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Canon PowerShot G7 X Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot G7 X
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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot SX730 HS Digital Camera
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Sony a6000 Digital Camera
Sony a6000
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Sensor size0.52 in
N/A
N/A
0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors21.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx
N/A
25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx20.3 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
3:2
Max resolution5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px5184 x 3888 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
N/A
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
ProcessorDIGIC 6DIGIC 7DIGIC 6BIONZ X
Image sensor format
N/A
N/A
N/A
Advanced Photo System type-C

Image

ISO
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyesyes
N/A
yes
ISO minimum12512580100
ISO maximum1280012800320051200
Maximum image resolution5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px5184 x 3888 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets88
N/A
10
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Lamp
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
Custom white balanceyesyes
N/A
yes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEGEXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyesyes
Image stabilization typeOpticalOptical
N/A
No
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 4:5
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
N/A
RAW
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
25600
N/A
51200
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
AEB/HDR support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom4.2 x4.2 x40.0 x4.4 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture1.82.83.336
Maximum aperture1.81.83.33.5
Focal length equiv24 - 10024 - 10024 - 960
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManua
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • AI Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Normal focus range1.97 in1.97 in
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
Auto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyesyes
Macro focus range1.97 in1.97 in0.39 in
N/A
Number of focus points1319125
Image stabiliserOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Filter threadnonono
N/A
Folded opticsnonono
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yesyesyes
Saturation adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Lens mount
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sony E
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.07 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5x
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
N/A
179
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.17 in
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
N/A
25

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD TFT
Display aspect ratio3:23:24:3
N/A
Screen dots10400001040000922000921600
Touch screenyesyesnono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
N/A
yes
ViewfinderNoneNoneNoneElectronic
Flip-out screennoyesyesno
Second display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.39 in
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.07 x
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
N/A
-4 - 3
Eye relief
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.83 in
Separate info display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Scene
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
Minimum shutter speed40.0 s1.0 s15.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
N/A
yes
Aperture priorityyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Exposure compensation plus33
N/A
5
Exposure compensation minus-3-3
N/A
-5
Expousure compensation steps1/31/3
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyesyes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
N/A
yes
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash range77
N/A
6
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashnono
N/A
yes
Continuous drive6.5 fps8.0 fps
N/A
11.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Underwater
N/A
  • Close-up
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportnonono
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
1/2000 sec1/3200 sec1/4000 sec
AE EV steps
N/A
1/3
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
AE frames
N/A
3
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Continuous shooting
N/A
N/A
noyes
Camera shutter type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Electronic
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Flash sync speed
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/160s
External flash connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
N/A
TTL
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
11.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
N/A
N/A
11.0 fps
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 3.0±EV

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formatsMP4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
PAL H
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps59.95 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps
N/A
29.97 fps60.0 fps
Camera playback
N/A
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
50.0 min.
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
N/A
Stereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
N/A
Mono
Voice recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Audio systemStereo
N/A
StereoStereo
Supported audio file formatsAACAACAACAAC
Built-in speakers
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompactSLR
Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Environmentally sealednononono
Body material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Aluminum-magnesium
Anti-dust system
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight9.84 oz10.37 oz9.74 oz10.02 oz
Width4.06 in4.15 in4.33 in4.72 in
Height2.38 in2.4 in2.51 in2.62 in
Depth1.59 in1.66 in1.57 in1.78 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1111
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)210240250720
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyesyesyes
N/A
Number of batteries supported1111
AC adapter includedyes
N/A
YY
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
1250.0 mAh
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
3.6 V
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5 h

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicroMicroMicro
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Headphone portnono
N/A
no
Microphone portnono
N/A
yes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Built-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyes
N/A
yes
Smartphone remote supportyes
N/A
N/A
yes
PictBridgeyesyesyesno
NFCnoyesyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Bluetoothnonoyesyes
AV outputyesnoyes
N/A
USB port
N/A
yesyesyes
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB BMicro-USBMicro-USB B
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.1
Firewire
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
GPSnoyesnono
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyes
DLNA certifiednonono
N/A
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
N/A
no
Languages supportMultiMultiMulti
N/A
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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