Canon Powershot S10 Review

The Canon S10 caused quite a stir when I broke the news back on the 14th of August, at that time I'd received brief specifications and an image of the camera from one of my industry insiders, we were both in two minds as to whether it was a product or just a company mockup, thus the news article title "Product or Prototype?".
Just a few weeks later a Canon Press Release confirmed the S10 as a real product. A 2.11 megapixel digital camera of the same size and design as previous Canon mini digital cameras (A5 Zoom, A50). Additionally the S10 case featured a more metallic look, stronger construction and a brushed metal lens housing.
The S10 is an interesting progression from the A50 and may be an indication of Canon's approach to digital cameras, leaning on their expertise in making compact cameras and lens systems they're now well placed to churn out sophisticated pocket powerhouses (we have yet to see a successor to the Pro 70 or indeed a Pro digital SLR to rival Nikons D1).
And the S10 could certainly fit under the "compact" label, not only is it small, light, strong and pixel-packed but its also feature rich, fast and flexible. Best of all? Image Quality is superb and the camera is responsive and well designed.
The S10 is positioned well as a Christmas 1999 stocking filler and Canon should sell bucket loads of S10's.
Gear in this story
Gear in this story
Above Average
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Nov 15, 1999
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We
have just been told that State Street Direct is offering a special price
on the Canon Powershot S10 - that is so low - we are not allowed to quote
it here. When you visit their site (via
this link) you will need to enter your e-mail address in - and the
special price and buy link will be e-mailed to you. This offer is ONLY
for online orders and will end as soon the current inventory is depleted. The
guys over at Imaging Resource have just posted a Canon S10 review, looks
like they came to a very similar conclusion as me "Canon's remarkable
little 2.1 megapixel digicam, the PowerShot S10. We say "remarkable", because
it's not only the smallest digicam currently on the market, but it takes
pictures of exceptional quality: Color, detail, and tonal range are all
excellent, comfortably in the top tier of the current two megapixel marketplace." So,
my prototype was a product after all :) About three weeks ago we published
a picture and specifications of a product named the S10, today Canon
have officially announced it and it matches our specifications and
design.
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