Canon R10 Reviews
Small camera forces odd grip, challenging control.
By Michael
Rated 3 out of 5
Date: 2023-02-26
I bought a couple of these for our Photo Department. Small, light, powerful. The R10, and adapters, are the beginning of our transition to Mirrorless from a pretty well-established Canon/Nikon DSLR system of bodies and lenses. I have lots of experience with 1, 10D, 60D, 70D and all the Rebels.
I first played with the 16mm f2.8; light if nothing else.
Tossed on a 24-70 2.8 and an adapter for a shoot with a few students of a political rally. I had few goals and almost no pressure to perform; I was there for support. It gave me a lot of time to sort the machine out.
Controls take a bit of time to locate and understand; the focusing system will take some time, but, it's just a camera. Custom White Balance was a snap. I found out that I really don't like the floppy screen; very awkward when trying to hold the camera to get above the
crowd, it hits the left wrist. Similar problem when held below as well.
I'm a 6-footer with somewhat slender hands and the camera was not comfortble to hold. The most annoying thing was that the right hand's thenar, the fleshy pad at the heel of the thumb, kept hitting the light/flash button on the right of the right side of the Cross Keys, bringing unwanted info on to the screen when trying to focus or compose. If you are busy this is distracting.
This may be a function of a small camera and a relatively heavy lens with fairly normal-sized hands. This forced a grip where that the heel of the hand ends up wrapping around the lower right corner of the body. The thumb must reach to the top of the camera near the Control Wheel for grip/control forcing the thenar into contact with the button. Perhaps a taller body would make a difference. A 3-finger grip, though, forces the rest of the hand into an odd place.
That is just stupid ergonomics but might just be my problem. I will rethink buying such a camera again unless the new Mirrorless Rebel is worse.
I certainly would not buy it for myself. In fairness, while I long for a light /small camera, the reality of their functionality is starting to be understood. I will continue to search.
Fantastic
By Lance
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-12-27
Coming from the Canon m50 mark ii is a true upgrade. I'm a hobbyist Photographer so full frame is not appealing to me and this camera fits the entire bill.
Powerful and Versatile
By Joseph
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-12-22
Versatile (good for stills, fast action and distance photography), can use all EF and EF-S lenses with the EF to RF adapter and all the RF lenses, small, lightweight, and a bit more or less than $1K depending on the configuration. The 18-150 lens offers superb range. This camera is simply fun to use, easy to handle, and produces nice results.
Great Lightweight Camera for the price
By Frederic
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-12-20
The R10 is a small and Lightweight Camera that's great for fast Action sports like High School Basketball and Wrestling. The autofocus is fantastic for Tracking a Basketball player or a Bird. I bought this Camera for taking action sports photos and for Wildlife photography.
The fps is great for fast action and even at a high ISO I used 12,800 with my Canon EF 100 mm L 2.8 lens, see the photos in this review. Fast free shipping with B&H all at a great price. Loyal customer for 30 years.
Great value
By Michael
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2022-12-16
What it does for the price is amazing. There are some frustrating limitations when it comes to video but again . . . for the price, it's amazing. My advice is make sure it handles everything you need before you get it. You may find the R7, or R6, or even the R5 are better suited to your needs.
Great Camera
By Sandi
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-12-13
Keeping up with technology is never easy. This camera has made that exciting. Canon certainly has a winner with this mirrorless camera. We've been using Canon for many years and this R10 is great for our travel requirements and has never disappointed. Easy to use and light weight.
Very Happy with it, I have one little gripe, but this is my 1st camera
By Mcomeau334
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2023-01-25
So, this camera has been great so far. This is the 1st camera I’ve purchased for myself. So obviously, I’m not well versed. I have used DSLR’s, and do a lot of “drone photography”, so I do actually understand some of the basics.
I started shouting with “Auto”, but quickly started tinkering with “Manual” mode, and even set my “custom dial” C1 & C2 to some decent settings.
My only real “gripe” is that if you enable HDR, you can’t save that to a custom mode. It has to be turned off before it lets you. I figured that I would be able to re-map a button to quickly get to the HDR settings, but again, a roadblock.
I know a lot of people don’t use HDR, and maybe in the future I won’t either, but I really wish I could turn it on, without having to jump through a bunch of settings.
That being said, I’m extremely excited to use this camera, and so far, I’ve loved the outcome of the photos.
Nice camera to join the mirrorless co
By Dennis
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-12-28
I bought this camera for my grandbaby as she loves to go with me on my shoots. and we both loved and was very surprised of the quality of picture we got out of it. I actually was comparing it to my R5 that I was shooting with, and I could not tell a difference in quality. It is a little small for my hands but perfect for hers. With large lens it is a little tight for me but smaller lens it feels pretty good for me. I will certainly recommend this camera for anyone that want to test the mirrorless world. There was a guy shooting with a Sony Alpha A6400 and he loved the colors that was coming out of this camera more even thou his picture were very clear as well.