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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Portability
    2. Build Quality
    3. Body
    4. In The Box
    5. Ergonomics & Comfort
    6. Viewfinder
    7. Screen
    8. Menu System
    9. Built-In Lens
    10. Sensor
    11. Battery
  5. Photo General
    1. Photo Shooting Speed
    2. Photo AF-C Tracking
    3. Photo AF-C Center Point
    4. Photo Image Stabilization
  6. Photo Image Quality
    1. Photo RAW Dynamic Range
    2. Photo RAW Sharpness
    3. Photo RAW Noise
  7. Pictures Sample Gallery
    1. The Skate Park Picture
    2. The Polish Church Picture
    3. The Studio Picture
    4. The Stairway Picture
  8. Video General
    1. Video Features
    2. Audio
    3. Video File Format And Compression
  9. 4k Video
    1. 4k Video Frame Rate
    2. 4k Video Internal Recording
    3. 4k Video Autofocus Performance
    4. 4k Video Quality
    5. 4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect
  10. Full HD Video
    1. FHD Video Frame Rate
    2. FHD Video Internal Recording
    3. FHD Video Autofocus Performance
    4. FHD Video Quality
    5. FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect
  11. Video Image Quality
    1. Video Dynamic Range
    2. Luminosity Patch Detection
  12. Storage And Connectivity
    1. Storage
    2. Inputs / Outputs
  13. Comments

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III vs Sony ZV-1

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III
Sony ZV-1

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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Picture
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Variants

  • Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III (Black)
  • Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III (Silver)
  • ZV-1 (Black)
  • ZV-1 (White)

Our Verdict

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III

Sony ZV-1

The Sony ZV-1 and the Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III perform similarly. They're both compact cameras with 1-inch sensors that are similar in size and build quality. Though the Canon doesn't have a fully articulated screen like the Sony, you can still flip its screen up to face you for vlogs, and it has a more intuitive menu system with touch navigation. The Canon's built-in lens also has a slightly longer max focal length, giving you a bit more reach. That said, while the Canon can shoot uncropped 4k video, the Sony offers more frame rate options in 1080p and has a more effective autofocus system.

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Main Differences for
Travel Photography

Threshold 

0.10

Travel Photography 

7.6
7.4
No major differences between these cameras for travel photography. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Portability 
 

9.0
9.0

Portability Picture  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Portability Picture
Sony ZV-1 Portability Picture

Height 
 

2.5" (6.4 cm)
2.4" (6.0 cm)

Width 
 

4.3" (11.0 cm)
4.2" (10.6 cm)

Depth 
 

1.6" (4.0 cm)
1.7" (4.4 cm)

Volume 
 

17.2 in³ (281.6 cm³)
17.1 in³ (279.8 cm³)

Weight 
 

0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
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Build Quality 
 

7.0
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Build Quality Picture
Sony ZV-1 Build Quality Picture
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Body  

Body Picture  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Body Picture
Sony ZV-1 Body Picture

Body Type 
 

Point and Shoot
Point and Shoot

Water Resistance 
 

No
No

Mirrorless 
 

Yes
Yes

Rugged 
 

No
No

Hot Shoe 
 

No
Yes

Customizable Button 
 

Yes
Yes

Command Dial 
 

2
1

Tripod Mount 
 

Yes
Yes

Lens Mount 
 

No Lens Mount
No Lens Mount

Built-In Flash 
 

Yes
No

Fastest Shutter Speed 
 

1/2,000 s
1/2,000 s
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In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III In The Box Picture
Sony ZV-1 In The Box Picture
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Ergonomics & Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Hand Grip Picture  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Hand Grip Picture
Sony ZV-1 Hand Grip Picture

Hand Grip: Small Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Medium Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Large Hand 
 

No
No

Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand 
 

No
No
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Viewfinder 
 

EVF Menu Picture  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III EVF Menu Picture
Sony ZV-1 EVF Menu Picture

Viewfinder Type 
 

No Viewfinder
No Viewfinder

Advertised Coverage 
 

N/A
N/A

Advertised Resolution 
 

N/A
N/A

Advertised Magnification 
 

N/A
N/A

Screen 
 

8.6
8.6

Screen Picture  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Screen Picture
Sony ZV-1 Screen Picture

Screen Articulation Type 
 

Tilt And Flip
Fully-Articulated

Screen Max Brightness 
 

970 cd/m²
740 cd/m²

Advertised Resolution 
 

1.04 million dots
0.92 million dots

Size 
 

3.0" (7.6 cm)
3.0" (7.5 cm)

Touchscreen 
 

Yes
Limited
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Menu System 
 

9.0
6.5

Screen Menu Picture  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Screen Menu Picture
Sony ZV-1 Screen Menu Picture

Guide Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

App Name 
 

Canon Camera Connect
Imaging Edge Mobile
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Built-In Lens 
 

6.5
7.0

Aperture Vs Focal Length  

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Maximum Aperture 
 

1.8 - 2.8
1.8 - 2.8

Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

f/4.9
f/4.9

Minimum Focal Length 
 

8.8 mm
9 mm

Maximum Focal Length 
 

37 mm
26 mm

Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

100 mm
70 mm

Optical Image Stabilization 
 

Yes
Yes

Light Falloff Picture  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Light Falloff Picture
Sony ZV-1 Light Falloff Picture

Luminance 
 

80.4%
78.7%

Light Falloff 
 

42.9%
62.4%
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Sensor 
 

Sensor Type 
 

Stacked CMOS
Stacked BSI CMOS

Advertised Effective Pixels 
 

20.1 MP
20.1 MP

Processor 
 

DIGIC 8
BIONZ X

Sensor Size 
 

1-inch
1-inch

Extended ISO Minimum 
 

N/A
80

Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO) 
 

125
125

Native ISO Maximum 
 

12,800
12,800

Tested Firmware 
 

1.20
Ver. 2.0.1
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Battery 
 

4.8
5.6

Battery Type 
 

Canon NB-13L
Sony Np-BX1

USB Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Delivery While Recording 
 

No
Yes

Advertised Battery Life In Photo 
 

235 photos
260 photos

Tested Battery Life In Video 
 

63 min
51 min
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Photo General

Photo Shooting Speed 
 

8.4
7.7

Low Speed Continuous 
 

4 fps
4 fps

High Speed Continuous 
 

16 fps
24 fps

Silent Shooting Continuous 
 

16 fps
24 fps

Raw Buffer Size 
 

78 Photos
80 Photos

JPEG Buffer Size 
 

155 Photos
174 Photos

Buffer Empty Time 
 

13 s
58 s
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Photo AF-C Tracking 
 

0.0
5.6

Autofocus Tracking Shots  

tracking-run-01-01
Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

N/A
42%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

N/A
59%
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Photo AF-C Center Point 
 

10
10

Autofocus Center Point Shots  

center-point-run-01-01
Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01
center-point-run-01-01
Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

100%
100%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

100%
100%
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Photo Image Stabilization 
 

6.6
6.6

Stabilization Slideshow  

Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved 
 

1/30 s
1/30 s

In-Body Image Stabilization 
 

No
No
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Photo Image Quality

Photo RAW Dynamic Range 
 

7.1
6.5

Dynamic Range Scene  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Dynamic Range Scene
Sony ZV-1 Dynamic Range Scene

Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

9.4 f-stops
8.6 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time 
 

7.5 f-stops
7.4 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time 
 

6.2 f-stops
6.1 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time 
 

5.4 f-stops
5.1 f-stops
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Photo RAW Sharpness 
 

8.1
6.7

Sharpness Scene Crop  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Sharpness Scene Crop
Sony ZV-1 Sharpness Scene Crop

MTF Graph  

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Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

1,814 LW/PH
1,455 LW/PH

Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

1,842 LW/PH
1,465 LW/PH
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Photo RAW Noise 
 

6.2
6.2

Noise Scene Crop  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Noise Scene Crop
Sony ZV-1 Noise Scene Crop

Noise Vs Exposure Time  

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SNR 18% At 1/8 Exposure Time (125 ms) 
 

32.4 dB
32.3 dB

SNR 18% At 1/30 Exposure Time (33 ms) 
 

28.0 dB
28.1 dB

SNR 18% At 1/125 Exposure Time (8 ms) 
 

23.0 dB
22.7 dB

SNR 18% At 1/500 Exposure Time (2 ms) 
 

17.5 dB
18.1 dB
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Pictures Sample Gallery

The Skate Park Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Skate Park   

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Sample Gallery - Skate Park
Sony ZV-1 Sample Gallery - Skate Park

JPEG Skate Park Picture  

RAW Skate Park Picture  

The Polish Church Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Church  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Sample Gallery - Church
Sony ZV-1 Sample Gallery - Church

JPEG Polish Church Picture  

RAW Polish Church Picture  

The Studio Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Studio  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Sample Gallery - Studio
Sony ZV-1 Sample Gallery - Studio

JPEG Studio Picture  

RAW Studio Picture  

The Stairway Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Stairway  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Sample Gallery - Stairway
Sony ZV-1 Sample Gallery - Stairway

JPEG Stairway Picture  

RAW Stairway Picture  

Video General

Video Features  

Full HD Video 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Video 
 

Yes
Yes

6k Video 
 

No
No

Clean HDMI Output 
 

Yes
Yes

Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI 
 

Not Advertised
Not Advertised

Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI 
 

N/A
N/A

Log Picture Profile 
 

No
Yes

Recording Light  
 

No
Yes
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Audio  

Audio Test Sample 
 

Audio Recording 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Microphone Level Display 
 

No
Yes
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Video File Format And Compression  

MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

Yes
No

MP4 H.265 / HEVC 
 

No
No

MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
No

MOV H.265 / HEVC 
 

No
No

AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
Yes

All-I Compression 
 

No
No
4k Video

4k Video Frame Rate 
 

8.5
6.0

240 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

120 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

60 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

30 fps In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes, with a Crop

24 fps In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes, with a Crop

4k Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1 x
1.12 x
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4k Video Internal Recording 
 

5.3
4.9

Bitrate Maximum In 4k 
 

120 Mbps
96 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In 4k 
 

120 Mbps
56 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In 4k 
 

4:2:0
4:2:0

Bit Depth In 4k 
 

8 Bit
8 Bit

Record Time Limit In 4k 
 

10 min
5 min

Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k 
 

7
7
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4k Video Autofocus Performance 
 

7.0
9.0

4k Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In 4k 
 

8.0
9.7

4k Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In 4k 
 

6.6
7.9

Face Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In 4k 
 

No
Yes
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4k Video Quality 
 

6.3
7.3

4k Sample Low Light Video  

Low Light Capability In 4k  

6.0
7.0

4k Test Scene Extract  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III 4k Test Scene Extract
Sony ZV-1 4k Test Scene Extract

Test Scene Extract In 4k  

6.5
7.5
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4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

5.9
5.9

Rolling Shutter Video in 4k  

4k Rolling Shutter 
 

6.7°
6.7°
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Full HD Video

FHD Video Frame Rate 
 

9.5
9.5

240 fps In FHD 
 

No
No

120 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

60 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

30 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

24 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

FHD Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1 x
1 x
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FHD Video Internal Recording 
 

7.6
8.3

Bitrate Maximum In FHD 
 

60 Mbps
93 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In FHD 
 

30 Mbps
14 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In FHD 
 

4:2:0
4:2:0

Bit Depth In FHD 
 

8 Bit
8 Bit

Record Time Limit in FHD 
 

30 min
780 min
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FHD Video Autofocus Performance 
 

6.6
9.8

Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In FHD 
 

7.3
10

FHD Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In FHD 
 

6.4
9.5

Face Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In FHD 
 

No
Yes
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FHD Video Quality 
 

4.7
6.6

FHD Sample Low Light Video  

Low Light Capability In FHD  

5.0
6.0

FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD
Sony ZV-1 FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD

Test Scene Extract In FHD  

4.4
7.1
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FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

8.2
6.2

Rolling Shutter Video in FHD  

FHD Rolling Shutter 
 

2.0°
6.0°
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Video Image Quality

Video Dynamic Range 
 

6.4
8.1

Video Dynamic Range Waveform  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Video Dynamic Range Waveform
Sony ZV-1 Video Dynamic Range Waveform

Video Dynamic Range Slideshow  

Strict SNR Max Dynamic Range 
 

9.33 stops
6.39 stops

Lenient SNR Max Dynamic Range 
 

9.33 stops
9.33 stops

Background Floor Max Dynamic Range 
 

9.33 stops
15.30 stops

Luminosity Patch Detection 
 

5.4
8.4

Luminosity Patch Detection Chart  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Luminosity Patch Detection Chart
Sony ZV-1 Luminosity Patch Detection Chart

Above Middle Gray 
 

3.38 stops
5.33 stops

Below Middle Gray 
 

8.26 stops
10.21 stops
Storage And Connectivity

Storage  

Card Slot Picture  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Card Slot Picture
Sony ZV-1 Card Slot Picture

Card 1 Slot 
 

SD Card UHS-I
SD Card UHS-I

Card 2 Slot 
 

No 2nd Card Slot
No 2nd Card Slot
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Inputs / Outputs 
 

7.5
7.8

Input Picture  

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III Input Picture
Sony ZV-1 Input Picture

USB 
 

USB-C
Micro USB

HDMI 
 

Micro (Type D)
Micro (Type D)

Headphones 
 

No
No

Microphone 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth 
 

No
Yes
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