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Canon PowerShot SD10

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User ratings:
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4 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • superb design
  • sharp lenses
  • and excellent color

Cons

  • Cycle times
  • shutter lag
  • battery life

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.744x4.308 mm
  • 4 Mpx
  • 2272, 1704 px
  • 2.8
  • Center
  • 1.5 in
  • no

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Canon PowerShot SD10 - Pros & Cons

Canon PowerShot SD10

Pros

  • superb design
  • sharp lenses
  • and excellent color
  • quality and versatility
  • a good performance for a fairly simple point-and-shoot camera
  • Good image quality and user-friendly design
  • SD10 performed very well in the macro category
  • The LCD menu system itself is quite efficient
  • Camera operation is straightforward
  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images

Cons

  • Cycle times
  • shutter lag
  • battery life
  • Protected images cannot be deleted or manipulated
  • Shutter speeds from 1/1
  • 500 to 15 seconds
  • Wrist strap
  • SD10 is only the second Canon digital camera to use SD card for storage
  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • lack of an optical viewfinder) make

Canon PowerShot SD10 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
4 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2272 x 1704 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Canon PowerShot SD10 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors4.0 Mpx
Effective pixels4.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2272 x 1704 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
ProcessorDIGIC II
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom2.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Maximum aperture2.8
Focal length equiv< 38
Focus adjustmentAuto
AutofocusCenter
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusNo
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range1.18 in
Number of focus points5
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Histogramyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range2
Flash modesRedeye Reduction
External flashno
Continuous drive1.6 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • party
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight3.53 oz
Width3.56 in
Height0.73 in
Depth1.85 in
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Power
Battery life (CIPA)160
Battery life (max)4.0 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
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Image
ISO
  • 50
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • AUTO
Maximum image resolution2592 x 1944 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceno
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeNo
Supported aspect ratios4:3
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.5 in
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots78000
Touch screenno
Live viewno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsAVI
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
Motion JPEG frame rate20.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Violet
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage16.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
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Connectivity
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes

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Canon PowerShot SD10 Canon - Editorial Reviews (9)

3.8
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Canon PowerShot SD10 Canon Digital Ixus I zoom
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Published: 12.09.2006
Canon Digital Ixus I zoom
4.0

The Ixus i zoom is a snapshot camera with a passable movie mode of 640x480 and 10fps and a nice range of colourful suits

Canon PowerShot SD10 Canon PowerShot SD110 Digital Camera Review
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IN-DEPTH review of the Canon PowerShot SD30 digital camera, with actual sample images, and a detailed data sheet.

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Published: 22.08.2005
Canon PowerShot SD30 Digital ELPH

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Canon PowerShot SD10 Canon IXUS i Zoom
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Good Gear Guide
Canon IXUS i Zoom
3.5

Canon PowerShot SD10 dpinterface.com
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Published: 29.10.2003
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Canon PowerShot SD10 Canon IXUS i Zoom digital camera
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Pocket-lint
Published: 28.02.2006
Canon IXUS i Zoom digital camera
4.0

The IXUS i Zoom is a stunning little camera, a real head turner that fits as easily into a pocket or handbag

Canon PowerShot SD10 Canon Powershot SD10 Review - Steve's Digicams
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Canon Powershot SD10 Review - Steve's Digicams

Features & Controls The SD10 features a newly developed single focal length 6.4mm f/2.8. (Equivalent to approximately 39mm f/2.8 in 35mm film format.) By using high-diffraction, low-dispersion glass, the lens is made even slimmer. It has a 5.7X digital zoom option. When the camera is powered