This is how it works with my 6D too- which uses a completely different app. WiFi is set and forget on the camera, and everything is done on the app.

The G1 X II was a pretty decent overall update to the G1 X, though it uses a Canon sensor that's much like their APS-C DSLR sensors, and thus isn't as impressive as similarly-sized Micro 4/3rds sensors; it's probably roughly as good as the Sony 1" sensor used in the G7 X and a raft of Sony and Panasonic cameras…

A basic response is this- given that photographers understand that the best camera is the one you have, most endeavor to have a good camera on their phone, and most use them! When you consider that computer monitors top out at 2MP on average and that most images displayed on them are through social media, cellphone…

Well, you might not put a 580EX on it, but the 90EX would work well, and could be used as a wireless flash commander to boot. You could also just use wireless triggers, or use a PC adapter to trigger strobes or what have you.

Also, Canon could have added connectivity for the EVF that they produced for the G1X II. Not…

Would have been really nice if Canon had included the accessory shoe from the G1X II, so that the G7 X could be used with Canon's excellent range of flashes as well as the EVF-DC1 electronic viewfinder:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1030…

If you look at the price progression of the RX100-series over time, you could expect the price of this camera to drop pretty quickly in the next year or so with the introduction of it's replacement.

The camera might even compensate for that, since it can be done for stills.

For those interested in the Samsung MicroSD for photography uses (or other uses that need high sustained write performance) the Samsung appears to keep up with Sandisk's Extreme Pro cards.

No idea what it takes to get Michael (or whoever) to approve posts...

The scenario exists where the generals in charge would execute the orders- and it might even be warranted, depending on the details of the situation- but one would expect the people around the President to be questioning his fitness if such an order were given.

That's exactly the point- if you don't need what the 7D II and Canon's lens system offers, there are plenty of other choices that are likely better to suit your needs. I'd add a 7D II to my 6D, for example, but I definitely wouldn't trade!

Quite a few 'field' photographers have started adding Sony A7Rs alongside Canon TS lenses and/or medium/large format lenses with T/S adapters for that very reason!

As slerch666 said above, go mirrorless. For dedicated video on a budget, Panasonic's GH3/GH4 are the bee's knees. You'd have to spend thousands more to exceed the video quality that these cameras can natively record :).

The X100-series are great cameras and the source of some of my personal Fuji envy, but if you want to keep up with fast kids with a smaller package you're probably going to want to look at something from Sony, either one of their 'RX' 1" sensor cameras or their (formerly) NEX series, something in the Micro 4/3s range,…

One of the larger issues with shooting 4k is that sensors have to be designed to capture it and read it out, processors have to be able to compress it, and storage interfaces (or HDMI transmitters) have to be able to handle the associated bandwidth.

Suffice it to say that while the internals in the 7D II are more…

I gave my sister a T1i and the kit lens along with the 55-250, a generally light but capable setup. When I let her handle my 60D and 15-85 or 70-300 at the time, she stated that she much preferred her lighter setup!

Agreed- Both Canon's SL1 and now Nikon's D3300 show how small and light a conventional DSLR can be. And while the OVF on these cameras may be limiting (they're smaller and use pentamirrors instead of pentaprisms), there's no technical reason that a modern full-frame sensor couldn't be shoehorned into a body that size!

Generally, Sony's EVF implementation has more pluses than minuses, particularly when it comes to landscape photography and focusing with manual lenses, especially at wider apertures. It's only when one gets a few seconds to track and frame a shot with moving subjects and action sequences that being a fraction of a…

...and completely incapable of the type of shooting for which the 7D II was designed. Still a nice mirrorless camera though!

Neither the A7 (or A7R or A7S) nor the XT-1 (or X-Pro 1 etc.) have access to the wealth of lenses that the 7D II does, including stacks of the best lenses made for the type of shooting that the 7D II was designed for- and they're all L-glass!

(and you're talking out of your ass about some 'ES-N' connection)