Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II vs. Canon PowerShot SX70 HS

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II and Canon PowerShot SX70 HS. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II vs. Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Height 5.79 cm 9.09 cm
Width 9.8 cm 12.7 cm
Depth 3.13 cm 11.66 cm
Weight 182 g 576 g
Weight Details Camera only: 182 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 206 g
Camera only: 576 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 608 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver -
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 3x 65x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic Mode) Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Enhanced Dynamic Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Image Processor DIGIC 7 DIGIC 8
LENS Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 10.2 - 30.6 mm - f/2.0-4.9 - zoom Zoom lens - 65x zoom - 3.8 - 247 mm - f/3.4-6.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm 21 - 1365mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 5 cm 0 m
Macro Focus Range 5cm -
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 6 elements 11 groups / 15 elements
Features Aspherical lens, UA lens UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Auto Focus AiAF TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 31 9
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
ISO (Max) 12800 3200
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 125-6400 ISO auto (100-800), ISO 100-3200
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, fireworks, panning, star nightscape, star trails, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait -
Special Effects Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Background defocus, Fireworks, Standard, Fine Detail -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec -
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 920,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 6 m (wide lens)
0.5 m - 2.4 m (tele lens)
0.5 m - 5 m (wide lens)
2 m - 2.5 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Digital Video Format H.264, iFrame, AVC H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 32 GB SDHC 32 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included Yes Yes
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5472 x 3072
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2736 x 1536
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 3248 x 2432
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2432 x 2432
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 1600 x 1600
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2432 x 1616
JPEG 2432 x 1368
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2736 x 2736
JPEG 1824 x 1824
Video Capture 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
1280 x 720 - 30 fps
640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.9 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Battery Type Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion
Details Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 235 shots
Photo shooting - 315 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 5 hours
Photo shooting - 325 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 255 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 405 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 6 hours
Video recording - 85 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 3.9 frames per second, 5.3 frames per second, 8.2 frames per second, 8.1 frames per second 5.7 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 2 frames per second (3MP)
Additional Features Camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, digital tele-converter, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, HS System, HDR image enhancement technology, Time-Lapse recording, GPS via mobile Built-in speaker, auto power save, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, Zoom Framing Assist, Smart AUTO, primary colour filter, GPS via mobile
OTHERS Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Included Accessories Battery charger, carrying case, wrist strap Battery charger, lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, lens cap strap
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years Limited warranty - 2 years
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