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Canon PowerShot G10 Digital Camera - Black (14.7MP, 5x Optical Zoom) 3.0" PureColor LCD II Viewfinder | 
 enlarge | Brand: Canon
Category: CE
Buy New: £331.00
New (15) from £331.00
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 791
Media: Electronics
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 5
Display Size: 3
Maximum Focal Length: 30.5
Minimum Focal Length: 6.1
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.7 x 3.4
MPN: 2663B009AA
Model: 2663B009AA
UPC: 100075013803
EAN: 8714574525594
ASIN: B001FWYT9K
Release Date: October 24, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Type: Type - Compact camera / Pixels: Sensor - 1/1.7" CCD sensor 14.7 effective megapixels Construction: 11 lenses in 9 groups, including 1 aspheric glass element / Resolution (in pixels) - 3312 x 4416 / Optical: Viewfinder - Optical viewfinder Dioptric correction / LCD display - 3" LCD screen Purecolor II, low temperature 461,000 pixels 100% coverage Adjustable brightness from 1 to 15 levels / Macro Distance - Up to 1 cm / Normal Distance - From 50 cm upwards / Optical Zoom - 5x | | • | Storage: Image formats - JPEG, RAW / Memory Card Type - SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus / Included Memory Card - No / Internal Memory - No / Video: Video mode - MOV H264 video mode with PCM, WAVE sound / Video Sequence - 640 x 480 at 30 images/sec. / TV Output - NTSC or PAL video output / Webcam - No | | • | Computer InterFace: Port - USB 2.0 and Pictbridge / Wireless function - No / Compatibility - Windows XP SP2/Vista MAC OS X v.10.4 - 10.5 / Included software - ZoomBrowser for PC ImageBrowser for MAC PhotoStitch Remove capture | | • | Extras: Power sources - NB-7LH lithium battery for 400 photos when LCD display switched off / Size - 109.1 x 77.7 x 45.9 mm / Weight (in grams) - 350 / Included accessories - USB cable, video cable, NB-7LH battery, charger and strap / Internal menus - English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Swedish | | • | Instructions included - English |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
Best Compact on the market, imho January 4, 2009
P. J. Motta (Sussex UK)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
After much research I decided that the Canon Powershot G10 was the one to buy. I got hold of this little beauty back in October 2008 and have been using it daily as my "carry with me at all times" camera. It's not the smallest of cameras by any stretch of the imagination but it's still small enough to be put in pocket or bag without any trouble and the many features it offers more than outweigh it size.
Having had a couple of month's use of this camera I can only applaud it's capabilities and excellent image quality. If switched to full auto mode it wont let you down - but it does offer the more adventurous or experienced photographer full manual control so you can take the most creative of photos. The macro facility is great with focussing possible to within 1-1.5 cm of the target.
When I was looking to buy I was looking at this camera, the Panasonic LX3 and also the Nikon P6000. One reason I opted for the G10 was that in all the reviews that I read (and there were many) the reviewers all said how much they had missed the G10 since reviewing it, having used this for a while now I fully appreciate that
and fully agree. If for any reason I lost or damaged my G10 I wouldn't hesitate in purchasing another. A really great product.
can't stop, got a G10 December 14, 2008
D. Warr (Addlestone, UK)
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
... got a G10 on the day it arrived in UK shops. Have since taken c.3000 pictures. It goes everywhere with me - thank goodness for the handy neck strap. I have to go now - to take more pictures.
A quart in a pint pot! November 30, 2008
Pro recordist (UK)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
I own a Nikon D300 dslr which I use semi professionally, an ixus 960 IS as a small carry around, and recently acquired a G10. I shan't reiterate all its assets as that's already been done by other reviewers. I'd like to add however, that having previously owned the G7 and the G9, that this is beyond a shadow of doubt the finest G series compact that Canon have ever made. It's not perfect. No small camera can be, because the sensor size limits that. So the caveat is this. Use the G10 at its lowest iso setting, with a pocketable mini tripod where necessary, and you won't tell the difference between an A3+ print produced with a pro dslr and the G10. Up to iso 200 the same applies to A4 size prints. iso 400 is fine for A4 prints with a little noise ( minor speckling ) and iso 800 and above go from bad to incredibly worse. That doesn't put me off since there's no other compact out there that's significantly better, not even the legendary Fuji F30/F31FD now discontinued. Neither is the panasonic LX3 as good since it completely misrepresents red in the colour spectrum, which is why I sold mine. Therefore, so long as you use the G10 within its best operating parameters ie between iso 80 and iso 200, going to iso 400 when necessary and avoiding iso 800 and above except for max size 4x6 prints, you'll get better results than would be obtainable from any other compact out there at time of review, and so I unhesitatingly give it 5 stars. As a first camera, there is a learning curve but the effort will be richly rewarded!
Perfect Digital Compact November 25, 2008
Islington Leo (London)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I purchased the G10 as a replacement for my G9. The G10 is a definite improvement on its predecessor - the wider zoom more than compensates for a slightly shorter telephoto and the image quality especially at lower ASA settings is superb. The images become noisier at higher ASA settings, but who really cares - the kind of situations where you require such settings are unlikely to be those where a little noise matters. The 3 inch screen is quite simply superb - easily the best I have come across and an improvement on the previous model. I've compared it to so-called super zooms - they are bulky, have poorer image quality and lens speed and who really needs a 12 - 18x zoom anyway. The immediate competition is the Panasonic LX3 - I found the 24 mm - 50mm range too restrictive. The 15MP resolution is also useful, allowing tight cropping while still producing high quality A4 size prints. And finally - this is a really robust camera - it feels solid and substantial; the extra weight over some competitors isn't a problem and in fact makes it easier to grip. Couldn't recommend more
A steep learning curve for a novice - but worth it! November 24, 2008
DangermouseZilla (Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK.)
34 out of 35 found this review helpful
I'm not a professional photographer - I'm a keen enthusiast who wants to learn more. I don't come from an SLR background - my last camera of nearly 4 years was an ultra-compact with no manual controls ...so this was quite leap for me.
My initial impressions of the camera were poor. The images looked a bit too soft, often blurry. This was mainly due to the fact that after reading so much about digital noise I tried to shoot everything at base ISO (ISO 80) and so ended up having an overly long exposure time which exaggerated any camera movements or subject movement (you can't take a sharp image of a tree with a long exposure when it's windy!). And also - when looking at a 15 megapixel image using the standard Mac or Windows preview software (Preview or Image Viewer) at full size, the images do look soft until you zoom in by one or two clicks - it's only then that the software does them justice. Also, I've started using the optical viewfinder when using slower shutter speeds - this makes the camera far less likely to wobble when pressing the shutter, and thankfully the OVF is pretty faithful to the actual coverage of the photo. I'd much rather have a nice sharp image I can crop slightly (and remember you have 14.7 million pixels so cropping isn't the issue it once was) than one ruined by my shaky hands!
I now shoot at ISO 80 when conditions allow, but at 200 or 400 for evening indoor shots and I'm very pleased with the results. Obviously ISO 400 is far noisier than 200, but for 4x6 prints they are perfectly usable and you could easily print larger, and ISO 200 is better than the ISO 80 images I used to get on my ultra-compact camera. So in short - don't worry about noise, if you're an SLR user then the noise might be an issue - but for compact users like me, the noise is far less pronounced than any other camera I've used. You also need to remember that the images are huge, so a spatter of noise at ISO 200 when viewed at full size won't even be noticeable at practical print sizes.
I won't go into all the little tricks and settings that this camera is capable of - I'm still mastering many of them! But this is a fantastic camera for those who want to get more serious with photography. This camera is my tutor: I'd shoot on auto and look at what the DigicIV processor `brain' of the camera thought were good settings for the image and tried to imitate those in Manual mode - and then played with them from there. I've only had this for three weeks, but now I use `manual' almost exclusively for my shots. `Auto' still comes in handy for some indoor shots where lighting conditions might vary a lot between shots (lamplight might be far brighter in one corner of the room than another) and it has the advantage of ISO's between those you can select manually (such as ISO 250 when 200 isn't quite enough and 400 is overkill).
The zoom reach on the G10 isn't quite what it was on the G9 - but 5X is still very good (I'm used to only having 3X) and the Image Stabilisation means that when the zoom is maxed out you will still manage some sharp shots. More important to me is the wide end, and 28mm makes a big difference when you've only had 35mm to play with, you don't find yourself pressing up against walls to try and fit everything in!
The video was a disappointment to some as it isn't HD, but it's a very sharp VGA resolution that doesn't jerk or smear when there's lots of movement. People intending to use video a lot might prefer something with HD, but for me VGA is more than adequate.
In a nutshell: A sturdy camera with fantastic large LCD screen which has to be seen to be believed. The metal construction means that this feels nice in the hand and it can take the odd knock. I've only had this camera for three weeks and I've gone from feeling totally out of my depth to adjusting apertures, exposure times, ISO, etc with confidence. I've not worked with RAW files yet, but the JPEGs are extremely good quality. I'm in no doubt that this camera is the best non-SLR out there at the moment - for my usage anyway.
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