| The Canon PowerShot G10 is an evolutionary not | | | | scenarios. |
| revolutionary upgrade from the well-regarded G9. | | | | Sometimes you have to make rapid shots. The |
| But, that's like saying humans evolved from apes. | | | | times are a littler longer for the Canon G10 than |
| The difference is still remarkable. Check out this | | | | the top of the class. But not by much. Two shots |
| digital range finder-style camera and you'll find one | | | | back to back have only a 2.2 second delay. Using |
| serious photographic gorilla. | | | | flash bumps that up to 2.9 sec - slower than a |
| Resolution has been upped to a whopping 14.7 | | | | high-end SLR such as, say the EOS XSi, but still |
| megapixels. True, for some purposes anything | | | | very good for a "prosumer" camera. |
| over 6-8 MP is a waste. But that's a technical | | | | Those shots will be sharp and clear, too. Several |
| point and there are two points to make about it. | | | | outstanding features of the PowerShot G10 |
| One is that consumers actually want the larger | | | | guarantee that. Canon lenses are among the best |
| res. Second, aside from the "bigger is better" | | | | and the one on this model is no exception. The |
| mentality, it's still true that the more information in | | | | F2.8, 27-140 mm (equivalent) lens lets you |
| the chip, the more information you get out of it. | | | | operate at low shutter speeds in low light. Yet |
| When it comes to enlarging, selecting small | | | | you still get a zoom from wide-angle to medium |
| sections, or just creating larger than usual prints | | | | telephoto. The Lens-Shift image stabilization |
| (like, say, 20 x 24), that extra pixel count does | | | | makes sure you get crisp shots all the while. |
| help. The chip has to be "low noise", of course. | | | | The Canon PowerShot G10 even provides an |
| Rest assured that Canon really delivers here with | | | | exposure compensation dial, so you can make |
| its new Digic IV processor. | | | | fine adjustments. Your images are consistently as |
| The PowerShot G10 also houses an impressive | | | | close to perfect as technology can deliver. With |
| high-speed Servo AF (autofocus). Frame a static | | | | Canon's technology, that's pretty close. |
| shot and it won't matter much. An extra split | | | | Change the AF area. Narrow it to "spot" (a |
| second to focus on a flower won't bother anyone. | | | | feature usually found only on high-end digital SLR |
| But for sports shots it's a must. Canon does a | | | | cameras). When you compose off-center that will |
| stellar job here, too. Lags between shots are | | | | come in very handy. The focus is superb from |
| minimal. A 1.3 second startup is barely noticeable. | | | | center to edge, as you would expect with a |
| Bright light time between shots is under half a | | | | Canon lens. It stays that way, even focused at |
| second increasing only to 0.8 sec for low-light | | | | long distances. |