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Not happy with G16 as an upgrade

Started Oct 9, 2013 | Polls thread
Dale Buhanan Veteran Member • Posts: 4,280
Re: Not happy with G16 as an upgrade

tron555 wrote:

Feudal1 wrote:

RX100: 29-105mm f/1.8-f/4

G16: 28-140mm f/1.8-f/2.8

A great lens with an outdated, low efficiency sensor does not make give you great IQ!

According to a recent email from Chuck Westfall, the G16 does not use the same sensor as the G15, but rather uses a new BSI-CMOS sensor instead, which is likely manufactured by Sony, since Canon does not have BSI capability.  (See the last few posts in this thread.  http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52031522

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