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Finally, a competitor to the Sony RX100 series. I've been comparing the Canon G7X to my Sony RX100 for a couple of days. Here are some of my observations: * Sony is slightly less thick and weighs a bit less. But both are definitely pocketable. * Contrary to a review I read on Dpreview, the autofocus on the G7X is very fast...faster (more responsive) than the one on the RX100. I suspect Dpreview may have gotten a defective sample. But this one is lightning fast outdoors, and indoors. Even in fairly low light, the autofocus never hunted. It always snapped into focus instantly. * shot to shot using JPEG is also very fast. I reeled off a dozen continuous shots with no slow down at all. Switch to RAW and the camera slows down considerably. It spends about 1 second to save the RAW file before letting you get another shot off. * The G7X has an automatic lens cover which retracts when you turn it on, and closes when you turn the camera off. *. The Dial around the lens can be customized for the feature you want. But not all features can be assigned the dial around the lens. But it lets you assign ISO, MR, WB, Zoom, DR Correction, Shadow Correct, Aspect Ratio and Custom. I left it on the Default which changes the feature depending on the shooting mode. * You can also set the Ring Func button on the back. I set mine to metering more (Evaluative, Center, Spot). You can also assign a feature to the movie Record button. But I left mine on Record. * At first glance Picture Quality appears fairly similar to the Sony RX100, which means it is excellent. (But see the update below of direct comparisons of same subject using JPEGs) At this level of picture quality there is little need to carry a DSLR. Thankfully, the G7X does not have the noise characteristic of the G1X Mark II (don't know what Canon was thinking of on that one). * To my eyes the Canon lens is a bit sharper in the corners than the one on the Sony RX100. The Macro shot of the marigold shows off the sharpness. * G7X has a nice touch screen. You can use it to point to the object you want to be in focus. It is very precise. You can also set it to take the picture when you touch the screen (again focusing on the point you touch). It is kind of fun, but I'm not used to taking pictures this way yet. Or, you can turn off the touch feature altogether. *Annoyances: the wifi button is too easy to press even though it is recessed. So when putting the camera in my pocket or in a nifty case I have, it is too easy to accidentally turn on the camera by pressing the recessed wifi button. I haven't read the manual yet. So I need to check to see if it can be disabled. The Record button can also be turned on by accident. (But don't they all). Overall a superb pocketable camera. I'll try to add to the review after I've used the camera more and read the manual. Update October 31 ================== I did some extensive comparison JPEG shots between the Canon G7X and the Sony RX100. These were all taken on a cloudy day. I took shots at ISO 200, 400 and 800. In shot after shot the Sony was better exposed, showed more clarity and less noise. I was surprised at how much the difference is. You may get different results shooting RAW. But if you shoot JPEG, you are going to get better pictures shooting with the original RX100. I don't mean to take away from the excitement of the Canon G7X because it is an excellent camera. I'll try to post some comparison shots so you can see what I mean. Right now I can't find the "add photo" button.