Already bought your new Canon G10 or thinking of acquiring one soon? The new Canon G10 is an excellent all round pocket sized camera which offers great built and functions. But just make sure you don't get a lemon. Canon quality control quite frankly is not up to standard. Especially lately with the rush to manufacture enough cameras to satisfy demand, some lapses in QC is bound to occur. Read my opinion on Canon Camera Quality Control below in the previous post. In this post however, I'll show you what I found in two Canon G10 cameras which I bought from a large local camera dealer. I'll also show you what to look out for when your buying your new Canon G10.
This is what I found On the 1st Canon G10
Defective Imaging Sensor....
The first picture above is the "complete picture" while the second is the 100% crop. The cropped image is the upper left side of the frame which clearly shows a defect in the sensor. This line occurs at the same place in every frame.
I'm surprised Canon QC let this sensor be put into a camera in the first place. It really goes to show their level of quality control or lack thereof. Lets face it, Canon makes great imaging sensors but this one should never have left the the Fab plant.
On the 2nd Canon G10, we find...
Blurry Viewfinder
This defect occurs as a blurry horizontal line across the viewfinder slightly above the middle line. The blurry band gets bigger as you zoom in using the optical zoom switch located below the shutter release. Again I'm suprised Canon quality control didn't pick it up. Did they even look through the finder before passing it in QC? ...assuming there was some if any QC to begin with.
The G10 Still Trounces the Competition
Manufacturing defects aside, the new Canon G10 continues a long line of the very successful Canon G Series of Powershot cameras. With the latest iteration, the G10 in my opinion beats the competition not just in terms of overall image quality but also for built quality and feature set. Competition takes the form of the Nikon P6000 and the Panasonic Lumix LX3.
The Canon G10 is definitely a good all round pocket camera. My own shooting experience concures with the reviews. Moreover I really enjoy using my new G10. Its got good camera controls, is solidly built and gives exceptional image quality, especially at base ISO (ISO 80).
Learn to check for manufacturing defects though and buy from a reputable dealer who will let you swap defective cameras and you should be fine. Most of all, get to know you Canon G10 in order to get the most out of it. The terrific images you get from it will be worth your time.
For in depth reviews and feature for feature comparisons and discussions and more test shots and sample photos, see dpreview.com & Dcresource.com.
The G10 Still Trounces the Competition
Manufacturing defects aside, the new Canon G10 continues a long line of the very successful Canon G Series of Powershot cameras. With the latest iteration, the G10 in my opinion beats the competition not just in terms of overall image quality but also for built quality and feature set. Competition takes the form of the Nikon P6000 and the Panasonic Lumix LX3.
The Canon G10 is definitely a good all round pocket camera. My own shooting experience concures with the reviews. Moreover I really enjoy using my new G10. Its got good camera controls, is solidly built and gives exceptional image quality, especially at base ISO (ISO 80).
Learn to check for manufacturing defects though and buy from a reputable dealer who will let you swap defective cameras and you should be fine. Most of all, get to know you Canon G10 in order to get the most out of it. The terrific images you get from it will be worth your time.
For in depth reviews and feature for feature comparisons and discussions and more test shots and sample photos, see dpreview.com & Dcresource.com.
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4 comments:
I have the same problem with my G10, in the same spot.
Hmm, Canon's just acknowledged this problem:
http://www.canon.co.uk/Support/Consumer_Products/products/cameras/Digital_Compact/Powershot_G_series/PowerShot_G10.aspx?faqtcmuri=tcm:14-644511&page=1&type=important
My camera has the serial number of the affected camera without the appropriate dot showing that it's been rectified. I haven't noticed any problem with the images so far (I just bought it three days ago).
How can one tell if it's a defective camera? Does this line occur in every photo? If not, under what conditions? Is it a problem that developed over time?
Thanks!
Look at your images at 100%. The line is quite noticable.
Thanks! Is this on all images? Did your camera develop this issue over time or did this appear from the start?
The Canon support web page is vague on this.
Thank you again for the reply!
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