Canon PowerShot SD10 (Digital IXUS i / IXY Digital L)

Opinion: I bought this camera in 2003, It is still working!. In between I had Nikon D60, Nikon D3100 and Now Nikon D5100.

The image quality of this Camera is comparable to DSLR!!!!,

I think following are the reason for that
1. ISO supported from 50 - Excellent image quality, I do not find any point-and shoot camera with ISO 50 today.
2. Image quality can be set "Super Fine", "Fine", "Normal" and "Medium", For 4M Pixel, this camera creates JPG file size of 3.5-3.75 MB! ----Excellent image quality - equal to DSLR like my current D5100, Belive me!, Today some 16M pixel camera creates JPG image file at 4-4.5 MB - They support only "Normal" quality.(Sony HX9V, or Nikon 8200 (though Nikon 8200 has some1:4 compression only - but not impressive))

Can some one help a camera which supports good ISO 50 value?

Opinion: after all these years (i bought this camera in 2003!) i will *still* sometimes grab it. i am not sure if anything quite as compact exists these days, and while the 4mp resolution is very low these days, for the right purpose, and when you shoot them right, it is often enough.
when i hand the camera to others i will set it to the usual full (or is it "fool") auto mode. and it does decently for snapshots.
i use it in "manual" (i.e. focus lock) mode with the ISO fixed to 50-100 and sharp spot focus most of the time. and it does well like that. to this day.
the far less compact S90 is finally now utterly outclassing it, but i still think at times i'd rather drop this in a pocket until the day it finally breaks, the fact it still hasn't shows that its original built quality was awesome.
size is its biggest asset to this day.

Opinion: This is more like a post-mortem review because my trusty Ixus i (as it's called here) has just died. It only takes black pictures now even though the rest of the camera still works. It has lasted for more than 5 years which is reasonable for modern-day consumer electronics.

Overall this camera offers good image quality in a very compact casing. Build quality is good, it can take a beating. When possible, I used manual mode at ISO 50 to get noise-free photos. At ISO 100 noise is still OK but at 200 and 400 it becomes problematic. In low light conditions, it's better to use a(n improvised) tripod at ISO 50 or 100 than to rely on the higher ISO modes.

One thing this camera excels at, is taking macro pictures. With its 3cm macro range and with a steady hand, I managed to get some impressive very sharp close-ups of insects and flowers. The autofocus, albeit a little slow, gets it right most of the time. Taking multiple pictures at slightly different distances will almost always deliver at least one perfect macro result.

My major gripe with this camera was battery life: even early on, the battery only lasted for maybe 50 photos. The battery was extremely sensitive to temperature: I could always squeeze some extra photos out by warming up the battery. During cold winter days this was a mandatory ritual, as the battery was "empty" even when freshly charged. A third-party spare battery I bought was even worse. Possibly the batteries themselves were OK but the problem was with the camera itself, and was related to the early failure in some way?

Opinion: My ist real digital compact camera..

On the good,
Decent build quality, feels solid
Accurate colours, standard range of features, nothing
outstanding.
Optics are good..no noticable corner softness
Not a bad macro mode.
Metering is good.
Decent enough image quality overall (stick to base
ISO)

Opinion: This camera is pretty damn good! I did my research on various cameras on several review sites before buying, but the reviews on here swung it for me. As an ex-user of 35mm SLR's and compacts, I knew that no matter how great a camera is, you won't carry it if it's too heavy and bulky, and if you don't carry your camera you'll miss out on tons of photo opportunities. They don't come much lighter or more compact than the Ixus i. The macro lens can take a shot as close as 3cm. Check out reviews ( and specs ) on here and you'll be hard pressed to find anything ( other than an SLR with a macro lens ) that can compete with the Ixus i. The macro ability was the main feature I needed, secondly I wanted ultra-compactness, and thirdly, something very lightweight. The camera is more sophisticated than a simple point-and-shoot, but if simplicity is what you want then this camera gives you that too with its auto-modes. I've used it for over a year now and I love it. Don't be seduced by higher mega pixel cameras than this, because 4MP is more than ample for most people. 4MP permits you to blow up a photo to a high degree without losing definition. The Ixus i lens is pretty sharp, colour rendition is great, and noise is not a problem. The Ixus i is easy to use, even for a beginner, but do read the manual, it's very clear and easy to understand and you'll get more out of the camera. I paid £179.00 just over a year ago, but though the price has fallen considerably since then, the 4MP model is not so widely available as the newer 5MP version. I reckon that pretty soon you won't be able to find any 4MP new stock anywhere, most suppliers seem to be selling the newer 5MP model, whereas up until recently the 4MP was the big seller. Maybe Canon are winding down production of the 4MP model now.

Despite what I said about 4MP being high enough resolution for most people, today I bought another Ixus i, the 5MP. I just want to be able to blow-up my macro shots even more. I got it the new one for less than I paid for my old one. Even though there's lots of new competition since the Ixus i came out, and since I bought mine a year ago, I still can't find any model ( of any brand) that can match the close-up macro lens of the Ixus i range.

I've still not explored everything this camera can do. It takes great snaps, from landscape shots to portraits. I find the flash is fine for most indoor shots, but when it's washed-out the photo by being a bit too bright and harsh on rare occassions, I've placed a kleenex tissue over the corner of the camera's flash unit, and it diffuses the flash light. That's just a little trick I learned from my 35mm film days.

Shutter-lag is a problem on most digital cameras, but the Ixus i is faster than most. Okay, the Ixus i only has a digital zoom and not an optical one, but 2x, 3x, or 4x optical zooms don't really take you in that much closer to a subject, and 4MP lets you blow up a photo on your computer and crop-it, giving you the same result with no real loss of detail. If you're taking a portrait shot of someone, or a group shot, don't forget that simply walking a few feet closer lets you get just as close as most compact zooms or wide angle lenses.
Zoom lenses are over-rated in terms of their value in being able to photograph anything other than long distance objects.

Everything is a trade-off in photography and cameras, and whilst I would have liked a zoom lens, the price I would have paid would have been to opt for a bulkier heavier camera that I would never carry around on my belt the way I do with the Ixus i, nor would I have been able to photograph something as small as a bumble bee sitting on a flower and be able to see it big, bold, and clear on my computer, filling my entire pc screen.

Battery life is good, and you get plenty of warning when it's running low. The battery also charges up pretty quick

I don't know how many other compact digital cameras let you view the photo on the LCD screen ( which is a decent size ) and view and home-in on any part of the shot, e.g. you could shoot a photo of your dog, fill the LCD screen, then move the pic from left to right, or up and down, and zoom in on the dog's paw, even though it was way down low in the shot. You can do this with the Ixus i.

There is no viewfinder on the Ixus i, and I wasn't sure that I'd get used to taking a shot by viewing it solely on the LCD screen, but I needn't have worried. Holding the camera at arms length or right up close to your eye, the LCD is easy to work with, in fact, I'd say it's easier to use than a normal viewfinder. If you wear glasses ( as I do ) you'll probably have trouble seeing properly through a viewfinder anyway. Another advantage to composing the shot using the LCD screen is it doesn't stop you seeing with your peripheral vision, so, if you stop in the middle of a road to take a shot, you can still see when the number 45 bus is approaching and about to run you over, or if a mugger is sneaking up at the side of you to blag your lovely Canon Ixus i camera.

The video-clip feature is handy, but the resolution isn't great, but it's still on a par with most compact cameras. The audio is in mono, and not stereo, but on my PC it actually sounds quite good. The video-clip playback on the camera has good sound too, the tiny speaker is very good, and the microphone is superb.

I like the Canon Zoom Browser software. You can use this to store your photos on your pc, and do lots of other stuff I've yet to play around with. About the only thing I've used it for though is emailing photos.

I'm glad I bought this camera. I'm no expert photographer, not even an experienced amatuer, but I love this camera. You'll have no excuse for not carrying this camera with you at all times because it's so light and tiny. It's even smaller and more compact than my new Samsung D500 mobile phone. I think the Ixus i performs better, looks better, and feels better than any other camera in its class, but I have to admit though I've never owned any other digital cameras, but I've used several belonging to friends, and none of them compare to the Ixus i. The same goes for those I handled and tried in camera stores.

My final comments are just to say this is the greatest camera review site there is, with both experts reviews and reviews from ordinary folk like me. I hope my review is as much help as the reviews which I myself read on here from other users and which helped me to choose the ideal camera for my needs. Thanks!

Opinion: Pros:
It is a really really compact camera. Zoom lens is not that important to me. I think the size is everything for buyers of this camera and actually this is the reason for me to buy it. It can be put into my mobile phone porch!

Opinion: The camera is really compact. The image quality is excellent.

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