Canon Powershot G10 Review Analysis | All Features Rated & Tested

image quality

5

Image quality deteriorates above ISO 400
Image quality fell a few inches short of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
therefore making it impossible to judge minor image blur
It has a few major flaws, the biggest being that you can't see the full resolution image on the screen when you zoom in during playback mode, therefore making it impossible to judge minor image blur, and I sometimes have to shoot a few extra shots when handholding at 1/10 or longer shutter speeds just in case
but quality costs

Effective image stabilization with 3-4 stop advantage
version of Digital Photo Professional
Excellent movie quality
Optical image stabilization
Very good print quality at up to 16x20

Image
the decline in quality
This series of hardware quality
the decline in quality as G9
Only decent quality photos
image quality above 80 ISO is noisy
Image quality over ISO 400 (including raw processed)
Image quality, even at low ISO
very very poor lowlight picture quality

very nice photo quality
great image quality
Picture quality - build quality - features - LCD screen - lay out of controls
Very good photo quality (in good light
effective image stabilisation
Good image quality
Good image quality, JPEG and RAW capture, good build, comprehensive feature set, great control layout and handling
Overall image quality
Very effective image stabilization
And image quality is outstanding
And image quality is outstanding, even at higher ISO speeds
Excellent image quality at lower ISO’s
and image quality from both raw and JPEG files is very high at low ISOs settings
Enthusiasts and DSLR owners will love the raw shooting option, and image quality from both raw and JPEG files is very high at low ISOs settings
Great Picture Quality
High Quality
amazing quality
quality pictures
image quality
very good image quality
image quality is very good
DIGIC 4 image proccesor
easy to take moving object picture
The image produced perfect
Image Stabilizer
14.7 Megapixel, 26 shooting modes, Image Stabilizer
excellent picture
sharp image quality
Picture Quality
Good quality picture good sound quality and many more
great enthusiast-oriented feature set & very nice photo quality
superb quality
photo quality
Controlls,features,14.7 mega pixel,sharpness,photo quality
High Quality SLR
Bright LCD, Comfortable Controls, Great Picture Quality
Excellent image quality
good quality
good image quality, lot of feature
14.7 mega pixel(better image quality)
Offering great image quality with the auto settings for the casual user
very good quality
Excellent picture quality
The image formation is insightful
quality picture
detailed picture
picture quality is high
image stabilisation
best picture
the image out of the ordinary
Pixels high, the image out of the ordinary
the image is sharp
With a 14.7 megapixel, the image is sharp
good photo quality
Superior quality
The major high-quality imaging and manipulation
Very clear picture of shooting
The imaging quality
The imaging quality, professional and manipulation
very nice image quality
Functional and fun shooting design, very nice image quality
Great Image Quality at lower ISO
Great Image Quality at lower ISO, Large LCD, Great unterface
Good picture quality
I go on image quality
The image quality at under 120 ISO is excellent (I don't know what that one reviewer was saying about the distant tress wern't sharp and digital look
unbelievable picture quality
unbelievable picture quality, zooming clarity is bright, exact and very detailed
Excellent picture quality for Raw and ISO less than 400
Has RAW image mode
so it's great for Photo Shop
Has RAW image mode, so it's great for Photo Shop
The picture quality is excellent too
Has easy point and shoot with great picture quality but also has all the features you would expect from a nice SLR
Panoramic and wide-angle images
picture quality, features, hard, fun

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price

0.5

Price is very high considering other cameras in its class and low end DSLRs
Expensive
and expensive for casual shutterbugs
Price
Expensive (but I knew and accepted that

Good Value
reasonable price
Robert price is on the high side
A lot for the money (especially that prices have come down from its initial 499.00 price tag)
It has all of the features of an expensive SLR without the big price tag

Add between $50 to $75 to the price
Add between $50 to $75 to the price, but boy does it give you piece of mind
CD Rom manual is cheap and nasty
expensive price
Pricy
Expensive, but quality costs
price rate a bit high
Huge price tag
too expensive
expensive but I'm satisfide
Very expensive
the price too expensive
Compared to the general consumer cameras, the price too expensive, even more than a lot of entry-l
High price
Price high
Price high,Pixels high, the decline in quality
somewhat expensive prices
very expensive price
the expensive price point
Short telephoto, the expensive price point
Is too expensive
no better than Canon models costing half as much money
Only decent quality photos, no better than Canon models costing half as much money
Price a little expensive
Expensive adapters needed for wider optical zoom range and replacement batteries are still expensive
but at this price they shouldn't be there
Don't know if they affected the pix, but at this price they shouldn't be there, I should have gone with the Canon S10 and bought the rechargeable battery
price relatively high when compared to others in same class and some DSLR's that are now close to this price
Strap is kind of on the cheap side
The tiny sensor just can't compete with an entry level SLR at the same price

Great price for pic quality you get

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performance

3.5

relatively slow
Slow continuous shooting
Slow image playback
Slow shot-to-shot times
Should be a little faster shot to shot

surprisingly fast - and useful
Fast and responsive overall performance (slightly slower than G9 due to larger files)
one of the best handling compacts currently available, Improved grip makes one handed operation quite comfortable (and secure), and generally fun-to-play-with gadget that encourages the user to take pictures, Huge feature set, Real, usable photographic control, ISO and EV dial on body and external access to all important controls, My Menu for quick access to most used menu options, Higher resolution, sharper screen that works pretty well in bright light, Higher capacity battery, Rugged, solid construction and excellent build quality, 28-140mm focal length range is all you need in most everyday situations, Effective image stabilization with 3-4 stop advantage, Fast and responsive overall performance (slightly slower than G9 due to larger files), Optional teleconverter, Software bundle now includes a full (powerful
Good outdoor performance
Very good low light performance

Bad high ISO performance
Slow continuous shooting - just 1.3fps., No G9 time-lapse movies and still no HD., Diffraction reduces detail above max aperture., No HD output - HDMI or component., Slow continuous shooting - just 1.3fps., No G9 time-lapse movies and still no HD., Diffraction reduces detail above max aperture., No HD output - HDMI or component
Continuous shooting mode won't win any awards for speed
Spotty ISO performance at 400 and up
Continuous shooting speed a drag
Slow continuous drive
Noise visible at all ISO sensitivities, Nearly useless ISO 800 and 1600 settings, Loss of details starts at ISO 200, Noticeable distortion, Slow focus in low-light, Slow continuous drive, Some metering errors, Tiny poorly positioned shutter-release, Largest and heaviest compact camera, Price
very quick
bit slow
cannot catch up fast moving image
shot to shot is a little slow
Shot to shot time when using Raw can get a bit slow
quick and honest
However, we do not guarantee the incompatibility of the combo items." While disappointing, I found Newegg customer service responsive, quick and honest
High ISO performance is not good

Fast buffer clearing
Fast download speed
Great low ISO performance
good low-light performance
speedy performance
Generally snappy performance
excellent macro performance
Snappy performance in most areas
fast operation
Short Lag Time
speed and quality
A new generation of digital image processor
image processor
Performance
the addition of the overall performance of the camera and shooting speed
enhanced face detection, the addition of the overall performance of the camera and shooting speed
and Canon's new DIGIC 4 Image Processor for notably impro
DIGIC 4 Image Processor
Robert 14.7 million pixel, DIGIC 4 image processor
Good to very good macro performance
Fast (for a compact)

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memory

0.5

Can't swap memory cards while using a tripod
as for RAW file storage
The manual contains technically illiterate sections, as for RAW file storage
except the nice 'old fashioned' leather cover/case seems impractical and fumbly when it comes to accessing the memory card and battery and I worry about its resistance to rain
Non really, except the nice 'old fashioned' leather cover/case seems impractical and fumbly when it comes to accessing the memory card and battery and I worry about its resistance to rain

No free memory cards

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color

4

No white balance bracketing or fine-tuning
Chromatic aberrations visible in some shots
Symptoms chromatic aberration and corner blurring also appear visible though not too severe
B/W and Duo tone/Sepia not offered contrast/sharpness/filter color adjustments in camera as custom color setting
Be nice if it had a 3 color histogram

Good auto white balance performance
Good colour rendition
Stunning color
Stunning color, speed and quality
the color return to original state is rea

Color is accurate
Color is accurate, detailed picture
Solid aluminum body of the overall spray leather color and texture metal texture using dial
the film color is rather enjoy
to restore the true color
white balance capabil
to restore the true color, white balance capabil
true color
the film is rather like the color
Good overall color
Great color

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focus

0.5

Focus sometimes hunts in low light at longer focal lengths and in macro mode
Focus speeds and shutter lag (when using LCD
they're almost pointless, ISO 3200 very low resolution and complete waste of time, Focus sometimes hunts in low light at longer focal lengths and in macro mode, Continuous mode slightly slower than the G9, Highlight clipping and metering issues in bright conditions (though to some degree fixable in RAW), Some chromatic aberration visible at wide end of zoom in all shots, Focus speeds and shutter lag (when using LCD
thumb sits right on the focus point button
Can be slow to focus

sometimes missed the focus point
Shutter feels a little spongy, sometimes missed the focus point, zoom is jumpy
Slow focus in low-light
I have random Intermittent focus icons
Useless focus LCD screen.Fussy multiple control buttons
Auto focus sometimes had a hard time locking an subjects without sufficient contrast

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lens

5

Rather slow lens (in terms of aperture
Still missing the fast lens and rotating LCD of G-series cameras past
A bit slow lens (f2.8
doesn t have a additional wide lens to be mounted in front to make it wider angle camera
it is heavy, doesn t have a additional wide lens to be mounted in front to make it wider angle camera

Wide 28mm lens
New bracketing dial, Good colour rendition, Great low ISO performance, Loads of focusing modes, Wide 28mm lens
Wideangle lens
28mm wide-angle lens
Nice 5X zoom lens with 28 - 140 mm range

I hope I will be able to get it soon because the 28mm is not my best lens I will feel confortable with a 24mm or even wider
Lacks shallow depth-of-field even shooting wide open - could use a faster lens
Powershot G10 may not be the ultimate imaginable single-lens camera
Lens : f/2.8-4.5
Canon PowerShot G10 may not be the ultimate imaginable single-lens camera and it has big design
lens stabilization
single-lens reflex
Pixels high, the decline in quality as G9, as prepared by local non-portable, single-lens reflex
No supplied lens hood
Everything seemed to work well except for the drops of oil still inside the lens
Everything seemed to work well except for the drops of oil still inside the lens, or moisture or something, but you could see them

conversion lens
Superb wide-angle lens
Good corner-to-corner lens sharpness
5X 28-140mm f2.8-4.5 zoom lens
lens with built-in image stabilisation for shake-free images
wide angel lens
Smallish, wide angel lens, good battery life, 3 inch LCD, 14.7 mp
28 mm lens optical image stabilized RAW G-10 appears to be higher than G9
4, 28 mm lens optical image stabilized RAW G-10 appears to be higher than G9
wide lens
wide-angle lens 28mm with a 5x optical zoom
new lens with a 5x optical
wide lens,the cost vs features ,looks
lens or optical zoom is well
the use of the wide-angle lens 28mm
high quality soft lens
The Lens is excellent
camera lens is good
Supporting wide-angle lens
28 mm wide-angle lens
Camera's lens is Excelent
wide-angle optical zoom lens 5 side reach 28mm
Imaging has a capacity of 14.7 million pixels, wide-angle optical zoom lens 5 side reach 28mm, whe
14.7-megapixel CCD sensor and a 5x zoom lens with a lens-shift image stabilizer (35mm-film equival
But at least the first appeared in the series G wide-angle lens and create currently rounded on co
a 28mm wide-angle lens
14.7 megapixels, a 28mm wide-angle lens, and Canon's new DIGIC 4 Image Processor for notably impro
optical zoom lens rounded on the wide
5 times, IS FangDou, optical zoom lens rounded on the wide
lens
Under the pixels in 14.7 million, resolving power, lens
Wide Angle lens
Good lens
Lens range is very good moderate wide to moderate tele (28-140

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zoom

5

Some chromatic aberration visible at wide end of zoom in all shots
Smaller zoom that the G9
Bad high ISO performance, Close 1cm focusing causes a shadow, Safety MF feature, Smaller zoom that the G9
zoom is jumpy
drop in optical zoom compared with G9

Very little vignetting and good edge-to-edge sharpness across the zoom range
Versatile wide-angle zoom
Best zoom range in its class at 5x optical
5x stabilised zoom with 28mm wide angle
The 5x optical zoom delivers a good range too

Only 5x zoom
Zoom focal length not displayed on LCD 3
Heavy & limited optical zoom
Optical zoom is too small
Zoom control
If the zoom would be even more

The 5x optical zoom delivers a good range too, while the chunky metal body sits nicely in your hand
Good zoom range
wide angle optical zoom
Wide Zoom
Sleek design, Wide Zoom, lots of functions
28- 140mm wide zoom
a larger zoom
Form factor, brand, high-pixel in the light of the details of capture, a larger zoom
big zoom
High pixels, big zoom, a wide-angle with Anti-Shake
High pixels, big zoom
High pixels, big zoom, there is wide-angle with Anti-Shake
high pixel has large wide-angle zoom with Vibration Reduction
zoom amazing
large zoom
High-pixel, large zoom, a wide-angle, with Anti-Shake
optical zoom
Decent zoom range
Decent zoom range, but could use a little more
great zoom
great pictures, great zoom, lots of extra features

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LCD

5

No articulated LCD (another traditional G series feature)
No articulated LCD
when my LCD screen is on an no buttons are depressed
on the screen
Occasionally - just once - the AF brackets blinked randomly on LCD in every 10 seconds or so....I checked and the Servo mode was off

Great quality 3in 460k screen
High resolution 3-inch LCD display
Excellent LCD is large and crisp
bright and detailed LCD screen
Overall image quality, bright and detailed LCD screen, styling, fast operation

No swivel LCD
although the 3" screen is nice
No swivel LCD, although the 3" screen is nice
Screen needs a protector
I turned the camera on its side and the LCD screen faded to black while turning it
flip LCD screen
This series of hardware quality, should have such as large aperture lenses, flip LCD screen, the m
Fear of breaking large LCD Screen
no articulating screen (like on the g5 models
Screen is nice and big
Screen is nice and big, but easily scratched or smudged prints on it
Need to provide protective covers or stickers for the screen

Excellent LCD viability
and the 3-inch screen is brilliantly clear and sharp
Oh, and the 3-inch screen is brilliantly clear and sharp
3 inch LCD
Bright LCD
superb LCD screen
Super resolution, superb LCD screen, amazing amount of features.
Big LCD Screen
Big LCD Screen, DIGIC 4 image proccesor
improving the resolution of the LCD screen
G9 LCD screen pixels from approximately 230
G9 LCD screen pixels from approximately 230,000-pixel PowerShot G10 to about 461,000 pixels
Excellent LCD scree
000-pixel LCD screen
14,700,000 pixels, 460,000-pixel LCD screen
big screen
big screen,a superb compact , image stabilisation
Screen in LCD are bright
Screen in LCD are bright, easy too see
crystal picture
Good angle, crystal picture
Large LCD
3" LCD
Very nice big LCD on back - sharp and contrasty
15 Megapixel camera - good LCD Screen
LCD screen is sharp
nice 3" screen
Very nice pix, lots of features, nice 3" screen, sized just right, probably better than anything I could put my hands on and I compared with a lot
also nice LCD screen with above average 461k pixel count which makes it easier to "eyeball" shots
good LCD screen
15 Megapixel camera,good LCD screen

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video

1

video should be higher quality
Weak video options
No HD 1080p video recording
No HD 1080p video recording, which may not be such an important issue to most user, but would be nice to have
No time lapse video

Movie mode now supports up to 50 mins of continuous recording (at 640 x 480
and Video capabilities
High Quality SLR, Point & Shoot, and Video capabilities

No time lapse video, but not a big deal for me
short recording time
heavy, chunky,short recording time,audio is poor
no HD video capability
Video capabilities abated
I wish the optical zoom was greater (10x?), at this price tag it should come with at least a 1gb from Canon, video quality could be better, the included strap is awful, and the barreling is annoying sometimes

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design

4

Design annoyances: top dials easy to bump accidentally
I bought the extended accidental damage 3 year plan
poor of design
big design
Design & look to classic

Classic 'rangefinder' styling looks great
surprisingly fast - and useful, Classic 'rangefinder' styling looks great, fit & finish superb, Improved handling (much better grip
Functional and fun shooting design
natural-looking colors in photographs
Appealing design for prosumers and pros

huge design
not so good looking
not very stylish
chunky, not very stylish, not as portable as other cameras
Looks a bit bulky
Looks a bit bulky, somewhat expensive prices
not a good design after all
not nice looking

natural-looking colours
styling
Design is nice
looks
Sleek design
looks good
At the top of Canon G10 design is a major selling point
Cool Design (love at first sight)
Cool Design (love at first sight), RAW Format File, Recomended for enthusiast
fun shooting design
looks awesome
Simple design of high-quality
Looks very retro
Canon PowerShot G10 hsa a Very good design
Stylish &
handling more simple design
More than top, dial, handling more simple design
rugged design

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contrast

4.5

shadow noise when using i-Contrast
as well as purple fringing next to high-contrast edges
We also spotted some noise at higher ISO settings, as well as purple fringing next to high-contrast edges, such as tree branches against a bright sky

At base ISO and in high contrast conditions
At base ISO and in high contrast conditions, this is the highest resolving compact we have ever tested, Capable of very good results at lower ISO settings (Below ISO 400), and very usable for standard sized prints (noise and NR effects are visible on screen however), Very little vignetting and good edge-to-edge sharpness across the zoom range, RAW mode (and RAW+JPEG option
This camera is equipped with intelligent contrast correction feature that automatically correct image quality
the contrast is high
The image formation is insightful, the contrast is high, the color return to original state is rea

resolution

5

ISO 3200 very low resolution and complete waste of time
14.7 million pixels is enough for an A2 sized print - do you really need this much resolution
the biggest being that you can't see the full resolution image on the screen when you zoom in during playback mode
Resolution should have been around 10 megapixels
which is the effective resolution in any case

Higher resolution
minimal softening in corners for the resolution
Highest resolution in its class
Richly detailed high-resolution images
14.7MP resolution

Resolution should have been around 10 megapixels, which is the effective resolution in any case, and this would have made it possible to get better tonality, latitude and noise characteristics as well as making smaller files
the camera generally feeling Resolution
At 14.7 million pixels, the camera generally feeling Resolution
be pitied that Canon is still forcing the sensor is small for the resolution of that
be pitied that Canon is still forcing the sensor is small for the resolution of that, which still

Super resolution
Wide Cover Lens- Higher Resolution - Higher Battery Capacity
high resolution
High-resolution
good resolution
improving the LCD resolution
Best resolution of any compact ever in low ISO settings
Best resolution of any compact ever in low ISO settings, bests 10mp DSLR's
high-resolution pictures
Takes crisp, high-resolution pictures
nice high 14.7 mp resolution

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appearance

5

symbol can appear pretty much anywhere
RAW file format not (currently
Form larger
The outward appearance is ordinary
The appearance of too general

Wide range of image color and sharpness parameters
RAW image format support
handy face self-timer feature
not to mention the ability to capture photos in an uncompressed RAW format (essentially a digital negative
The appearance of a very good look

Not enough fluid in some form rigid

The appearance of a very good look, very fit people of all ages
RAW Format File
Form factor
good look
autofocus, big screen, face detection, 14,7 megapixel, image processor, image stabilisation
appearance
appearance, work still maintain the Canon of high level consistent high DC, worth affirmation
The appearance of easy to operate, the film color is rather enjoy
Professional appearance
Professional appearance, good feel, good handling, good image quality, true color
The appearance of easy to operate, the film is rather like the color
RAW format
Appearance, operation

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sensor

1.5

but not worst that other small sensor compacts
but not worst that other small sensor compacts, even the great LX3 2
Overcrowded tiny sensor

while the chunky metal body sits nicely in your hand
14.7 Megapixel CCD sensor

menu

5

Down the level of imaging

My Menu for quick access to most used menu options
My Menu provides fast access to frequently used options
The wider angled lens compared to the G9 is great for me, and the display and menu are much better than my previous Olympus
simple control/menu
Designed menu quite user-friendly

battery

5

have to extract the battery from the compartment and insert into the charger
A miserable dearth of "pack-ins"
A miserable dearth of "pack-ins", Canon only gives you the bare essentials
I should have gone with the Canon S10 and bought the rechargeable battery

Higher capacity battery
Excellent battery life
Strong battery life
Good battery life
battery powered

battery back up
Good battery life and external charger

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shutter

0.5

Small Shutter button and Zoom ring
Shutter delay times could be better
small shutter release/zoom controller
Shutter feels a little spongy
"Spongy" feel to shutter button

Average shutter lag for the category

Tiny poorly positioned shutter-release
way or in any way the shutter button
Heavy shutter lag
Shutter lag - typical of point & shoot's
and I sometimes have to shoot a few extra shots when handholding at 1/10 or longer shutter speeds just in case
Av mode doesn't allow longer shutter speeds than 1 second
Control dial is not comfortable enough, it could be much better if it was under the shutter button

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usability

5

The manual contains technically illiterate sections
The manual for the DPP module is not included
A good read of the manual helps
I've gone back to using a simple robust waterproof Lowepro soft case
but as I can't use it under water it worries me not

ISO and EV dial on body and external access to all important controls
accessible controls
Good controls
Full manual controls
Full manual controls, with plenty of scene modes too

hard to use
hard to use, crowd,
not ergonomically friendly
easy to wear
Cant use RAW when using stitch assist - limited to highest quality JPG
Not enough time to use it
no paper manual

Lots of dedicated controls should appeal to serious shooters
It is a joy to use
range of manual features
Easy to use menus
14.7MP resolution, 5X 28-140mm f2.8-4.5 zoom lens, Excellent image quality at lower ISO’s, Easy to use menus, Full manual control is available
Serious snappers will appreciate the wealth of manual shooting controls on offer
Serious snappers will appreciate the wealth of manual shooting controls on offer, not to mention the ability to capture photos in an uncompressed RAW format (essentially a digital negative
Full manual functionality
Easy to Keep Clean
Easy Setup
Comfortable Controls
Easy To Use
easy to use,endless abilities,durable,cool features, all usable, amazing quality,battery powered
Easy and Powerfull
easy to use, quality pictures, battery back up
Photographer friendly
g10 is quite convenient
Operation is relatively simple and the pictures are clear
easy-to-use
Easy-to-use features excellent
ease of use
smooth, ease of use
IT IS EASY TO TAKE OUT
easy for use
Convenient operation and abundant features
and easy to carry
Professional, and easy to carry
The appearance of easy to operate
Easy-to-use high-pixel
Convenient
practical
Convenient, practical
Appearance is easy to operate
easy too see
easy to operate
Strong professional, easy to operate
easy to use controls
Wide Angle lens, Outstanding high quality 3 inch display, good battery life, convenient, easy to use controls
Manual Specifications
Manual Controls
Excellent Grip and comfortable controls
Fun to use
Very stylish and easy to use
manual - automatic
RAW format, manual - automatic, 14
AMAZING large screen, great manual settings, more features than most would ever use, enough features to satisfy the DSLR owner who can't seem to just use a regular $99 point and shoot, amazing picture quality, RAW, great burst mode, ISO 3200, shoe for larger flash, support for other lenses and filters (sorta), great build quality, supports SDHC, awesome battery life, and very easy to just pick up and start shooting
Super camera, many features (more than some DSLR), easy to use, especially for those moments you want to capture of your young family
Wide selection of manual and automatic settings
but could use a little more
Lots of manual modes
and being able to go into full manual if I want to
Love the auto settings, and being able to go into full manual if I want to

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flash

3.5

Flash underexposes on some interior shots
Weak flash
Built-in flash does NOT G10
External flash type
No bulb - bad for night photographers like me

Flash hot shoe for dedicated flash units
Built-in flash performs well
version of Digital Photo Professional, Flash hot shoe for dedicated flash units, Built-in flash performs well, Two custom modes and customizable shortcut button, Wide range of image color and sharpness parameters, 1cm macro mode, Excellent movie quality
Excellent flash range
Flash hot-shoe

Flash charging is very slow

Flash hotshoe and RAW recording
5x stabilised zoom with 28mm wide angle., Flash hotshoe and RAW recording., Great quality 3in 460k screen., Good controls, build and ergonomics., 5x stabilised zoom with 28mm wide angle., Flash hotshoe and RAW recording., Great quality 3in 460k screen., Good controls, build and ergonomics
Very expandable: supports an external flash
hot-shoe for flash
Relatively low noise at ISO 800, effective image stabilisation, ideal for low-light shooting, excellent macro performance, natural-looking colours, hot-shoe for flash, can accommodate tele-converter
Hotshoe flash mount
external flash option
5MP, external flash option, solid, GOOD filmcamera

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build quality

5

but worth it with the construction and controls
bulkier than comparable models, but worth it with the construction and controls
poor build quality
no paper manual, poor build quality

solid construction and excellent build quality
Excellent build quality
build and ergonomics
good build
Awesome architecture and build

Sturdy build quality
Excellent rendition of details at lowest ISO, Good corner-to-corner lens sharpness, Quite responsive, Very effective image stabilization, Good macro focusing, Very full-features for a compact digital camera, Excellent LCD viability, Good hand grip, Sturdy build quality, Good battery life
sturdy design
Solid build quality
solid construction
Lovely, solid construction
Strong Construction
Durable
Build (best in the business)
Build like a tank

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energy efficiency

3

resolving power

exposure

3.5

New DiGiC 4 is less reliable in setting a good exposure
15 second only max exposure time
15 second only max exposure time, 3 minutes would be best
Longest exposure is 15 seconds - should have been at least 1 minute

with easy-to-access ISO and exposure compensation dials
Solid, well built body, with easy-to-access ISO and exposure compensation dials
The dedicated knobs for exposure compensation and ISO settings are a brilliant design feature
Exposure compensation knob
Exposure compensation dial - very handy

interface

3

User interface not too intuitive
which may not be such an important issue to most user
Where is the printed user guide???
Where is the printed user guide
Do not have the high-definition HDMI interface is a little regret

and generally fun-to-play-with gadget that encourages the user to take pictures
Excellent User Interface
user friendly
user-friendly
Designed menu quite user-friendly, user-friendly

Interface tripod are plastic material
Interface tripod are plastic material, easy to wear

Well thought out user interface
Good pictures, useful features and controls, understandable interface

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viewfinder

0.5

Poor optical viewfinder coverage
Useless optical viewfinder
Optical viewfinder is rudimentary
Optical viewfinder is rudimentary, good only for centring a shot
Viewfinder is an after thought

Optical viewfinder better than most compacts yet (see weaknesses)

The viewfinder is poor
The viewfinder is poor, but as I can't use it under water it worries me not
The viewfinder is tiny
Optical viewfinder could cover more of the actual scene
Optical viewfinder could cover more of the actual scene, and have better magnification
Viewfinder is not accurate
Viewfinder is not accurate, it shows way less than what is being recorded

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remote control

5

poor control over fringing
Bulky, poor control over fringing
No wireless remote - would be nice for remote shots and tripod shots

usable photographic control
remote shutter release cable
Very expandable: supports an external flash, remote shutter release cable, conversion lens, and underwater case
great control layout and handling
Full manual control is available

Lots of user control
A whole heck of a lot of control to the advanced photographer
extra manual control features not available on lower canon models

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product quality

5

fit & finish superb

sound

0.5

are still so noisy (and soft
images get noisy quickly in good light after ISO 400
Images are objectively noisy
Noisy on high ISO (>200
Pictures are a bit noisy at 400 or above - but hey do people forget what 400 & 800 ASA film was like

Higher ISO shots are a little noisy
noisy pictures
Grainy, noisy pictures

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black level

0.5

bad Black machine mispronounced character design

reception

5

Well implemented face detection feature
face detection
good feature like Face detection AF/AE/FE/WB
enhanced face detection
big screen, face detection

portability

1.5

Awkward size: heavy and bulky
Heavy and a tad bulky
heavy
Large, heavy, intimidating, and expensive for casual shutterbugs
If you think that compact means pocketable then the G10 is not for you

this is the highest resolving compact we have ever tested
good low light visibility
ideal for low-light shooting
high-pixel in the light of the details of capture
28mm wide-angle and 5 times the light changed

blocky body isn't particularly 'compact'
The G10's angular, blocky body isn't particularly 'compact'
quite heavy
Quite large, quite heavy
Heavy, but I will take heavy any day over cheap plastic
it is heavy
at the end I always carry the IXUS860is with me instead of the G10 thats is too heavy and big
Heavy (but I knew and accepted that
Big and heavy for a pocket camera
size not compact
Heavy and a tad bul
a little weight
not as portable as other cameras
little weight
as prepared by local non-portable
Not pocket friendly in size or weight (yet works great for coat pockets)
Kind of heavy
Kind of heavy, not very good for really far distances

28mm wide-angle and 5 times the light changed, ND fil
Portable professional
Compact size with features that can rival most DSLRs
compact
Pretty, compact ,With 28 wide-angle, full-featured
a superb compact
More lightweight airframe
slim and thin
semi compact
light weight
Easy to use, light weight, many options for special effects

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size

1.5

Large
Quite large
but not a big deal for me
a little pricey
at $550 Cdn with GST, a little pricey, but seems to be worth it

28-140mm focal length range is all you need in most everyday situations
Small Size
Canon Powershot G10 enables the capture of images that can be reproduced on large photos and large
Size and raw
MON is large enough

A little too big but still acceptable
Size still too big
There are just a little bit of your
little bit big
have a little bug
Relatively large volume
a little expensive
Volume a bit big
should have such as large aperture lenses
I could even get those pretty little birds up in the tree
big learning curve if your a novice shooter

Independent ISO, MON is large enough, clear
Near perfect 28-140mm focal length
Macro mode is very good, at the longest end, you are a comfortable distance from your subject

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connectivity

0.5

USB and am already getting
No Wifi
audio is poor

screen

5

no touch screen display

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Outstanding high quality 3 inch display
Clear display
Great display

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