Canon Powershot SX10 IS Black Digital Camera
Starting at $329.95 from 3 sellers
Whether the action is fast or slow, close up or far away, you'll always get the shot you want with the PowerShot SX10 IS. This camera puts you with a powerful 20x Optical Zoom, 10-megapixel resolution, and new DIGIC 4 Image Processor for high-performance face and motion detection.
Lens error, restart camera Reviewed: July 27, 2009
Member: jslopez1014A
Experience: 5 Weeks
Strengths: Takes very nice pictures; light weight; uses AA batteries so extra batteries and a charger are not necessarily required to take along. Pictures with 20x zoom and digital zoom are awesome!
Weaknesses: Lens error
Summary: 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.
Great Camera Reviewed: June 24, 2009
Member: jprizzo
Experience: 8 Months
Strengths: High quality pictures. Great zoom with fine clarity and color retention. Easy to use and carry
Weaknesses: Not capable of RAW images.
Summary: 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.
Outstanding camera especially considering it's price. Reviewed: June 18, 2009
Member: QuigleY1873
Experience: 5 Months
Strengths: Fantastic pictures. Color reproduction and clarity are incredible. Lens versatility is outstanding from wide angle to 20X being crisp and clear. The image stabilization is also very affective.
Weaknesses: The included lens cap's a bit on the cheap side. Get a 52MM cap and keeper. As mentioned by others, the camera has no provision for filter attachment. Hope some outfit comes out with an adapter.
Summary: 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.
The nicest point and shot camera around Reviewed: June 10, 2009
Member: kimbrough_sd
Experience: 1 Week
Strengths: easy to use after reading the documentation, and rereading it again after using the camera for a few days. Takes 52mm Filters.
Weaknesses: feels like I am going to break it -- light and very plastic.
Summary: 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.
Great camera Reviewed: April 24, 2009
Member: ronjon5196
Experience: 3 Months
Strengths: Optical Zoom, ease of use, variety of settings
Weaknesses: None
Summary: 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.
