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Canon Powershot G10 14.7MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom | 
| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $499.99
Buy New: $427.33
You Save: $72.66 (15%)
Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 32
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 300
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 5
Digital Zoom: 4
Connectivity: AV
Display Size: 3
Maximum Focal Length: 30.5
Minimum Focal Length: 6.1
Maximum Resolution: 14.7
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 4.3 x 3.1 x 1.8
nv:Sensor: 14.7 Megapixel
Image Resolution: 1600 x 1200
Image Resolution: 640 x 480
Image Resolution: 2592 x 1944
Image Resolution: 3456 x 2592
Image Resolution: 4416 x 3312
Image Resolution: 4416 x 2480
Movie Resolution: 640x480
Movie Resolution: 320x240
Storage Media: MultiMediaCard
Storage Media: HC MMC Plus Card
Storage Media: SD/SDHC Memory Card
Storage Media: MMC Plus Card
Compressed Format: JPEG (Exif Ver 2.2 )
Movie File Format: Mov
Optical Zoom: 5x
Digital Zoom: 4X
Combined Zoom: 20x
MPN: G10
Model: G10
UPC: 013803100075
EAN: 0013803100075
ASIN: B001G5ZTPY
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| ⋅ | 14.7-megapixel resolution for the highest image quality and editing flexibility | | ⋅ | 5x optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer; 28mm wide-angle lens | | ⋅ | DIGIC 4 Image Processor improves Face Detection; full range of shooting and recording modes, including RAW | | ⋅ | 3.0-inch PureColor LCD II with even greater true-to-life color reproduction | | ⋅ | Capture images to SD/SDHC memory card |
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Product Description
Advanced amateur photographers are a discerning group, and theyve flocked to Canons G-Series for its ability to meet and exceed their demands. The third-generation PowerShot G10 is a stunning successor, loaded with uncompromising specs like 14.7 megapixels, a 28mm wide-angle lens, and Canons new DIGIC 4 Image Processor for notably improved face and motion detection. This is a camera that supports and nurtures creativity, with a full range of shooting and recording modes and compatibility with exciting accessories including Speedlite flashes.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 36 more reviews...
 More speed required November 28, 2008
Parka (Singapore)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought the G10 so as not to bring around a DSLR (400D). After looking at lots of G10 samples on the Internet, I felt that the ISO performance matches my F31fd. I'll do my review in the good and bad point format.
I'm a hobbyist and don't print photos. All my photos are for web view typical 1024px wide.
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Image quality
- Image quality is very good for a P&S camera. The colours for my photos turned out really well. And there's RAW for more tweaking.
Focal length
- Great range at 28-140mm. My typical usage on a DSLR is 28-88mm equivalent. I rarely go up to 140mm.
Lens speed
- It's great at the wide end f2.8. But goes down to f4.5 on the telephoto. Focusing on this end is slow. I've a lot of blurred people shots when shooting at f4.5. I've to turn the ISO up very high.
Noise
- I felt that it's comparable to my F31fd, which means it's great. Your noise tolerance might be different. For me, and my web images, I can go up to ISO 800. The drawback is contrast and color starts degrading at higher ISOs. My view on noise is: As long as it doesn't distract the viewer from the photo, it's alright.
Dials
- The exposure, ISO and mode dials are brilliant. I shoot at wrong ISO on my DSLR frequently, not on the G10.
Design and build
- Excellent. Feels really good in hand.
Battery life
- Excellent. It can go up to 400 shots.
File transfer speed
- True USB2.0 speed. It's very fast.
Menu
- Clear and simple
LCD
- Large, clear and bright.
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Focusing speed
- This is major drawback. Even at f2.8, it focuses as fast as I can say "focusing". It's worse at f4.5. I'm very impatient and always press the shutter full without looking at the LCD focus to get the shot. It's very challenging to do people shots, almost impossible when the subjects are slightly moving, unless again the ISO is very high.
Speed of the camera
- When reviewing images, half pressing the shutter will take a split second to go back to shooting mode. After shooting, the image takes another split second to appear on LCD for review. I'm pampered by my DSLR which offers instant switching between review and shoot mode.
Speed of the zoom
- There are seven stops. It seems to take forever from wide to telephoto. If I see a great shot and my camera is not in the correct zoom range, I have the dreaded feeling of missing the shot.
14.7MP
- There's no real advantage here with respect to noise. There's no difference in noise level from shooting 5MP and 14.7MP at any ISO. Image quality is the same if I shoot big and scale down. You can print larger images though, but I don't print.
Optical viewfinder
- 77% coverage. It's almost useless to use it for framing. Every time I accidentally move the viewfinder to my eyes to use it, I feel disappointed.
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Conclusion
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To be honest, even though it takes great pictures, I was very disappointed by all the functional speed issues. I'm very surprised that most of the reviews I've read on the Internet said it was a snappy performance camera. Maybe my expectations are too high comparing it to a DSLR's speed.
It's not fair to compare the image quality to a DSLR so I won't. But given its small sensor, I must say it produces spectacular photos.
But the thing is, sometimes a great picture moment only appears for an instant. If the camera isn't fast enough to capture that, spectacular photos doesn't matter anymore.
For me, an impatient guy, the drawback on speed is enough to balance all the good points.
I would recommend this camera for shooting things that don't move a lot, e.g. landscape, holidays with posing people etc.
 For Control Freaks November 27, 2008
J. Denton (Lincoln, NE)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Calling all control freaks. If you are used to having control over your photographic experience but are tired of lugging your heavy, clunky DSLR with you or, worse yet, not having a camera with you at all times, then this is a great alternative. Let's be clear about one thing...THIS IS NOT A DSLR! But this is the best alternative that will fit in your pocket. (jacket, not pants) Don't miss anymore shots! This is a great little camera.
The feature-packed G10 may seem daunting at first. November 26, 2008
John (Southern California)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Face it: when one buys a camera these days, one buys a computer, and it has to be learned. Don't let that stop you because you can set the G10 to AUTO(ISO)-AUTO(mode) and "grow from there." Once I read pages 47 and 49 of the 300-page manual I really felt that I "had a grip" and the rest quickly fell into place. I would suggest exploring the seventeen scene modes, which are sometimes ironically called "amateur modes" --those are devised by people with expertise not only in photography but in this camera as well. (The "night snapshot" mode is neat!) Tip for newbies: no features can substitute for a basic photography course. :-)
For the serious: it can shoot in raw mode, has a hot shoe and tripod mount, and does AWB. One has several choices for how to auto-focus and where to meter light. To pick an example of the internal processing capabilities: you can show one color and have the rest of the shot in black and white.
This is a mature product with well thought-out controls. It's a rugged little unit that I just pack without its own case. It has taken an immoderate amount of jostling and bumping against hard surfaces without a glitch. My only beef was that the power switch on mine requires a hard press, but now I'm glad because that may be keeping it from coming on inside my suitcase.
One feature that makes my life easier: when I get to my destination I can just change the time zone instead of the date & time.
Since I don't need a case to carry any sundries such as a spare battery (because the charge lasts a long time, especially for a camera with a CCD sensor), I just use the included strap. I can sling the strap over a shoulder and then pull a polo-style shirt on over it. The shirt keeps the camera from bouncing around too much, and the strap is long enough to allow me to pull the camera out of the neck and shoot a picture. It also conceals the camera.
The G10 software will not install on my tiny "netbook" computer due to the netbook's limited resolution (1024x600 maximum). But the netbook will still read images, either from the camera or directly from the SD card.
I set out to find the best compact for times I don't want to lug SLR equipment, and I am convinced that I found it. I am an inveterate Nikon chauvinist but readily chose this over Nikon's new p6000.
Expectations are sometimes too high November 25, 2008
A photographer (Planet Earth)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The G10 gets trashed in reviews by people who expect it to take its nearly 15 megapixels on a tiny sensor and give results akin to a full-frame DSLR. Well, that's just plain dumb. If that's what you expect, think again. If you want the highest possible image quality even at high ISOs, you should save up the $$$$ for that DSLR. Or, better yet, learn photographic technique and processes and buy an 8x10 view camera with a heavy tripod and get the best in image quality.
The G10 is what it is. It is a well-built, versatile, small camera that is highly capable in highly capable hands and still very functional to those less capable. It's a camera for the person who uses bigger cameras who doesn't always want or need to carry a bigger camera. It produces satisfying results and it has a super good lens that covers the most useful focal length range (35mm equivalent 28mm to 135mm--I know, it says it goes to 140mm but 135mm is a traditional focal length and 5mm +/- doesn't matter at all when you get into the telephoto range).
My background includes three plus decades in photography as a former professional to present enthusiast. Taking up digital photography some time back, I discovered there's not much difference in the practice compared to using film. Many people try to complicate things, but photography is still pretty basic. You don't have to be a deep thinker, you just have to see things. I like equipment that doesn't get in the way of seeing. I've been using the G10 for the past week and I'm impressed with the results I've gotten. I also like the way it handles. For a number of years, I have used Canon EOS film cameras and more recently DSLRs. The ergonomics and functions of the G10 seem fairly familiar to me. I've also used Leica rangefinders when I wanted something smaller and quieter for candid photography on trips or when attending events. The G10 fits nicely into this niche and for a heckuva lot less than a Leica M8 digital.
I've shot 35mm Tri-X and HP5+ film pushed to high ISOs in order to accomplish pictures under low light without using flash. I'm familiar with grain. It's not my enemy. It's not a bad thing. It just "is". So when people complain of noise at high ISOs with the G10, I have to respond, "So what?" The important thing is not that there is grain or noise in the picture, it's whether or not the picture you took was worth taking. Image quality is secondary under those circumstances. The G10 pictures are perfectly fine under these circumstances.
But if you have to ask about image quality at the lower ISOs, the G10 does a great job. JPEGs straight from the camera are excellent. There are two custom functions that can be set to your preferences. I have one set for black and white and one set for super vivid color. I also have been shooting in RAW and I've gotten good results here as well. I'm still playing with RAW conversions from this camera. The conversion process seems a little more cumbersome than how it is done with my Canon DSLR's software. I'm still in the learning process in the regard. I'm probably complicating a process that is really not that complicated.
Who would benefit from using this camera? Just about anyone from the vacation/family/holiday chronicler of events to the seasoned professional looking for a "pro"-grade point and shoot (a contradiction in terms, I agree). It produces great results shooting in bright light at low ISOs and the results under low light at higher ISOs is only a cause for concern if your expectations are too high.
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