Canon PowerShot G10 14.7-Megapixel Digital Camera

Stay at ISO80 and you are fine...

By John  Dec 24, 2008 | 22 out of 23 found this Canon PowerShot G10 14.7-Megapixel Digital Camera review helpful

Pros: Excellent image quality at ISO80. Manual Capability, Hot Shoe for external flash.

Cons: Image quality falls off quickly above ISO80

Overall I think this is a really nice camera for a point and shoot. I usually carry a 5D with a battery grip, but that gets heavy. So I went out looking for a nice point and shoot to take its place during the day. I decided on the G10 because of the ...solid build and features. This camera is as close to a DSLR that you are going to find in a point and shoot.Impressions: I was immediately impressed with the image quality at ISO80. The colors are strong, the image is sharp, and contrast is excellent. I shoot RAW only so you can really make the colors pop in Digital Photo Professional. From there I save as a TIFF and play with them futher in Camera RAW ad achieve excellent results. The problem with this camera comes in when you start to increase the ISO, and it falls off quickly. Anything above ISO400 is pretty much unusable unless you are looking for creative grainy B&W's. I don't want to scare people off of this camera, I just think you should know what you are going to get for $499. For most families this camera will be fine. You can pretty much stay at ISO80 for just about all situations if you combine it with a decent speedlight (such as the 430EX or even the 580EX). Under these guidelines you will absolutely love the G10. Read more Less