The competition among point-and-shoot cameras has always been a close fight between top-tier camera brands like Canon, Sony, Panasonic, and Nikon. To those who know their way well with prosumer point-and-shoots, they may even replace DSLRs.

From beginners to experts' point of view, the G7X Mark II, RX100, and LX100 are so well-equipped, they can easily take DSLRs' places.

For a clear comparison without having to strain eyes staring at photos, we'll use numerical figures from Snapsort to complete show the differences between these prosumer-level point and shoots. There are lots of differences between these cameras, but we'll save potential owners the time by pointing out the most important ones.

As we pit Canon G7X Mark II with Sony RX100 and Panasonic LX100, we'll highlight the pros, cons and a quick takeway.

Touch Screen

Canon G7X Mark II has a touch screen feature. This seems to be a standard nowadays with midrange to higher-end point and shoots. RX100 and LX100, on the other hand, doesn't have this feature. It's not a big deal breaker, but it gives Canon users a bit of leverage for getting more space for the screen and less cluttered buttons.

Flip-Out Screen

Yet not another deal-breaker, having a flip-out screen opens up more shooting possibilities. Both Canon G7X Mark II and Sony RX100 have these feature. Both their screens can be flipped by 180 degrees horizontally upwards only though. Panasonic LX100 doesn't have this feature.

Aperture and Sensor

This is where things get interesting with these three point-and-shoots. All three cameras have relatively large image sensors. With LX100 having micro 4/3s, RX100 and G7X Mark II also has large sensors in Nikon CX format. With Apertures going around f/1.7 and f/1.8, "bokeh" shots are easy to produce.

For beginners, "bokeh" is a term used for blurring out the background with the focus only on the main subject and vice versa. The larger the sensor and the smaller the aperture value is, the better this can be produced.

DSLRs have APS-C sensors which are way larger than point-and-shoots. Still, with the image produced below using the RX100, background blurring is very effective and with a bit of tweaking, it could even be better.