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Canon promises unprecedented levels of control and better image quality in this second-generation model, which it trumpets as a \u2018powerhouse compact\u2019.<\/p>\nCanon promises unprecedented levels of control and better image quality in this second-generation model, which it trumpets as a \u2018powerhouse compact\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u2018This is an incredibly fast processor \u2013 14 times faster than Digic 6,\u2019 explained Canon UK product intelligence consultant David Parry at a London press briefing.<\/p>\n
Parry added: \u2018It really helps improve tracking. It also gives you improved subject detection, especially in low-contrast environments.\u2019<\/p>\n
Among the other key benefits of Digic 7 is the burst rate. <\/p>\n
Canon claims the G7 X Mark II can shoot 19 raw files at eight frames per second. The G7 X is capable of only 6.5 frames per second.<\/p>\n
Other enhancements over the original, which debuted in September 2014, include Dual Sensing IS. This aims to deliver image stabilisation equivalent to 4 stops \u2013 an improvement over the 3 stops of the older model.<\/p>\n
The G7 X Mark II uses a 20.1-million-pixel, 1in sensor and an EOS-like auto-lighting optimiser designed to improve contrast by providing \u2018natural correction while maintaining balanced brightness and darkness\u2019.<\/p>\n
Features also include an f\/1.8 4.2x zoom which, like the first model, produces the 35mm equivalent of\u00a0a\u00a024-100mm zoom.<\/p>\n
The G7 X Mark II is due out in May, priced \u00a3549.99.<\/p>\n
Canon targets videographers<\/strong> \u2028This allows settings to be changed during video recording without dial noises being picked up \u2028by the microphone. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Canon\u2019s latest premium compact camera, the PowerShot G7 X Mark II, serves as the launchpad for a new image-processing engine, the Digic 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":70818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"product-category":[],"class_list":["post-70815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photo-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nLike the Mark I version, the G7 X Mark II shoots full HD video. However, videographers should also welcome the addition of \u2028a switch beside the lens-control dial enabling the user to\u00a0select clicked or clickless operation. <\/p>\n