Even though the Canon Powershot G10 is rather heavy and chunky by todays standards it feels solid and very much like a “real” camera.

The G10 performs at its best when shooting wide open at 2.8 and at its lowest ISO of 80. Sharpness quickly falls off when you start stopping increasing the aperture. Noise becomes noticeable at 200 ISO and could be described as poor by 400 ISO.

Shooting at such a low ISO can be limiting. A tripod naturally helps but this obviously defeats the object of a compact camera. But, if you can work within with these limitations you’ll be rewarded with superb results which can be rather reminiscent of film.

The Canon Powershot G10 is still my all time favourite compact camera.