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Canon PowerShot G10 review

No matter how small they make them, you can't fit a DSLR in your pocket. But is the brand-new PowerShot G10 is the next best thing?

Our Score 4.5

Last reviewed: 2008-12-05December 5th 2008

Price at launch £449.00
MPN 2663B009
Colour Black
Dimensions 109.1 x 77.7 x 45.9
Features 14.7 Megapixels / 5x wide-angle lens / RAW recording / DIGIC 4 / Anti-blur / Face Detection Technology / 3.0" PureColor LCD II / i-Contrast/ 4 x Digital Zoom
Weight (g) 350
Battery Type Lithium-Ion Rechargable
Camera Type Compact
Connectivity USB 2.0
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.7
Display Size 3
Display Technology LCD
Effective Pixels 14.7
Exposure bracketing 2
Flash Yes
Flash Features Auto, On/Off, Red Eye Red., Slow Sync, TTL
Focusing Modes Auto, Manual
ISO Settings 100, 1600, 200, 400, 80, Auto-Hi, ISO Auto
Image Formats AVI, EXIF, JPEG, RAW
Image Sensor Type 1/1.7inch CCD
Image Stabilisation Yes, Lens
Lens 6.1 - 30.5 mm (35mm equivalent: 28-140mm)
Longest Shutter Speed 15
Max Aperture 2.8
Max Focal Length 30.5
Max Movie Recording Resolution 640 x 480
Memory Types MultiMedia Card, SD, SDHC
Metering Modes Centre weighted, Evaluative, Spot
Min Aperture 4.5
Min Focal Length 6.1
Min Shutter Speed 4000
Optical Zoom 5
Optical viewfinder Yes
PictBridge Yes
Shooting Modes Beach, Indoor, Landscape, Night , Portrait, Snow
Video Capture Framerate 30
White Balance Auto, Custom, Daylight, Tungsten, White Fluorescent Light
LCD Display? Yes
Max resolution (horizontal pixels) 4416
Max resolution (vertical pixels) 3312

Product Summary

PowerShot G10

Canon PowerShot G10

Price at launch

£449.00

For

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Fantastic build quality

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Great lens

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Crisp LCD screen

Against

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Image quality is a mixed bag

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