{"id":3250,"date":"2014-09-15T07:04:59","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T07:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/blog\/?p=3250"},"modified":"2020-12-09T09:19:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T09:19:04","slug":"canon-g7x-future-star-underwater-compacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/blog\/news\/new-camera-releases\/canon-g7x-future-star-underwater-compacts","title":{"rendered":"Canon G7X &#8211; Future star of Underwater Compacts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/canong7x-inline.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-fCWDAhkw\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3338 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/canong7x-inline.jpg\" alt=\"canon g7x\" width=\"660\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/canong7x-inline.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/canong7x-inline-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First photos and specs of the <strong>Canon G7X<\/strong> have been leaked, and it seems that Sony RX100 series might have met its match.<\/p>\n<p>The G7X is designed as a high-end compact camera, following the successful S100,S110 and S120 series which were all very popular for underwater photography and also combining the G1X and G1X MII.<\/p>\n<p>It is quite clear that Canon have released the G7X in order to compete with the Sony RX100 MIII.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE (Dec 2014)<\/strong>: Curious to see how it matches up to the RX100 III?<br \/>\nCheck out this post: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/blog\/new-camera-releases\/best-underwater-compact-canon-g7x-vs-sony-rx100-iii#.VIck0THF-So\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">G7X vs RX100 III<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Top specs of the G7X include: (source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canonrumors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canon Rumors<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc outside none; padding-left: 15px;\">\n<li>Sensor 1 inch 20MP CMOS sensor<\/li>\n<li>Lens conversion 24-100mm F1.8-2.8<\/li>\n<li>Intelligent optical Image Stabilizer<\/li>\n<li>Video 5-axis camera shake correction<\/li>\n<li>DIGIC6<\/li>\n<li>AF is 31 points. Allows Touch AF<\/li>\n<li>LCD monitor tilting. 1.04 million dots. Touch panel<\/li>\n<li>Built-in flash<\/li>\n<li>Exposure compensation dial<\/li>\n<li>Control ring<\/li>\n<li>ND filter built-in<\/li>\n<li>Video Full HD 60p. Stereo<\/li>\n<li>Manual video control<\/li>\n<li>Wi-Fi Built-in. NFC. The remote control function with smartphone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Judging from these specs, we can safely assume that all leading manufacturers will have a housing ready for it as soon as possible, and this might be one of the leading bundles for underwater photography in the next 1-2 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Oct 28th UPDATE<\/span>: Ikelite have just announced\u00a0a housing for the G7X! It is available for pre-order <a href=\"http:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/id3234-ikelite-6146-07-housing-4-canon-g7x.html\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jan 7th UPDATE<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/nauticam\">Nauticam<\/a> NA-G7X housing now available! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/id3453-nauticam-17318-housing-4-canon-g7x.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get it here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March 10th UPDATE<\/span>: Fantasea G7X Housing now available for Pre-Order! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/id3536-fantasea-1395-housing-4-canon-g7x.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get it here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Canon G7X camera is available now for pre order at $699 and should start shipping on October 20th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First photos and specs of the Canon G7X have been leaked, and it seems that Sony RX100 series might have met its match. 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