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The bad: Electronic viewfinder lacks details and precision; average battery life; tends to overexpose shots.
The bottom line: With a huge 20x optical zoom, the SX10 will win over those photographers who don't want the bulk of a dSLR but like the flexibility of different lens lengths. The electronic viewfinder and lacklustre LCD screen detract from the overall package though.
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Great value for the money
Dec 26, 2008Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Huge zoom, very sharp photos, face recognition software, lots of flexibility
Cons: Controls jammed too close, bad night shooting, manual not very well-written
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I really like the 10 MP sharpness and love the 20X zoom, but the cam is difficult to hold because of the closeness of the controls and I find myself pressing buttons that I did not intend to press. I wish these new digital cams had some remote trigger capability, like the cable that screwed into the shutter release of the old, 35mm SLRs. I know you can use the timer on a tripod, but that really does cause loss of timing your shot for the exact moment you want to capture.
I don't like the camera's night performance, and pics indoors using flash are often really poorly exposed.
Those things aside, I am able to zoom into scenes and capture super sharp images, and the recovery time on the camera is superb. The batteries last long enough for a day and night of shooting a lot of photos (perhaps 200, many with flash) and I use a 4 GB ... Read more
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