Testseek.com have collected 88 expert reviews of the Canon PowerShot G10 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon PowerShot G10.
November 2008
(85%)
88 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(87%)
281 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Very good photo quality (in good light)
Nice 5X zoom lens with 28 140 mm range
Optical image stabilization
Solid
Well built body
With easytoaccess ISO and exposure compensation dials
Generally snappy performance
High resolution 3inch LCD display...
Richly detailed highresolution images
Superb wideangle lens
Excellent LCD is large and crisp
Lots of dedicated controls should appeal to serious shooters
Snappy performance in most areas
Best zoom range in its class at 5x optical
28mm equivalent wide-angle setting
Good sharpness overall
Minimal softening in corners for the resolution
Good auto white balance performance
Good outdoor performance
Highest...
Solid build
Professional features
Superbly detailed shots
Range of manual features
Sturdy design
At base ISO and in high contrast conditions
This is the highest resolving compact we have ever tested
Capable of very good results at lower ISO settings (Below ISO 400)
And very usable for standard sized prints (noise and NR effects are visible on scre...
Versatile wide-angle zoom
Terrific shots in good light
Great feel and ergonomics
Excellent LCD screen
Functional and fun shooting design
Great enthusiast-oriented feature set
Very nice photo quality
Well-crafted camera
Very good photo quality
Lots of options
ISO easily accessible through physical dial
RAW uncompressed image capture
Appealing design for prosumers and pros
RAW mode
Great image quality. Awesome architecture and build. Full gamut of features. ...
5x stabilised zoom with 28mm wide angle
Flash hotshoe and RAW recording
Great quality 3in 460k screen
Good controls
Build and ergonomics.
Overall image quality
Bright and detailed LCD screen
Styling
Fast operation
The editors didn't like
Lots of noise reduction in low light
Images get noisy quickly in good light after ISO 400
No white balance bracketing or finetuning
Continuous shooting mode wont win any awards for speed
Lack of HD movie mode a disappointment
Design annoyances
T...
Images are objectively noisy
Continuous shooting speed a drag
Weak video options
Large
Heavy
Intimidating
And expensive for casual shutterbugs
Awkward size
Heavy and bulky
Small Shutter button and Zoom ring
No articulated LCD
Slow continuous shooting
SRGB only for JPEGs
Adobe RGB for RAW captures
Image quality deteriorates above ISO 400
No HD movie capture
High barrel distortion at w...
Noisy at ISO 800 and above
Chromatic aberrations visible in some shots
Drop in optical zoom compared with G9
Rather slow lens (in terms of aperture) by traditional G series standards
No articulated LCD (another traditional G series feature)
Price is very high considering other cameras in its class and low end DSLRs
Some noise visible even at ISO 80
Noise Red...
Expensive compared to a D-SLR
Relatively slow
Digital noise at ISO 400 and above
Video should be higher quality
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Should be a little faster shot to shot.
Bulky
Sluggish performance
Can be slow to focus
Spotty ISO performance at 400 and up
Image quality fell a few inches short of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. Canon should have capped the PowerShot G10 at 10-megapixels. ...
Great image quality. Awesome architecture and build. Full gamut of features. ...
Image quality fell a few inches short of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. Canon should have capped the PowerShot G10 at 10-megapixels. ...
Rarely does a camera leave us feeling so fulfilled after a brief photographic adventure throughout urban landscapes and balmy coastal scenery. The Canon PowerShot G10 is a lot of camera, so right off the bat beginners are not going to dig its advance...
Well-crafted camera; very good photo quality; lots of options; ISO easily accessible through physical dial; RAW uncompressed image capture
Bulky, heavy; sluggish performance
The Canon PowerShot G10 is fun to use. Advanced features will appeal to pro users and casual users will appreciate hand-holding functions like scene modes and face detection. For those who dont mind carrying a bit of extra weight, the G10 is one powe...
Best zoom range in its class at 5x optical, 28mm equivalent wide-angle setting, Good sharpness overall; minimal softening in corners for the resolution, Good auto white balance performance, Good outdoor performance, Optical image stabilization, Highest...
Awkward size: heavy and bulky, Small Shutter button and Zoom ring, No articulated LCD, Slow continuous shooting, sRGB only for JPEGs, Adobe RGB for RAW captures, Image quality deteriorates above ISO 400, No HD movie capture, High barrel distortion at w...
The Canon G10 is an impressive photographic tool for the discriminating enthusiast. The switch to a wider-angle lens than the G9 makes the G10 more useful for more types of photography, yet the 140mm end still gets in reasonably close for tighter compo...
Abstract: I’m not a big fan of point and shoot cameras so when I saw the Canon G9 favorably compared to a Leica (AS IF!) I just had to get my hands on the G10. The 14-megapixel, $485 G10 is a beefy point and shoot clad in mostly black, military grade plastic an...
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Abstract: Since the introduction of the affordable digital SLR a few years back industry observers have been predicting the demise of what used to be called the prosumer camera; the highly specified compact with features aimed at the more serious photographer...
Overall, the Canon PowerShot G10 is a pleasure to use, but we wish the company had focused more on noise control instead of just cramming in more megapixels. We loved carrying this sturdy camera around and we appreciated its highly useful dials, but f...
Overall image quality, bright and detailed LCD screen, styling, fast operation
Bulky, poor control over fringing
At low sensitivities the G10’s image quality is impressive, with great detail capture, accurate metering, and consistency with its Auto White Balance system. Furthermore, it is perhaps the only compact in its class whose design gives the impression...
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