why i won’t travel without my canon g7x mark ii (travel, vlogging, example photos/videos)

[@glenn1611]

So happy and grateful that I found this video. I’m exactly what you described, “a beginner who doesn’t have the intention to become a photographer”. I ditched my iPhone for a dumbphone and spent weeks looking for a good, simple point and shoot camera to replace it. The G7X Mark II kept popping up as a recommendation everywhere I looked so I bought one. I don’t think I shall ever take photos as beautiful as yours, but this video has been such an encouragement. Thank you and God bless.

[@tessawrice]

i think it’s great that even as someone who doesn’t have any specific photography goals you’re investing in such a great camera. it really is a special camera worth the hype because i think it allows all of us to exercise creativity without the risk of missing important moments bc of fumbling around with camera settings. now that you have your camera i recommend learning some basic composition techniques, it will absolutely level up your photographs and you’ll definitely be taking photos just like mine after a some good practice. thank you for watching!!

[@glenn1611]

@@tessawrice Yes, I absolutely will, you have inspired me. Thank you.

[@cooolinoff]

The photo of the trees at 2:54 is so stunning, it made me say 'wow' out loud! Loved the images you've taken, especially the warmer toned ones. I just received my camera yesterday and I've taken it everywhere with me and shot so many pictures already.

[@tessawrice]

thank you!! it’s a surprisingly easy camera to use considering the fact that you don’t have to put much effort other than composition into taking really beautiful photos. i’m noticing that the g7x mark ii is making a comeback and i’m here for it!! i just hope it doesn’t make them too expensive or hard to find. so glad you are enjoying your camera and thank you so much for watching!!

[@rebeccasandler9226]

you always take the most beautiful photos!

[@tessawrice]

love you sooo much my biggest fan

[@LindaJC]

Thanks for all the examples of what the camera can do! Love your work.

[@tessawrice]

thanks for watching!!

[@bdoug]

dude these images are stunninggg

[@crayons987]

I have this camera, the images are great and videos are beautiful. They have a different quality than my phone, and that draws me back to the camera over and over again

[@tomdressel5713]

I am more of a photographer than a videographer, so I primarily use my G-series cameras for photography. My first was the G3 that I bought over 20 years ago. Then I moved on to the G6, G11, G1 X, and G5X Mark II. The G5X II is similar to the G7X, but it has a pop-up evf, and a longer zoom range. In the past, I have taken both interchangeable lens cameras and a G-series camera on trips. There are times when I just want to carry a smaller camera as opposed to a bag and multiple lenses, so it is good to have that option. And I've gone on some trips with just a compact camera to travel lighter. These cameras have a good focal length range that covers most travel situations. Thanks.

[@tessawrice]

i can definitely relate with leaving cameras with interchangeable lenses home in order to travel lighter, especially trips where i am moving from city to city. thanks for watching!

[@AnjKalma]

hi tessa, i have this camera since 2 years ago and i love it - at first, but fell out of it because it is not giving me the results that i want. well, tbh, i switched vlogging using my iphone but recently i just found out that this camera can do more, i discovered that when you tweaked some of its settings (lower the iso play on white balance), it can give you fantastic photos which looks like film. i am now starting to love it again. thank you for this video, i love it!

[@tessawrice]

hi! yes, i have seen other videos posted on youtube about how you can use this camera to emulate film, which i actually have done before but through editing in post, not in camera. i'm so happy that you were able to fall back in love with your camera and find new ways to use it. it's such a great all around camera! i'm so happy you enjoyed the video and thank you so much for watching!!

[@Hoeezier]

Can you tell me the settings for this? Pleasessssee.

[@earthtonikka]

you have totally convinced me to get the Mark 2 instead of the Mark 3. thank you for the insightful video!

[@rozimelindsey8041]

thank you so much for this helpful information!!

[@shelawathyv]

Thank you so much for sharing Tessa, it was so insightful and your voice was just so chill and relaxing! Sending love from Malaysia🥰

[@tessawrice]

hi thank you so much for this comment it actually means a whole lot 🫶🏽

[@sandorszegedi6125]

excellent review of this wonderful little camera. I bought it a few days ago for travelling, biking, hiking with it instead of my bigger APSC camera. The first pictures made with it are absolutely above my expectations.

[@sableortizkimball1405]

Thank you so much for this video! I found it extremely helpful in my decision making process to buy this camera because this video does such a good job at showcasing both the photo and video capabilities without major edits and it shows a variety of different lighting, settings, and subjects! It’s wild to me how popular this camera is and how many videos are made about it yet so few of them actually provide a well rounded real life experience of it. Very much appreciate the information, as well as the eclectic array of photos, and the videos. 👏🏼

[@tessawrice]

thank you for this feedback!! i’m so happy that this video was so helpful for you. i’m definitely going to keep this comment in mind for my next video 🤍

[@LizzVisions]

Thank you for showing beautiful photos with auto mode !! So many KZbin videos keep recommending shooting in manual and doing a bunch of extra settings 😭

[@elizebithtorres61]

This is literally the exact video I was looking for! Thank you ❤❤

[@f.ninaaa]

Thank you so much, this is exactly the video i was looking for❤

[@tessawrice]

of course!!

[@bdoug]

was so tempted to buy another camera but this is making me want to figure this camera out properly. thanks for sharing

[@patrickmcfadden1689]

Nice video review, I just picked this up used 3 weeks ago and think it is awesome. I plan to travel abroad this fall and will take this to augment my M43 interchangeable lens model GX85.

[@tessawrice]

thank you!! i’m glad you’re happy with your new canon so far, i’m sure you’ll get a lot of use out of it while abroad. i’m not very familiar with m43 cameras, but they seem to be a good alternative to a heavy dslr while traveling

[@abchappell01]

That was a wonderful video presentation. I love that camera.😊

[@trussardigordon]

Thank you soo much for the organic and down to earth explanation 😌🧡

[@tessawrice]

well thank you for watching and for the feedback!!

[@albfoto]

i love your travel photography

[@tessawrice]

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@aleksandrakowalewska8790]

This review was amazing! I’m debating between PowerShot 740hs and a mirrorless camera, and am wondering how it bokeh with this camera? ❤

[@bogdanufk]

your photos are amazing!

[@tessawrice]

thank you so much!! been working on these images a looooong time :)

[@norrisahill]

Would you suggest the Sony alpha 6400 ? Or would you say the Canon GX7 ii is better for beginners specifically

[@alliblackman]

super helpful! I travel a lot every year - wish I had this when I was in Switzerland. I was between this one and the Sony rx100 vii, but that one is 1200-1300. Basically double the price and it seems that this camera is more than capable for my needs. I don't vlog and I usually use my iPhone for quick videos to edit into reels. I am really trying to do more photography and learn how to edit raw, but good to know I can still get great videos as well.

[@tessawrice]

its so tempting to buy more camera than you need, all the fancy settings and features but with travel photography i actually feel kind of hesitant to buy a more expensive camera. being that this camera comes up mountains, on beaches, and in dusty barns, i would feel a lot less comfortable risking an expensive camera in those conditions. there’s also the risk of it being stolen as well which i worry about when traveling.

[@tsian.]

What are your go-to settings? I just got this camera, and I'm playing around with it. But I love loveee how your photos turned out, so just wanted to get some tips and tricks on settings.

[@tessawrice]

my go to setting would just be shooting in auto! i honestly prefer shooting in auto with this camera because i would rather worry about exposure with my film cameras, not my digital. i also don’t find shooting in manual on a point and shoot to be worth the hassle since for me it doesn’t provide better results. much of it is editing, which i tweak exposure and colors to be more aesthetic/dramatic

[@mikaelamoisio]

Thank you for this great review

[@tessawrice]

you’re welcome, i’m glad you thought it was helpful :)

[@LarryaproudU.S.citizen]

Old camera. Have been studying this camera for months. Off and on my wish list. Arrives in a couple of days. I travel alot and this camera just looks like it will be perfect for me. The Mark 111 is nice but the overheating and slow video focus was not acceptable. The artists using this camera has produced amazing video's and photos, much better than I can do with my current equiptment in storage in the US.

[@tessawrice]

hmm i didn’t even know about the mark iii’s issues with overheating and slow focus, that’s interesting. you’ll have a lot of fun with this camera, it makes taking photos on vacation stress free and you know that you more than likely got the shot! thanks for watching!!

[@myong9]

I have a mark iii and the focus isn’t slow, you just have to do a little more by setting your focus points. As far as the overheating, I haven’t encountered that issue yet. Fingers crossed.

[@KellyPerutelli]

I have the same camera I use for KZbin and vlogging for my channel!

[@MoonbearDiedHere]

I’m caught between this camera or another ccd digicam. Great insight btw :)

[@tasneemrahim]

This is such a fun camera...i started watching KZbin back in 2015 quite alot and then decided to shoot myself. I bought the g7x mark i back then, and ALLLL the youtubers were using it then for video. Its so funny how its gone viral now. Still have my g7x and it got loaded with sand from a sandboarding trip, took a week to get it all out but works fine still. I did move onto the m50 and now fujifilm...guess in 2 years time the m50 will go viral haha.

[@tessawrice]

people keep mentioning how this camera started going viral but i never realized that creators stopped using them as frequently 😅 one of my favorite creators used this camera and when i decided i wanted to make content it was an obvious choice but now a lot of those creators don’t even use it anymore! still the best intro to content creation camera in my opinion! i’ve had my eyes on a fujifilm camera but we’ll see !

[@theeramet.a]

Good video love it 📷🎞💗

[@tessawrice]

thank you for watching!!

[@MoonBaby-qi9oo]

What other camera do you recommend? This one is discontinued😢

[@tessawrice]

@@MoonBaby-qi9oo I don’t have experience with these cameras but if I wanted to replace this one I’d be looking into the Ricoh GR IIIx, Sony ZV-1, and if I had the money to spend, the Fujifilm X100VI. If you were set on Canon then the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS would probably be my pick although I’m not sure that it performs as well as the other options or the g7x ii but most casual shooters probably wouldn’t mind!

[@leonso5358]

thank you for that video , amazing . how do you edit your photos?

[@cressidaaaaa]

I have a canon g7x mark 2 but I wasn’t sure if it would take good pictures since I only use it for vlogging too. I really wanted to know the setting I can put it on because it’s just so hard to travel with my canon 80D.

[@tessawrice]

i almost always shoot pictures with it set to auto because it just saves so much time and effort. i have yet to travel with my dslr for that exact reason, too heavy and takes up so much space

[@ApoorvBisht]

Hey! Great photos, i just bought this camera for photography. Are your sample photos jpeg or raw? Lots of editing? Or pretty straight out of cam?

[@tessawrice]

these photos are all shot in raw and have very minimal editing, mostly minor adjustments for color and exposure/contrast. thanks for watching and enjoy your new camera!!

[@GrabTheSnacks]

facts. I love my baby

[@bobuk5722]

Hi Tessa, thank you for this. I'm looking for a pocket camera I can have with me more often than the other bigger camcorders I have. I also need to shoot still photographs as well. I started photography over 60 years ago - used to develop and print my own B&W film. I moved into Super 8mm but soon found the cost of the film too much for my pocket. Digital can be expensive upfront but the running costs are much cheaper. I'm a long time Canon user - started seriously with the 35mm A1 after a Brownie Box camera, and a couple of pre-owned SLR's. Currently have the 'Classic' 5D and want to upgrade that as well. The old maxim applies - the best camera is the one you have with you. Best wishes with your channel. Liked and sub'd.

[@bobuk5722]

Hi, me again. Oh yes, the 1 inch sized sensor and associated lens will outperform a mobile phone camera and without all the very clever software manipulation that goes on in the phone. One inch is a bit of a misnomer though, the sensor is more the size of a 16 mm film gate - the dimension refers back to the diameter of the old Videcon vacuum tubes (you can tell I'm old!) used in early studio video cameras

[@tessawrice]

hi! i can’t imagine what it’s been like to watch photography evolve over the course of your years as a photographer. my great grandmother was a photographer and artists for most of her life (who lived to be 102) and she has always had a huge influence on my work, i actually shoot on her old leica flex camera which is so cool. definitely agree with the digital vs film cost differences, the upfront cost of digital is a lot less painful than the continuous (and increasingly expensive!!) film costs. and unfortunately i do not know how to develop my own film nor do i have the resources to do so, so i have to pay for every roll to be developed. as for the old maxim - i’m trying my hardest to keep that in mind every time i think about upgrading my cameras. there’s always something better out there but i’m learning to work with what i have! thank you so much for watching and subbing!! means so much

[@krisca819]

Which one do you prefer canon m200 or g7x mark ii?

[@ArrenHidalgo]

I'm a beginner to capturing photos and videos. Thanks for this video! But I'm curious about how you edit your photos and videos.

[@tessawrice]

hmmm i’m thinking that will be one of my next videos :) i use lightroom and i tweak the colors and exposure!

[@user-cm8hx8mi5m]

Did you post edit your videos?

[@caseyyjane]

Do you edit your pictures with photoshop that you take on this camera? 😊

[@tessawrice]

they are mostly all edited in lightroom mobile!

[@risingempireentertainment]

I phone 12 does great. change a few settings. Ive done journalistic work with iphone alone.

[@tessawrice]

i’ve been wanting to upgrade my iphone for a few weeks now… i have the iphone 11 and it works great but the camera has become really low quality after a few good drops :/

[@applemayteves]

I need help! I am debating between sony zve10 and this canon g7x mark2 🤔

[@tessawrice]

as much as i love this camera, i would go with the sony. you get more for your money and since its a newer camera there are a lot of features that the sony has that the canon doesn’t, especially with video. the only “downside” to the sony is the investment in lenses but there is nothing wrong with collecting a few lenses, it really just depends on what you’d like to do with the camera!

[@applemayteves]

@@tessawrice thanks for the help!

[@stephaniekulchar8609]

oh my, surprised to see the photos you took. it is so beautiful. May i ask what setting did you use on this video? is it just on auto? or on movie record mode? thanks

[@tessawrice]

thank you so much! yes this was filmed in standard on movie mode. 29.97 fps i believe and auto white balance. it is lightly color graded in fcpx though

[@spirittravels.]

How do the images compared to something like a pixel 6 pro?

[@hestia_89]

I think i need to buy this … for as beginners

[@tessawrice]

a great beginner camera!

[@alvaroasis]

Hi, any of these photos has edit? (The first photos)

[@tessawrice]

yes all of them have minor edits at least!

[@MANGO-mh8gf]

Settings please

[@malwallis2214]

how is the audio?

[@tessawrice]

i would say that audio is one of the biggest downsides to using this camera for videography. i am using the internal mic in this video so that should give you an idea of the quality but if i could change anything about this camera it would be adding an external mic input (not sure what that hole is called technically)

[@wl6279]

lol 😆 get the upgrade, the mark 3, it has an audio jack Sounds better too

[@tomprevost2477]

The Bottechelli a little over exposed Lol

[@tessawrice]

agreed!