Canon PowerShot G10

14.7 megapixels | 3" screen | 28 – 140 mm (5×)

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enddiejp
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By: enddiejp posted on Jun 5, 2010 UTC

Opinion: Saya menggunakan kadang sebagai kamera cadangan. dan
selalu dibawa dalam pemotretan dalam berbagai situasi.
Canon PowerShoot G10 merupakan kamera terbaik
dengan kualitas gambar sangan bagus. Sangat
menguntungkan memiliki kamera ini. Kamera Canon
PowerShoot G10 masih sangat bagus dibandingkan yang
lain.

Problems: no problems

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Manish Chawla
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By: Manish Chawla posted on Mar 2, 2010 UTC

Opinion: Best Point and shoot camera. I got it at 400$. I have taken over 5000 pics so far. This is the best camera you can taken, when you do not wish to carry big SLRs.

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pifa
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By: pifa posted on Feb 6, 2010 UTC

Opinion: I upgraded my G9 by buying this then new G10 with a much needed wider lens and better battery performance but it turns out that this camera is not reliable enough (dead captor), and that the 14 million pix don't bring any image improvement, only creating heavier files that fill memory cards and computer too quickly.
Also the image quality is good only at 80 ASA setting. Grain appears above that and in dinner light conditions.
Excellent for macro photo even though manual focus is not that easy to use.

Problems: Dust on captor.
Captor died after 14 months of occasionnal use of the camera.

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wksoh
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By: wksoh posted on Jan 28, 2010 UTC

Opinion: Very Sharp Macro - best compact macro I can find - better macro than S90.
Outdoor shots outperform other compacts.
Lovely controls - very addictive - best among compacts.
Battery life is wonderful - I could shoot 2 fulls days on tour - it never lets me down.
Very good lens... for a compact.
No lens cap - nice.

Problems: Biggest and heaviest compact?!
Colors not as bright as S90.
Low light photography - shutter not as fast. ISO can't use above 400.

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Maple Leaf84
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By: Maple Leaf84 posted on Dec 27, 2009 UTC

Opinion: I have had this wonderful camera for over three months now. It is excellent for my needs. Great solid build, easy to handle. The large LCD is no problem when shooting overhead shots too. You can see the screen and the subject easily. Face detection, red eye removal, trimming...the camera has it all. I added my own elasticised wrist strap. Works great. I have no problem with low light indoor shots with or without flash. I would recommend this camera to anyone as a perfect second camera. I love this camera...my first Canon.

Problems: Only problem is the flash position on the left side of the camera. You have to watch that a finger is not over the flash when used. I use an external small slave flash that I've had for years and it works perfectly well and not bulky. The two work great together.

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bearzimages
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By: bearzimages posted on Nov 9, 2009 UTC

Opinion: Astonishing imaging machine for both the price & size. I originally bought it as a every day carry about, fits nicely in leather jacket pocket. I've began using it for fashion shoots. Canon Broke some rules and found the soul of its subject. Buy the G10, regardless of your current skills; it's an amazing machine that delivers constant iq & fun.

Problems: Short battery life...buy extra batteries & problem solved.

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OlegDulin
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By: OlegDulin posted on Nov 8, 2009 UTC

Opinion: A few years ago I had the original Digital Rebel. I always had it in Auto or P modes and I didn't really know what I was doing. Problem with SLRs is that they are bulky, require too much thought into deciding which lenses to bring, etc. After awhile it became long in the tooth, so I sold it and the lenses and decided that SLRs aren't really for me. I replaced it with Panny FZ50 and then when I decided even that it is too much of a pain I got the G10 early this year.

G10 is a camera whose style goes back to the glory days of rangefinder cameras. It is built like a tank. The lense is well balanced to the sensor and at base ISO of 80-100 gives you an image comparable to entry-level DSLR. The controls are unbelievable. THe screen is supersharp. It looks and feels like my grandfather's Soviet Leica knock-off.

G10 can be customized to the point of being a deeply personal camera you never want to leave home without. I have C2 configured as positive-film P-mode for base ISO photography and C1 configured as B&W for high ISOs.

G10 is really quick at focusing and shooting, for point and shoot camera.

I learned a lot more from the G10 than I did from the SLRs.
With that in mind I also purchased an Olympus E-620, now that I understand exposure, focus, ISO, aperture, etc. But G10 will always have a special place in my set of camera gear as a camera I can control like an SLR but still put into my pocket. The way I use it nowadays is as a companion for my SLR for wider-angle base ISO shots outside, while I keep a long telephoto lense on the SLR.

So, if you want a compact that is built like a tank, handles like an SLR, and won't require a massive camera bag -- this is it.

Problems: Image quality at ISO 800 and up begins to deteriorate to the point of ISO 1600 being not a very useful mode. This is not unexpected of a small sensor camera. I've taken many good pictures indoors at ISO-800 that come out well on 8x10 and 4x6 prints, but I wouldn't go further than ISO 800 on this camera. The hidden ISO 3200 mode is unusable.

I wish the viewfinder was bigger, brighter and had some sort of indication of exposure. But, you take what you get. Point and shoots with optical viewfinders are a dying breed and if you want a good P&S just get an SLR.

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Double Dust
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By: Double Dust posted on Sep 18, 2009 UTC

Opinion: The wide angle is perfect, mr. mellowpaul. We like it. Ansell Adams made no pictures in small spaces and is dead. We look forward to the G11 for his better (less pixels) performance in low light.

Problems: none

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mellowpaul
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By: mellowpaul posted on Sep 2, 2009 UTC

Opinion: The bottom line is that the image quality is poor for all but the narrowest range of shooting conditions (ISO 80, bright light, close-in subject matter). Also, the focal length is too short; they should have kept the 210 mm equivalent of the G9. Canon is finally acknowledging the cause of the poor image quality by lowering the number of pixels significantly on the upcoming G11. Too bad they cannot up the focal length. We do not need such a wide angle at the low end; Ansell Adams said that the best wide angle lens is two steps backwards.

Problems: Poor image quality and too short focal length.

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