus directly into the 3.5 millimeter jack. I'm using the plus 20 DB option and this will give you an idea of ​​the type of audio you can get directly from the g7x mark 3 versus what you can get using an external microphone.

I'll put links in the description to some options that I think would pair well. with the g7x mark 3, as well as a microphone comparison video I made to help you choose the next one. I want to talk about the built-in ND filter and this is something that many people are not familiar with and I want to quickly explain why. It's such a great feature, essentially what an ND filter does is reduce the amount of light that hits the sensor and you might not know why you would want to do that, so here are some examples and I explained it with samples in my cinematic.

Check out the tutorial, so I'll link to that video in the corner and in the description because I don't want this review to drag on even longer, so the first example is for a video where we know our shutter speed should be twice that of our frame rate and when you want to shoot with the aperture wide open, say F 1.8 to get shallow depth of field and then you go outside and the sunlight is bright, you will have too much light then there may be times when those who want a longer exposure. For photography you may want to introduce motion blur and don't want to close the aperture in both situations, it is very useful that the camera does this for you without needing an actual filter and on the g7x mark 3 there is a simple on/off option for ND in the quick menu that takes care of this for you.

Now let's move on to connectivity. The g7x mark 3 also has built-in Wi-Fi that allows you to easily pair the camera with a smartphone or tablet using Canon. Camera Connect app, you can share images and movies wirelessly. This is awesome for when you're doing a photo shoot or just hiking or doing some street photography and want to quickly post a great photo to Instagram or Facebook. transfer it directly to your phone edit it then publish it and with Bluetooth you can share images and control the camera remotely using the app and that's huge when you work alone you can literally use your phone as a remote control and monitor. a slight delay and sometimes it lags but it's an amazing feature and I use it all the time when I work alone.

Now one of my favorite things is that I can see the focus point change it or even change the focus modes, which is something I haven't always been able to do with other brands for photography. I like this feature for macro photography so I can take a photo without having to touch the camera and potentially introduce some vibration, so it's hard for me to make a final decision. about the g7x mark 3 because it has some positive aspects and at the same time some quite striking negatives to recap. I like how small and portable it is.

The image quality is quite good. I really like the focal length range and maximum aperture and image stabilization. the lens I love how easy it is to use the built in timeline and ND filter the touch screen and quick menu functionality are fantastic and the flip screen is great when I'm in front of the camera, on the other hand there is no dual photography a lot of focus there is a 10 minute recording limit in 4k there is no option for 24 frames per second 120 frames per second no autofocus and there are overheating issues at the moment the g7x mark 3 sells for $750 and I'm very curious to know what you guys think about the feature set and value, so let me know in the comments section.

There are many Canon cameras at or below this price that I think are better values, so let's start that discussion in the comments section. I will put links in the description to the g7x mark 3 and some accessories that I like because there are always special offers and discounts and the links will automatically update with the lowest prices. I really hope I was able to give you a good overview of the

canon

g7x mark 3 if I did let me know by giving this video a thumbs up tweet share it and if you haven't joined the community yet by hitting the subscribe buttons and notification, you can always find me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. in Tech your talk and you know what I always say goodbye nice or goodbye twice good luck and see you soon