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I like the canon g7x one of the company's $700 enthusiasts compacts you know the one without the viewfinder but it just can't keep up when it comes to speed given that the g7x mark 2 is fundamentally the same camera I'll be lit with some important enhancements it's not surprising that I like the mark 2 as well the performance is noticeably better although it still lags in some ways I'm Laurie Brennan and this is the canon powershot g7x mark to welcome changes include a grip a switch on the front to silence the otherwise clicky control ring and a selfie friendly flip up display that can also tilt down it inherits picture styles canons image controls from higher-end models including the new fine detail mode that helps a little doesn't help as much as it does on the ATD though there's now Wi-Fi and NFC and the Canon Connect app works pretty well and it offers a reasonable set of remote shooting and downloading controls still not the go-to camera for tons of features or filters though photo quality is a little better overall as well especially in low-light keeping up with other one-inch sensor compacts like Sony's rx 100 series its biggest hold up is when it needs to process images such as taking a couple of consecutive non burst shots or to do HDR however it does start up a little faster than the big-name competitors and it's fast enough for slowish action such as the occasional kid pet or jump shot