Top Pentax Optio Z10 Camera Reviews

Trusted Reviews wrote a review on the Pentax Optio Z10 and said: "Of course the crucial factor for any camera, especially one with a radical new lens, is image quality, and here the verdict is, I'm afraid, not good. The lens lacks sharpness and fine detail, as well as producing significan distortion at wide angle, and the tiny 1/2.5-in sensor lacks dynamic range and colour depth. As well as this there are severe image noise problems at all ISO settings from 100 upwards."

Camera Summary:
The Pentax Optio Z10 is an 8-megapixel digital Camera with a 7x optical zoom lens. The lens uses a refraction lens system so it never protrudes from the camera while zooming. The Optio Z10 features face recognition technology, digital shake reduction, auto picture mode and 15 shooting modes. It will be available in September 2007 for about $249.

Pentax Optio Z10 News Release Excerpt:
GOLDEN, CO. (August 22, 2007)…Pentax Imaging Company has announced two digital compact cameras including the Optio Z10 with a high-magnification 7X optical zoom lens and the small, stylish Pentax Optio S10 with 10 megapixels.

The Pentax Optio Z10 is equipped with a 7X optical zoom lens, the highest magnification among current Pentax compact digital camera models. Designed with a refraction lens system so the lens never protrudes from the camera while zooming, the 7X optical zoom covers a broad range, from wide-angle to telephoto zoom, and offers an ultra high-magnification of up to approximately 35.7X when combined with digital zoom. With 8.0 megapixels, the Optio Z10 also features high speed detection time Face Recognition for improved portraits and digital Shake Reduction that allows ISO to 3200 to capture sharper images even in low light settings. The sleek, stylish Pentax Optio Z10 body design also features a sliding lens cover for extra protection that also operates the on/off camera setting.

Priced at US $249.95 each, both cameras will ship in September. The Pentax Optio S10 will be available exclusively at Wal-Mart Stores in the United States.

Pentax Optio Z10 FACT SHEET

High magnification 7X optical zoom
The Optio Z10 features a 7X optical zoom lens that covers focal lengths from 6.3 to 44.1mm (equivalent to 38-266mm for 35mm format) and features a refraction lens system so the lens never protrudes from the camera while zooming. This optical zoom covers a broad range, from wide-angle to telephoto zoom, and offers ultra-high magnification of up to approximately 35.7X when combined with digital zoom.

8.0 effective megapixels produces exceptionally fine-detailed photos
With 8.0 effective megapixels and a high performance Pentax lens, the Optio Z10 delivers high resolution photos. Compatible with SD memory cards and SDHC memory cards, the Optio Z10 offers a generous 52 MB of built-in-memory.

High-speed Face Recognition AF&AE function of approximately 0.03 seconds
The Optio Z10 is equipped with a Face Recognition AF&AE function* that automatically adjusts the focus and sets the exposure so users may capture photos of people easily. In addition, this function can detect the faces of up to 15 people at once, and the detection time has been reduced to approximately 0.03 seconds at minimum.

*Available when the picture mode is Natural Skin Tone, Portrait, or Kid, and the camera is directed at people from the front.

Digital Shake Reduction
The Digital Shake Reduction mode reduces camera shake and blurring of the subject when photographing still images. The sensitivity is adjusted automatically, to as high a sensitivity as ISO 3200, to match the brightness of the subjects. This enables photography with fast shutter speeds and images with less blurring. In addition, an electronic Shake Reduction function corrects blurring in images during image playback.

Easily viewable LCD monitor with a wide viewing angle
The Optio Z10 comes with a high resolution 2.5 inch LCD monitor with approximately 230,000 pixels that enables images and text to be clearly displayed. The LCD monitor offers a wide viewing angle of 170 degrees from all directions, making it easy to confirm images, even when looking at the screen from a side angle.

Auto Picture mode automatically determines the best setting for the shooting conditions
The Auto Picture mode sets the camera automatically for various shooting conditions such as Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, and Normal mode and choose the optimal settings for each subject.

Additional features
• Digital wide function converts two images into approximately 28mm wide angle expression (equivalent to 35mm format)
• Mode palette provides quick access to 15 shooting modes and 15 playback modes
• Data imprint function for easier image categorizing
• FotoNation's red-eye compensation function for flash shots
• Includes the ACDsee for Pentax 3.0 image viewer/image management software that supports Windows Vista
• Support PictBridge, DPOF functions, Eixf Print, and PRINT Image Matching III
 

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