Canon PowerShot G10 Digital Camera

When looking to buy a compact camera, there were a few things I demanded. The first was the capability to mount a flashgun on a hot-shoe, simply because I have found that the ranges of most onboard compact camera flashes are lacking to say the least. Another thing I really demanded from a camera, as many professional photographers would agree is crucial, is the ability to shoot and then edit in raw format. The simplicity that comes along with RAW files when using Photoshop is beyond doubt one of photography's saving graces from quickly encroaching madness. Last in my reasons for choosing the Canon G10 was the fact that it has a viewfinder. This may seem trivial to most, but you go out on a bright summers day, see a beautiful vista (I would never set out with a digital to do a landscape shot because it's just not the right format) and then not be able to see the screen because of the sun and you too will wish you had gone for a compact with a viewfinder.
I've had this camera for a good month now and its sheer convenience, coupled with its amazing performance that is limited only by the users imagination, has quickly made it an all day, every day companion.
I wont go into all the technical specs because those are widely available everywhere. I will say that with almost 15 megapixels, you will not be lacking or wanting for detail in your images. I have already printed to A3 size and even cropped a little from a quickly taken documentary style shot. The details were still crisp and sharp!
In a nutshell, if you want a camera that will travel well with you, a camera that can perform along with the bigger boys, in bright conditions and darker ones too, if you want to save time and sanity in post-shoot production with the benefit of RAW files, you NEED the Canon Powershot G10.