Here we are comparing G16 and TX20, two Compact cameras from Canon and Sony. Canon PowerShot G16 is a Small Sensor Compact class camera and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20 is a Ultracompact class camera.
Canon G16 was introduced to the market in November 2013 and Sony TX20 was launched in February 2012. There is 21 months difference between G16 and TX20 so we don't expect to see a huge technology difference between these two cameras but it would still give an advantage to younger G16, especially in sensor tech.
This will be an interesting match up as even though these two cameras doesn't have the exact same body type, they are both ranked amongst Top 10 cameras in their classes. Canon G16 is ranked
#7 out of 263 Small Sensor Compact cameras with an overall score of 49 whereas Sony TX20 is ranked
#6 out of 155 Ultracompact cameras with an overall score of 36.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Canon G16 and Sony TX20 before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Canon G16 and Sony TX20 compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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