chipvn
Senior Member
One of the thing I noticed these days is that most of reviewers tend to look at every single camera as a professional tool and tend to overlook the original user group that they might be designed for. There are still so many people want to have a good camera that they can rely on in full Auto Mode without the need to understand what is aperture/iso/shutter speed and the full long list of menu customization. Tested both the RX100mkIII and G7X to buy one for my family and decided to get the G7X. To me the touch screen which allow amateur to select focus point in full Auto Mode is the best feature of this camera over the RX100mkIII. The more flexible zoom range is also another well regarded feature for amateur. For this user group, who care about RAW performance, frame rate, etc. I can pass the G7X to anyone and just need to tell them select the subject they want to shoot by touch the screen in Auto mode and the results are mostly fine. From my point of view, G7X is the most suitable camera for amatuer family at this moment!
Regarding to RAW and JPEG Sharpness and contrast, by default, G7X apply less sharpness/contrast in JPEG comparing to RX100III. Curiously, I've also compared RAW files (using RAW Therapee) Vs Jpeg file of G7X found out that if you apply a bit sharpness/contrast before convert to JPEG, you can easily have a more contrast and sharpness result than the camera JPEG. My family members are happily using the camera in Auto Mode with JPEG only now.
I'll share some photos from this G7X during the testing time before pass it to the family. All shot in JPEG without retouch except there might be a few photo need a bit brightness/contrast adjustment using PhotoScape.
24mm | f1.8 | 1/60s | ISO400
24mm | f4 | 1/60s | ISO125 | B&W from Camera
100mm | f2.8 | 1/400s | ISO125
Regarding to RAW and JPEG Sharpness and contrast, by default, G7X apply less sharpness/contrast in JPEG comparing to RX100III. Curiously, I've also compared RAW files (using RAW Therapee) Vs Jpeg file of G7X found out that if you apply a bit sharpness/contrast before convert to JPEG, you can easily have a more contrast and sharpness result than the camera JPEG. My family members are happily using the camera in Auto Mode with JPEG only now.
I'll share some photos from this G7X during the testing time before pass it to the family. All shot in JPEG without retouch except there might be a few photo need a bit brightness/contrast adjustment using PhotoScape.
24mm | f1.8 | 1/60s | ISO400
24mm | f4 | 1/60s | ISO125 | B&W from Camera
100mm | f2.8 | 1/400s | ISO125
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