| I upgraded to SX10IS from the prior S5IS model, and I | | | | - This model beats its competitors at the quality of |
| must say that it was definitely worth it. I should mention | | | | pictures at high ISO settings. With the continuous |
| that I'm in no way a power user, a professional | | | | improvement from model to model since early |
| photographer. I don't make my living off this camera, | | | | versions, this was quite expected. |
| but I am very fond of photography as a hobby. I need | | | | Now let's get to the downsides. |
| good quality photos without much hassle, and I am | | | | - I would like to see a bigger rotating display. Granted, |
| quite picky about this! | | | | it's usable as it is now, but having it half an inch larger |
| This model comes with lots of nifty features, but there | | | | would be so much better. |
| is still lots of room for improvement. I will start off by | | | | - The compression of movies leads to loss of quality. I |
| showing the pros, the reasons I fell in love with this | | | | would like to have an option that would allow me to |
| camera. | | | | choose the level of compression and warn me about |
| - Proper face recognition. The feature kicks in from | | | | the possible losses. Right now it doesn't say anything. I |
| the default settings, no need to adjust anything. Point to | | | | haven't used it much for film making though, maybe the |
| your friends, click the shutter button and the camera | | | | reduction in quality was just a wild opinion. However, |
| will figure out the faces and adjust the lighting. | | | | this is definitely worth testing before you buy the |
| - Intelligent red eye removal, without the use of an | | | | camera. |
| extra reduction lamp or pre-flasher | | | | - The shape is a bit boxy and the grip is a bit abrupt. |
| - Memory card door is now separated from the | | | | However, this is a matter of personal taste, you might |
| battery door. At times I just want to take out the card | | | | like it this way. |
| from my camera and replace it with a blank one. With | | | | All in all, the SX10IS is a great model, suitable for all low |
| previous models I had to switch the camera off, | | | | to middle end camera users. The set of features it |
| remove the batteries, then remove the card. I was | | | | comes with are easy to understand by even the most |
| wasting precious seconds. | | | | un-techie photographer. |