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Posts about the Canon PowerShot G10

Reviews of the Canon PowerShot G10

  • 7.9

    CNET Review

    October 24, 2008

    The Good: Functional and fun shooting design; great enthusiast-oriented feature set; very nice photo quality

    The Bad: Should be a little faster shot to shot.

    The Bottom Line: The Canon PowerShot G10 is a solid enthusiast digital camera for those who want something compact to complement a dSLR.

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  • 10

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | November 21, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 83/100 and users 89/100. Comparing these reviews to 555063 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 100/100 = Excellent.

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  • No Rating

    gizmogroove.com

    By Iron Man | July 29, 2009

    Review Summary: Some people just can't figure out how to work a camera, and end up missing out some otherwise excellent shots. The Canon G10 looks to help people out that are a little photography challenged, by bringing high quality photos, into a point and shoot ...

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  • No Rating

    professionalphotographer.co.uk

    Review Summary: Clean, classic styling and solid build quality

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  • No Rating

    ben.geek.nz

    By Ben | May 23, 2009

    Review Summary: Digital cameras are perhaps the worst example of consumerist segmentation for the sake of it. On this page alone I count 25 current model digital compact cameras. Considering other brands and previous models, you have something like 300 cameras to ...

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Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 2663B001

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - Compact
  • Width 4.3 in
  • Depth 1.8 in
  • Height 3.1 in
  • Weight 12.3 oz

Main Features

  • Resolution 14.7 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 15,000,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 14,700,000 pixels
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 3200 (5Mpix)
  • Digital Zoom 4 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Landscape, Underwater, Kids & pets, Night scene, Sports mode, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot
  • Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Vivid Red, Color Swap, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Color Accent, Black & White, Positive Film, Darker Skin Tone, Lighter Skin Tone
  • Image Stabilizer Optical
  • Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Spot AF area, Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
  • Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
  • Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
  • AE/AF Control FlexiZone
  • Face Detection Yes
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Flash, Cloudy, Daylight, Underwater, Fluorescent, Tungsten light
  • Digital Video Format H.264
  • Still Image Format RAW, JPEG, RAW + JPEG
  • Remote Control Optional
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture H.264 - 640 x 480, H.264 - 320 x 240

Memory / Storage

  • Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Image Storage JPEG 4416 x 3312, JPEG 4416 x 2480, JPEG 3456 x 2592, JPEG 2592 x 1944, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480

Camera Flash

  • Camera Flash Built-in flash
  • Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Rear curtain sync, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes
  • Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 15 ft
  • Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 6.1 mm - 30.5 mm - F/2.8-4.5
  • Focal Length 6.1 mm - 30.5 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
  • Min Focus Range 19.7 in
  • Macro Focus Range 1-50cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.5
  • Optical Zoom 5 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens Construction 9 group(s) / 11 element(s)
  • Features Aspherical lens, Built-in lens shield

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
  • Flash Terminal Hot shoe
  • Additional Features AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, Safety zoom, DPOF support, Direct print, MOTION PRINT, Face detection, Audio recording, Focus bracketing, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital tele-converter, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Motion Detection Technology, Camera orientation detection

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 461,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in
  • Microphone Technology Electret condenser
  • Microphone Operation Mode Mono

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Software

  • Software Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Drivers & Utilities, Canon Remote Capture, Canon ZoomBrowser EX

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP SP2, Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x, Apple Mac OS X 10.5.x
  • Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

  • Included Accessories Neck strap
  • Cables Included A/V cable, USB cable

Power

  • Power Device Battery charger - External

Battery

  • Supported Battery Canon NB-7L
  • Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F

Product Video

Product Photos

  • OVR
  • BK
  • PALM
  • BAG

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Canon PowerShot G10

Buying Choices

Powershot G10 Black Digital Camera from 2 online stores: Lowest Price: $479.99

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