Canon PowerShot G7 X review

We take a look at Canon's new small compact camera with a big sensor

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Canon Powershot G7 X

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As part of our image quality testing for the Canon PowerShot G7 X, we've shot our resolution chart.

Click here to see a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

Raw

ISO 125

Full ISO 125 image, see 100% crops below.

ISO 125

ISO 125, Score: 26 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 200

ISO 200, Score: 26 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 400

ISO 400, Score: 26 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 800

ISO 800, Score: 24 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 1600

ISO 1600, Score: 22 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 3200

ISO 3200, Score: 22 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 6400

ISO 6400, Score: 18 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 12800

ISO 12800, Score: 18 Click here for full resolution image

JPEG

ISO 125

ISO 125, Score: 28 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 200

ISO 200, Score: 26 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 400

ISO 400, Score: 26 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 800

ISO 800, Score: 26 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 1600

ISO 1600, Score: 24 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 3200

ISO 3200, Score: 24 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 6400

ISO 6400, Score: 20 Click here for full resolution image

ISO 12800

ISO 12800, Score: 20 Click here for full resolution image

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