Canon 100D vs Canon G16

Lets look a bit more closely at the Canon 100D and Canon G16, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Canon. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the 100D (18MP) and G16 (12MP) and the 100D (APS-C) and G16 (1/1.7") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 100D was brought out 4 months prior to the G16 and they are of a similar generation. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Canon 100D being a Compact SLR camera and the Canon G16 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise summary of how the 100D scores against the G16 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS 100D and Canon PowerShot G16. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon 100D Gallery and Canon G16 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon 100D comes with outer dimensions of 117mm x 91mm x 69mm (4.6" x 3.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Canon G16 has proportions of 109mm x 76mm x 40mm (4.3" x 3.0" x 1.6") along with a weight of 356 grams (0.78 lbs).

Analyze the Canon 100D and Canon G16 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the 100D against the G16.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the 100D and G16 is 73 and 85 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to envision the gap between sensor dimensions merely by going over specs. The image here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 100D and G16.

All in all, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 100D due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon 100D will offer you extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively.