Both Fujifilm XF1 and Canon G16 have 12.0 MP resolution sensors but Fujifilm XF1's sensor is 2/3-inch (8.8 x 6.6 mm ) and Canon G16's sensor is 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ).
Since Fujifilm XF1'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 Canon G16.
Below you can see the XF1 and G16 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Fujifilm XF1 has a 1.4x Larger sensor area than Canon G16. 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
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It 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. Fujifilm XF1 and Canon G16 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that G16 has a better overall score of 54, 5 points higher compared to XF1's score of 49.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Fujifilm XF1 |
49 |
20.5 bits |
11.2 Evs |
199 ISO |
Canon G16 |
54 |
21.0 bits |
11.7 Evs |
230 ISO |