Canon Powershot G10

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Both cameras use the same 1/1.7" sized sensor. This means that the G10 has to squeeze in approximately 45% more pixels (or 'photosites' as they're more accurately called) into that space than the G11. Put another way, the G11 has 45% larger photosites than the G10, allowing much more light in and increasing the signal-to-noise ratio.

As the owner of a G10, I can attest to the quality of the images that it produces, but I also understand that I don't need such a high resolution camera to do so. The trade-off of squeezing more pixels into the same sized area is that it increases the likelihood of noise.

Unless you're printing at A2+ sizes, the effect of the reduction in resolution won't be apparent, but the reduction in noise will.

The PowerShot G10 is officially discontinued now, although there are still a few available (it is slightly cheaper). But if you think that the G11 is a down-grade, don't! It will produce better images due to the reduction in noise.

We have limited numbers of the very popular Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera available on a special clearance price of $679. This camera was recently superceded by the new PowerShot G11, but remains very popular in its own right thanks to it's 14.7 megapixel resolution.

Due to ongoing pressure on the price of raw materials, Canon Tokyo have announced that they will be raising the prices of the Canon PowerShot G10 and SX1 IS digital cameras from 6th July. Any stock we receive on or after this date will be at an increased price.

We have stock of the G10 and have orders in place for more of both models. If we receive stock before 6th July, it will be sold at the current prices. From 6th July, we will be required to increase our prices.

If you're interested in either of these models, we advise you to place your order asap.

We've just learnt that Canon has released a service notice for its PowerShot G10 compact cameras. This addresses the appearance of lines in certain images shot with a batch of G10's. We don't believe any of the cameras we've supplied are affected, but recommend you follow the instructions below to check.

Affected products can be identified by their serial numbers, where the 4th and 5th digits correspond to the numbers listed below. If you discover that your camera is amongst those, or if you believe your camera displays the same characteristics, please contact Canon directly on 13 13 83.

Affected cameras include those with the following 4th and 5th digits in their serial numbers:

***50*****
***51*****
***52*****
***53*****
***80*****
***81*****
***82*****
***83*****

Please contact us if you have any questions.

A few weeks ago I speculated as to how long it would be before full-frame sensors become standard in all digital SLRs. However, over the last few weeks two compact cameras have topped our sales charts consistently - the Canon PowerShot G10 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. We cannot get enough of these models and they are normally pre-sold long before stock arrives.

Interestingly, both of these cameras use larger-than-standard sensors. The Canon uses a 1/1.7 inch, 14.7 megapixel sensor. The Panasonic uses a 1/1.63 inch, 10.1 megapixel sensor.  This is compared to a standard compact sensor size of around 1/2.2 inch and that will result in significantly improved images.

Is the megapixel race over? Is attention about to shift to the quality, rather than quantity, of the pixels? It may be that we see digital SLR sized sensors in compacts before we see full frame sensors in all digital SLRs.

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