Pros: Flip screen, hotshoe, AA batteries, 20X zoom, very well built, macro, comfortable to use
Cons: No memory supplied, no way to attach filters, very poor zoom
Other Thoughts: Since the majority of pictures most of us take require a flash it seems that Canon would have put a little more into the built in flash – My reason for only 4 eggs. The camera does have a hotshoe so the problem is one that can be corrected with a little extra cash. Otherwise I would consider this camera to be nearly the perfect mid-priced point and shoot digital camera [tubepress mode=’tag’, tagValue=’PowerShot SX10′, resultsPerPage=’9′]General
Brand Canon
Series PowerShot SX Series
Model PowerShot SX10 IS
Color Black
Dimensions 4.88″ x 3.48″ x 3.42″ /124.0 x 88.3 x 86.9mm
Weight Approx. 19.8 oz./560g (camera body only)
Type SLR-like
Image Sensor
Image Sensor 1/2.3″ CCD
Gross Pixels Approx. 10.3 MP
Effective Pixels 10 MP
Resolution 3648 x 2736
Image Stabilization Optical Image Stabilizer
Lens
Optical Zoom 20X
Digital Zoom 4X
Wide Angle 28mm
Focal Length 5.0-100mm (35mm film equivalent: 28-560mm)
Aperture f/2.8-5.7
Shutter
Shutter Speed 15-1/3200 sec. (settable in Tv and M)
Self-timer Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Face Self-Timer, Custom
Focus
Focus Type TTL Autofocus
Normal Focus Range 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity (W)
3.3 ft./1m-infinity (T)
Macro Focus Range 0.39 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm (W)
Super macro: 0-3.9 in./0-10cm (W)
Flash
Flash Mode Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro
Flash Range 1.0-17.0 ft./30cm-5.2m (W), 3.3-9.2 ft./1.0-2.8m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
Exposure
Exposure Control Program AE, i-Contrast, Manual; AE Lock, Program Shift, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift
Exposure Compensation -2 EV to +2 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
Metering System Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF 13/20
** Metering frame is fixed to the center/linked to AF frame
Sensitivity Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)
White Balance
White Balance Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash), Custom
Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder TFT color
LCD 2.5″ 230K
Functions
Continuous Drive Normal: approx. 1.4 fps
AF: approx. 0.7 fps
LV: approx. 0.8 fps (Large/Fine)
Tripod Mount Supported
Shooting Modes Auto, P, Av, Tv, M, C, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Special Scene, Super Macro, Night Snapshot, Stitch Assist, Movie
Scene Modes Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Night Scene, Indoor, ISO 3200, Color Accent, Color Swap
Color Mode Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom
Playback Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Category, Transition Effects, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Over Exposure Warning, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, Trimming, Resize, Image Inspection Tool, i-Contrast;
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing, Auto Rotate, Resume
Movie
Movie Format MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (Stereo))
Movie Recording 640 x 480 @ 30 fps/30 fps LP
320 x 240 @ 30 fps
Available up to 4GB or 60 minutes
Max. Recording Resolution 640 x 480
Recording Media
File Formats Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
Storage Media SD / SDHC / MMC / MMC+ / HC MMC+ Card
Interface
USB Yes
A/V Out Yes
Battery
Battery 4 x AA Batteries