Canon G7 X
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vs Sony RX10
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What’s good about the Canon PowerShot G7 X

Best price $528
  • Weighs a little bit less than the RX10 10.7 oz vs 12.7 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 15 in³ vs 74 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $528 vs $798
  • Newer camera October 2014 vs November 2013
  • Wider angle lens 8.8mm vs 24.0mm

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10

Best price
$798
  • 100% more battery life 420 shots vs 210 shots
  • Has longer exposure available 30 seconds vs 1 seconds
  • Longer optical zoom 8.3× vs 4.2×
  • Quicker Flash Recycle Time 3 seconds vs 10 seconds
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 720p 30fps
  • Has HDR on-board G7 X does not have HDR
  • Has panorama image capture G7 X does not have panorama
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities G7 X does not have Wi-Fi
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector G7 X does not
  • Has an External Mic jack G7 X does not

What the Canon G7 X and Sony RX10 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 20.2 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 116 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 1040k dots vs 1228k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 12800 ISO
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • HDMI port
  • RAW capture
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Canon G7 X and the Sony RX10

  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing

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