Review
Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
PowerShot G16
Canon
Catalogue announcement:

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.
Manufacturer specifications
- Camera Effective Pixels (Max.)
- Approx. 12.1 million pixels
- Lens Focal Length
- 5x zoom: 6.1 (W) — 30.5 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) — 140 (T) mm)
- Available values in [Tv] or [M] mode(sec.)*
- 250, 200, 160, 125, 100, 80, 60, 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 15, 13, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3.2, 2.5, 2, 1.6, 1.3, 1, 0.8, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/13, 1/15, 1/20, 1/25, 1/30, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/80, 1/100, 1/125, 1/160, 1/200, 1/250, 1/320, 1/400, 1/500, 1/640, 1/800, 1/1000, 1/1250, 1/1600, 1/2000, 1/2500, 1/3200, 1/4000 * In [Tv] mode, shutter speeds of 20 seconds or slower are not available.
- Available values in [Av] mode*
- f/1.8, f/2.0, f/2.2, f/2.5, f/2.8, f/3.2, f/3.5, f/4.0, f/4.5, f/5.0, f/5.6, f/6.3, f/7.1, f/8.0 * Depending on the zoom position, some aperture values may not be available.
- Dimensions (Based on CIPA Guidelines)
- 108.8 x 75.9 x 40.3 mm (4.28 x 2.99 x 1.59 in.)
- Weight (Based on CIPA Guidelines)
- Approx. 356 g (approx. 12.56 oz.; including the battery pack and memory card) Approx. 314 g (approx. 11.08 oz.; camera body only)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
A catalogue year identifies the year held in the source dataset. Announcement dates and retail months are labelled separately. Specifications can vary by region, firmware and recording mode; use the linked manufacturer documentation for those conditions.
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