Interview with the people who made the Canon Powershot G7 X Mark II

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At a glance:

• 20.1MP 1″ CMOS Sensor
• DIGIC 7 Image Processor
• 4.2x Optical Zoom f/1.8-f/2.8 Lens
• 24-100mm (35mm Equivalent)
• 3.0″ 1.04m-Dot Tilting LCD Touchscreen
• Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 60 fps
• Built-In Wi-Fi with NFC
• Expanded ISO 25600, Up to 8 fps Shooting
• Intelligent IS Image Stabilization
• Manual Control Ring, Time Lapse Movie

The Canon Professional Network posted a long interview with the engineers who are behind the Canon Powershot G7 X Mark II development.

From the interview:

Q: Have any other improvements to image quality been made?

Kota Terayama: Correction of diffraction blurring, even for a small aperture, has been added. DIGIC 7’s high-speed processing performance is used along with optical information for compensation. Be sure to experience this for yourself, especially in dynamic landscape shots and performance shooting!

Hideaki Yamaki: Also, the EOS Auto Lighting Optimizer (ALO) is included on this model for the first time on a compact digital camera. As the first model to be equipped with DIGIC 7, one feature of this camera is even more advanced ALO performance than on the EOS M3 mirrorless compact. This makes it possible to compensate the brightness while maintaining contrast, making it the perfect feature for photographing people in backlit scenes. Read the interview at Canon Professional Network…

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