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Canon G10 review by Stockholmviews.com


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IMAGE SENSOR
Type 1/1.7” CCD
Effective Pixels Approx.12.1M
Colour Filter Type Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type DIGIC III with iSAPS technology

LENS
Focal Length 7.4 - 44.4 mm (35mm equivalent: 35-210mm)
Zoom Optical 6x. Digital approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-
Converter approx. 1.5x or 2.0x and Safety Zoom
(1)) (2). Combined approx. 24x
Maximum f/number f/2.8-f/4.8
Construction 9 elements in 7 groups (1 double-sided aspherical
element)
Image Stabilisation Yes (shift-type)

FOCUSING
Type TTL
AF System/ Points AiAF (Face Detection / 9-point), 1-point AF (Any
position is available, fixed centre or Face Select
and Track)
AF Modes Single, Continuous
AF Point Selection Manual selection using FlexiZone AF/AE, Size
(Normal, Small)
AF Lock On/Off Selectable
AF Assist Beam Yes
Manual Focus Yes
Focus Bracketing Yes
Closest Focusing Distance 1cm

EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering modes Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame),
Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to
Face Detection AF or FlexiZone AF frame)
AE Lock Yes
Exposure Compensation +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
AEB 1/3 - 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
ISO sensitivity (3) AUTO, High ISO Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800,
1600


SHUTTER
Speed 15 – 1/2,500 sec
(Available shutter speeds vary depending on the
shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE
Type TTL
Settings Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent,
Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom1, Custom2

COLOUR MATRIX
Type sRGB

VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder
Dioptre Correction Yes

LCD MONITOR
Monitor 3.0” P-Si TFT, approx. 230,000 pixels
Coverage 100%
Brightness Adjustable to one of fifteen levels

FLASH
Modes Auto, Manual Flash On / Off
Slow Sync Speed Yes
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Flash Exposure Compensation +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE.
Safety FE.
Flash Exposure Lock Yes
Manual Power Adjustment 3 levels with internal flash (19 levels with external
EX Speedlites (4))
Second Curtain Synchronisation Yes
Built-in Flash Range 30cm-4.0m (W) / 2.5m (T) (at ISO AUTO
equivalent)
External Flash E-TTL with EX series Speedlites (4), Canon's High
Power Flash HF-DC1


SHOOTING
Modes Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture
priority AE, Manual, Custom (2 modes), Stitch
Assist, Movie, Special Scene (Portrait, Landscape,
Night Scene, Sports, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets,
Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks,
Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200(5), Color Accent, Color Swap)
Photo Effects My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia,
Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone,
Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid
Red, Custom Color)
Drive modes Single, Continuous, Self-Timer
Continuous Shooting Approx. 1.5 fps(6), AF: Approx. 0.7 fps(6), LV:
Approx. 0.8 fps(6) (until memory card becomes full) (7)


RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION
Image Size (L) 4000 x 3000, (M1) 3264 x 2448, (M2) 2592 x
1944, (M3) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480, (W) 4000 x
2248. Resize in playback (M3, S, 320 x 240)
Compression Superfine, Fine, Normal
Movies (L1)1024 x 768, 15 fps, (L2)640 x 480, 30fps,
(LP)640x480, 30fps (M)320 x 240, 30fps, (S)160 x
120, 15fps (Time Lapse) 640 x 480, 0.5/1fps
(Playback 15fps)
Movie Length Up to 4GB or 1 hour (L1, L2 and M) (7)
Up to 3 mins (S) (7)
Up to 120 mins (Time Lapse) (7)


FILE TYPES
Still Image Type JPEG compression, (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant)
/ Design rule for Camera File system, RAW, Digital
Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
Movies AVI [Motion JPEG compression + WAVE
(monaural)]
Sound Files WAVE (monaural)


OTHER FEATURES
Red-Eye Correction Yes, in playback
My Camera Start-up image and camera sounds customisation
My Category Image tagging feature
Sound Memo Up to 60 sec per image
Intelligent Orientation Sensor Yes
Histogram Yes, live histogram
Playback zoom Approx. 2x – 10x
Self Timer Approx. 2 or 10 sec. or Custom




PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Operating Environment 0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity
Dimensions (WxHxD) 106.4 x 71.9 x 42.5 mm (excluding protrusions)
Weight (body only) Approx. 320g

(1) Depending on the image size selected
(2) Digital zoom available for still image and standard movie modes only. Optical zoom may not be available
during movie recording
(3) Standard Output Sensitivity / Recommended Exposure Index. According to ISO 12232:2006
(20th April 2006) which specifies the method for assigning and reporting ISO speed ratings for digital
still cameras.
(4) Not all functions of the flash are supported
(5) Recording pixels fixed at 1600 x 1200
(6) Large/Fine with LCD monitor off
(7) Depending on memory card speed / capacity
(8) Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera,
except where indicated

IMAGE SENSOR
Type 1/1.7” CCD
Effective Pixels Approx.14.7M
Colour Filter Type Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type DIGIC 4 with iSAPS technology

LENS
Focal Length 6.1 - 30.5 mm (35mm equivalent: 28-140mm)
Zoom Optical 5x. Digital approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter approx. 1.7x or 2.2x and Safety Zoom (1)) (2). Combined approx. 20x
Maximum f/number f/2.8-f/4.5
Construction 11 elements in 9 groups (1 double-sided aspherical element)
Image Stabilisation Yes (shift-type)

FOCUSING
Type TTL
AF System/ Points
AiAF (Face Detection / 9-point), 1-point AF (Any position is available, fixed centre or Face Select and Track)
AF Modes Single, Continuous, Servo AF(10)
AF Point Selection
Manual selection using FlexiZone AF/AE, Size (Normal, Small)
AF Lock On/Off Selectable
AF Assist Beam Yes
Manual Focus Yes
Focus Bracketing Yes
Closest Focusing Distance 1cm (W) from front of lens in macro

EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering modes Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to Face Detection AF or FlexiZone AF frame)
AE Lock Yes
Exposure Compensation
+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop incrementsi-Contrast for automatic dynamic range correction
AEB 1/3 - 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
ISO sensitivity (3) AUTO, High ISO Auto (incorporating Motion Detection Technology), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

SHUTTER
Speed 1/60 - 1/4000 sec (factory default)15 - 1/4000 sec (total range - varies by shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE
Type TTL
Settings Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom1, Custom2

COLOUR MATRIX
Type sRGB

VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder
Dioptre Correction Yes

LCD MONITOR
3.0” PureColor LCD II (TFT), approx. 461,000 dots
Coverage 100%
Brightness Adjustable to one of fifteen levels

FLASH Modes Auto, Manual Flash On / Off
Slow Sync Speed Yes
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Flash Exposure Compensation
+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE. Safety FE.
Flash Exposure Lock Yes
Manual Power Adjustment
3 levels with internal flash (up to 22 levels with external EX Speedlites (4))
Second Curtain Synchronisation Yes
Built-in Flash Range 30cm-4.6m (W) / 2.8m (T)
External Flash
E-TTL with EX series Speedlites (4), Macro Twin Lite MT-14EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-24EX, Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1


SHOOTING
Modes
Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom (2 modes), Stitch Assist, Movie, Special Scene (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sports, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200(5), Color Accent, Color Swap)
Photo Effects
My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color)
Drive modes
Single, Continuous, Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer
Continuous Shooting
Approx. 1.3x shots/sec.(6), AF: Approx. 0.7 shots/sec.(6), LV: Approx. 0.7 shots/sec.(6) (until memory card becomes full) (7)

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION
Image Size
(L) 4416 x 3312, (M1) 3456 x 2592, (M2) 2592 x 1944, (M3) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480, (W) 4416 x 2480. Resize in playback (M3, S, 320 x 240)
Compression
Superfine, Fine, Normal
Movies
640 x 480, 30fps320 x 240, 30fps
Movie Length
Up to 4GB or 1 hour (7)


FILE TYPES
Still Image Type
JPEG compression, (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, RAW, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
Movies
MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (monaural)]
Sound Files
WAVE (monaural)

OTHER FEATURES
Red-Eye Correction
Yes, during shooting and playback
My Camera / My Menu
Start-up image and camera sounds customisation.
Menu customisation.
My Category Image tagging feature
Sound Memo Up to 60 sec per image
Intelligent Orientation Sensor Yes
Histogram Yes, live histogram
Playback zoom Approx. 2x – 10x
Self Timer Approx. 2 or 10 sec., Custom or FaceSelf-Timer

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Operating Environment
0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity
Dimensions (WxHxD)
109.1 x 77.7 x 45.9 mm
Weight (body only)
Approx. 350g

(1) Depending on the image size selected.
(2) Digital zoom available for still image and standard movie modes only. Optical zoom may not be available during movie recording.
during movie recording.
(3) Standard Output Sensitivity / Recommended Exposure Index. According to ISO 12232:2006
(20th April 2006) which specifies the method for assigning and reporting ISO speed ratings
for digital still cameras.
(4) Not all functions of the flash are supported.
(5) Recording pixels fixed at 1600 x 1200.
(6) Under conditions where the flash does not fire.
(7) Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.
(8) Using the batteries and memory card format

 

   
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