Canon Powershot D10 Features
The Canon Powershot D10 is a 12 megapixel digital camera. It has a 3x optical zoom lens with a focal length equivalent to 35 - 105mm in 35mm format. Additional zoom becomes available when shooting at lower resolutions. 4x digital zoom is available too.
The big attractions of the Powershot D10 are the fact it is waterproof to 10m, shockproof to drops of 1.2m, freezeproof to -10 degrees centigrade and dustproof.
Basics
- Sensor Size: 1/2.3 inches
- Colour Effects: Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red and Custom Color
- Special resolution for widescreen television playback
- Self Timer: 2 or 10 seconds, Custom
- Red-Eye Correction: During shooting and playback
- Macro Focusing: From 3cm
- Image Stabilisation
LCD Screen
The LCD monitor is 2.5 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 230,000 dots.
Flash
The flash modes are: Automatic, On, Off, Slow Sync Speed, Red Eye Reduction. In addition flash exposure compensation is available.
The maximum flash range is 3.2m. This falls to 2m when the zoom lens is fully extended. To increase the range of the flash unit you can buy an external flash - the Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1.
Scene Modes
There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Beach, Underwater, Aquarium, Foliage, Snow, ISO 3200ยน, Color Accent, Color Swap and Stitch Assist.
Movies
You can shoot short, TV quality movies with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied before shooting.
Advanced Features
Among the more advanced features are:
- Maximum Aperture: f/2.8 - f/4.9 (set automatically)
- Metering Modes: Multi Point, Centre-weighted average, Spot
- AE Lock
- ISO Sensitivity: Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
- Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
- Shutter Speeds: 15 - 1/1500 seconds (set automatically)
- White Balance: Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Underwater, Custom
- Continuous Shooting: Approx. 1.1 shots/sec until card full
- Manual Focus
Computer - Printers - Television
All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Canon Powershot D10 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.
