Canon G15
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vs Canon G16
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What’s good about the Canon PowerShot G16

Best price
$399
  • Significantly cheaper street price $399 vs $680
  • Has longer exposure available 250 seconds vs 15 seconds
  • Newer camera October 2013 vs September 2012
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 24fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 12 shots per sec vs 10 shots per sec
  • Has HDR on-board G15 does not have HDR
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities G15 does not have Wi-Fi

What the Canon G15 and Canon G16 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 12.4 oz vs 12.6 oz
  • Similar Body sizes 20 in³ vs 20 in³
  • Similar sensor resolutions 12.1 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 43 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 922k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 12800 ISO
  • Similar optical zoom range 5.0×
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Similiar flash recycle times 10 seconds
  • HDMI port
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Canon G15 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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