Customer Ratings & Reviews

My favorite features of the Canon PowerShot V10 Vlogging & Still camera are the physical ones. This camera is lightweight, easy to hold and even comes with a built-in kickstand which I appreciate. However, the technical features leave a lot to be desired. The PowerShot V10 has a ton of potential, but falls short where critical features are needed for vlogging, especially while on-the-go. My main concern was the auto-focus which at times proved to be slow and unreliable. If you’re unfamiliar with camera specs, the camera is easy to overheat when recording in IPB Standard recording sizes, but this can be avoided by recording in IPB Light. PROS The PowerShot V10 has the ability to produce high quality videos and has such an ideal camera body for vlogging because you can comfortably hold the camera in a vertical position white capturing horizontal footage. The 19mm lens (35mm equivalent) allows the user to fit nicely in the frame with enough space for others to join in as well. The front record button is a good size and easy to access when you’re holding the camera in selfie mode. The camera folds down to be compact so it fits easily in my pocket or handbag. The super convenient kickstand allows you to place the camera down while tilting forward or back. CONS I was disappointed by the slow auto-focus. Part of my content creation is theme park vlogging which requires a lot of movement and walking around. While the camera does offer image stabilization, unfortunately the focus on the PowerShot V10 is too unpredictable to document my theme park experiences. I need something faster and more reliable in high-paced vlogging scenarios. I try my best to look into the lens instead of at the monitor so while testing I didn’t always catch when the footage was blurry in both walking and still scenarios. I highly suggest keeping a close eye on the focus area (the rectangle showing where it’s focusing). I have to manually select the focus point throughout the recording process to be extra sure everything is in focus at all times. This isn’t easy to do while walking and nearly impossible to do one-handed. The other issue I encountered was overheating caused by using the IPB Standard quality recording sizes at 4K 30fps and FHD 60fps. Upon powering up, there’s a warning that the internal temperature may rise due to movie rec. size as well as Skin Smoothing mode. Definitely heed this warning because I experienced the camera getting warm quickly, and even powered off due to overheating early on in the testing process. I was advised to use the Light recording qualities which use a lower bit rate. Using IPB Light creates smaller file sizes and doesn't seem to impact visual quality. For context, a 1m20s clip at 4K 30fps Standard was 1.2GB whereas a 1m30s clip at 4K 30fps Light was 450MB. A smaller file size is more convenient for content creation and I didn’t really see a loss in visual quality so in this case, IPB Light is more beneficial. I’m glad I found a work-around to overheating, but I was left wondering why the higher quality features are even an option if I can’t use them without negatively impacting the camera’s working conditions. A full charge can last 1 to 2 days but it really depends on how much you’re using it. On the first day I used it on a full charge, I was filming at Standard 4K and FHD as well as playing around on the menu. This day resulted in a total of 24 minutes of recorded footage. The next two days I was able to use the camera for recording every now and then before I had to recharge. There’s only an internal battery so once the charge gets low, there’s no battery swapping option. I was unable to use a Wi-Fi connection for a live feed on the Canon’s Camera Connect app, but upon further research, it seems that it’s an OS issue (I’m using Android on the Google Pixel 8) rather than a Canon issue. OVERALL It’s definitely a vlogging-only camera. I think it can work for people who are willing to always be close enough to baby-sit the focus point. The PowerShot V10 can be a fun little camera to take to a family meal and for quick vlogs at home. However, I got this camera with high-paced vlogging and podcasting (tripod mounted, long-form video) in mind. I don’t see the point of mounting it anywhere further than arm's reach if I can’t trust the camera to focus on me without also having to constantly be wary of the focus point. While I honestly love the physicality of this camera, I don’t see myself using this for my business as planned. I’m bummed it doesn’t live up to its fullest potential. Here’s hoping there’s a firmware update in the future that can at least fix the spotty auto-focus which would drastically change my opinion on this camera.

Its alright. I charged it fully and didn't use it and it ended up being dead when I wanted to use it weeks later. So it don't hold up a charge and I wish I could return it because I would. its light weight and doesn't bring attention is a plus i guess.