Canon G16 vs Sony H70

Lets take a closer look at the Canon G16 versus Sony H70, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by rivals Canon and Sony. There is a significant difference among the sensor resolutions of the G16 (12MP) and H70 (16MP) and the G16 (1/1.7") and H70 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The G16 was brought out 2 years later than the H70 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting into a in depth comparison, here is a brief summary of how the G16 matches up against the H70 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot G16 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon G16 Gallery and Sony H70 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon G16 has external dimensions of 109mm x 76mm x 40mm (4.3" x 3.0" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 356 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Sony H70 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. The following is a front view size comparison of the G16 compared to the H70.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the G16 and H70 is 85 and 93 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to envision the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through technical specs. The visual here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the G16 and H70.

As you can tell, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The G16 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony H70 will render more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more modern G16 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.