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Reviews of the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

  • 7.5

    CNET Review

    March 23, 2009

    The Good: Speedy performance with solid battery life; articulating LCD; comfortable shooting design; can zoom during movie capture.

    The Bad: No HD movie capture or raw support; a few annoying design quirks; frustratingly narrow lens aperture at maximum zoom.

    The Bottom Line: A nice evolution of the megazoom, the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS delivers some improvements over its predecessor and provides an attractive option for megazoom shooters.

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  • 9.6

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | November 21, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 80/100 and users 89/100. Comparing these reviews to 555063 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 96/100 = Excellent.

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  • 10

    electronicsme.com

    Review Summary: If you are a beginner trying to get into professional photography, the...

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  • No Rating

    dcresource.com

    By Jeff Keller | March 26, 2009

    Review Summary: , which is quite similar to the SX10, with the main differences being a larger LCD, faster continuous shooting, a 1080p movie mode, and an HDMI port. Why this model wasn't brought over to the States is unclear

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  • No Rating

    pcworld.ca

    By Kathleen Cullen | March 23, 2009

    Review Summary: Canon has created a versatile, go-anywhere point-and-shoot with the $475, 10-megapixel PowerShot SX10 IS. The marquee feature here is a 20X optical zoom--a zoom range equalled only by the Olympus SP-570 UZ--that translates, in the film world, from an ...

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Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 2665B001

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - Compact
  • Width 4.9 in
  • Depth 3.4 in
  • Height 3.5 in
  • Weight 1.2 lbs

Main Features

  • Resolution 10 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 10,300,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 10,000,000 pixels
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
  • Digital Zoom 4 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Macro, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Landscape, Color swap, Night scene, Sports mode, Color accent, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot, High sensitivity
  • Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Vivid Red, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Black & White, Custom Effect, 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 1/3200 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, 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 in 1/3 EV step
  • AE/AF Control FlexiZone
  • Face Detection Yes
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Flash, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (warm white)
  • Digital Video Format H.264
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • 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
  • Digital Storage Media None
  • Image Storage JPEG 3648 x 2736, JPEG 2816 x 2112, JPEG 2272 x 1704, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 3648 x 2048

Camera Flash

  • Camera Flash Pop-up 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 1.6 ft - 17 ft
  • Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 5 mm - 100 mm - F/2.8-5.7
  • Focal Length 5 mm - 100 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 560 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Min Focus Range 19.7 in
  • Macro Focus Range 0-50cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.7
  • Optical Zoom 20 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens Construction 11 group(s) / 13 element(s)
  • Features UD glass, Aspherical lens, Ultrasonic Motor (USM)

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
  • Flash Terminal Hot shoe
  • Additional Features Safety zoom, DPOF support, Direct print, Face detection, Audio recording, Focus bracketing, Cropping an image, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Diopter adjustment, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, 16:9 widescreen mode, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital tele-converter, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Motion Detection Technology, Camera orientation detection

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type LCD
  • Viewfinder Color Support Color
  • Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.44 in
  • Viewfinder Resolution 235,000 pixels

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Rotating
  • Display Format 230,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in
  • Microphone Operation Mode Stereo

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 ZoomBrowser EX

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP SP2, Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later
  • Peripheral Devices USB port, XGA monitor, CD-ROM drive
  • System Requirements Details Windows XP SP2 - 256 MB, Windows Vista - 512 MB, MacOS X 10.4 - 256 MB, MacOS X 10.5 - 512 MB

Miscellaneous

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

Battery

  • Supported Battery AA
  • Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included ), 4 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Optional )

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
  • Humidity Range Operating 10 - 90%

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Buying Choices

Powershot SX10 IS Black Digital Camera from 3 online stores: Lowest Price: $329.95

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Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

Buying Choices

Powershot SX10 IS Black Digital Camera from 3 online stores: Lowest Price: $329.95

See prices from 3 stores

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