Canon Powershot G10 14.7MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom |...

Canon Powershot G10 14.7MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom | Great P&S Camera

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	Canon Powershot G10 14.7MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Canon Canon average customer review:based on 16 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Advanced amateur photographers are a discerning group, and theyve flocked to Canons G-Series for its ability to meet and exceed their demands. The third-generation PowerShot G10 is a stunning successor, loaded with uncompromising specs like 14.7 megapixels, a 28mm wide-angle lens, and Canons new DIGIC 4 Image Processor for notably improved face and motion detection. This is a camera that supports and nurtures creativity, with a full range of shooting and recording modes and compatibility with exciting accessories including Speedlite flashes.

BEYOND EXPECTATIONS. EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE!

There is a 'MIX' of customer reviews here and I fully understand some of the frustration and yet I can't help but wonder if some of the reviews are also 'PLANTS'.

I've used my Canon G10 for just over two weeks now. Thus, I am not an expert and I certainly do not shoot for or claim such as a profession. I travel for a living and I love photography; especially taken of the adventures I so blessed with.

I have had several of Canon's EOS line SLR's. They are excellent cameras and while I've also had both Nikon and Sony cameras as well, nothing has come close to the Canon line. They simply excel in digital imaging.

The G10 is built like a tank. Ultra rugged and strong. No plastics here.

I found its colors exceeding the quality of my Canon 50D. Even when I used Canon USM IS lenses. I received slight 'BLUR' from my 50D last weekend when my wife and I decided to take some 300-400 pictures of the Napa Valley's Fall colors.

She used the Canon G10 and I used the Canon 50D. Her colors, her sharpness and her black of blur or backlit situations was stunning for what is essentially a POINT & SHOOT camera.

Keep in mind this camera runs a simple $499. With a superior optical system, excessive megapixel range and a shutter as fast as one could ever hope for. The camera is ready always for that next shot.

Battery life was very good. Charging time fast. The entire fit overall for the camera could not be better. I told my wife the Canon G10 was indeed the BMW's of camera performance for that style or type of camera.

Personally I think it's underpriced. More so, this is a POINT & SHOOT. High-end of course but still a POINT & SHOOT.

This was and is an excellent choice. Built in Japan (not China) for quality and small enough to carry around without the weight or size of a SLR.

Doesn't get better...

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Great P&S Camera

I am a photo enthusiast, and primarily use a 40D. I love the camera, but it is not always practical to carry around. I also have used several compact cameras that are very easy to carry around, but aren't good for much more than a snapshot. I wanted something that was portable enough to take to things like the state fair or a party at a friends, while also providing great pictures.

This camera is perfect for that. I've had the camera about a week and shot 250 photos or so, mainly test shots to see how the camera performs in various scenarios, as well as to just learn my way around the camera.

The photo quality is very good. Not DSLR good, but that is to be expected.

I feel that the camera takes pretty usable pictures up to ISO 400, but if you plan on making very large prints (above an 8X10) it may be better to stay below ISO 200.

I wish the camera had fewer megapixels and better ISO performance, but no camera is perfect.

I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a portable high quality Point & Shoot camera.

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Amazing

for me this camera is the ultimate image-making device in that it is small enough to almost always have with me, takes beautiful stills up to ISO 200, and stunning video. its fast to operate, has very solid build quality, and with image stabilization i can shoot at 15/100 handheld no problem. it is a truly serious product and can take truly serious photo's. also, for me the price is so low that I can upgrade when a new model comes out and not feel guilty at all. $500 for RAW AND VIDEO?!?!?!

could have said the same thing about the G9, but this is truly a major improvement over the previous model. personally i think the biggest improvement is the body design. functions are more streamlined, and it feels better/more solid.

i highly recommend it. you won't be disappointed.

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Excellent point and shoot

Most of the criticisms in other reviews relate to high noise over ISO 200, and that is true. But below 200 they are very good. Luminous Landscape just posted a comparison of the $500 G10 against a $40,000 Hasselblad H2 with a 39 megapixel back and was amazed to find little observable difference in 13x19 prints. 8 professional photographers could not distinguish reliably between them. That is a lot of performance for a camera the size of a cigarette pack and 1/80th the price of the other camera.

I like the controls. ISO and over/under compensation are dials on top of the camera. No more hunting through the menu to make those adjustments. Image stabilization makes it possible to shoot at relatively low shutter speeds. RAW and full manual controls make this a very versatile and easy to use camera.

I rarely shoot at ISO 400 or above so I don't think the noise at higher settings is a major flaw. I previously used a Canon Proshot 1 that cost twice as much as the G10 and it only went up to ISO 400. I suspect Canon included 800 and 1600 in case you had to use them but you will need them less because of image stabilization.

Overall a great camera to take traveling.

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No Optical Zoom While Shooting Video!

I needed to replace my P&S camera and after doing a lot of reading I narrowed it down to the Lumix Z28 and the Cannon G10 and SX10IS (since I could not get my hands on a Cannon SX1IS). I use a Nikon DSLR for most Important things but It is too bulky when I travel or vacation and also my wife finds it hard to use. I also wanted to be able to shoot video that was at least decent so I would only have to lug around one camera so it was a must to be able to zoom while shooting video as well.

My first choice was the Pannisonic FZ28, it seemed to have everything I was looking for however, after one day of shooting it was obvious that there were some major problems such as CONSTANTLY WONDERING AF WHILE SHOOTING VIDEO, INABILITY TO TRACK FOCUS WHILE SHOOTING VIDEO, WASHED OUT SHOTS (stills) and a few other operational and menu issues that were unacceptable.

That left the two Cannon cameras. I chose the SX10IS over the G10 due to the fact that the G10 WILL ONLY DO A DIGITAL ZOOM WHILE SHOOTING VIDEO Yes, The optical zoom does not work for video. I see this as a "deal breaker" for me since digital zooms add far too much noise to the immage to be usable. Plus, the added focal length, cost diff. and articulated VF on the SX10IS influenced me as well. Too bad about the G10 since I really want to like it. Only down side to the SX10IS is no ability to do RAW format. Hope there will be a hack to fix that in the future.

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