I like the Canon G7 X, one of the company's 1-inch sensor enthusiast compacts -- the one without the viewfinder -- but that model just can't keep up when it comes to speed. Given that its successor, the G7 X Mark II, is fundamentally the same camera (albeit with some important enhancements), it's not surprising that I like the Mark II as well. But while the $700 (£570, AU$950) camera improves on the earlier model in some respects, the admittedly better performance still lags in places.
Performance improvements raise the G7 X Mark II's grade to excellent, as long as you're not looking for a lot of frills.
The Canon PowerShot G7 X II is nicely designed with good photo quality for its class; and improves noticeably over the earlier model.
Still lags behind the competition with respect to features and some aspects of performance.