Canon A1300 vs Canon G12

The following is a extended review of the Canon A1300 versus Canon G12, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both are manufactured by Canon. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the A1300 (16MP) and G12 (10MP) and the A1300 (1/2.3") and G12 (1/1.7") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The A1300 was revealed 13 months after the G12 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a simple summation of how the A1300 scores versus the G12 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot A1300 & Canon PowerShot G12. The full galleries are viewable at Canon A1300 Gallery & Canon G12 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Canon A1300 has outside measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 30mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs) while the Canon G12 has specifications of 112mm x 76mm x 48mm (4.4" x 3.0" x 1.9") and a weight of 401 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the A1300 compared to the G12.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A1300 and G12 is 93 and 83 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to see the difference between sensor dimensions merely by checking specs. The pic here will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the A1300 and G12.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A1300 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Canon A1300 will give you more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos much more aggressively. The more modern A1300 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.