Editorial Review:Product Description:The PowerShot SD10 lets you express your personal style with a choice of cool colors and textures, a super-sleek size and a 4.0 Megapixel design that gives you the high resolution images that make a big impression.The ultra-thin PowerShot SD10 is yours in a choice of four richly textured colors - choose the one that suits your personality. There's Black buffed to a high-gloss, White with iridescent pearl coating, Bronze with a radiant hair-line finish or Silver with a true metallic feel. With the imaging power of 4.0 Megapixels and Canon's exclusive DIGIC and iSAPS technology, it's easy to produce images of outstanding clarity, detail and real-life color. The DIGIC Imaging Processor speeds image handling, so autofocus is more accurate, fluid and natural. iSAPS, Canon's digital scene-recognition technology, teams up with the DIGIC for faster more accurate focus and exposure, plus better white balance. With its high-resolution Canon lens, the PowerShot SD10 lets you create breath-taking pictures filled with life's rich details and bold, natural hues. The 5-point AiAF delivers precise focus automatically, no matter how you frame your subject, so you can shoot with real confidence. When you're shooting from afar, Canon's sophisticated 5.7x Digital Zoom moves you in with the touch of a button. For extreme close-ups, Canon's Super Macro Mode gives you perfect focus even when your subject is just 1.18 inches from the lens. Using the camera's Quick Shot Function, you're free to shoot immediately - without pause or lag - simply by pressing the shutter button. The PowerShot SD10 even optimizes focus so you'll never miss another great shot. With Movie Mode, you can create movies with sound - up to 3 minutes long - and view them on the camera's LCD. A special Replay Function lets you Fast Forward, Rewind and more. Plus, you can even edit out unwanted scenes.
Amazon.com Product Description:The smallest Digital Elph yet, the petite and undeniably chic Canon PowerShot SD10 packs a lot of digital photography power. It features a 4-megapixel resolution, movie mode with audio for up to 3 minutes of video, 5-point AiAF, and a fixed focus lens with 5.7x digital zoom. This model comes in stylish bronze, but the SD10 also comes in white, black, and silver.
Optics and Resolution The PowerShot SD10 offers a 4-megapixel CCD sensor that produces images up to 2272 x 1704 pixels for photo-quality 11 x 14 inch enlargements. Other resolution modes include 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, and 640 x 480. The fixed focus lens has a focal length of 2.8mm. The SD10 enables you to get closer to your subject with its 5.7x digital zoom. The SD10 also features Canon's nine-point AiAF system for focusing accuracy and shutter speeds of 15 to 1/1,500 second.
Movie Mode In addition to taking still photos, the SD10 can also record up to 3 minutes of video with sound. It has two resolution settings: 320 x 240, and 160 x 120. You can record for up to 3 minutes per clip in either resolution. Note that you cannot use the optical zoom when in movie mode. The included 32 MB memory card can hold 85 seconds of video at the highest setting.
More Features The SD10 features a fast start-up time of just 1.4 seconds, and a shot-to-shot speed of 1.5 seconds. The Quick Shot feature lets you activate the shutter immediately in one stroke after you press the shutter release button; the SD10 even optimizes the focus automatically.
Canon's DIGIC (DIGital Imaging Core) processor ensures excellent color rendition and white balance for every shot, as well as super-fast auto focusing, noise-free imaging, and advanced flash exposure performance. Even before the shutter release is pressed, the built-in iSAPS (intelligent scene analysis based on photographic space) technology is analysing the scene and making camera adjustments to deliver fast focusing and perfect exposures.
Other features include:
- 1.5-inch LCD monitor (no viewfinder)
- Built-in flash with Auto, Red-eye Reduction On/Off, Slow-sync modes
- Shooting modes: Auto, Manual, Slow Shutter, Quick Shot, Stitch Assist, Movie
- Photo effects: Vivid Color, Neutral Color, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White
- Metering: evaluative, spot, center weighted average
- Continuous shooting of 1.6 frames per second, up to 8 frames
- Self timer with 2 and 10 second options
Printing Canon has introduced a series of printers designed to work directly with its lineup of digital cameras. Using these printers, no computer is required--simply connect the camera to the printer and start printing. Printers include Canon's bubble jet direct printers i900D and i960, and card photo printer CP-200 and CP-300. Of course, photos from your camera can also be printed on any home computer system with an inkjet printer, sent off for online processing, or simply enjoyed on your computer screen.
Storage and Transfer The SD10 is compatible with Secure Digital (SD) MultiMedia (MMC) memory cards; a 32 MB SD card is included. When shooting in Large/Normal mode, you can store 26 images on the included memory card. Images can be downloaded to either a Mac or PC via USB 1.1, which means the camera can be connected to any USB-based Windows Me/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or later computer without installing any software.
Power and Size The camera is powered by a proprietary rechargeable lithium-ion battery (NB-3L). It measures 3.6 by 1.9 by 0.7 inches and weighs 3.5 ounces (excluding battery).
What's In The Box This package includes the PowerShot SD10 digital camera, 32 MB Secure Digital memory card, rechargeable lithium-ion battery (NB-3L), battery charger (CB-2LU), USB and AV cables, and wrist strap. It also comes with ArcSoft Camera Suite and Digital Camera Solutions CD-ROMs with imaging software and USB drivers for Windows and Mac.
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Customer Reviews
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Small and decent, but no longer a good buy
I bought this when it first came out a couple of years ago. At the time it was the smallest 4MP out there, and since my goal was to go "small," i decided that i could live without an optical zoom. While it served me well, I will tell anyone now that we all need optical zoom. Photographic quality is good, though there are sometimes too much chromatic aberration (color fringing). Focus indoors can be slow or impossible, even with flash turned on.
Unless you can get a really good deal for this, I suggest looking elsewhere, as there are many other offerings from this class of cameras now -- all with zoom lenses. I recommend the recent Casios or a Pentax Optio.
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AA batteries...
Did you ever experience a moment where you've said "oh man i wish i had my camera!" or, you've had your camera and just wished it wouldnt create such a huge bulge in your pocket?? Well problem solved.
i was in the mood for buying a small camera and tripped apon this little beautie...at first I was skeptical, thinking Im paying too much for something that might turn out some-how dissapointing...
I read the reviews everyday for about 3 days wondering if I should buy it or not. Well guess what happened next...I bought it.
so after i bought it, I kept reading the reviews to escape any doubt in my mind.
I came home late at night and saw it on the table (considering that im still with my parents and they were home when it was delivered) and was TOTTALLY excited about its arrival...I took it out and 1.the packing was excellent 2.the camera is TINY!! I measured it to everything I could think of...and the closest thing was a pack of cigarettes!! its even slightly smaller than that!!!(slightly)
3. once I got it I went on a rampage of photography, the menus were pretty easy, I didnt even need the manual at first to turn it on and start rampaging...(thats good for the men)
hmmmm...now for the reason for the 4 STARS.(though it deserves more of 4 and 3quarter stars)
Alot of people gave it 4 considering theres lack of a viewfinder and lack of an optical zoom...believe me, im a hard-to-impress-guy when it comes to quality...the camera compensates the optical with its QUALITY in EVERY pic!! thats right... EVERY pic...but now for the only major problem on my hands.. i read what was in the box and i saw the ion battery charger with the battery...and at first i was like "COOL",and I thought well now the good part is that I dont have to waste gas and precious money to buy more batteries...but the bad part is that it takes electricity to charge up and you have to do that with an outlet...(primarily at HOME) so if your camera runs outta juice and you're without your charger and electricity...boom you miss out on your rampage ...and you cant just go out and buy batteries at your nearest convience store... but i suggest a power a/c outlet that you can hook up to your car lighter....yeah they make'em.. I bought mine at wal-mart...ooh that is an awesome store..and I felt smart about it ever since...
so in conclusion besides the whole battery charger dilema...this camera is awesome in all aspects, size, quality, and speed of getting those"quick-shot-moments" that are impossible to get with a slow shutter camera. I bought the bronze one since my pocket has that quality-for-cheap type mentality, I doubted the color and I wished I could have gotten the black one, but once I got the bronze, i was amazed at the color..to me it looks like looking into a brand-spanking new penny...so shiny and irrestible to look at...actually i fallen in love with the camera (if there is such a thing!)
so besides the charger...if your looking for something compaq, ready to shoot in a second, and where quality meets above expectation, then this is the CAMERA to buy//////// go ahead, DONT wait any longer reading this stupid review...buy the camera NOW!!! TRUST ME IT WONT DISSAPOINT.. :)
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Little Beauty
In addition to all the good things mentioned, this item also has a bonus. Amazon surprised me by throwing in the Deluxe Leather Case PSC SD10, with the color perfectly matching the camera. I was a little concerned before receiving the order, wondering where I could get a case to protect my little beauty. Now problem solved. Thanks Amazon!
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REALLY IMPRESSED!!!
From the moment I recieved this product I knew I had made a great desision in this purchase. The packageing was impressive and it came with everything which I think is a total plus, the case, battery, battery charger and the cords. I recently purchased a more expensive digital camera and had to put more money into the rechargable batteries and charger and the AV cord and the case, and the product packageing was no where near as good as this little camera. Also this camera has an awesome orange light ( don't know the Tech. term )that totally suprises whoever your taking a picture of and can take a picture in a competely dark room, my big camera cant do that. I take it everywhere it is so small, I love it.
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Truly awesome
I'm not going to repeat the positive reviews, but just state this is probably the best value camera I have ever bought! It's stylish, functional, affordable and absolutely TINY. What more could you ask for? Buy it now!
