Canon S120
Premium Compact Camera
 vs Canon G16
Premium Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot S120

Best price $379
  • Weighs a little bit less than the G16 7.65 oz vs 12.6 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 10 in³ vs 20 in³
  • Slightly cheaper street price $379 vs $399
Find out more about the Canon PowerShot S120

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot G16

Best price
$399
  • 157% more battery life 770 shots vs 300 shots
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector S120 does not
Find out more about the Canon PowerShot G16

What the Canon S120 and Canon G16 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 12.1 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 43 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 922k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 12800 ISO
  • Both cameras are the same age October 2013
  • Similar optical zoom range 5.0×
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Similiar flash recycle times 10 seconds
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 60fps
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 12 shots per second vs 12 shots per second
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • RAW capture
  • Wi-Fi

What’s missing from both the Canon S120 and the Canon G16

  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No flip out viewscreen
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