ladies and gentleman boys and girls welcome back to London now as the title of this video
will have already told you today I'am going to be unboxing my new camera a Canon G7x mark
2 that I use for making YouTube videos well I've diversified now on other platforms making
social media videos I'am replacing my current vlogging camera the G7x mark 1 with the mark
2 this needs replacing I'll tell you why in a moment I'am filming this on a Canon S120
which was my previous vlogging camera to that what I'am going to do is unbox this and tell
you why I bought it and compare it physically to that so if you one of my regular subscribers
and interested in life here in London this may be of no interest to you and I'll see
you in the next video however if you make videos or your thinking about making videos
or you just want some insight into behind the scenes yeah hopefully this will give you
some insight into what I use and why I use it and if your in the market for a new camera
for making YouTube videos whether the Canon G7x mark 2 is a suitable camera for you or
it might be unsuitable for you based on what you see all I'am going to do is unbox it and
compare it physically to the mark 1 and tell you why I bought it so there won't be any
test footage this is all going to be filmed on a Canon S120 I'am going to make a separate
video for test footage because it gets a little bit confusing using three different cameras
that I've got so yeah separate videos for test footage I will tell you why I bought
it watch my future videos if you want to see test footage from the camera if you want to
see test footage of the G7x mark 1 watch my previous videos all my videos have in the
description below them the camera used and probably link to a video like this reviewing
it in some way so yeah first things first lets dive into the box so I'll bring you a
little bit closer so you can see exactly what you can expect in the box if you buy one OK
my Canon G7x mark 1 is on the right on the left in the box is the G7x mark 2 so I'am
going to compare them both physically I'am hoping the batteries are identical because
then I've got a spare OK while I unbox this G7x mark 2 let me explain why I choose this
camera out of all the many cameras available right now maybe your considering purchasing
a vlogging camera maybe your just interested in some behind the scenes to making these
videos either way it will give you some insight and maybe answer some questions you might
have picking the perfect vlogging camera for you is almost always going to be a compromise
of some sort depending on the types of video you make and that is regardless of the cost
and then once you bring the money into the equation there are going to be even further
compromises three key points are the physical size of the camera the quality of the footage
and sound and the cost in terms of size of general vlogging cameras there are effectively
three choices excluding special kit like Go-Pros and drones etc so the smallest being a phone
then compact cameras and consumer video cameras are the mid sized and then at the large end
of the scale you have pro cameras Dslr and high spec video cameras if you film indoors
or with the camera on a tripod the size of the camera is less important but if you travel
and vlog hand held like I do it is a bigger consideration I want the smallest camera possible
with the highest quality phones are great and I use my phone for live video but the
image quality and image stabilisation is better on a compact camera and even better again
on a DSLR or high spec video camera I walk and talk in crowds so a DSLR with a huge mic
is not practical for me and neither is having a camera person to film me so for me right
now compact cameras like the G7X are perfect they are a perfect compromise between the
quality of a DSLR and being nearer the pocket size of a phone the G7X is pushing the limits
of being pocket size it only really fits comfortably in my coat pocket as I said I do vlog live
on my phone if your starting out definitely get started on your phone I have to stabilise
the footage within YouTube after filming which crops it a little bit and makes it wavy in
places but that is better than the raw shake you get the audio is not too bad either they
are getting better all the time I've got a two year old phone right now the latest phones
are good enough for making YouTube videos if you add a mic and a stabilising gimbals
handle you'll be half way to a high end compact camera so I use compact cameras because they
are an improvement over phone footage less so an improvement over the audio the audio
of compact cameras is not great but it is an improvement and still a reasonable size
for me to walk and talk to for quite a fair distance without feeling like I've just arm
wrestled someone and lost so the next consideration after size is image and audio now the best
image is really a matter of personal opinion which is why there are so many different cameras
available and no overwhelming winner when it comes to the best vlooging camera you need
to pick the camera with results you like the most I like the Canon's that's not entirely
true every manufacturer seems to have different presets in terms of the raw image or video
colour saturation shadows the brightness the sharpness and all of that now in many instances
you can adjust it and you can certainly colour grade the footage or images after but I don't
often have time to colour grade videos I wish I did but I don't so for me I think Leica
camera images look the best so ideally I'd get a Leica camera but they focus mainly on
still photography and the video image stabilisation looks terrible right now Panasonic have cameras
with Leica lenses again they look phenomenal for stills or video on tripods but hand held
the focus and stabilisation is not as good as the Sony or Canon compacts the two main
manufacturers dominating the YouTube vlogging market right now are Sony and Canon both for
compact cameras and the bigger pro cameras for me the images look very similar Sony have
a cooler image Canon are slightly warmer image and I prefer the warmer Canon look if your
colour grading the Sony might be better for you it might be a better option Sony always
look better on spec sheets but the footage usually looks almost identical from comparable
models right now Sony offer 4k in the RX100 model directly competing with the G7x mark
2 but it doesn't film long enough for me to use and when you use 4k other aspects are
reduced I'd like 4k I'd love 4k but the RX100 will not film long enough for my videos right
now so for me right now the choice really boils down to the latest Sony RX100 or the
latest Canon the latest G7x I personally prefer the warmer look of Canons to the cooler tone
of the Sony so it is a bonus that the Canon costs less the auto focus has always been
criticised since day one of these cameras its not perfect its still not perfect if anything
the better these cameras get the worse it gets because the footage gets better and better
so it is becoming more noticeable if your out if or when your out of focus but ultimately
for me the choice between Sony and Canon came down to nothing more than the preferred raw
colour the tone of the footage other than that it is hard to tell them apart the biggest
difference in footage from the G7x mark 1 and the G7x mark 2 is and increase in the
depth of field on the mark 2 it looks phenomenal it does process faster so the auto focus is
improved and it adapts faster in changing light situations however as I said earlier
the improvements in image and depth of field go against the auto focus when it gets it
wrong the main thing is turn the touch screen function off if your vlogging hand held I
use a handle and I use a small tripod as a handle I'll show you that in a moment and
still I still turn the touch operation off it prevents you accidentally using touch screen
focusing either way if your choosing between the Sony RX100 and the Canon G7x your going
to film amazing footage good enough to watch on a big screen TV the auto focus will not
always be perfect but even when it go's wrong it will be usable for most YouTube vlogs the
thing is with YouTube unlike other platforms the audience in the main is pretty negative
and critical absolutely everything except the actual footage and sound quality unless
you set your channel out as a film maker and cinematographer and then you'll be told all
your footage and all your audio is rubbish the quality and the gear used it is the main
thing creators concern themselves with and the main thing people worry about but it is
the very thing this very unforgiving audience seem in general to care the least about I
only upgraded from the G7X mark 1 to the mark 2 because my mark 1 was on its last legs the
mark 2 is an improvement but I would still run my mark 1 into the ground before upgrading
in the hopes maybe the mark 3 or something comes along it is not a big enough jump to
warrant the expense OK the G7x mark 2 does have a lot more features than the mark 1 but
here is the thing with compact cameras almost all of those features are for still photography
not video lets just compare the mark 1 and the mark 2 physically almost identical they
feel very similar the great thing is they both use the same battery which is a bonus
for me because now I've got more spare batteries the main difference is the screen articulates
a little bit more than the mark 2 I've already used the G7X mark 2 and I would recommend
it is it the perfect video camera no but right now it is the perfect camera for me to make
YouTube videos it is a compromise it is better quality visually than a phone the audio is
pretty good it gets better outdoors with a micro muff but that's a different story it
is not an inexpensive camera but it is considerably less than a DSLR camera and lenses it is easier
to use and it is a fraction of the size but the DSLR or high end video cameras will give
you a better image the choice of lenses gives you greater scope and the biggest improvement
with DSLR's is the option of external microphones for improved audio here you can see the little
Manfrotto tripod I use a s a handle these cameras are compact cameras but they are still
pretty big it is quite difficult to manoeuvre them without the risk of dropping them so
yeah I definitely recommend getting one of those handles I'll make a separate video about
that why I got one and why I use it OK if you would like to see test footage of the
G7X mark one watch previous videos and vlogs to this one if you would like to see test
videos of the G7X mark 2 later videos and vlogs the camera used will always be in the
description of the video Toodles!