Canon Powershot SX10 IS Black Digital Camera

Awesome hardware, poor documentation...as usual

Posted 1 year ago - I have been a long time Canon fan, and this camera does nothing to change that. Overall, the camera is solid and it takes excellent pictures even at the max optical focal length...beyond that we all know what happens. The facial recognition is spot on, and it even recognized my dogs face once. This camera appealed to me mainly for its long lens. 10M pixels is more than sufficient as I am not blowing anthing up much beyond 8x10 anyway. With all of that said, Canon really needs to get with the program as far as documentation is concerned. Over the years it has been getting worse, and the user manual for the SX10 IS continues that trend. The manual actually made reference to a super macro capability that never functioned for me. For all I know the option was dropped before final production. Beyond that, an option for one of the bitmap outputs would be nice with RAW as the best. Hopefully that is something that can be added in a software update, but I'm not holding my breath.

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Great camera

Posted 1 year ago - I have been a Canon owner for over 30 years. I have the S3is and now the SX10is. Very similar but the increased megapixels and optical zoom of the SX10 make this a great upgrade. Using a different neck strap makes the weight of this camera go away, the thin neckstrap that comes with the camera is not good. I use a monopod when I am hiking and that makes a huge difference in the picture taking. This is a great camera for a reasonable cost and all of the features, when you play with them and get used to them, are a nice addition for the novice photographer. I would recommended this camera to anyone.

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Great performance, lightweight and easy to use

Posted 1 year ago - For a good point and shoot camera, I think this one is good enough for the average needs. I don't need a G8 or G9 or something too expensive. The price is very reasonable and it's has an excellent zoom that beats out some SLRs on the market. The video mode is awesome but you don't want to zoom in/out during the recording. My biggest grips are the LCD screen doesn't reflect the image and is way too dark to really see. Adjusting the LCD menu to brighest doesn't make much difference. The flash is a manual popup but it's a nuisance to have to do it all the time and it would not let you take some pictures without it in the up position. I say if you are amateur, this is a good camera but not excellent. Extra included is hot shoe for flash, lens hood.

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Outstanding camera especially considering it's price.

Posted 5 months ago - Both my wife and I have one of these cameras and together, on our recent trip to the Grand Canyon, took well over 2000 shots. Yep, over 9 gigs worth and I'll put must of them up against the postcards you can buy of the canyon any day. I've got stills of Condors in flight so clear that you can see the veins of their feathers and the radio tracking transmitters on their wings. Does every picture you take give you what you want? No of course not, but it's not the camera necessarily but the shooter. That's why we took over 2000 shots. Having said that, most of them did indeed turn out quite well. The features of this camera are far too numerous to cover here and can be quite intimidating to a novice shutter bug. However, this camera can be left on auto for newbies and it will do you proud. Happy shooting.

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Great Back-Up Camera

Posted 1 year ago - Takes excellent photos even at 20x optical zoom. Oh, by the way, it DOES take filters. I have a 52mm Sunpak UV filter on mine that I took off of my 80-200mm Canon lens that I don't use any more and it threads perfectly.

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Lens error, restart camera

Posted 4 months ago - I've had the camera for just about 5 weeks. I haven't used it much because when I zoom with the camera I get a "lens error, restart camera" message. The camera shuts down and does not turn on right away. Several good shots have been lost due to the camera error. I have returned the camera to Canon for repair or replacement. We'll see what happens. If it wasn't for the lens error, I would highly recommend this camera and would purchase again.

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The nicest point and shot camera around

Posted 5 months ago - After getting the camera I sat down and read the manual -- got the PDF off the the Cannon site. Because this has so many automated settings, and some settings don't always work with other settings as "I" expect them to, I spent the time try'n to understand the diagram in the back that shows how they all interrelate with each other, then after a few days with the camera, spent time with the book again! Happy my Cannon flash works with this camera (it cost about as much as this camera too). and my little pile of 52mm filters work well -- the SX10 does not really deal well with some of them (some B/W filters like the deep Red, it try's to white balance it!!? Poor thing, So I am still play'n with the B/W filters just to see if they are worthwhile to pack with the SX10; so far: not.) But, of course I have a UV-Haze on the camera now, a polarizing and natural density filters in the pouch on the strap. So for a Sub $300 camera that takes very good pictures and acts like a Cannon when it comes to accessories -- this is a pretty great buy.

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Great Camera

Posted 5 months ago - I feel this camera is an excellent choice for any enthusiast. If you just take picture without much photo editing, RAW images is no concern. But if you like to shoot RAW and then edit, you will be disappointed. The IS works well, and the 20x zoom is phenomenal. I also use a Canon D20, and I find myself looking at the SX10 as the "go to" camera.

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Nice Camera

Posted 1 year ago - I also own a Powershot A620 and it takes pictures that are superior to the SX10IS and is much easier to use. I also see that they no longer make the A620. I love Canon but I am wondering what they are doing in the research and development department. Canon needs to make an adapter that accepts filters for the camera. Come on Canon, THINK! You are too good of a company to do something so stupid.

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