Canon Powershot D10 Reviews and Buying Tips
The Canon Powershot D10 is right for those with a taste for adventure, the Canon Powershot D10 is a camera as bold as the active life you lead. Waterproof, freeze-proof and shockproof; it’s tough enough to take what you dish out. Plus it’s got all the high performance features you expect from a Canon digital camera.
You’ve got 12.1 megapixels of resolution plus all of Canon’s powerful, state of the art imaging technologies so you can capture your epic experiences in breathtaking color and awesome detail.
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Index of Canon Powershot D10 Expert Reviews
- Pocket-lint—”As Canon’s first foray into the world of pocket bomb-proof cameras, it’s a compelling offering. It is a little more bloated than Olympus rivals, but it does give you something to grip onto when using it in more remote locations, such as diving or climbing, where it sits nicely in the hand when you want to grab it and shoot. “
- PCmag—”The PowerShot D10 is waterproof, freeze-proof, and shock-proof, and it pumps out great-looking images, but if you’re looking for a slim camera, this isn’t it.”
- CameraLabs—”The Canon PowerShot D10 is an excellent all-round digital compact that is designed specifically for use in the water and other ‘challenging’ environments. With a 12.1 megapixel sensor, 3x digital zoom and 2.5in LCD it’s specifications may not set your heart racing, but within these boundaries it does what it does very well and produces excellent quality photos.”
- ePhotozine—”I really like the styling of the camera, it reminds me of a submersive vehicle that explores old ship wrecks. It’s very fast at start up, thought has gone into the layout for using underwater and it has all the features you’d expect on a land lubbing compact camera.”
- Goodgearguide—Overall, we think the physical design of the Canon PowerShot D10 is spot-on for a ruggedised camera. It feels good to use and, most importantly, it’s very easy to use. We also like the clear pictures it takes, but we wish it rendered images with more contrast. By default it captures images that look too pale. However, that’s something that can be fixed during post-processing. So if you’re after a ruggedised camera for snorkelling, or just to use while you hang around the pool, the Canon PowerShot D10 is worth considering.
- Imaging Resource—From a user’s perspective, the Canon PowerShot D10 is a unique, solid underwater digital camera with above-average depth capability, and resistance to freezing weather and impact. The interface is well-designed and familiar to existing Canon users. It’s also a kick to use in the water, and fun in any outdoor activity. Speed is good, about as fast as the average digital camera, and its video mode also works well above and below the water. Where it has trouble is in the corners and sides of images, which are softer than we like to see. You won’t notice this softness in your underwater pictures, just the open-air shots. But that limitation alone keeps the Canon D10 from serving as an all-purpose digital camera unless you only plan to print 4×6-inch images — which was true of my old waterproof cameras. However, I wouldn’t hesitate to bring the Canon D10 on a water-bound adventure, be it whitewater, snorkeling, diving, waterskiing, spelunking, or snow skiing. Most waterproof digital cameras have this corner sharpness limitation, so though it would miss the mark without the waterproof designation.
- cnet.co.uk—Canon has a knack for working up ordinary technology into great-looking products, and that’s never been truer than with the PowerShot D10. Let’s face it: 12 megapixels and a 3x optical zoom are ordinary, but the outlandish styling, classy colour scheme and 10m depth rating mean the D10 just about pulls it off.
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C. Rueby on 30 June 2009:
Canon Powershot D10 Camera works great – happy with that. However, when I tried to load the software disk on a Windows XP-64bit machine it immediately fails, saying it is not supported. I contacted Canon, who said that they have no drivers for any 64-bit machines. Connecting the camera via USB did partially work – it mounted up as a drive so I could manually transfer the files. However, none of the applications that came with the camera would install. Pretty bad, considering that 32-bit apps run fine on a 64-bit machine, its mainly drivers that have to be special. When I asked Canon about the application loads, they kept replying that I should use a card reader to transfer files. I could not get them to answer about the applications.
Bottom line: great camera unless you have a 64-bit machine (which are becoming very common these days – Dell/others are selling them by the truckload!)
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Nature Girl "KJ" on 30 June 2009:
I got 2 of these cameras for work. I run a Kids program at a hotel in Maui, and I take pictures of the kids to e-mail to the parents when they come back. We go to the beach and to the pool, and are in and out of the sun and the water and always on the move. Even on the auto setting, all of the photos I have taken have come out perfectly. Underwater is great also, and I don’t have any qualms about plunging the camera right into the water. It seems very tough and waterproof. I even can let the kids take a few pictures without constantly worrying. From action shots on the beach, to underwater, to macro and low light, this camera does the trick. I have a Powershot SD700 that I love and have had for 3 years, but this one definitely takes more vibrant photos and the auto-adjust settings are much more reliable. Get this camera!
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Colin B. Thomas on 30 June 2009:
I bought this camera as a vacation companion to my DSLR. During a recent vacation to the beach, the D10 exceeded my expectations. I had previously used an Olympus waterproof camera and was disappointed with its usability and image quality. I had no such qualms with the D10.
The image quality on the D10 is excellent, especially when used during the magic light hours after sunrise and before sunset. Even during the middle of the afternoon with harsh sunlight, I was able to get acceptable images. Like most point and shoots, the D10 does struggle indoors in low-light.
The focusing system is quick and usually put the focus in the right location. The close focus is excellent and allowed me to get close-ups I couldn’t get with my DSLR (as I don’t have a macro lens yet). The OPTICAL image stabilization system really helped steady my shots while hunched down in the sand.
One of the frustrations I had had with my Olympus was my difficulty seeing the screen in the bright sun with my sunglasses on or when I was underwater. In the same situations, the D10 had no such frustrations. I was able to see the screen in landscape and portrait orientations, even with polarized sunglasses on.
The startup on the camera is pretty quick (not as quick as a DSLR, but great for a P&S). Menu layouts are very easy to read and navigate. I went most of the week before I had to charge the battery.
Some things I don’t like:
(1) size – the D10 is larger/more bulbous than most point and shoots; cargo pockets did fine, but otherwise this is no pocket camera.
(2) manual control – perhaps not practical on a P&S like this, but I would like it none-the-less
(3) RAW – another pipe dream
(4) High ISO ability – I wouldn’t take the camera over 400 ISO unless you really, really needed to get the shot
Overall in all, this is a great P&S camera that happens to be waterproof and shockproof. Canon didn’t use durability as an excuse to skimp on features.
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