Canon ELPH 530 HS vs Canon G16

Lets look a little more closely at the Canon ELPH 530 HS versus Canon G16, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both created by Canon. The sensor resolution of the ELPH 530 HS (10MP) and the G16 (12MP) is very similar but the ELPH 530 HS (1/2.3") and G16 (1/1.7") possess different sensor sizes.

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The ELPH 530 HS was revealed 21 months prior to the G16 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief view of how the ELPH 530 HS scores against the G16 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS and Canon PowerShot G16. The full galleries are provided at Canon ELPH 530 HS Gallery and Canon G16 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon ELPH 530 HS has got outer measurements of 86mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") along with a weight of 163 grams (0.36 lbs) while the Canon G16 has measurements of 109mm x 76mm x 40mm (4.3" x 3.0" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 356 grams (0.78 lbs).

Contrast the Canon ELPH 530 HS versus Canon G16 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the ELPH 530 HS versus the G16.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ELPH 530 HS and G16 is 95 and 85 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading specs. The visual here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the ELPH 530 HS and G16.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ELPH 530 HS using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Canon G16 will offer you extra detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older ELPH 530 HS is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.