Friday, October 3, 2008

Canon new advance camera powershot G90, SX110 and SX10 IS

IN Photokina 2008 trade show, Canon launches three new advanced compact cameras for enthusiasts and consumers. G10 is an update of G9 which I discussed here, SX10 IS is an update for S5 IS and SX110 IS is an update of SX100.

You might confused what kind of camera is the best for you. So I will try to compare them and see what is their similarities and differences.

  • All cameras use CCD image sensor which is smaller than Digital SLR camera, so the image quality is one step lower.
  • Iso level 80-3200, but usable iso might be only up to 800. In 1600 and 3200 iso, the image will be too grainy to use.
  • Lenses are equipped with Optical Stabilization to fight blur due to handshake in long exposure

The differences:
  • Price: G10 = $475, SX10 = $400 and SX110 = $250
  • LCD Screens : G10 and SX110 has 3" screen, SX110 have 2.5" inch but it is tiltable.
  • RAW: G10 is able to capture RAW image (the most detailed image quality)
  • Megapixel: G10 has 14.7 Megapixel, SX10 has 10 and SX110 has 9. Megapixel (Megapixel does not translate to image quality such as sharpness and color contrast, but more of print size and detail).
  • Lens range : G10, 28-140mm, SX10 has 28-560mm, SX110 has 36-360mm (35mm equiv)
  • Size, G110 is the lighter (240 g), G10 (350 g) and SX10 is the heaviest (560 g). SX10's weight is very close to XSi (475 g body + lens)
  • G10 and SX10 has movie recording capabilities
  • G10 and SX10 use new DIGIC 4 processor, meanwhile SX110 use DIGIC III
  • G10 offers full manual control like in SLR camera.
Based on the specification above, I conclude that:

Canon Powershot G10 is designed more for user that knowledgeable about photography, especially SLR users that want compact camera but still have full control and ability to shoot at RAW for maximum flexibility and detail. However G10 has the shortest zoom compare to other cameras listed below.

Canon Powershot SX10 IS is designed for user that want general all purpose camera, but does not have a budget to jump-in digital SLR camera and lenses. S10 has 20x zoom that covers almost everything you can see. Unfortunately, Canon S10 is not that compact. In the picture below, S10 has almost equal size to Canon Rebel XSi (which is a DSLR), and it weight more than XSi body. But. This camera might be a bargain considering XSi and high power zoom range 28-320mm dslr IS lens will cost you no less than $1500. In addition to that, S10 has usefull tiltable lcd screen to help you on taking picture in extreme angle.

Canon Powershot SX110 IS is designed for user that tight in budget, and more geared for casual photo taking. The lens zoom length 36-360mm is not wide enough in some ocassion such as wide landscape or large group picture.

Compare to Digital SLR Cameras, generally, advanced camera / bridge / compact camera has some drawback such as image quality, ability to change lens for special purpose, operation speed and limited amount of accessories. Advanced cameras also lack in ability to deal with low light and have a grainier result in high iso level (400+).


Top Left: SX110, Right: G10, Middle: SX10, Bottom: Canon XSi/450D

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1 Comments:

Blogger dee said...

I love Canon Powershot G10 because its handy than others

October 5, 2008 8:58 AM  

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