Both Canon G16 and Panasonic ZS50 have 12.0 MP resolution sensors but Canon G16's sensor is 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ) and Panasonic ZS50's sensor is 1/2.3 (6.17 x 4.55 mm ).
Since Canon G16's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Panasonic ZS50.
Below you can see the G16 and ZS50 sensor size comparison.
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Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Canon G16 and Panasonic ZS50 Cameras
As seen above, Canon G16 has a 1.5x Larger sensor area than Panasonic ZS50. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Canon G16 and Panasonic ZS50 sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, G16 has scored 54, 10 points higher than ZS50.
| Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
|
Canon G16 |
54 |
21.0 bits |
11.7 Evs |
230 ISO |
|
Panasonic ZS50 |
44 |
20.0 bits |
11.2 Evs |
138 ISO |