Canon Powershot G10 Reviews

We have analyzed the reviews for the Canon Powershot G10 using our BETA review analysis. These are our findings:

(+) above average image quality, pretty good lens, acceptable product quality, above average usability, very good appearance.

alaTest  compute this summary by analyzing 241 reviews from across the web.

product quality

10
(-)

• Should be a little faster shot to shot
• Some noise problems
• not the fastest burst mode
• symbol can appear pretty much anywhere
• or 30 seconds

(+)

• great enthusiast-oriented feature set
• very nice photo quality
• Easy to Keep Clean
• Strong Construction
• Easy Setup

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image quality

10
(-)

• but seems to be worth it bulkier than comparable models
• no touch screen display

(+)

• great image quality
• natural-looking colors in photographs
• Great Picture Quality
• quality pictures
• image quality

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price

1

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• expensive price
• price
• Pricy
• High Price at the lens provided
• Price a little hefty

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• reasonable price
• Great for a beginner getting serious about photography and moderate price for quality
• the cost vs features

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performance

8
(+)

• good low-light performance
• speedy performance
• you decide

color

6

• bit slow

• Good colour rendition
• Stunning color

lens

10

(-)

• Wide 28mm lens
• Wideangle lens
• 28mm wide-angle lens
• wide angel lens
• 28 mm lens optical image stabilized RAW G-10 appears to be higher than G9

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• wide lens
• wide-angle lens 28mm with a 5x optical zoom
• new lens with a 5x optical
• lens or optical zoom is well
• the use of the wide-angle lens 28mm
• high quality soft lens

battery

5

(-)

• If you want to buy an extra Battery you have to look for it in Canon
• com they do not have any extra batterys
• The camera comes with an external charger – meaning you have to extract the battery from the compartment and insert into the charger

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• good battery life
• battery back up

features

5

(-)

• Bad high ISO performance
• Safety MF feature
• no major improvements to feature set from G9
• photoshop raw for G10 urgently needed
• Just bought a G10 I have random Intermittent focus icons

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• Great low ISO performance
• 3 inch LCD
• Bright LCD
• 7 Megapixel CCD sensor
• shoots RAW

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Your first thought should not be what kind of design or brand it could be but how – and for what exactly – you are going to use your new MP3- or Media player. Do you want it to be your companion during your work-out? Do you want to store your complete music collection on it? Are you also planning to watch videos on it (which is great for long distance travelling)? Would you like to make it your portable photo collection? Wanna listen to audio books? Do you wish any other functions like voice recording, radio reception, wireless capability (wireless music purchasing and downloads, song sharing), voice recording or personal information management (phone books and schedules).

This automatically leads to the questions whether you need big storage capacity or whether it is more important to have easy-to-use controls.

Basic distinction of the three types:

Memory Flash Players
These players offer those with integrated memory, separate memory cards and USB drive MP3 players and are the most affordable and the smallest in size. With few moving parts they are ideal for every day listening and during exercise.

Hard Drive Players
If you want your portable music library, this is the type of player you need. Hard drive players store between 1,000 to over 15,000 tracks depending on their capacity. Storage size can vary from 2GB to over 40GB. Hard drive players usually offer small screens displaying track and artist details plus a user-friendly menu system to choose songs.

Multimedia Players
These players use large hard drives and are bigger and heavier than other MP3-Players. This size and storage capacity is to enable the displaying of photographs and video playback. With these devices you can enjoy watching your favorite movies or music videos. One single portable device offers access to your favourite music, videos and photos.

Display
Next to size and design, an important factor to consider is the display. It is useful to have it big enough to show the entire song title and have it readable under all conditions including outdoors. In case you want to watch videos and photos on your MP3-Player big display is a crucial factor.

Weight
The weight of MP3 players starts at about 40g per player for small integrated memory players, but is usually more in the range of 300g for a large multimedia player. The greater the storage capacity of the player the larger the size and the heavier the weight. Following the current development of storage technology size and weight is constantly reduced.

Capacity
The memory capacity of your MP3 Player is essential for the amount of music storage. The basics you need to know to understand what is behind the abbreviations is “MB” as the abbreviation for megabyte which it basically speaking a unit for measuring data. “GB” means gigabyte, which is a larger measurement of data stored. 1 gigabyte is equivalent to 1024 megabytes.

Average speaking you can assume that one song on a MP-Player needs approximately 4 MB memory size (a rule of thumb is that 1 minute of music = 1 MB), meaning that a 512 MB Player offers space for approximately 130 songs.

Audio Formats
The MP3 music format is currently the most widespread but many of the online music providers offer other formats such as WMA or AAC. These formats have been developed as they provide better sound quality at the same size. Plus they provide a royalties protection system which makes them very successful within musical spheres. Other formats are e.g. Ogg Vorbis and the Sony format ATRAC. Please check the compatibility with the player you are interested in.

Battery Life
The life of a battery is linked to memory storage. Big hard drive players mostly use in-built rechargeable batteries, which last between 8 and 20 hours each time. But they cannot be replaced easily, so once the battery life has expired, one needs to buy a whole new player. Batteries of Flash memory players (usually recognizable due to their stick construction) last much longer, depending on the level of volume.
Please keep in mind that the life expectancy of a rechargeable battery decreases with time.

Sound Quality
Sound quality is mainly dependant on the quality of the headphones (or speakers) you are using.
Another contributing factor to the quality is the data transfer rate, the so-called “bitrate” which is measured in kilobits per second (kb/s).
The higher the bitrate the higher the sound quality – but the higher the bitrate, the higher the amount of data that has to be saved on your MP3-Player. Using 192 Kbit/sec needs a third more saving space than the 128 Kbit/sec you usually can find in the internet but you then have sound data in the quality of a CD.

Interface / Connection:
In order to transfer data from you PC / Mac to your MP3-Player, most of the devices can be easily connected via USB. Read the product descriptions for details in order to avoid unpleasant surprises. This is especially relevant for hard drive and multimedia players where the amount of data transferred is quite considerable.

Firmware:
The operating system of a MP3-Player is called „firmware” which is either already pre-installed or can be easily downloaded from the web pages of the manufacturers. In order to update please visit the corresponding websites.
This is especially important for MP3-Players with an internal hard disk.

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ou can surf the web, from site to site and compare products, their different styles, shapes and colors. You can find anything online that you can find at any store, and no doubt, a lot more. You can get digital cameras, cell phones, Televisions, GPS, and more products online. Every consumer, that has ever purchased an electronic item, could give you advice on how that item worked for them. That would be a huge help in your consideration process would it not.

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This is a latest Nokia N96 Reviews prototype. It looks like a modified combination of the Apple Iphone (See apple iphone reviews )nd the Nokia N95 8gb. However, with a built in phone memory of an astounding 16gb and the ability to extend it further with another 8gb of swappable memory card, it seems space really will never be an issue in terms of building a good mp3 database library inside the phone and carry it on with you.

The screen of the phone is around 2.8 inches which makes it capable to be a mini movie theater if you want it to be. The bitrate refreshes very fast per pixel as it is a QVGA 16 million color schemes LCD TFT screen, so playing high quality DVD movies will actually be quite an experience, a positive one of course! The battery life, well so far it seems that its the same 950 Lithium Ion battery N95 8gb has and though some people complained about the battery life with the N95 8GB, I think Nokia will make sure that this doesn’t happen again with this one. Let’s keep our fingers crossed about that, shall we? What makes the Nokia N96 stand out from N95 8gb is its more dependable OS, increased efficiency and better hardware chip sets.

The design is really very slick to say the least! Love the way the corner is curved to make it appear more posh and it goes perfectly well with the easy peasy touchpad UI or navigation. Shiny on the outside with a more robust slider this time around compared to its kin N95 Music Edition. All in all, the design should not be complained about because this phone is dressed to be royal yet black. It seems that this phone is a huge step towards the evolution of the Nokia Morph Concept.

The N96 is GSM 850/1800/1900 Megahertz or MHz compatible for the mass, along with the option for EGSM900 and Wireless CDMA 2100/900 HSPDA connectivity and compatibility for the rest of us. With a follow up of the N95, this one too comes with a 5MB Carl Zeiss Tessar Dual LED Flash, automatic focus and exposure main camera with a secondary VGA camera similar to the current Nokia smartphones. This gives you the ability to record “home made movies” at ease and on the fly. With a built in video stabilizer, a very good 30 frames per second, MPEG 4 support and a 16gb+8gb of space, you can actually make your own ’season of movies’ if you want to!

For them GPS (Read GPS Reviews) fan like you and me, the S60 Nokia N96 also has a built in GPS navigation system (wouldn’t you guess??)! It also includes the usual standard stereo FM Radio, 3.5 millimeter headphones, Hi Speed USB 2.0 or Type Micro USB version B connectivity, TV OUT for both PAL and NTSC broadcasting, WLAN – IEEE 802.11 g/b with UPnP support and Enhanced Data Rate or EDP Bluetooth!

In conclusion, for 550 Euros the Nokia N96 is an ok deal but if you already own the Nokia N95 8gb smartphone, you will know that waiting a while before you decide to buy it is a good idea cause just like the N95 it might show signs of bugs and problems at the beginning mainly because of its brand “new enhanced data chipset and hardware” (we all know how that works!).

General Design and Hardware

The N96’s overall design and styling is very similar to that of the N81, but there are elements of the N95, N82 and N81 in the design too. The overall impression is that of polished, flat surfaces with silver highlights. The N96, at least subjectively, looks and feels like a high end device and this should improve the device’s appeal among style conscious users.

At 103 x 55 x 18 mm, the N96 is relatively large, but much of that is necessary to accommodate the large 2.8inch screen. It is marginally longer and wider than the N95, but very slightly thinner. The back of the device, which is dominated by the five megapixel camera, uses a similar material to that of the N82 which is less prone to finger prints and has an attractive ridged pattern embedded within it.
Connectivity

Connectivity is comprehensive, with quad band GSM, dual band WCDMA (900/2100) and WiFi, together with Bluetooth and the aforementioned USB for local connectivity. USB performance has been greatly improved on the N96; the current prototype is five times faster than previous Nseries models and Nokia hope to improve this further in the production model. UPnP functionality, used for connecting media device over a home network, has been updated in the N96. The Home network application now offers bi-directional sync with a designated UPnP Media server.
DVB-H – Mobile TV

The lead feature for N96 is the inclusion of DVB-H for receiving mobile TV. DVB-H is a superset of DVB-T technology but is designed for use in mobile and handheld devices. DVB-H is a broadcast (multicast) technology and is able to provide higher quality pictures.
GPS and Nokia Maps 2.0

The N96 will ship with Nokia Maps 2.0, currently in beta, on board. Maps 2.0 brings a number of new features, such as a dedicated pedestrian mode, improved mapping, satellite imagery and revamped city guides.
Multimedia

The N96 has a 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus and Carl Zeiss optics; it should produce similar results to other 5 megapixel Nseries devices. Accompanying the camera is a dual LED flash. A Xenon flash, which is the main alternative, might give superior still images in low light conditions, but is unable to provide continuous illumination during video capture.

The N96 has excellent video playback attributes. It supports an array of formats, including H.264 at VGA (640×480) resolutions at 30 frames per second. A notable addition is support for Windows Media Video (version 9) at CIF (352×288). Flash video is also supported, thanks to the inclusion of Flash Lite 3 – its main use will be in the web browser on sites like YouTube.

The standard Nseries Music player and Podcasting applications are present, as is the Nokia Music store.
The usual FM radio is also present, but new is its support for RDS (Radio Data System), which is typically used to display the radio station’s name and the current song or programme name. Nokia’s recently announced Internet radio application, for listening to radio streams via the Internet, is present and is integrated into the multimedia menu. It adds yet another audio/music feature to the N96’s multimedia department and, bitrate permitting, can out perform the FM radio (and doesn’t need an aerial).  The usual Nseries audio output options are all present with a choice of 3.5mm audio jack (headphones or TV-out), stereo audio Bluetooth (A2DP/AVRCP) or the integrated stereo speakers.

Software

The N96 runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2. The usual suspects, such as Calendar, Messaging and Contacts, are present with some small updates here thanks to Feature Pack 2. Contacts now integrates SIM contacts into the main contacts store, Messaging has a unified editor for SMS and MMS (the phone decides what type to use based on the content of the message). With 128MB of RAM on board, the N96 should have no problems with multi-tasking. In use, the speed of operation was comparable with other recent Nseries devices
Technical

Battery

The N96 has a BL-5F 950 mAh battery – the same as the N95, but a step down from the 1200 mAh battery of the N95 8GB. Nokia said that considerable effort has gone into improving power management and the technical changes mentioned below would support this.

Video and audio performance

The N96’s hardware video acceleration supports H.264 video (previous Nseries used software decoding for this). This results in improved video performance (higher bitrates can now be played back smoothly) and reduces power requirements during playback. This means that the N96 has a longer video playback time than earlier Nseries models. H.264 has other benefits too – it is more efficient than earlier standards (able to achieve good quality video at lower bit rates).

The N96 also has a dedicated DSP (digital signal processing) chip, which gives improved audio performance and uses less power (N96: 12 hours playback; N95: 10 hours). The DSP chip converts audio signals from digital to analog and vice versa.

One area where the lack of 3D graphics acceleration might be relevant is gaming. However, even this is debateable

In considering the chipset and technology in the N96, remember that it is first and foremost a video and mobile TV focussed phone. Thus, Nokia have chosen to use the solution that fits best for the market positioning of this device. While some power users may get agitated over the chipset used in a given device, the reality is that it is the experience for the consumer that really matters, not the technical implementation.

Conclusion

As one of Nokia’s flagship devices, the N96 will deservedly receive a lot of attention from the media and consumers. It is inevitable, thanks to its looks and its model number, that the N96 gets compared to the N95 or is referred to as its successor. However, this is a mistaken attitude – the N96 should, at best, be seen as the video and TV focussed version of the N95. The N96 is to the N95 as the N77 was to the N73 –a sister device.

Check out the complete Nokia N96 review here

Expert Reviews

Almost exactly a year after the PowerShot G7 was announced Canon has launched its successor, the PowerShot G9 digital camera. Key changes include the much-requested inclusion of a raw shooting mode, a bright new 3.0-inch screen and a new 12.1MP 1/1.7-inch sensor. The face detection, focus and handling have also been improved (the latter through a redesign of the grip and the addition of a small thumb grip) and the G9 is now compatible with Canon’s ST-E2 wireless flash transmitter. One thing we have all asked for has now returned; RAW capture. The 6x optically-stabilized zoom remains the same.

Canon Powershot G9 Summary & Reviews

The good: This digital camera has a cornucopia of features; it’s zippy and built like a tank.

The bad: Relatively significant distortion at the widest angle of view; when zoomed out completely, lens intrudes into viewfinder; no optical zoom during movie capture.

The bottom line: The Canon PowerShot G9 is a solid enthusiast digital camera for those who want something compact to complement a dSLR.

Specs: Resolution: 12.1 megapixels; Optical zoom: 6 x; Display type: 3 in LCD display

The new Canon PowerShot G9, flagship compact for advanced photographers with 12.1 Megapixel . The successor to the PowerShot G7 – recently named EISA European Advanced Compact Camera 2007-2008 – the PowerShot G9 incorporates improvements driven by market feedback with a range of user-oriented enhancements, including RAW image capture and a redesigned grip and thumb rest for improved handling. Other advancements include a high resolution 3.0″ PureColor LCD II, enhanced Face Detection Technology and Red-Eye Correction in playback. A wide range of accessories – including optional lenses and Speedlite flash units – now also features Canon’s Speedlite ST-E2 wireless flash transmitter.

“A combination of advanced features, precision Canon optics and user-centric design made the PowerShot G7 our most successful G-series camera yet,” explained Mogens Jensen, Head of Canon Consumer Imaging, Europe. “By incorporating user requests and adding further enhancements, our engineers have made a great camera even better.”

The PowerShot G9 features:

• 12.1 Megapixels (1/1.7″ sensor) with RAW mode for maximum image control
• 6x optical zoom lens with optical Image Stabilizer and SR coating
• DIGIC III and iSAPS for lightning fast response, superb image quality and advanced Noise Reduction
• Face Detection AF/AE/FE and Red-Eye Correction in playback
• 3.0″ high-resolution, PureColor LCD II with extra wide viewing angle
• ISO 1600 and Auto ISO Shift
• Compact body with dedicated ISO and Multi Control dials
• 25 shooting modes including full manual control and 2 custom settings
• Extra telephoto reach with Digital Tele-Converter and Safety Zoom
• Hot shoe support for Canon Speedlite flashes and optional lens accessories

Total image control

With an enlarged 12.1 Megapixel (1/1.7″) sensor, the PowerShot G9 gives photographers the flexibility to crop images and produce high quality prints up to A2 size. The addition of RAW image recording and simultaneous RAW+JPEG recording offers advanced users complete control over image processing. The supplied ZoomBrowser software includes RAW Image Task for fine adjustment of settings such as exposure compensation, white balance, tonal curve and color temperature. RAW images can then be converted into either JPEG or TIFF format.

Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera Reviews