Canon PowerShot G10

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G10

Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
True resolution
High true resolution
14.6 MP
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second
Nikon Coolpix P6000

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix P6000

Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
Size
Really small
Mid size 107x65x42 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
13.4 MP
Thickness
Thin
1.7"
Weight
Light-weight
280 g
GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel

differences

Advantages of the Canon G10

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution 14.6 MP vs 13.4 MP
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Capture around 10% more detail in your photos
Sensor size Larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/1.8" 7.4x5.6mm
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Around 10% larger sensor
Low light performance Lower noise at high ISO 156 ISO vs 129 ISO
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The G10 has a slight edge (0.3 f-stops) in low noise, high ISO performance
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
Overall image quality Slightly better image quality 37.0 vs 35.0
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Around 10% better image quality
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 2 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/2000s
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2x faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Nikon P6000

GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the P6000's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Size Smaller 107x65x42 mm vs 109x78x46 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Weight Lighter 280 g vs 390 g
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Around 30% lighter
Dynamic range More dynamic range 10.2 EV vs 10 EV
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0.2 f-stops more dynamic range
Longest exposure Longer exposures 30s vs 15s
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2x longer exposures
Thickness Slightly thinner 1.7" vs 1.8"
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Around 10% thinner
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Relative to the best recent pro digicams, and ignoring price

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
True resolution Capture extremely high resolution images Help
G10:14.6 MP
P6000:13.4 MP
Sensor size Very large sensors Help
G10:1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
P6000:1/1.8" 7.4x5.6mm
Aperture Wide aperture Help
G10:f/2.8
P6000:f/2.7
Supports RAW RAW support Help
Better editing
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
External flash Support external flash Help
Better lighting
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
G10:1 cm
P6000:2 cm
Viewfinder Both have tunnel viewfinders Help
Tunnel
Weight Heavy Help
G10:390 g
P6000:280 g
Dynamic range Poor dynamic range Help
G10:10 EV
P6000:10.2 EV
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
G10:0.7 fps
P6000:0.9 fps
Color depth Poor color depth Help
19 bits
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
G10:5x
P6000:4x

Compared to recent pro digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
Screen flips out No flip-out screens Help
Less flexible
Supports 24p No support for 24p Help
Missing that film look
Screen type No OLED screens Help
LCD
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
G10:461k dots
P6000:230k dots
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
G10:f/2.8
P6000:f/2.7
Overall image quality Low image quality Help
G10:37.0
P6000:35.0

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Movie format Records lower quality movies
Weight Is slightly heavier
True resolution Takes much lower resolution photos
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Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Low light performance Is much less noisy at high ISO
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
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Overall image quality Has slightly better image quality
Color depth Has significantly more color depth
Weight Is slightly heavier
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Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Overall image quality Has significantly better image quality
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Nikon Coolpix P7000

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Pro digicam

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Movie format Records lower quality movies
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
True resolution Takes much lower resolution photos
Fujifilm Finepix X10

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Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Low light performance Is significantly less noisy at high ISO
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix P7100

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Pro digicam

$450

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Weight Is slightly heavier
True resolution Takes much lower resolution photos

Canon PowerShot G10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G9

Canon PowerShot G9

Pro digicam

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Slightly smaller
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution

Nikon Coolpix P6000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix 5600

Nikon Coolpix 5600

Compact

Size Smaller
Weight Lighter
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Nikon 1 J1

Nikon 1 J1

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$547 with 10-30mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Low light performance Much lower noise at high ISO
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Supports RAW No RAW support
Sensor size Much smaller sensor

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