First results with the R10

Maryarena wrote:

Congrats on your new R7 and R10! Those are amazing photos you took with the R10! It seems like a great little camera. I'm still adapting to the R7 buttons. Soon you will be really familiar with the R10 too. Enjoy!

Gloria

Yes it’s a little overwhelming getting two new cameras at once, it feels quite extravagant.  I was planning on trying the R10 in a few months after having had some quality time with the R7 but I saw a deal I couldn’t pass up on a R10 and now I really have more cameras than I know what to do with (3).  My current plan is to try to get as familiar as possible with the R7 and R10 and at the end of the year sell one of the three.  They are all different and I’m not great at switching from camera to camera so it’ll be interesting to see how all of this works out.

BackToNature1 wrote:

MikeJ9116 wrote:

BirdShooter7 wrote:

Yes, I wasn’t expecting to buy this one either but curiosity got the best of me and I saw a deal on Amazon that I couldn’t pass up on a open-box unit so now I’m the proud owner of a R10. I am kind of thinking it could be a great camera to just keep mounted on my RF 100-400 to go alongside my R7 and 500mm f/4 instead of swapping lenses back and forth. If only the two cameras shared the same batteries. I’ll hopefully be giving both cameras nice workouts over the next week, hopefully there won’t be any serious regrets.

Do you see any noticeable difference in low light performance between the two cameras?

Certainly want to know the differences when it comes Noise performance between the two cameras as well as compared to higher end models. I am surprised we haven't seen too many reviews yet addressing those specific things.

Well from what I’ve seen so far things are about what you would expect.  I really love the output from the R6 and R7.  I’m still trying to figure out the exact settings for the R10.  So far I’ve had it set for default noise reduction and I think it might be a little too heavy handed.  Obviously if you shoot RAW it won’t be an issue.  The output from the R20 reminds me a lot of the 80d, which isn’t terribly surprising.  Just to be clear, these are just my impressions, I haven’t done any controlled testing so pinch of salt.

BackToNature1 wrote:

I thought it was pretty good considering it’s an extreme drought and it was a little challenging to find willing subjects

Ian from Berks wrote:

Thanks according to the screen I am shooting in Raw , but no pictures show. Whether I have faulty firmware or software I don't know . It will shoot in Jpeg

The retailer won't reply to emails .

I just checked in here to see if it was a reoccurring problem

Did you format the SD card in the R7?  It could be a number of issues, one of which there is not enough space on the card for a Raw image but there is enough space for a JPG.  If you have another card to try, it may help, preferably a brand new card.  I can't think of other reasons of the top of my head, but it could be a setting or 2.

BirdShooter7 wrote:

Yesterday I had my first real outing with my R10 and I thought I’d share my first impressions. Long story short, I like the camera and think it’s a great value for $1000 but I do feel like I am running into some of its limitations. This isn’t to say that I couldn’t get really good with it after having more than a day and a half with it but there are some limitations that I personally find a little frustrating.

The R10 is noticeably compact and light but doesn’t feel cheaply built or flimsy. I could appreciate a little larger grip but do find the camera comfortable enough to use happily with one exception so far. When I mounted the RF 100-500 L I immediately found that I have to sort of jam my fingers between the grip and the lens barrel and it’s not terribly comfortable, especially after an hour or two of use. If you have thinner fingers it might not be a problem for you but for me it was a little disappointing. The RF 100-400 and the adapted EF 500mm f/4L IS USM, on the other hand, felt just fine on the R10.

I do find the shutter release button a bit mushy and am finding that it’s taking some getting used to. I think this will be less challenging with more experience but it doesn’t have the feel of fit and finish like the R7, R6 and other more expensive models.

When setting the camera up I discovered that I probably should have spent a little more time with the manual before making my purchase. With my other R cameras I have found that I like to have the area AF with animal eye detection assigned to the shutter release and the center AF point assigned to the AF On button. As far as I have been able to determine, that’s not possible on the R10. You can assign AF to both buttons, but they will be the same mode. So far my solution has been to simply use the shutter release with the center point and animal eye detection. This seems to work fine, but I do miss the my usual focus method.

One annoying surprise from the day were several lock-ups. During the day I experienced about a dozen lock-ups when using the adapted EF 500mm f/4L IS USM and the RF 100-500 L. I was using a Sandisk 64GB UHS-1 Extreme Pro SD card. It’s an older card and I’d like to test the camera more with different cards to see if it is an issue related to the memory card.

So with those few little grumbles out of the way, I think it’s fantastic that Canon is selling a ~$1000 camera with such an advanced AF system and silent shooting in drive mode with very fast frame rates. Overall, I’m enjoying using the camera and have, most importantly, been happy with the results.

Here are a few photos from the first day, EXIF data should be intact:

This little raccoon somehow managed to get trapped in a dumpster and thankfully was easy to free.

Thanks for the share Birdshooter.

It looks like a very possible purchase for my daughter.

Grey shots, particularly like the insects.

drsnoopy wrote:

@Birdshooter7, as you have both the R7 and R10, and the RF100-500, could you please post a photo of that lens mounted on each of the two bodies, from above, to show how much (how little?) space there is for your fingers? I have an R5 and 100-500, and would like to acquire one of the APS-C bodies. I’ve handled both but the shop didn’t have the lens for me to mount on them. I’m leaning towards the R10 mainly as a travel camera due to its size, but I need to be able to use it as a backup or “teleconverter” body as well. Many thanks if you are able.

Unfortunately I no longer have the 100-500 but hopefully someone else can provide the requested photos.