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View Full Version : Canon PowerShot G10: The Perfect Pocket Camera?


John Lane
12-03-2008, 07:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_g10-review/' target='_blank'>http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/c...hot_g10-review/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"The PowerShot G10 ($499) is the flagship camera in Canon's point-and-shoot lineup. Its highlights include a 14.7 Megapixel CCD, 5X wide-angle zoom lens, image stabilization, a high resolution t3-inch LCD, and more manual controls than you can shake a stick at."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1228257357.usr18286.jpg" /></p><p>This Canon is almost the perfect small, carry-anywhere camera for photo enthusiasts.&nbsp; It is fun to use, can take RAW images and has great manual capabilities. At ISO 80, the photos from this camera rival those from larger and more expensive digital SLR's.&nbsp; But it has one glaring flaw - low light performance.&nbsp; It seems that Canon got caught up in the megapixel race and by increasing the number of megapixels on the same 1/1.7 inch sensor, it increased the noise in the images which really shows up in low light photography.&nbsp; Canon would have been better served reducing the megapixels and the subsequent noise.&nbsp; If you don't need low light, it is a great camera to get.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>