In my previous blog post I shared some of my first impressions about the Canon G16 compact camera I had purchased. Today I would like to share a little more about my thoughts about the image quality. Of course these revolve around my approach to photography so may differ from how you would use the camera. None the less, it may prove useful to some of you out there.
First, how I like to use the camera…
Where possible I shoot at the cameras base ISO. You may be tempted to think this is the lowest ISO but this is not always the case. With the canon G16 the base ISO is ISO80. This should give the combination of least image noise and highest dynamic range.
I tend to use the wide angle end of lens a lot.
Many of my compositions need good depth of field because there are elements in the foreground and distance.
Whilst I need good depth of field it’s the foreground elements that need to be at their sharpest. I therefore tend to use an aperture range of f/4.0 to f/5.6. I feel this allows the lens to perform well whilst giving me good depth of field.
Selecting the right point of focus is important to me as this helps with the depth of field but also ensures the key foreground elements are sharp.
Keeping all this in mind, I have included the full sized image for you to examine. This was from a capture made in RAW format which was then converted to TIFF in Lightroom. A small amount of capture sharpening was applied and a little processing was done in Viveza. The image was then saved as a JPEG. Enjoy.
The Lightweight Photographer 
Looks cold ther Robin! Hey….. I was wondering if you’ve used the LX100? I can’t find anything on your posts that say you have?
Yes, the Lake District is a wonderful place, especially in Winter. No I haven’t tried the LX100 yet although the more people who keep asking the more I am tempted. I have heard some great things about it but then I keep thinking to myself, wait until Panasonic do their usual deep discounts.