Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

With a 1.0 type sensor, bright f/1.8-2.8 Canon lens and superior DIGIC 7 processing this pocket-sized, large sensor compact offers DSLR-like creativity in both stills and Full HD movies

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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Superb shots in any light

Enjoy beautiful, crisp, clear shots in any light thanks to HS System, which combines a 1.0-type back-illuminated 20.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor with the superior processing power of DIGIC 7

Technical Specifications

IMAGE SENSOR
Type
1.0 type back-illuminated CMOS

Effective Pixels
Approx. 20.1M (Aspect ratio 3:2) ¹

Effective / Total Pixels
Approx. 20.9M

Colour Filter Type
Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type
DIGIC 7

LENS
Focal Length
8.8 – 36.8 mm (35 mm equivalent: 24 – 100 mm)

Zoom
Optical 4.2x
ZoomPlus 8.4x
Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter approx. 1.6x or 2.0x ¹)
Combined approx. 17x

Maximum f/number
f/1.8-f/2.8

Construction
11 elements in 9 groups (1 double sided aspherical lens, 1 single sided aspherical UA lens, 1 single sided aspherical lens and 1 UD lens)

Image Stabilisation
Yes (lens shift-type), approx. 4-stop ¹.
Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic IS & Auto Level

FOCUSING
Type
TTL

AF System/ Points
AiAF (31-point, Face Detection or Touch AF with Object and Face Select and Track), 1-point AF (any position is available or fixed centre)

AF Modes
Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE ¹, Touch AF

AF Point Selection
Size (Normal, Small)

AF Lock
Yes, via customisable buttons

AF Assist Beam
Yes

Manual Focus
Yes, plus MF Peaking

Focus Bracketing
Yes

Closest Focusing Distance
5 cm (Wide) from front of lens
40 cm (Tele) from front of lens

EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering modes
Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot

AE Lock
Yes

Exposure Compensation
+/- 3 EV in 1/3 stop increments
Auto Lighting Optimizer
ND Filter (3-stop) On / Auto / Off ¹

AEB
1/3 – 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments

ISO sensitivity
125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800 ¹
AUTO ISO: 125 – 12800 (possible to set Max. ISO speed and rate of change)

SHUTTER
Speed
1 – 1/2000 s (factory default)
1/8 – 1/2000 s (Movie Mode)
BULB, 15 – 1/2000 s (total range – varies by shooting mode) ¹

WHITE BALANCE
Type
TTL

Settings
Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Kelvin Settings, Custom 1, Custom 2
White Balance Compensation
White Balance Compensation in Underwater mode Colour adjustment in Star mode

COLOUR MATRIX
Type
sRGB

LCD MONITOR
Monitor
Tilt type 7.5 cm (3.0″) Touchscreen LCD (TFT). 3:2 aspect ratio. Approx. 1,040,000 dots. Capacitive type, sRGB colour reproduction

Coverage
Approx. 100%

Brightness
Adjustable to one of five levels.
Night Display Mode available

FLASH
Modes
Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro

Slow Sync Speed
Yes. Fastest speed 1/2000 s

Red-Eye Reduction
Yes

Flash Exposure Compensation
+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE, Safety FE

Flash Exposure Lock
Yes

Manual Power Adjustment
3 levels with internal flash

Second Curtain Synchronisation
Yes

Built-in Flash Range
50 cm – 7.0 m (W) / 40 cm – 4.0 m (T)

External Flash
Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

SHOOTING
Modes
Smart Auto (58 scenes detected), Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, Hybrid Auto, SCN (Portrait, Self-Portrait, Panning, Star (Star Portrait, Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Portrait, Star Time-Lapse Movie), Handheld Night Scene, High Dynamic Range, Oil Painting Effect, Water-Painting Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Background Defocus, Soft Focus, Grainy B/W, Underwater, Fireworks), Standard Movie, Short Clip, Manual Movie, Time-Lapse Movie, iFrame Movie

Photo Effects
Picture Styles (Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined x3 (Sharpness (Strength, Fineness, Threshold), Contrast, Color Saturation, Color Tone, Filtering Effect, Toning))

Drive modes
Single, Auto Drive, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer

Continuous Shooting
Approx. 8.0 shots/s for up to 19 frames in RAW and 30 frames in JPEG
with AF: Approx. 5.4 shots/s for up to 46 frames in JPEG
¹²

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION
Image Size
3:2 – (RAW, L) 5472 x 3648, (M) 3648 x 2432, (S1) 2736 x 1824, (S2) 2400 x 1600
4:3 – (RAW, L) 4864 x 3648, (M) 3248 x 2432, (S1) 2432 x 1824, (S2) 2112 x 1600
16:9 – (RAW, L) 5472 x 3072, (M) 3648 x 2048, (S1) 2736 x 1536, (S2) 2400 x 1344
1:1 – (RAW, L) 3648 x 3648, (M) 2432 x 2432, (S1) 1824 x 1824, (S2) 1600 x 1600
In-camera RAW processing & Resize available

Compression
RAW, Fine, Normal

Movies
(Full HD) 1920 x 1080, 59.94 / 50 / 29.97 / 25 / 23.98 fps
(HD) 1280 x 720, 29.97 / 25 fps
(L) 640 x 480, 29.97 / 25 fps

Movie Length
(Full HD & HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min 59 s ¹
(L) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour ²

FILE TYPES
Still Image Type
JPEG compression (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF ver. 1.1 compliant), RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), RAW+JPEG

Movies
MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo)]
iFrame

DIRECT PRINT
Canon Printers
Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge

PictBridge
Yes (via USB or Wireless LAN)

OTHER FEATURES
GPS
GPS via Mobile (linked to a compatible smartphone)

Red-Eye Correction
Yes, during shooting and playback

My Camera / My Menu
My Menu customisation available

Intelligent Orientation Sensor
Yes

Histogram
Yes

Playback zoom
Yes

Self Timer
Approx. 2, 10 s or Custom

Menu Languages
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Spanish, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi, Malay, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Hebrew

INTERFACE
Computer
Hi-Speed USB dedicated connector (Micro-B compatible)

Other
HDMI Micro (Type-D) Connector

Computer/Other
Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only), with Dynamic NFC support ¹

MEMORY CARD
Type
SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS Speed Class 1 compatible)

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM
PC & Macintosh
Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1 ¹
Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11
For Wi-Fi connection to a PC:
Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1
Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10
For Image Transfer Utility:
Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1
Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11

SOFTWARE
Other
CameraWindow DC
Map Utility
Image Transfer Utility
Camera Connect app available on iOS and Android devices

Image Manipulation
Digital Photo Professional for RAW development

POWER SOURCE
Batteries
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-13L (battery and charger supplied)

Battery life
Approx. 240 shots

A/C Power Supply
Charging via USB available with Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E ¹ or other typical USB charging methods

ACCESSORIES
Cases / Straps
Soft Case DCC-1880
PowerShot Accessory Organizer

Waterproof / Weatherproof Case
Waterproof Case (40m) WP-DC55

Flash
Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

Power Supply & Battery Chargers
Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E
Battery Charger CB-2LHE
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-13L

Other
Interface cable IFC-600PCU

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Operating Environment
0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity

Dimensions (WxHxD)
105.5 x 60.9 x 42.0 mm

Weight
Approx. 319 g (including battery and memory card)