Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Digital Camera w/ 1 Inch Sensor, Wi-Fi & NFC Enabled, Black (3070C001)

Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Digital Camera w/ 1 Inch Sensor, Wi-Fi & NFC Enabled, Black (3070C001)

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• 5x Optical Zoom Lens (24-120mm f/1. 8-2. 8) with Optical Image Stabilizer.
• 4K 30p / FHD 120p Video.
• Pop-up EVF with 2. 36 Million Dots, Touch and Drag AF.
• 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.
• Max focal length: 120.0
• Video capture resolution: 4K UHD 2160p

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Brand : Canon
Category : Electronics,Camera & Photo,Digital Cameras,Point & Shoot Digital Cameras
Rating : 4.3
Review Count : 101

Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Digital Camera w/ 1 Inch Sensor, Wi-Fi & NFC Enabled, Black (3070C001)

• In general I really like this camera. Image quality is great and the ergonomics are mostly good. The pop up viewfinder is better than expected. But I find USB charging to be frustrating. I’m removing one star for that.If you are used to charging your camera from any available USB charger or power bank - forget that. This camera implements the USB-C Power Delivery standard. It will only receive power from other USB-C devices that support that standard. If you plug it into an older charger it will not charge. I assume this applies to the G7x mark III as well.When I got the camera I set the time and plugged it into a USB charger. When it didn’t respond I tried three more chargers. Called Canon tech support (they don’t know the answer to this). Chatted with the Amazon expert who was not able to enlighten me. Almost returned the camera. Then plugged into my 2018 MacBook Air USB-C charger and it lit right up. It also charges from the USB ports on the laptop. But none of other chargers I own will charge it.Power Delivery was designed to allow charging high power devices by negotiating the specific voltage the device wants. That is how laptops can charge over a USB-C connection. It’s great for that, but this is a small device with a tiny 3.6 volt battery. I don’t see any benefit, it just limits the options for charging. The camera doesn’t even charge particularly fast over USB.My phone also has USB-C but doesn’t use Power Delivery - it will charge from anything. I wonder if Canon could remove the requirement through a firmware update, but I don’t suppose they will. The official word from them is that you need to buy their $190 PD-E1 charger, which weighs six ounces and is nearly as big as this camera. The specs for the camera don’t mention any other options and as I said Canon tech support wasn’t aware of any either.My only other complaint so far is the image review function. On my other cameras the shot you’ve taken is displayed for a brief instant - that is not an option here. The choices are 2, 4 or 8 seconds (all far too long), hold (indefinite) or off. I would like a firmware update to fix that.As I said this is a great camera in general, but don’t throw it in your bag and go on vacation thinking you’ll be able to USB charge it unless you think about your charger situation in advance.
• The G5x ii does exactly what I wanted it to do. It\'s a great travel camera. Mine is sharp with good color and very handy to carry in a belt pouch. I\'m having no auto focus issues and it\'s fast enough. There is a shutter lag you have to get used to and it\'s hard to figure out when the actual exposure is taken. I think it\'s right away but the black out and subsequent image review lag and so you may think the exposure lags as well (I turn the beeps off and perhaps that would help - but I don\'t want beeping). Improvements could be a means of determining the exact moment of exposure I\'d like a phase auto focus system. Those are minor complaints. Most importantly, I\'m finding I\'ll take along a camera where I might otherwise say it\'s not worth carrying a huge body and lens. I turned the digital zoom off (the zoom is okay for snapshots, I guess) and auto ISO capped at 3200 (1600 is better). I normally use aperture priority and let the ISO give me an acceptable shutter speed. Exposure compensation is handy and worth learning to use. I don\'t do much video but the couple I did indicated excellent quality - you REALLY NEED a stabilizer for videos, like with any phone or camera. I gave it 4 stars but 4.5 would be more accurate. If I dropped it and it died, I\'d replace it with the same camera. It\'s too much money, frankly, but if you\'re like me and need something small, size and image quality help take away the price pain.
• I\'m totally satisfied with this 1 inch sensor camera. This price is a bit steep, but given the image quality in such a small package, I think it\'s worth the price. I do almost all my shooting without flash, and the one inch sensor in this camera captures even higher ISO images with really good quality. Works well in low light (for it\'s size). Shoots uncompressed RAW, but at the same time features great settings for auto point and shoot.
• The camera appears to be working OK but this was a purchased of a new camera, not a refurbished one. When the camera arrived there were smudge marks all over the camera and screen and all included accessories were out of their individual wrappings they were shipped in. I assume it did not come from the factory this way and was handled by someone before I received it. Hard to believe Canon would send out a new camera in the condition, or Amazon for that matter.
• I just got this a few days ago so, admittedly, I have not put it through its paces fully yet. But there are a coupla things that stand out from my short time with it:--After lugging around a 7D forever, I thought I was ready for compact, but sophisticated point-and--shoot. I landed on this camera and man, is it small. I have fairly large hands and I\'m getting the feeling this might not be for me. Too often I\'ve pushed a button unintentionally compromising a shooting opportunity.--But the REALLY big problem I have with it is manual focus. I spent WAY too much time researching for a camera that sounded attractive and within my price-point, and nowhere did I see/hear anyone talk about how awful the manual focusing procedure is (I like manual focusing!). Heck, even Canon\'s manual doesn\'t go into detail. I find it unconscionable that you have to select from the control dial on the back, select MF, and then hurry up and get it focused because if you take too long the viewfinder reverts to shoot mode and you have to go back to the control dial to select MF again so that the focus controls reappear. And even if you are facile enough to get a shot off, guess what? You have to go though the whole select MF again to get the controls back. Well, and the MF controls themselves are a joke. The whole process in unintuitive.Boy, I have to say, just writing this out makes me want to return it. Nuts.

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