Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Bridge Camera - Black

Awesome hardware, poor documentation...as usual

Strengths: Long zoom, information filled display, protected display screen

Weakness: Flash compatibility limited to EX family, only JPG still format, poor user manual

I have been a long time Canon fan, and this camera does nothing to change that. Overall, the camera is solid and it takes excellent pictures even at the max optical focal length...beyond that we all know what happens. The facial recognition is spot on, and it even recognized my dogs face once. This camera appealed to me mainly for its long lens. 10M pixels is more than sufficient as I am not...
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I have been a long time Canon fan, and this camera does nothing to change that. Overall, the camera is solid and it takes excellent pictures even at the max optical focal length...beyond that we all know what happens. The facial recognition is spot on, and it even recognized my dogs face once. This camera appealed to me mainly for its long lens. 10M pixels is more than sufficient as I am not blowing anthing up much beyond 8x10 anyway. With all of that said, Canon really needs to get with the program as far as documentation is concerned. Over the years it has been getting worse, and the user manual for the SX10 IS continues that trend. The manual actually made reference to a super macro capability that never functioned for me. For all I know the option was dropped before final production. Beyond that, an option for one of the bitmap outputs would be nice with RAW as the best. Hopefully that is something that can be added in a software update, but I'm not holding my breath.

By divana4u - Nov 3, 2008

Great camera

Strengths: Optical Zoom, ease of use, variety of settings

Weakness: None

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....
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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.

By ronjon5196 - Apr 24, 2009

Great performance, lightweight and easy to use

Strengths: Takes great pictures and it's very verstile, it's a good point and shoot camera. Zoom is awesome compared to other brands like Nikon, Panasonic, Casio.

Weakness: LCD is too dark, flash doesn't popup

For a good point and shoot camera, I think this one is good enough for the average needs. I don't need a G8 or G9 or something too expensive. The price is very reasonable and it's has an excellent zoom that beats out some SLRs on the market. The video mode is awesome but you don't want to zoom in/out during the recording. My biggest grips are the LCD screen doesn't reflect the image and is way...
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For a good point and shoot camera, I think this one is good enough for the average needs.

I don't need a G8 or G9 or something too expensive. The price is very reasonable and it's has an excellent zoom that beats out some SLRs on the market. The video mode is awesome but you don't want to zoom in/out during the recording.

My biggest grips are the LCD screen doesn't reflect the image and is way too dark to really see. Adjusting the LCD menu to brighest doesn't make much difference. The flash is a manual popup but it's a nuisance to have to do it all the time and it would not let you take some pictures without it in the up position.

I say if you are amateur, this is a good camera but not excellent.

Extra included is hot shoe for flash, lens hood.

By websurfer88 - Dec 21, 2008

Outstanding camera especially considering it's price.

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.

Weakness: 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.

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...
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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.

By QuigleY1873 - Jun 18, 2009

Great Back-Up Camera

Strengths: Compact, great clarity and sharpness of photos at all focal lengths. Feels comfortable while holding and shooting. Many, many features and great battery life with rechargeables. Hot shoe.

Weakness: A little slow. But I expected that because it is not an SLR. Doesn't shoot in RAW format. But I can do that with my XTi. Recommend you sit down at least 1-2 hours with camera and manual.

Takes excellent photos even at 20x optical zoom. Oh, by the way, it DOES take filters. I have a 52mm Sunpak UV filter on mine that I took off of my 80-200mm Canon lens that I don't use any more and it threads perfectly.

By Cannondale H500; - Jan 31, 2009