Canon PowerShot G16

Canon India has launched PowerShot G16, the company's latest compact camera, at Rs 34,995. The compact camera features a DIGIC 6 processor for relatively lower shutter lag, and a new 12.1MP High Sensitivity CMOS sensor. 

It can shoot Full-HD(1080p) video at 60p. Canon claims that the high speed AF improves focus speed by shooting 12.2fps continuous shooting in full resolution and 5.7fps with AF.
The PowerShot G16 features a zoom range of 5x, with a focal range of 28mm-140mm and this is expandable to 10x using Canon's new ZoomPlus feature. The company claims that the camera's f/1.8 (W) - f/2.8/ (T) lens performs well in low light, for creating soft backgrounds with shallow depth-of-field.

Another focus on the G16 is the star shooting mode, where a user can shoot pictures and videos of the night skies. The modes are Star Nightscape, Star Time Lapse Movie and Star Trails. There are new improved filters, and the new Background Defocus feature helps to produce the 'Bokeh' effect, which is creating blurs in the background to produce an aesthetic effect on the picture in the foreground. The manner in which it is done, is by taking two photos. The background is then blurred digitally according to the levels desired by the photographer.

The HDR (High Dynamic Range) mode, introduced in 2010, has been improved with five new levels, Natural, Art Standard, Art Vivid, Art Bold, and Art Embossed, added to it. The Wi-Fi capabilities will enable a user to instantly share and upload instantaneously using the Canon Image Gateway. Smartphone users can use the CameraWindow app (available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store), to do the same. Also it will allow users to upload the pictures or videos to social networking sites.