Canon PowerShot
G7 X Mark III
price: £699 / $749
Canon has added more for vloggers, but the PowerShot
G7 X Mark III still has plenty to interest photographersAlthough Canon primarily aimed
the PowerShot G7 X Mark II at
photographers, it was a huge hit with
vloggers because of its excellent autofocus
(AF) system, 24-100mm (equivalent) f/2.8-
1.8 lens, image stabilisation, and the flip-up
screen that can be viewed from in front of the
camera. Canon has looked to build on these
features for the Mark III version and make it
even more attractive to vloggers.
Arguably the most significant upgrade that’s
been made is that the G7 X Mark III is capable
of recording 4K video – the Mark II tops out at
Full HD. And, in a refreshing change for Canon,
there’s no change in the cropping when you
switch to video or 4K mode, so you’re able
to maintain the same framing. Also, in what’s
likely to be a very popular move, there’s a
3.5mm mic port, so you can connect an
external mic and record better audio.
Perhaps the biggest surprise, however, is
that the PowerShot G7 X Mark III enables
you to stream live video to YouTube. Once
you have made the connections and given
the necessary permissions, it’s very easy to
stream direct to your channel. You’ll need to
keep an eye on the network signal to maintain
a smooth feed, but the quality is very good.In addition, it’s possible to send images
direct from the camera to Twitter, Flicker,
Google Drive and email, as well as Canon’s
Irista and iMAGE GATEWAY. However, you
can’t currently share to Facebook because of
its security policy.
It’s also possible to extract stills from the
4K footage in-camera. This is easy to do, and
you don’t need to select a special mode like
on Panasonic cameras. Instead, you just need
to tap the image grab icon when playing back
the video.
In a first for Canon, the G7 X III has a
stacked-design CMOS sensor, and the
20.1MP, one-inch device is coupled with the
latest DIGIC 8 processing engine to enable
continuous shooting rates of up to 30fps.
The camera is fronted by the same 24-
100mm equivalent lens as the Mark II, and
it’s a nice range for everyday photography,
with a bright aperture for shooting in low light
and controlling depth of field a little. Helpfully,
there’s an ND filter built in, which cuts out
around 3EV of light and is available for both
stills and video.
Although the three-inch, 1.04 million-dot
screen on the back of the camera is good, we
found ourselves wishing for a viewfinder inAbove
Nice detail
There’s a good level of
detail for a one-inch
type sensorBelow
popping colours
Colours generally look
good from the camera’s
default settingsLive
Streaming
The PowerShot G7 X
Mk III can live stream to
YouTube. You just need to
create an account with Canon
iMAGE GATEWAY and input
your channel’s details. When
connected to a network in
video mode, select live
stream videoreviews
Canon PowerShot
G7 X Mark III
price:£699/$749
Canonhas added more for vloggers, but the PowerShot
G7XMarkIIIstillhasplentytointerestphotographersAlthoughCanonprimarilyaimed
thePowerShotG7XMarkIIat
photographers,itwasahugehitwith
vloggersbecauseofitsexcellentautofocus
(AF)system,24-100mm(equivalent)f/2.8-
1.8lens,imagestabilisation,andtheflip-up
screenthatcanbeviewedfrominfrontofthe
camera.Canonhaslookedtobuildonthese
featuresfortheMarkIIIversionandmakeit
evenmoreattractivetovloggers.
Arguablythemostsignificantupgradethat’s
beenmadeisthattheG7XMarkIIIiscapable
ofrecording4Kvideo–theMarkIItopsoutat
FullHD.And,inarefreshingchangeforCanon,
there’snochangeinthecroppingwhenyou
switchtovideoor4Kmode,soyou’reable
tomaintainthesameframing.Also,inwhat’s
likelytobeaverypopularmove,there’sa
3.5mmmicport,soyoucanconnectan
externalmicandrecordbetteraudio.
Perhapsthebiggestsurprise,however,is
thatthePowerShotG7XMarkIIIenables
youtostreamlivevideotoYouTube.Once
youhavemadetheconnectionsandgiven
thenecessarypermissions,it’sveryeasyto
streamdirecttoyourchannel.You’llneedto
keepaneyeonthenetworksignaltomaintain
asmoothfeed,butthequalityisverygood.Inaddition,it’spossibletosendimages
directfromthecameratoTwitter,Flicker,
GoogleDriveandemail,aswellasCanon’s
IristaandiMAGEGATEWAY.However,you
can’tcurrentlysharetoFacebookbecauseof
itssecuritypolicy.
It’salsopossibletoextractstillsfromthe
4Kfootagein-camera.Thisiseasytodo,and
youdon’tneedtoselectaspecialmodelike
onPanasoniccameras.Instead,youjustneed
totaptheimagegrabiconwhenplayingback
thevideo.
InafirstforCanon,theG7XIIIhasa
stacked-designCMOSsensor,andthe
20.1MP,one-inchdeviceiscoupledwiththe
latestDIGIC 8 processing engine to enable
continuous shooting rates of up to 30fps.
The camera is fronted by the same 24-
100mm equivalent lens as the Mark II, and
it’s a nice range for everyday photography,
with a bright aperture for shooting in low light
and controlling depth of field a little. Helpfully,
there’s an ND filter built in, which cuts out
around 3EV of light and is available for both
stills and video.
Although the three-inch, 1.04 million-dot
screen on the back of the camera is good, we
found ourselves wishing for a viewfinder inAbove
Nicedetail
There’sagoodlevelof
detailforaone-inch
typesensor
Below
poppingcolours
Coloursgenerallylook
goodfromthecamera’s
defaultsettingsLive
Streaming
The PowerShot G7 X
Mk III can live stream to
YouTube. You just need to
create an account with Canon
iMAGE GATEWAY and input
your channel’s details. When
connected to a network in
video mode, select live
stream videoreviews