<p>Canon's PowerShot G16 sits awkwardly in the current camera market. It's more expensive than other high-end compacts, yet lacks the interchangeable lenses and larger sensors found on compact system cameras such as the Sony NEX and Olympus PEN ranges.</p><p>Yet despite appearances the G16 is the spitting image of its predecessor, the G15 Canon has introduced a number of new features. There's a backside-illuminated 1/1.7in sensor capturing 12.1-megapixel images, and the image processor has been replaced with the DIGIC 6 model, which delivers an impressive burst rate of up to 9.3fps.</p><p>The G16 has also added integrated Wi-Fi for instant sharing and mobile-device transfer via iOS and Android apps. This works well, but there are no remote-trigger or viewfinder features. There's manual focus peaking and a 60fps Full HD movie mode, plus a number of additional creative modes.</p><p>Our favourites are the Star mode, which takes the guesswork out of creating star trails, starscapes and timelapse star movies; the Background Defocus mode, which uses focus stacking to isolate your subject and blur the background; and the Super Slow Motion video mode.</p><p><a href="http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/digital-cameras/385084/canon-powershot-g16">Keep reading...</a></p>