See the reaction to Dpreview slagging a Canon product

Just look at the acrimony caused by Dpreview calling a new Canon
product less than "highly recommended." The canonfans have gone mad.
It appears (finally) that Dpreview is now treating Canon like every
other company. Maybe the Canon gravy-train to them dried up? Maybe
they got tired of being told they show favoritism to Canon? Maybe
Canon products have taken a quality downturn relative to the
competition? Whatever the reason, the poor, poor Canon lovers
are....sad.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1010

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RichA wrote:

> http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1010

Lets see how DPReveiw knocked the G10:

1) At base ISO and in high contrast conditions, this is the HIGHEST
resolving compact we have ever tested
2) Capable of very good results at lower ISO settings (Below ISO 400),
and very usable for standard sized prints (noise and NR effects are
visible on screen however)
3) Very little vignetting and good edge-to-edge sharpness across the
zoom range
4) Very low lens distortion (NONE at the long end)
5) RAW mode (and RAW+JPEG option) surprisingly fast - and useful
6) Classic 'rangefinder' styling looks great, fit & finish superb
7) Improved handling (much better grip) - one of the BEST handling
compacts currently available
Improved grip makes one handed operation quite comfortable (and
secure), and generally fun-to-play-with gadget that encourages the user
to take pictures
9) Huge feature set
10) Real, usable photographic control
11) ISO and EV dial on body and external access to all important controls
12) My Menu for quick access to most used menu options
13) Higher resolution, sharper screen that works pretty well in bright
light
14) Higher capacity battery
15) Rugged, solid construction and excellent build quality
16) 28-140mm focal length range is all you need in most everyday
situations
17) Effective image stabilization with 3-4 stop advantage
1 Fast and responsive overall performance (slightly slower than G9 due
to larger files)
19) Optional teleconverter
20) Well designed optional underwater housing
21) Software bundle now includes a full (powerful) version of Digital
Photo Professional
22) Flash hot shoe for dedicated flash units
23) Built-in flash performs well
24) Two custom modes and customizable shortcut button
25) Wide range of image color and sharpness parameters
26) 1cm macro mode
27) Excellent movie quality

Canon has taken a camera which we liked, and added more megapixels, more
external controls, a wider angle lens, a higher capacity battery and a
better hand grip. This was done without sacrificing operation speed, and
in some ways improved the usability. All this took a camera which
already had a lot of gadgetty appeal and made it better.

The G10 is a camera you don't want to put down once you have picked it
up. It encourages users to take pictures, and turn the dials: to
experiment and have fun. This is one heck of a fun camera to use. In the
hand, it inspires confidence with solid construction and secure and
comfortable hand grip. The G10 quickly becomes second nature to use,
which is not something that can be said of many compacts.

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