Canon PowerShot G10 comparison

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Canon PowerShot G10

Canon PowerShot G10
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
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Canon PowerShot G15

Canon PowerShot G15
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Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12
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Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black)

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black)
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Price $849 to $1,349 at 3 stores $602 to $649 at 10 stores $449 to $510 at 11 stores $789 at 1 store $229 to $325 at 4 stores
CNET editors' rating
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)
Editors' choice 4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.1 (4.0 stars)
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating 3.5 stars out of 24 reviews 4.5 stars out of 6 reviews 2.5 stars out of 1 review 3.5 stars out of 10 reviews 4.0 stars out of 5 reviews
Release date October 01, 2008 June 05, 2012 September 06, 2012 October 01, 2010 March 01, 2012
The Bottom Line The Canon PowerShot G10 is a solid enthusiast digital camera for those who want something compact to complement a dSLR. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100's compact, elegant design, generally excellent photo quality, bright, fast lens, and speedy performance make a great package if you don't mind spending a little more money. The Canon PowerShot G15 continues the G-series tradition of solid advanced compacts, but doesn't rank as best in class by any particular measure. Relatively unchanged from its predecessor, save the addition of 720p video, the Canon PowerShot G12 remains a very good, more-or-less compact model, designed to please photo enthusiasts. The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS' wider, longer lens, a few much-needed design tweaks, and excellent photo quality add up to one pretty great compact megazoom.

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Flash Memory Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable - SD Memory Card
Info unavailable
Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
TFT activematrix - Color
LCD display - 3 in
LCD display - 3 in
LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.8 in - Color
TFT active matrix - Color
LCD display - 3 in
Dimensions (W x D x H) 4.3 in x 1.8 in x 3.1 in
4 in x 1.4 in x 2.3 in
4.2 in x 1.6 in x 3 in
4.4 in x 1.9 in x 3 in
4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.4 in
Lens System 5 x x Zoom lens - 6.1 mm - 30.5 mm - F/2.8-4.5
3.6 x x Zoom lens - 10.4 mm - 37.1 mm - F/1.8-4.9
5 x x Zoom lens - 6.1 mm - 30.5 mm - F/1.8-2.8
5 x x Zoom lens - 6.1 mm - 30.5 mm - F/2.8-4.5
20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8
Optical sensor type CCD
Exmor CMOS
CMOS
CCD
BSI-CMOS
Light sensitivity ISO 1600
ISO 800
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 80
ISO 3200 (5Mpix)
ISO 400
ISO auto
ISO 3200
ISO 125
ISO auto (125-6400)
ISO 1600
ISO 800
ISO 200
ISO 6400
ISO 400
ISO 5000
ISO 2000
ISO 3200
ISO 125
ISO 1600
ISO 4000
ISO 2500
ISO 250
ISO 800
ISO 1250
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 80
ISO 6400
ISO 12800
ISO 160
ISO 640
ISO 320
ISO 400
ISO 500
ISO 10000
ISO 8000
ISO auto
ISO 2000
ISO 3200
ISO 125
ISO 1600
ISO 2500
ISO 250
ISO 800
ISO 1250
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 80
ISO 1000
ISO 160
ISO 640
ISO 320
ISO 400
ISO 500
ISO auto
ISO 3200
ISO 1600
ISO 800
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO auto
Video capture H.264 - 640 x 480 -
H.264 - 320 x 240 -
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 -
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 -
H.264 - 1280 x 720 -
iFrame - 1280 x 720 -
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
H.264 - 320 x 240 -
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
H.264 - 1280 x 720 -
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
H.264 - 320 x 240 -
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 -
H.264 - 1280 x 720 -
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
H.264 - 320 x 240 -
iFrame - 1280 x 720 -
Digital zoom 4 x
14 x
4 x
4 x
4 x
Battery technology Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Lithium ion
Lithium ion
Weight 12.3 oz
7.5 oz
10.9 oz
12.4 oz
7.3 oz
Product Type Digital camera - Compact
Digital camera - Compact
Digital camera - Compact
Digital camera - Compact
Digital camera - Compact
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