Testseek.com have collected 101 expert reviews of the Canon PowerShot G16 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon PowerShot G16.
October 2013
(81%)
101 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(89%)
249 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
The image quality is good
With an excellent dynamic range. The camera is responsive and a pleasure to hold and use
With fast autofocus. The large aperture lens is excellent.
The Canon PowerShot G16 produces very good photos in bright light
And the fast lens
Optical viewfinder
And relatively streamlined design make it nice to use. Plus
It finally delivers solid continuous shooting
Solid build quality
Small size
F/1.8 lens
Fast performance
Full manual control
Raw format shooting
Builtin WiFi
The editors didn't like
The lack of manual and software is annoying. The slip of paper that passes for a quick start guide sends the user to the home page of the Canon corporate web site. After that you are on your own
Burrowing through layers of interweb stuff looking for the
A mediocre Wi-Fi implementation
No articulated LCD
And lack of manual controls while shooting video are among the ways in which the G16 lags behind the competition. And other cameras deliver better photos in low light
Almost as many features asa DSLR, Excellent build quality
LCD doesn't tilt
The PowerShot G16 is a compact workhorse camera that's hard to beat. It has a rock-solid build quality, a DSLR-like feature set, and great-looking picture quality.This story, "Canon PowerShot G16 review: Compact camera with DSLR-like controls" was origina...
Almost as many features asa DSLR, Excellent build quality
LCD doesn't tilt
The PowerShot G16 is a compact workhorse camera that's hard to beat. It has a rock-solid build quality, a DSLR-like feature set, and great-looking picture quality....
By Kyle Schurman As with many camera manufacturers, Canon has looked for ways to give enthusiast photographers the ability to have a relatively thin digital camera that provides more photography power than what's typically found in thin point-n-shoot m...
AF speed vastly improved, Increased continuous frames per second (JPEGs at 12.5fps vs 10fps in G15), Solid build and ergonomic, comfortable feel, Excellent f/1.82.8 5x optical zoom lens, Advanced photographic features, including PASM dial and RAW capture,
LCD screen not articulated, Larger design makes it not very pocketable, Optical viewfinder not very accurate, RAW burst shooting still slow, WiFi is clunky to setup & no remote shooting capabilities, No builtin GPS
Canon's ever-popular G-series enthusiast compact cameras gets a speed boost and Wi-Fi with the PowerShot G16. The new DIGIC 6 processor provides a welcome increase to autofocusing speed and frames per second shooting. The G16 features the same fast f/1.8...
Abstract: Stepping up in the compact spectrum are cameras that tend to be aimed at photographers who want full photographic control. Good low-light performance, the ability to shoot Raw, and accessible manual controls make these compacts a viable portable alternati...
Abstract: Stepping up in the compact spectrum are cameras that tend to be aimed at photographers who want full photographic control. Good low-light performance, the ability to shoot Raw, and accessible manual controls make these compacts a viable portable alternati...
Performance; Image Quality; Build Quality; Features
Fixed LCD screen; Incremental improvements on predecessor
The PowerShot G16 further reinforces the position of Canon's G-series as the standard by which all other advanced compacts must be judged. It is fast, light, easy to use, exceptionally well made, packed with features and offers excellent image quality ...
The Canon PowerShot G16 is a rather modest update of last year's G15 camera, principally making things faster and adding wi-fi connectivity, focus peaking and some new shooting modes into the now familiar mix. We like the faster auto-focus and burst shoo...
Published: 2013-10-22, Author: Kevin , review by: dxomark.com
Canon has improved the image quality over the earlier G15 by quite a margin, however their rivals haven't been idle either. Even so, at $549, it has a very tempting spec, good build and is an ideal option for reportage style photography and visual note ta...
