Review: Canon EOS R10 mirrorless camera

Friday 28 October 2022, 14:28 by Nando Harmsen | 6,216 views | 8 comments

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The Canon EOS R10 is a mirrorless camera with an APS-C sensor. This compact camera proves to be very versatile and is highly suitable if you are looking for a good all-round camera at a relatively attractive price.

I used the EOS R10 for several weeks for an extensive review.

I think the Canon EOS R10 is a fantastic camera. If you are looking for one, it is certainly worth considering.
The review of the Canon EOS R10 is a great follow-up to that of the Canon EOS R7, which I was previously allowed to test.

Although I think the latter is a beautiful and particularly capable camera, there were still a few things about it that I would have expected from a more entry-level camera.

The EOS R10 is that entry-level camera. It is an APS-C camera that, in terms of functionality, loses little to the more expensive models.

You get a very extensive AF menu with eye, face and head AF for people and animals. There is AF tracking with special recognition for vehicles, as well as eye AF for people and animals. The camera is fast, including pre-shooting.

Up to 20 frames per second, as well as pre-shooting. No action will be too fast for you.
These are only a few of the options offered by the EOS R10. You might think that this makes it too complicated, or could make it too complicated, for the beginner photographer or for the photographer who does not like setting up the camera in detail.

Fortunately, the simple menu with its help pages guides you smoothly through the settings.

If you are the kind of photographer who wants a JPEG straight out of the camera, you have a wide range of presets at your disposal. Scene settings and creative settings give you access to many options without needing to know much about how it is created.

If you are looking for simpler setting options, the EOS R10 will not let you down. JPEG photographers have a wide range of options at their disposal. You can also disable these helpful pages, giving you the normal, familiar Canon menu.
I thought the Canon EOS R10 would be a camera that appealed to me less. It was striking how much I enjoyed using this camera.

Although it is not a professional-grade camera, it comes very close. There were few moments when I thought: now I am missing my professional camera.

There are a few things to bear in mind. The EOS R10 is small, very small. Its size is comparable to that of the EOS M50 Mark II.

You can also compare it to that camera to some extent, but with all the benefits of advanced autofocus, speed and, of course, the RF mount.

The EOS R10 is a small camera. If you have large hands, you should certainly take that into account.
I could actually find very few disadvantages to this little powerhouse, which was striking. Of course, it is good to view the camera in the right perspective. From a professional point of view, you can find many things you would want to be different, but that is not what this camera is intended for.

An image from the pre-shooting burst. The eye AF with tracking works fantastically, including with animals. (EOS R10 + RF-S18-45mm at 45mm, ISO1250, f/6.3, 1/2000s)
So, from the point of view of the right target group, I think the Canon EOS R10 is a bullseye. Small, user-friendly, fast, accurate and packed with features that could be called professional.

If a disadvantage must be mentioned, it is the lack of weather sealing and the battery's low capacity.

There is no weather sealing. Bear that in mind if you get caught in a shower. (EOS R10 + Laowa 12mm with EF-RF adapter, ISO400, f/11, 20s)
Would you like to read the complete review? Then visit the Cameraland.nl website. You will find more photos of the camera there, as well as photos taken with it.

Geese in the park (EOS R10 + RF-S 18-45mm at 42mm, ISO100, f/7.1, 1/250s)
The Canon EOS R10 costs 999 euros, which is very close to the price of the Canon EOS RP at 1,099 euros. So, for 100 euros more, you get a full-frame camera instead of an APS-C camera. That may sound attractive, but I think the EOS R10 is a much better choice.

Although the EOS RP is a good camera, you miss the fantastic features that make the EOS R10 so special. The eye AF, servo AF and speed are worth much more than a larger sensor ever could be. Unless you do not need those advanced AF capabilities, of course.

In short, the Canon EOS R10 is a fantastic camera at a very reasonable price. I can wholeheartedly recommend it, both for beginner photographers and more advanced amateur photographers.

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Nando Harmsen has been photographing for more than 40 years. He specialises in wedding photography and landscape photography. Nando also gives talks, workshops, masterclasses and photo trips, and regularly reviews new and interesting equipment.

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8 comments

Slimpie wrote on Sunday 30 October 2022 at 00:41 | reply
Compared to the EOS R7, in my opinion the R10 has 1 more disadvantage, in-body image stabilization. Otherwise, the R10 sounds like a very capable camera for beginners and advanced users.
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Nando wrote on Tuesday 1 November 2022 at 09:24 | reply
@Slimpie: That is indeed a disadvantage. Fortunately, most RF-S lenses have image stabilization. So you’re not completely without it.
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guest wrote on Tuesday 1 November 2022 at 11:03 | reply
I do consider the lack of IS in the camera a disadvantage. Especially after I bought the R7 myself last week and have therefore already experienced what the in-camera IS does. I think it is a blessing. I bought the R7 with a kit lens, namely the RF-S 18-150mm. As far as I know, that lens has NO image stabilization.
But in general, the R10 is an excellent camera as an entry-level model for a reasonable price. For people with large hands, the camera may be a bit small, but that can be solved by placing a battery grip underneath the camera. That improves the grip and, moreover, you can put two batteries in it, allowing you to photograph for longer. Just like the R7, the R10 is a power hog.
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Nando wrote on Tuesday 1 November 2022 at 11:31 | reply
@guest:
The EOS R10 cannot take a battery grip, so that is not a solution for that camera.

Both the RF-S 18-45mm and the RF-S 18-150mm have image stabilization, the latter even 4.5 stops. Just look at the type designation next to the front lens, where you will see IS mentioned.

Keep in mind that image stabilization is good for keeping your camera steady, but has no effect on movement of your subject. A faster shutter speed may still be necessary then, despite the fact that IS or IBIS allows you to use the camera at slow shutter speeds.
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guest wrote on Tuesday 1 November 2022 at 12:45 | reply
@Nando, There is indeed IS on the RF-S 18-150. What confused me is that there is no button on the lens to turn the IS on or off. By the way, for me it's also about the IS correcting motion blur caused by movement of the camera and that works perfectly. I didn't know that a battery grip doesn't fit the R10. Maybe one will still come.
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Nando wrote on Tuesday 1 November 2022 at 14:22 | reply
@Guest:
That lack of an IS button on the RF-S 18-150mm does indeed put you on the wrong track. The downside is that turning it off has to be done in the camera's menu, should you want to do that.
As for the R10, as I understand it, there won't be a grip either.
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Mirjam wrote on Thursday 3 November 2022 at 14:43 | reply
I have a question. My current camera is a Canon EOS 80D. I would like to have a more compact camera. I looked at the R7 and am now reading about the R10. What would you recommend? I have the necessary lenses, but I understood that they can still be used with an adapter
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Nando wrote on Thursday 3 November 2022 at 20:27 | reply
@Mirjam:
Both the R7 and the R10 are small and compact compared to the 80D. It depends on the requirements you have for the camera. I think the R7 could be a more suitable camera, provided it fits within the budget.
List your expectations and requirements, and see how many of those points the camera meets.
You can indeed use all EF and EFs lenses with an adapter. So that’s not a problem.
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