Powershot G10 Review
Almost 15 million pixels go into the CCD of the Powershot G10 CCD. And those pixels give you an outstanding image quality, plus an amazing choice of cropping options with the final image.
The Canon A590IS model is more geared to amateurs whereas, the Powershot G10 is very much a prosumer model. The list of features alone make that clear.
The G10 features a 28mm wide angle lens and couples that with a 5x zoom. Optical Image Stabilisation helps you to keep the image sharp even at the long end of the zoom – pretty essential in the event that you can’t hand-hold a camera as steadily as previously. The image stabilisation feature should mean that more of your shots should come out sharp.
The monitor screen is a 3.0-inch Pure Color LCD II screen. That makes it much easier to line up your shots – no more squinting to see what’s on the screen. If you’ve never used a large L.C.D. monitor digital camera before then you’ll be astonished at just how much easier it makes life. The Canon Powershot offers a really beautiful display.
The famed Canon Digic 4 processor has been added. The DIGIC 4 offers faster operation and enhanced image quality – something everyone will enjoy.
Don’t forget that a digital camera needs some food and a camera that has extremely high resolution is going to need a lot of memory card to store its images. You can find a selection of cheap memory cards at places like digitalcamerafood.co.uk
That’s where cards like the sandisk 8gb sdhc secure digital card or the Transcend 8gb SDHC memory card are so useful. An 8gb card will store a useful number of hi-res images and allow you to keep shooting for longer.
The Powershot G10 is truly a stunning example of engineering and design.
For most people it will be a more practical alternative to an SLR. It’s certainly not the smallest digital ‘compact’ on the market, it’s probably the best specified and well designed cameras currently available.
