Canon D10 - POINT N SHOOT PLUS RANGE - DiG!C IV; 10m Waterproof; 1.22m Shockproof | eStore

The Canon PowerShot D10 is certainly very distinctive, with toy-camera-like looks that you will either love or hate.

Our review model had a turquoise blue and silver colour scheme, which can be customised by purchasing an optional coloured Front Cover Set. This is a well-made digital camera with a sturdy metal body and excellent overall finish. It’s just about small enough to fit into the palm of your hand, featuring a 3x optical zoom lens that’s equivalent to a focal length of 35-135mm. The maximum perture is a fast f/2.8 at the wide end and a respectable f/4.9 at the other extreme of the zoom range. The PowerShot D10 is quite bulky, measuring 4.9cms thick when turned off, making it more suited to a small camera bag than a trouser pocket, but it only weighs 190g without the battery or memory card fitted.


As with most Canon cameras that we’ve reviewed before, the PowerShot D10 is one of the better models around in terms of build quality. Even the tripod mount is metal instead of plastic and positioned centrally in-line with the lens. The only minor criticism is the lack of any handgrip on the front, with just a smooth, flat finish embossed with the Canon logo, making it more difficult to hold than it really should be. Also, changing cards or batteries is not possible while the camera is mounted on a tripod, because the compartment door hinge is too close to the tripod socket.


The Canon PowerShot D10 has relatively few external controls, 14 in total, which reflects the fact that this is quite a simple camera in functionality terms, with only limited photographic control on offer. All the controls are clearly labeled using industry-standard symbols and terminology. As this camera will spend quite a lot of its life underwater, it thankfully has large On/Off and Shutter buttons, and the optical zoom is operated by buttons on the rear, rather than a more fiddly push/pull lever. We would have liked the zoom buttons to have been a little bigger though for quicker access in more unfamiliar shooting environments.

Product Specification:

• Mega Pixel     12.1
• Digital zoom     4x
• Optical Zoom     3x
• LCD Size     2.5 Inch
• LCD Resolution     230000 pixels
• Built In Memory     No
• Memory Type     SD / SDHC / MMC / MMCplus / HC
• Battery Type     Rechargeable
• Battery Life     220 Images
• Dimension     103.6 x 66.9 x 48.8mm
• Weight     190g