Canon PowerShot G10

1. Imaging-Resource.com

"The Canon G10 is an impressive photographic tool for the discriminating enthusiast," reviewer Mike Pasini says. Despite the grainy image noise and its extra heft, Pasini gives the Canon G10 high grades for build quality, manual flexibility and great ergonomics. Overall, it rates as one of the best advanced digital cameras ever tested at the site.

Review: Canon PowerShot G10, Mike Pasini, Jan. 30, 2009

2. PhotographyBlog.com

Photo expert Mark Goldstein praises the Canon PowerShot G10, designating it as "the best ever Canon G-Series camera" and a worthy alternative to the highly rated Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. Welcome improvements include a better grip and control buttons, intuitive interface and a brighter LCD. Like other experts, the excessive image noise -- particularly at lower ISO settings -- gives him pause.

Review: Canon PowerShot G10 Review, Mark Goldstein, Oct. 27, 2008

3. DPReview.com

Like many experts, Don Wan is smitten by the Canon PowerShot G10's upgrades in build, ergonomics and features. "The G10 is a camera you don't want to put down once you have picked it up," he says in regards to its full palette of manual controls. However, the increased megapixel count and consequent image noise disappoints, and he wonders "How good could this camera have been, had Canon taken a more conservative approach to resolution and put as much effort into optimizing image quality as it did into making such an impressive camera body?"

Review: Canon PowerShot G10 Review, Don Wan, Nov. 2008

4. StevesDigicams.com

The editors at Steves-Digicams.com say the Canon PowerShot G10 is the perfect camera for anyone who "isn't quite ready to jump into the DSLR world" but wants a powerful yet user-friendly compact digital camera. In addition to excellent image quality, the G10 has plenty of manual features for budding to advanced photography enthusiasts. A lack of HD video and an inaccurate optical viewfinder are among the few shortcomings.

Review: Canon PowerShot G10 Review, Editors of Steves-Digicams.com, Dec. 29, 2008

5. InfoSyncWorld.com

"For the advanced amateur looking for manual versatility, the PowerShot G10 is the golden choice," says reviewer Mike Perlman. The G10's plethora of manual controls offers plenty of room for creativity, although Perlman stops short of a full recommendation because of image quality. Like other experts, he finds the increased megapixel resolution to undermine full photo capabilities, and in the end, he prefers the now on-its-way-out Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3.

Review: Review Center: Digital Camera, Mike Perlman, Feb. 2, 2009

6. Amazon.com

Over 230 owners of the Canon PowerShot G10 weigh in on the camera's performance at Amazon. Most praise its versatile feature set and excellent image quality. As one user says, the G10 is the "happy medium between DSLR's and point and shoot cameras." Complaints occasionally surface, among them handling issues -- particularly with control buttons -- and image noise at much above 200 ISO.

Review: Canon Powershot G10 14.7MP Digital Camera, Contributors to Amazon.com