Using a 12 Year Old Digital Camera - Canon G10
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- Опубліковано 28 гру 2024
- In today's video I talk about the newest camera that I have acquired, a 12 year old Canon G10. Why would someone use an old point and shoot from 2008 in 2020? That is what I hope to answer in this video!
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Once you learn the personality of that camera you won't be able to put it down. Once she's dialed in correctly, it's like magic. I have lots of other cameras but this is one I really really like. And people aren't as afraid of it as a big DSLR
Any recommendations on how to dial it in, so to speak?
I’d take any guidance with this thing if you care to share. I’m new to photog in general and found it cheap.
@@flowermaze___ learn to shoot manual, it's not that hard, dial M for manual, dial F to 4-5.6 on a normal sunny day, lower numner meand more light and shallower depth of field. Iso 80-400 max. to to keep noise to a minimum. Always shoot raw, more detail and data. And use your shutter dial to get your right side meter to -2/3 below the zero.
Seems really complex but dead easy once you get the hang of it. Keep 100iso as a benchmark on sunny days f to 4 and just use shutter to get to -2/3 belowe the zero.
And you'll always get a perfect exposure.
At night 800-1600 iso f2.8 and use tyhe star button on the top right to get perfect exposure. ALways check to see if it is correct by dialing it back to -2/3 below zero if needed. Hope that helps. Have fun...
@@ChristopheDuran learn to shoot manual, it's not that hard, dial M for manual, dial F to 4-5.6 on a normal sunny day, lower numner meand more light and shallower depth of field. Iso 80-400 max. to to keep noise to a minimum. Always shoot raw, more detail and data. And use your shutter dial to get your right side meter to -2/3 below the zero.
Seems really complex but dead easy once you get the hang of it. Keep 100iso as a benchmark on sunny days f to 4 and just use shutter to get to -2/3 belowe the zero.
And you'll always get a perfect exposure.
At night 800-1600 iso f2.8 and use tyhe star button on the top right to get perfect exposure. ALways check to see if it is correct by dialing it back to -2/3 below zero if needed. Hope that helps. Have fun...
@@flowermaze___ It works nicely with an attached speedlight, you can bounce it, etc. and get some nice effects. You have to get used to failure if you are coming from a newer camera. It will make some very nice images at base ISO like 80. To me, it works best in good light outdoors. it does have stabilization, and it works, but, you have to experiment with how it works for you. Same for f-stops. I am not sure there is much to be gained after 5.6, but it has been a while since I looked into it. I am keeping mine.
Best wishes!
I bought this camera around 2010 from a professional photographer who was upgrading all his gear. I absolutely love this thing. I still use it as my main camera. I had a few higher end DSLR cameras from Canon and Sony. I am not a professional, just a guy who likes a good camera. I got tired of switching lenses and trying to find room to pack or carry the larger camera. I sold off all others and kept this. This camera will handle most everything that 90 percent of us will ever need. Thanks for bringing it to light
I have this exactly same camera from my dad, and wanted to learn more about it because i want to start using it! Thanks for making a video on it, it is really helpful having a newer video on this camera and not one from 15 years ago.
I've had one since it was the new hotness. I bought it because of an article in National Geographic of a trip up the Amazon river that was mostly shot with a G10, and because it's small enough to fit in the pocket of my jeans (convenient to carry everywhere, all day long). It's still an amazing camera, and very nearly as good as any high-end medium format film camera. Good photos aren't always about capturing every single photon that enters a lens; it's always about capturing the soul of what's happening before the photographer's eyes.
The closeups of the camera 😍 so clean
Thank you baby ☺️❤️
I have a good feeling that there will be a resurgence in popularity for cameras like this soon. About five to seven years ago, there were a lot of videos like this about film cameras which then led into the current film trend. I think that will happen as people look for more affordable ways to get into photography and rediscover decent older digital cameras.
i dont know if you have ever used a canon 5d mark1.... but there are groups dedicated to this sensor. Some wedding shooters still use this and its a steal on ebay.
This aged well cuz the market is RED HOT! Especially here in Japan. Digicams are the new film cameras, everyone is walking around with a 10-15 year old camera. And I have 10 of them!
One big problem with CCD sensors is their lifespan. When they finally decide to bite the big one, it hurts. The low failure rate of cmos is precisely why its the standard now. But the IQ you get from a CCD is on another plane of existence... One, where Megapixels dont even matter anymore. My G9 and Lumix LX2 both rival my leica M9... It just so happens they both have CCD sensors and the Lumix has the same CCD sensor found in the Leica D-Lux line.... My leica wins because it is a Rangefinder and I prefer that shooting style over DSLR.
You were dead right my g, ff to now and digicam is the new film. Original G7’s, G9’s, and G10’s will probably get noticed by the x100v fans soon and then demand for this camera might increase.
This comment aged well... you were so right
Hey great video! It's inspired me to dig out mine. Two things I'd like to share are keeping the ISO low - nothing over 200 - will keep the noise down and produce very sharp images. I've had some great results with off camera flash at night and being reserved with the ISO settings. The other great thing about this camera is it will save RAW files if you're really into post processing. I've found the jpegs to be more than adequate for what I do, but the option is there. Keep up the great work! Subscribed.
Around 2011 I was looking into getting a DSLR and I asked a friend who is a professional photographer for recommendations. He talked me into getting the G12 instead and I still thank him for that. I'm not a professional, it was for personal and family use, and surely I would've tired quickly of carrying the DSLR around on top of diaper bags and strollers. I hadn't used my G12 in ages but recently decided to bring it on a trip to the Arctic Circle and I enjoyed it so much. It was insanely practical to use when wearing parkas, gloves and what not. And I loved being able to adjust it to snowy landscapes or very low light (northern lights). It's not the best at high ISO and very low light but I did manage to get a few decent pictures of the aurora borealis (much better than the ones our recent model phones managed to capture). My 9 year old daughter developed a real interest from watching me and asked me to show her how to use it. It's the perfect size for her and I'm amazed at how well she's been handling it. I will never get rid of this camera. Oh and I actually do have the lens adapter, telephoto and wide angle (though not Canon brand, but they are compatible). I hadn't really taken advantage of those until now.
great sir.
Killer video, I love seeing these older digital cameras beginning to get some love. Photo at 9:27 really shows how the G10 is still a monster!
Thanks so much Steven!
OMG You know you are getting old when the cameras you bought new and still have become "classic" and get reviewed by some kid who is younger than some of the shoes you keep in your closet. ;) The G10 is a nice camera as long as you know how to use it and know its limitations, like the original 5D. You can get some nice landscape shots with the G10 and it works with human photos as well, when carefully done. Years ago there was an article on it in Luminous Landscape - maybe - where they compared some prints made from the G10 to some super high-end camera - maybe a Hasselblad? Well apparently nobody could tell the difference as I recall. The G10 was very much in design, especially of the viewfinder, like film cameras were designed. No information in the finder and framing not perfect, but basically that was the way all the film cameras with a zoom lens were. The G10 was indeed, and still is, a nice camera with a really nice range of reach which when used with thought and care and selective deletions of mistakes, a camera that can render an experience with the flavor of film shooting, the control of an slr and the delivery of nice resolution small sized files in Raw or jpeg. It was the highest resolution of the optical viewfinder G series, I believe. It think it ran something like $450 bucks new back in the day as I recall. They also had a nice "ever-ready" type case with it that was nice to have. I regret not buying the lens attachment to increase the telephoto, it was said to produce nice results as well. Who knows, one day it may be as valuable as a Leica, but likely that will be very far into the future, if ever.
Best wishes!
YOU HAVE SHOES THAT ARE 30 YEARS OLD???? That’s actually crazy hahahah
@@firsthandaccount More than 30 years old and I plan on passing them down to the next generation. They are high quality leather made right here in town where I grew up by people in a local factory and as such represent a reminder of what once was and should provide thought for future generations as to the possibility not merely of jobs for those who work with their hands but also some idea of local connection to the necessity of life. Were such things in place today, one would find an N95 mask easily available for any who wanted it, and many many many items imported from factories owned by tyrannical governments would be made by free people locally. So I am keeping the shoes and will pass them on, it is a message. I shall do the same with other possessions, one can teach, even from the grave. I grew up in a different time when men were men and women were women and none but the mentally ill thought otherwise, let alone taught a college course teaching otherwise. So, in a world that has lost actual sanity and replaced it with the ideological messages and thinking making the thing in the mirror god, in that world, an old pair of shoes can says a lot. It speaks to lost ethics, lost talent, lost appreciation for those who labor with their hands, it speaks of effort made in the past for the gifts one has today. It speaks of the blood sweat and sacrifices made so YOU have running water and electricity, a hospital. An old pair of shoes can have a voice and will be heard by those with ears. Do you have ears?
@@johnjon1823 👍 He will be able to say. Stepped in my dad's shoes... 😊
yes, if your into photograpy you must buy a 5d classic.... MUST
I have the canon G10 myself, my grandfather owned it, he died, my dad kept it, and its really great!! And somehow, the original neck band thing is still in perfect tact!
The flash is one of the best things about the G series. I use it constantly to light a back-lit subject.
My G9 is the perfect travel camera.
Appreciate your precise description of the G10
Holy shit. I miss my old G10. I bought mine new. I'm surprised it's been 12 years. Feels like yesterday.
Same i missed mine too im glad to find so many ppl who love this camera ❤
I first bought the G10 way back in the day when it was only a year old. It was considered the gold standard by professional photographers who wanted something small that they could carry on vacation, but also had all the features a pro would want. Great camera all the way around. When mine finally died about two years ago (reason unknown), I bought another one. I love having the big dials rather than having to scroll through some silly screen. I like that it's big and beefy, not feeling like you'll break it at every turn. I only use it for product photos in my little smithing operation and it's great. It's good stuff, but not so hard that old fogey's like me can't get to grips with it.
I did the same. I'm still using the original batteries, and it's mo go-to for vacations and whenever I'm feeling like being an artist.
@@kmoecub It really is a good camera, isn't it?! People keep telling me I need to upgrade, but I honestly can't think of what a new camera would do for me that the G10 isn't already doing. It's better at taking pictures than I am. I still don't understand half of what it can do, so imagine me fiddling with something even newer.
If I'm going to buy anything, it'll be one of those DJI action camera things for taking videos of the smithing and whatever else I get up to around the homestead. If there was one downside to the G10 it's that there's no ability to plug in auxiliary sound. The video quality might not be that great, but it's good enough for close-up work, I think. Not having decent sound, though, is a bummer, though.
Great video Tyler. After seeing your presentation I recalled that I have this camera; forgotten and packed away for years. Going to unpack and see what it will do. Thanks too for some of the specifics you mentioned and the images. Be safe.
Thanks for making this video. I got to shoot this camera for a while when they came out. I loved it and may buy another one now that they are in my price range.
I have this camera as well how do I get it to the film preset? A tutorial would be great!
There is no film preset, sadly. Having it at ISO 80-400 helps tho, many praise some of the G series cameras for having digital noise that looks similar to film grain on lower settings
I was given a G11 back in June, and I love using it, certainly much better than compared to a phone camera.
I tried bunch of cheap low end compact cameras in a period between 2005 and 2015, while G10 I just bought recently and I would class it somewhere in a mid range going into the professional class with a great output. All those cameras which had CCD sensors even some random on the market, if sensor was well made they could produce some really nice and relatively good pictures which later on you could easily edit in any Image editing software getting incredible results in some cases. I can even give you examples that some of the pictures which I took with low budget under 100$ compact cameras without any strong Manual functions were accepted and sold on Stock websites great while I had multiple issues of my images getting accepted despite all of the editing and improvements done with cameras of that period which switched to CMOS sensors. Sure technology advanced incredibly, it is also due to me getting stock by using those old models but I can instantly see the differences between CCD and CMOS when switch happened. Why companies not continued developing CCD sensors is out of my mind because I guarantee that there are so many people who would still prefer to have it with of course upgraded functions.
i bought my g10 around 2011 from a photographer, haven't used it much cuz the iphone started to have a good photo quality.. i think it's time to explore it.
i have been useing my parents g10 since 2020 and i found it today and i have been going through photos i took on a holiday with friends and some of the photos are amazing i definitely recommend thins camera and i think you explaned it very well :)
yup. Just got my G9 and it produces images that are on par with Leica M8 & M9. Kodak and Panasonic made some amazing CCD sensors back in the day. Leica M8/M9 used Kodak and Powershot G7/G9/G10 all used Panasonic CCD sensors. Kodak was #1 in the CCD game because its film grain was top-tier.
I've also got G9. My girlfriend wanted to get rid of it, but I've said hell no! Awesome compact camera that is great along side other professional or semi-professional cameras. Currently I own X-T1 (with XF 55-200mm lens) and for my needs it's a great combo
I have this camera and have for many years. My question about the zoom lens is why do you have to zoom before you use the video recorder? I can't seem to figure out after all these years how to get a good video.
I can tell you from the day I got this camera as a gift it was around 5 months old a friend got it for her father who found it was too advanced for his advanced age and the picture quality and ability to use it like a 35 mm non digital camera are what I like most about this overall.
I really wish I could get good video tho.
CCD sensors produce much nicer, filmier looks. If you keep the ISO down, they're great sensors. Nicer, IMO, than CMOS sensors.
I am from Mexico and I got a G11 from my mother too, without a charger :C , with your really helpful video and advice without doubt I will buy one ASAP!
The G11 is even better I hear!
great video. I got the canon G10 when it came out and for a newspaper job. I never really realized how great it was until I saw the "newer"age digital cameras look. I started relying on the G10 as a good counter to shooting film, sometimes has a Kodak Gold or Portra-ish look with no flash in low light. My G10 eventually broke and someone gave me their G11. I will say the G11 doesnt have the same weighted feel I loe and toggling around the "functions setting" area in a street photography setting on the fly is a drawback. The G10 allowed me to play with it much faster on the fly. Both great cameras, highly recommend. Ok bye
Can we get a video on how you set this up
Thanks for giving a great intro to this camera. I recently took it from my son's closet, it's collected dust and no one has used it for many years. It's a little intimidating since I ionly use my Iphone these days but I'd like to play around with the nighttime, i.e. full moon, stars and sunset settings. If you have any tips on these, please share. Thank you!
Awesome! Hope you get some great images! For night shots I always use a tripod and try to keep the ISO as low as possible! For Astro you will have to put the ISO higher at 1600-6400
well said my guy, im using a canon g9 basically the same thing and i love the look and feel of old sensors.
Im so glad you made a video about G10 now, because I found it after many years 😀
It’s such an awesome camera to bring around where you don’t have to worry as much!
Great video! I bought 2 Canon G11s when they came out and still use them. (My Nikon DSLRs aren’t as unobtrusive walking around.) I love the G series!
Point-and-shoot cameras are very capable.
Ahh, The G10 is a classic! Great video Tyler! Gave me a little extra motivation to revive a little Fuji CCD
Definitely gotta revive those old digital cameras!
I saw the adaptor in S. Maarteen I did not have enough money with me that time... I work on a cruise ship! I thought I would buy but did get the chance to go back there since Pandemic.
Mine looks nothing like this. They all choppy or blurry and idk if it’s damaged but sometimes there’s like lightning strips on the screen but theyre not on any photos
subscriber great video. This made me want my G10 back so I bought one today off MPB. It’s honestly amazing these days. The AI technology we have is making some of these gems from the past almost perfect cameras now especially if they have RAW capability. The high iso complaints of yesterday year is gone with topaz lab for example.
Thank you for your clip it’s very useful
No problem!!
the g10 is a little tank. its heavy in a nice way.. quality is so so nice.. it does raw.. please do tell me a better camera for the money? not even this thing can punch so hard with this nugget you will enjoy taking photos again..it is a technical camera in every way & also an easy camera ... ..
Certainly a popular camera. I did little videos of the G9 and the G12, although I prefer the G9. Keep up the good work.
Does someone know a chanel where i can find comparatives betwen g10, g12, g16 and g1x? I'm searching for a digital compact camera to carry around and get started with...
Do you think the canon g10 would be great use to record for a video podcast
How do you turn on the 'positive film preset' you talk about?
Press the center button and then go to the profiles menu on the left hand side!
@@firsthandaccount Thanks dude, just realised it has to be set to Manual for those options to be selectable. Do you mind doing a quick vid on your preferred settings setup.
On the second to last option (on the left) do you use Superfine, Fine or Normal? And what about the option underneath that?
Thanks. I have a G10 and agree that's great. Also found online a real leather case for it.
Hi, Were you able to connect the camera in Laptop?
How is its video recording function?
Would it be good for filming?
All of the G series cameras had accessories that fit the lens with the accessory ring removed. I had one for my G2
Does the Canon W-E1 Wifi card work with this?
Can we change the lens of g10 canon?
Such a clean review! I have a g5x but want an older camera to toy around the city with a lesser quality image. Happy shooting!
Another excellent video, Tyler! Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much!
I got it new and still use it . The only 2 things I don't like about it is you can't take photos in the raw format in Auto mode so your stuck with jpeg in auto mode . Its sad because it takes really good photos in auto mode . The 2nd thing is that if you look at the highest part of the lens you will see a scratch on the lens . This is because they made the plastic part the closes and opens over the lens when its retracting and opening to close to the lens and it comes in contact with the lens and scratch's the lens . This happens on all the g10's . I sent mine back right after I got mine and they gave me a hard time over replacing the lens but they did replace it for free and they told me next time they would charge me . They said they fixed the problem but a few open and closing of the camera lens and the it scratched the lens again in the exact same place . I took a photo and sent it to them and they refused to fix it for free again . I was very disappointed they wouldn't fix the default in the camera . To keep the lens from getting scratched I used a sharp blade a cut the plastic fin thinner on the bottom side to allow a space between the lens and the plastic piece . You can't see the scratch in photos but you can in videos . I'm sure they changed the design one year later with the G11 . Its easier for canon to just make a new camera than fix the lens cover that scratched every lens on the G10 series . They just dumped the G10 after 1 year .
Can that connect to the canon app?
I’m looking for a sub $100 camera to take on back/bikepacking, hiking, gravel rides for landscape/wildlife and documenting. Do you think this will be an adequate camera? Anything else you would recommend that I should l look into?
This would be a great choice! That zoom range is going to be incredible when traveling
I have a G12! Sweet camera. I wonder, the positive film preset you mentioned - is that in camera?
I'm wondering if the g12 has the same!
It’s in camera in the G10!
I've been wanting to have camera to capture all our memories with my mom and of course to enhance my skill in photography, but we can't afford to buy one.
If you can save a dollar every week for a year you can afford the Canon G10 when you save up!
It took me over a year of saving to purchase my first camera!
this simple camera has a CCD sensor, which today has been determined to create magical colors in all cameras where this type of technology was used
This vid helped me a lottt. Thank you so so much ❤️ love this videoo
No problem!
G series lens adapters G 10,11,12 Series on E bay $15 to $59 Aftermarket though.
What I know about CCD vs CMOS sensors is that CCD have better image quality and color reproduction, but it has terrible low light performance and high iso noise compared to CMOS.
I was hoping that could one day, I could have my own DSLR camera evern if it's too old enough
Hi question. I can’t seem to find any answers to this but do you (or anyone) know if the battery can be charged in-camera with just the usb cable? I suspect not, but a confirmation one way or the other would be helpful. Asking because one is being offered to me without a charger and was curious whether it’s chargeable in-camera. Thanks
I tried using a USB cable to charge the G10...a little research told me it won't work. Ordered a charger that hooks up to a USB port, $15 on amazon.ca.
Bought the G10 from a scientist for $40 cnd, but with no strap, battery, or charger.
is your mother one month two cameras?
I have G12but I don't Know how to Used It specially the Bokeh Effect
same........
i have the g10 and i love it but how do i switch it to the film filter? sorry i’m new to photography and it’s my first camera 😂
Awesome! When you are in photo mode, push the center button of the d pad on the right and a bunch of options will come up. The first row has selections of different presets and positive film is the film preset!
@@firsthandaccount can I save it as one of the custom modes?
Can you use it like a webcam?
You cannot!
@@firsthandaccount thank you for replying
Muito bom o seu video, adquiri uma canon g9 recentemente e ela é incrivel! É como você disse, a imagem dela parece muito com os filmes 35mm 🤟🏼🔥📷
I have some lenses for my powershot g9
How's it like shooting on RAW? I was reading a review where it said to not bother shooting in RAW, but since the sensor is so small it's almost the same as shooting in JPEG :/
I haven’t actually edited any photos from this camera! I just use it as if it was a film point and shoot and use the positive film preset!
Does the 14 MP of the g10 makes it better than the g12 (10 MP)? I'm figuring out wich one to buy used. I found a g10 for 35 bucks
Honesty not 100 percent sure! I have only used the G10 so far!
Hi. Have you bought any of these yet? I'm planning to buy either of the two. Can't decide which one.
@@kirsten1082 Hi, I did bought the g12 and manage to get a g10 for free. I’ve used mostly the g12 and love it, pretty good results with that camera, the g10 quality is very similar,almost identical, but with a fixed back screen, the other important thing to say is that the g12 handles low light situations so much better, because g10’s high ISOs are noisier.
Que belleza de tomas
g10 was when they made the mega pixel yeld too large. too much noise. they made it smaller on the g11 for a reason
Thank you for this review, Bro!
I saw a friend posting this camera model on IG and got curious. Glad I searched about it and now I am definitely getting one! 😎
Excited to watch more videos like this from your Mom's other cameras! Sub from the Philippines! 🇵🇭
Awesome man!! Let me know how you like it!
Bro, I just want to share that I already bought a pre-loved G10 from Singapore, which is expected to arrive this June! 😁 Excited to capture memories with it! Thank you again, for this review! 😊
Nice man!!
@@firsthandaccount Thank you! 😊
Cool Video Fam! 👊🏼😎
Thanks man!!
And the G11 at least have built in ND filter
G10 also has a built in ND filter!
@@firsthandaccount are there video controls in G10 / G11? I mean shutter speed, EV, ND with video?
No shutter speed control or aperture control in video mode
In my area people selling G10 for 200 bucks!!! It's crazy.
I paid over $500 for my Canon G10 when it came out
CHEAP?? well 2021...
основная проблема этих камер (G10-G15) сейчас. Их ценник часто равен Fuji X20 - X30 -xq1 - xm1 - xa3. Canon g1x - G9x. nikon1. olumpus epm1 - epl3 and epl5 - epm2 - em10. sony a3500 and a5000 - nex 5R. sony rx10 and rx100. lumix G - GF - GX - FZ150 FZ200
Get a old nikon d80 one of the last great ccd sensors. Don't forget the lx7 Supreme😝😂
You skate at McCarran or L.E.S.?
So true! I don’t!
Overhyped. But cool video
i have this camera
I bought it 500 Euro few years ago I am ot goign to give it away
Get a 5d classic
My buddy has one of those!
@@firsthandaccount they are still relevant cameras.
Make more vids!
Soon!!
OMG, 12 YEARS!? they had cameras back then? what was tik-tok-like?
These types of projections always bring me so much entertainment 😂 thank you!
Sub Thailand very good
Thank you!
Hate the background music!!!
I’m sorry!!
I too love those little canon powershot gs. I got two G11 and just got a G10. The pictures is still pretty decent!
I got some pics I took with my g11 on my insta:weicool1986