

The front of the camera is dominated by a chunky record button and bulbous 18mm F2.8 lens, which Canon says becomes 19mm for photography. The display is in 3:2 aspect ratio – and that’s the aspect ratio the sensor uses for photography, but for 16:9 video recording there’s a black border on the top and bottom of the frame, which does give on-screen options a little room to breathe. Whether you’re recording yourself playing an instrument, or cooking, or doing whatever you want to share online hands-free, the V10 simplifies the process. I’m not a content creator myself, but know all too well the challenge of precariously balancing a phone for hands-free selfies (of course optional phone stands are available). The stand is really sturdy, and I can already see how it removes the need to carry and set up tripods and other mounts, and makes life with a camera pointed at yourself that much easier. The first thing I’m drawn to is the flip-up 2-inch touchscreen, and tucked inside that a neat built-in fold-out stand.

However, it’s a lot chunkier, about four times as much, but that thickness offers a sense of security of something as small as the PowerShot V10. To put its size into context, it’s half the size of my iPhone 13 Pro with the screen folded down and, even with the screen opened up, it stands shorter than the phone.
