Canon G9X Mark II Review: This is a camera that gives you the desire to photograph

[PConline evaluation] Card camera is no longer the mainstream, but there are still many manufacturers to dig deeper in this area. In the past, products that were positioned for fashion and convenience have gradually withdrawn from the stage. Nowadays, the active role of the card camera has changed into a more professional product. Canon G9X series is one of them, and now introduced the new generation of G9X Mark II, keeping the card camera body, the overall temperament has also become better. There is more progress in manipulation.

First, after the first evaluation

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Today's card camera prices have also been raised to 3,000 yuan. Coupled with a better quality sensor, intended to open the gap with mobile photography. Canon G9X Mark II is also the same direction of improvement. Using a 1-inch sensor, effective pixels are 2010 million. The shape is comparable to the previous generation. It is also a bright color retro two-tone color. More improvements lie in the internal upgrade.

The biggest improvement of the Canon G9X Mark II is the use of a DIGIC 7 image processor, which makes the entire camera's manipulation response faster and data reading and writing become more efficient. Video supports full HD video capture at 60fps. It is also a major highlight of this camera, but in general, it belongs to the previous generation of small revisions, the overall performance upgrade is not large, and even the mold is also used in the previous generation.

The design of the Canon G9X Mark II has a retro flavor and is made of a metal body, so the overall texture is very strong. Especially the brown version, the texture is more angry with books, and the color is also very literary. It is a shape that young people like.

Second, the appearance of Appreciation

The Canon G9X Mark II maintains the previous generation's body shape. The brown color matches the two colors of brown and silver. The metal body reveals a cold touch. The diamond cutting on the metal swivel ring provides good turning friction. When the gear is clear, there is a crisp metal sound and the feeling of use is very good.

On the back of the camera, the Canon G9X Mark II is occupied by most of the positions on a 3-inch touch screen. There are only four vertical buttons on the right-hand side. The holding position is small. Fortunately, the entire camera is very lightweight, so it is not because The reason for the small back support area is that the grip feels worse.

Canon G9X Mark II right side of a row of keys is mainly used to assist the use of touch screen operation, and there is no quick set of parameters of the function keys, this is a product introduced for the entry group, automatic and convenient shooting is its selling point, Say professional control is not the direction of its main push, but the touch screen with manual control ring, can still have a very efficient control experience.

Because the Canon G9X Mark II uses the same mold of the previous generation, there is nothing new to say in appearance, but the red circle on the shutter key and turntable is very eye-catching, and it is also a bright spot on the appearance of this camera. The finishing touch to the dragon.

The pop-up flash is used for flashing upright and cannot be adjusted after bouncing.

The Canon G9X Mark II uses the NB-13L battery, which has enough capacity to allow the camera to continuously shoot 300-400 photos. It is enough for a day's travel photo recording. The memory card supports SDXC type memory cards and common card cameras. The same configuration is used.

Interface Canon G9X Mark II only provides a USB data interface and HDMI interface, is a card camera common interface configuration.

Third, Canon G9X Mark II proofs Appreciation

Aperture: F4.9 Shutter: 1/32 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F3.5 Shutter: 1/32 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F5.6 Shutter: 1/64 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F2.8 Shutter: 1/128 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F4.9 Shutter: 1/512 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F4 Shutter: 1/1024 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F5.6 Shutter: 1/1024 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F5.6 Shutter: 1/512 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F2.2 Shutter: 1/256 sec ISO: 160 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F11 Shutter: 1/32 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F3.2 Shutter: 1/8 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F4.9 Shutter: 1/32 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

The color performance of the Canon G9X Mark II will be brighter than that of a single-lens reflex camera or a single-electric camera, so the effect of direct film output is also very beautiful. The power of the optical image stabilization feature is very powerful. It supports hand-held shooting when most shutter speeds are insufficient. In the picture, the shutter speed of only a few low-light photos is only about 1/30s, and you can still take clear pictures.

2, low light shooting

Aperture: F4.5 Shutter: 1/8 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F4.5 Shutter: 1/32 sec ISO: 800 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F2 Shutter: 1/128 sec ISO: 200 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F3.5 Shutter: 1/128 sec ISO:200 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F4.9 Shutter: 1/8 sec ISO:800 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F2 Shutter: 1/16 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F3.2 Shutter: 1/32 sec ISO: 640 (Click to view original image)

Aperture: F8 shutter: 1/1 sec ISO:125 (Click to view original image)

In addition to the night scenery above the proofs, the other photos are hand-held shots, in the case of a low shutter speed, the Canon G9X Mark II can still shoot a stable picture, which is very rare. In addition, another upgrade point of DIGIC 7 is that the automatic white balance is more accurate in the ability of color reproduction, and the effect of shooting under most complicated color temperatures is more reliable, and there is no unpleasant feeling of color cast. And support RAW late adjustment, to get more colorful photos, is not a difficult task.

Four, Canon G9X Mark II Features Reviews

1, manual control ring, touch screen

The biggest highlight of the Canon G9X Mark II operation is the use of the swivel ring in conjunction with the touch screen to provide a quick and easy control feel. The manual control loop can set quick adjustment of multiple parameters, the touch screen can quickly switch options, and the overall control feels good. It is also very high, and it feels very similar to the use of many professional cameras.

2, adjustable file format

The surprising thing about the Canon G9X Mark II is that the file format supports RAW format and JPG format mix and match. This feature is common on professional cameras. However, Canon's entry-level SLR cameras have only one option, RAW+JPG, and cannot use different sizes of JPG and RAW formats. This point was also discovered when the 77D was evaluated some time ago. To know that many times to take pictures using the RAW format, JPG is only set for easy preview and does not require full size. The features that are not implemented on this entry-level SLR camera are implemented on the card camera. You are not surprised at this.

Five, Canon G9X Mark II sensitivity test

The following screenshot shows the red box as shown above

Canon G9X Mark II uses a 1-inch sensor, so the performance will certainly not be too bad, the sensitivity test results can be seen, the ISO1600 below the picture quality performance is good, the grainy sense is not obvious. Above ISO1600, white noise increases, but color noise is not much, and there is only a little color noise at ISO12800. For everyday use, you can use the automatic ISO function with confidence. Because of the small aperture at the telephoto end, it is necessary to cooperate with high-sensitivity to photograph a place with poor light environment.

Sixth, PConline evaluation room summary

1, looks bright style
2, RAW late adjustable space
3, multi-function swivel easy to use
4, the price is reasonable

Although the Canon G9X Mark II did not have many improvements, it also improved the shortcomings of this series. The updated sensor brings a better use experience, and also improves the output of the photo performance, the color becomes more accurate, and the perception is better. Can also launch the card camera, in itself is a sincere, Canon as a video maker, or leave a glimmer of hope for the entry consumer market.

This product is priced at 3,000 yuan, for the card camera, the price is high, but the 1 inch sensor card camera is 3,000 yuan start, Canon G9X Mark II is already considered among the entry models. Therefore, the competitiveness of the card camera is still quite strong. However, the biggest opponent it has to face is the mobile phone. Although it has been made very light, it is still a secondary option for portable devices. Whether people can bring one camera out of the cell phone is the most important part of the challenge.

1, looks bright style
2, RAW late adjustable space
3, multi-function swivel easy to use
4, the price is reasonable