Home :: Cameras :: Digital Cameras :: Simple Point-and-Shoot  

2 to 2.9 Megapixels
3 to 3.9 Megapixels
4 to 4.9 Megapixels
5 Megapixels & Up
Advanced Point-and-Shoot
Digital SLRs
Extended Zoom
Professional & Serious Amateur
Simple Point-and-Shoot

Ultracompact
Under 2 Megapixels
Canon Powershot SD10 4MP Digital Camera (Bronze)

Canon Powershot SD10 4MP Digital Camera (Bronze)

List Price: $399.99
Your Price:
Product Info Reviews

<< 1 2 3 4 >>

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This Digital camera is from the Future.
Review: Pros:
- 4.0 MP CCD combined with an Advanced "DIGIC" microchip
captures excellent images and very fast.
- Makes movies in AVI's format as long as the capacitiy of
the memory SD-card ( i use 128Mb card -- 5 minutes of movies
in good light conditions.
- Very compact and small -- I'am talking "James Bond 007" small
the size of a Motorolla Pager.
- Rechargable bettery keeps your camera good for a weak - if you
are an occasional shoter.
- Colors come out true, and the MENU on the back of the camera
is very simple -- like setting or winding a handwatch.
- You can make Posters 16 x 20 and the quality of the image will
not degrade.
CONs:
- Software is somewhat bulky and hard to use.
- You get a 32Mb SD card in the kit but its small, you need 64Mb card and higher to utilize camera to full potentential
-To take picture you always have too look at the display.

I would surely recommend this camera to any amature photographer
or occasional shoter. Very advanced camera for our times -- makes me wonder what CIA has at its disposal.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This Digital camera is from the Future.
Review: Pros:
- 4.0 MP CCD combined with an Advanced "DIGIC" microchip
captures excellent images and very fast.
- Makes movies in AVI's format as long as the capacitiy of
the memory SD-card ( i use 128Mb card -- 5 minutes of movies
in good light conditions.
- Very compact and small -- I'am talking "James Bond 007" small
the size of a Motorolla Pager.
- Rechargable bettery keeps your camera good for a weak - if you
are an occasional shoter.
- Colors come out true, and the MENU on the back of the camera
is very simple -- like setting or winding a handwatch.
- You can make Posters 16 x 20 and the quality of the image will
not degrade.
CONs:
- Software is somewhat bulky and hard to use.
- You get a 32Mb SD card in the kit but its small, you need 64Mb card and higher to utilize camera to full potentential
-To take picture you always have too look at the display.

I would surely recommend this camera to any amature photographer
or occasional shoter. Very advanced camera for our times -- makes me wonder what CIA has at its disposal.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: SD10 is Tops
Review: The camera is compact, very easy to carry around. Comes with 32MB memory card where most others just provide 16MB. I highly suggest purchasing more memory as high resolution pics take up a lot of space. This camera is easy to use. The pictures are crisp and clear and colorful. Fantastic pictures and easy to use camera makes this SD10 a winner.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Make sure you get "standard SD memory"...
Review: The following website suggested that our SD10 cameras were limited to 256MB of SD Memory: http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator/modelsinfo.asp?SysID=+16648+&distributor=0&submit1=Search

So, I e-mailed Canon's technical support group, and they replied with the following information: "As long as the memory is the standard SD memory card you will have no problem at using any size card you would like with the SD-10. Hope this clears up any confusion."

So, If you are tempted to buy a 512MB SD card, just make sure it is "standard SD memory" and you will be fine. I recently bought a 512MB SanDisk card myself because the movies chew through lots of memory.

I am a hard-to-impress techno geek, and I really like this product. The first thing everyone said when I went to took pictures during Thanksgiving was "look at how small that camera is!" It is tiny! And, I am amazed at how many features they were able to cram into that tiny package. I have another 2MP Polaroid digital camera with built-in printer. It is a monster to carry around. My justification for upgrading to the 4MP SD-10 was that it would be easier to carry around. And, so it is.

When I went to buy memory, I was a little disappointed at the fact that the SD memory is so much more expensive than the Compact Flash memory. I found 1GB cards of compact flash out there for around the same price as the 512MB SD memory cards. So, going with another version of the Powershot that uses compact flash could make economical sense if these memory prices persist.

I shot some pictures without the flash in a "barely-lit" room with ISO400 turned on, and the pictures turned out to be as bright as if the sun were out. I was amazed at how well they turned out in the low lighting.

The super-macro feature is "mind-bogglingly-awesome". I shot a picture of a tiny piece of lint, and it turned out to show a ton of detail on the lint. It was as if I was looking through a microscope or something. That is a super-cool feature of this camera that I have never seen before.

I don't really miss the viewfinder since the LCD screen is very high-res and easy to see. The camera is so small that it almost feels like you are taking spy pictures in an old James Bond movie.

If they would just throw a hand-held PC, MP3 player, and cell phone into this camera, I would only have to carry 1 device around with me. I'm sure versions of this already exist, but just not with such a high-quality version of a 4MP camera.

My bottom line is that this camera is still a winner (5 stars) despite the higher cost of memory, lack of a view-finder, pricey cost of the camera itself and lack of optical zoom capability.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: (...) this thing is small
Review: The picture at Amazon makes it look huge in comparison (once you take it out of the box, you will be stunned at the actual size). I almost made the mistake of getting the Casio because it is so tiny, but reviewers said the 4MP Casio was a complete sham (more like 2MP) so I got this one instead. Very glad. Night mode is excellent and everything else is Elph quality- basically what you'd expect. Pretty tough too.

Just to be sure, I got a "standard" memory card because I was told the other ones wouldn't be compatible?

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: lovely
Review: The SD10 is my 4th digital camera, and it is by far the most enjoyable.
Here are a few of my favorite things:
- size (can't be beat)
- 4MP!
- really nice predictive focus. like the Canon film SLRs I have used, it has that very handy focus frame that pops onto whatever you are focusing on. Very good at reading your mind.
- the flash exsposure system is right on the money.
- the lens is sharp and fast (no zoom! i find that a plus, actually)

cons
- i get a lot of red-eye (don't use any red-eye reduction) - but that is really due to the small size and having the flash so close to the lens.
- hearing people complain that there isn't a zoom.
- i shoot everything at 50 ASA for the best results. at 200-400, there is a really big difference.
- people always wanting to hold it.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: becoming warm
Review: the size is compact n i fall in love with it the moment i saw it. but the problem with this camera is , it becomes warm easily.the battery life too is quite short though many claimed to have good battery life. it just last for about 2 hrs or so.dont know if you would consider that long lasting.

the size is too small that u mite lose it if you dont be careful about it.


Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Fantastic, Tiny, Stylish, and great image quality!
Review: This Camera is very impressive! I agree with all the positives from above and highly recommend it.

There are only two flaws I've found so far (after four days of using it extensively.) First is that there is no way to check the battery life. This is only mildly annoying, since the battery lasts a very long time, but I found myself getting anxious that I was going to run out of juice in the middle of a shooting session. Once the battery is low it gives you a warning icon that battery is low - but that's like not having a fuel guage, only a fuel light. Not good.

Second is that there is no range finder. This means that in low light situations, it can be very hard to make sure that you're aligning the camera properly. Not a problem for shots of people who are close to you - since the camera has a dim focus light it uses, which does illuminate the people a bit - but for larger images it can be a problem. It frankly hadn't occurred to me when I was researching the camera - I just assumed it had a range finder.

Other than these minor issues, I'm ecstatic about the camera, and everyone who's seen it is impressed.

I'm particularly happy with the quality of the Flash. Shooting last night in a darkened bar resulted in beautiful images. The AIAF autofocus is amazing - every shot was in focus, even though the image was not clearly discernable on the screen.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent Camera, No Regrets!
Review: This is perfect for you if you are looking for a small, portable digital Camera. You can take this thing anywhere.

Pros:
1. Size and weight - I love the fact that you can just drop it in your pocket and head on out. It's small, sleek, and light weigt.
2. Picture quality - At 4 megapixels, this is not a technological lightweight when it comes to picture clarity. The pictures I have taken so far have come out excellent.
3. Canon Quality - Canon makes great digital cameras that feel sturdy and are well - built.

Cons:
1. Digital Zoom/Lack of optical zoom - The zoom feature of this camera is not good at all. It's a trade-off for its compact size. When using the digital zoom, the pictures dont come out very sharp.
2. Red-eye - You will note a tendency for images to have a bit of red-eye in the subjects. That's not much of a problem if you have image editing software.

Suggestions:
1. Buy a bigger Memory Card - the one that the camera comes with is too small. At the very least, get a 128mb card, 256/512mb is my recommendation.
2. Buy an extra battery - this way when you are out, you can just swap batteries without having to worry about how much power you have left.
3. Buy a USB 2.0 memory card reader - If you take a good number of digital pics and your computer has a USB 2.0 port, then a reader is excellent for downloading pictures and transferring it to your computer. USB 2.0 is very quick and where a typical transfer may take approximately 5 minutes, with USB 2.0 the same transfer will take 45 seconds.
4. Get image editing software- This affords you the opportunity to brighten images, sharpen images, take the red-eye out, crop images. I use adobe photoshop, but any image editing software should do. It just gives you a greater sense of control over the output.

Conclusion:
You know that there will be a trade-off in some camera functions for its small size, and for me, I have no regrets about it. I simply can't get over how small the camera is. It excels in close to medium distance images in daylight. At 4 megapixels, the resolution of the pictures is very satisfying. This camera delivers as promised.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Love this little gadget!
Review: While it's not necessarily the best camera for professional photography, it is awesome for everday shots. Being only a bit larger than a cellphone, its sleek size really does the trick to slip in your pocket, and it really impresses people to boot. The only problem is a lack of a viewfinder, but you get used to that quick.


<< 1 2 3 4 >>

© 2004, ReviewFocus or its affiliates