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๐Ÿ“ท Canon PowerShot G7X Mark III Digital 4K Vlogging Camera: Vertical 4K Video, Wi-Fi, NFC & Touch Tilt LCD Review

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Details

Model NamePowerShot G7X Mark III BK
BrandCanon
Form FactorCompact
Skill LevelNovice
Special FeatureImage-stabilization

Description of ๐Ÿ“ท Canon PowerShot G7X Mark III Digital 4K Vlogging Camera: Vertical 4K Video, Wi-Fi, NFC & Touch Tilt LCD

20.1 Megapixel 1.0โ€ stacked CMOS sensor and DIGIC 8 Image processor. 4.2x optical zoom Lens (24-100mm f/1.8-2.8) with optical image Stabilizer. 4K 30P/ FHD 120P video. Turn your Canon camera into a high-quality webcam--Learn more: canon.us/livestream. Use the EOS Utility Webcam Beta Software (Mac and Windows) to turn your Canon camera into a high-quality webcam, or do the same using a clean HDMI output.

Reviews

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

Terrible, sorry and back

This camera is terrible, first of all it will overheat in all conditions. What good is a good camera to capture moments if it constantly overheats. It even overheated in the aquarium when I was in the penguin exhibit. That means the exhibit was very cold for penguins and ice cream, but that didn't matter, the camera was still overheating. The second problem is the terrible autofocus. It takes too long to concentrate, if that's even possible. There have been too many occasions where the video Iโ€ฆ

Pros
  • twinkles
Cons
  • neutral

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Total disappointment, get Sony A6400

I read the reviews and noticed that reports of problems with horrible autofocus and overheating causing the camera to shut down would be fixed with a firmware update. Firmware 1.2.0. The autofocus is really not very good. And the camera overheats in about 11 minutes of video mode, recording or not. So if you set it up the device will overheat and get Canon recommends waiting 90 minutes and trying again. Right. I called Canon support. The guy was polite but not helpful, was surprised by theโ€ฆ

Pros
  • New to my collection
Cons
  • ---

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Firmware update winner

Just saw when I saw there was a firmware update available. I like the camera so far. Yes, a dual pixel would be nice, but this is a pocket camera. As for the "problem" with focusing, firmware 1.1.0 added a second AF mode with faster focusing, similar to the Mark II and probably what many users were expecting. It focuses faster but seeks focus more than the autofocus mode the camera was released with. It's not bad and it's not worse than my Lumix G85. To be honest, I think the focus "problem"โ€ฆ

Pros
  • Brilliantly done
Cons
  • disappears

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Disappointed digital camera product

Update 11/20/19: Return of the first Mark III. Then they announced the firmware for the "Fix" autofocus, and I decided to take the camera again. The new update gives you 2 autofocus options: mode 1 (the "new" focus update) and mode 2 (the existing autofocus). The difference between the two is subtle, but Mode 1 is slightly better, but not great. The focus is soft and loses the subject randomly, even when on a tripod. I was really hoping that the update would fix the camera enough to be able toโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Miscellaneous Miscellaneous

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great camera for what it's supposed to do at an affordable price

I bought this camera as a backup camera for my smartphone. I personally hate smartphone cameras. Photos may be good, but when it comes to videos, even the iPhone leaves something to be desired. I first bought a new iPhone 11 ($1,500 purchase) for its video capabilities and triple cameras, but returned it a day and a half later. The cost of buying a Pixel 3 paired with this Canon g7x Mark 3 is cheaper than an iPhone, and the camera on it blows any smartphone camera out of the water. I boughtโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Best
Cons
  • Ugly packaging