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Top Pentax Optio A10 Camera Reviews
DPreview wrote a review of the
Pentax Optio A10
and said: "And yet it does produce very good results -
especially at ISO 50 - when you're out walking and are not
shooting in a hurry, low contrast detail is excellent and the
per-pixel sharpness better than many similar cameras. Some of
the features are fun, some even quite useful (especially if you
tend to get prints done without post-processing), and it's very
nicely put together too. I personally couldn't live with the
zoom mechanism, screen, battery life and shutter lag, but I was
time and time again impressed by the results themselves when it
all came together."
Pentax Optio A10 News Release Summary:
PENTAX Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new
PENTAX Optio A10 compact digital camera with an 8.0 effective
megapixel CCD, which combines a slim, lightweight, stylish
design with a new proprietary Shake Reduction system for sharper
quality images
The Optio A10 represents a complete overhaul of our Optio
compact digital camera series and will be the first model of our
new high-end Optio A Series.
Major Features
High image quality
Loaded with a large CCD
The Optio A10 is equipped with a new large 1/1.8-inch CCD
boasting 8.32 total megapixels. With about 1.6 times the light
receiving area of our conventional compact camera CCDs, this
large CCD offers advantages in superior tone reproduction,
texture delineation, and noise reduction.
High-performance smc PENTAX zoom lens
Constructed from seven elements in five groups, including three
double-sided aspherical lenses, the newly developed smc PENTAX
zoom lens produces clear, high-contrast images. This design
corrects effectively for spherical and other aberrations and our
original coating cuts out ghosting and flare.
New ASIC *1
A new ASIC supplies the Optio A10 with dramatically more
image-processing power. Thanks to the ASIC's high-speed
processing capability, the Optio A10 attains a higher level of
tone reproduction and color correction based on enormous amounts
of actual photo data.
*1 Application Specific Integrated Circuit
PENTAX's original SR ( Shake Reduction) system
PENTAX's newly designed Shake Reduction system really comes into
its own in shooting conditions that are sensitive to camera
shake, such as telephoto shots or indoor shots without a flash.
The SR ( Shake Reduction) mechanism :
Two internal gyro sensors detect the amount of camera shake.
A dedicated CPU quickly calculates the necessary correction from
the amount of camera shake and the lens's focusing data.
A special proprietary mechanism moves the CCD based on the
calculated correction to compensate for the camera shake.
Super-compact, lightweight body
We kept the Optio A10 as slim as possible despite completely
redesigning the lens unit from the optical lens to the image
sensor, enlarging the CCD, and adding an anti-vibration
mechanism to absorb camera shake. Furthermore, by utilizing the
PENTAX Sliding Lens System *2 and high-density mounting
technology, we were able to squeeze the camera in a 88.5 x 54.5
x 23 mm (w x h x d), 125 g body with an incredibly efficient
layout that leaves almost no spaces between components.
*2 PENTAX's proprietary lens system that offsets the central
lens groups from the optical axis and houses the lenses in two
separate stages in the lens barrel to reduce the overall lens
length and thereby minimize the body depth.
Elegant, stylish design
The beautiful form of the Optio A10 is attained through numerous
refinements such as the highly textured aluminum alloy exterior,
the 12-faceted accent lens ring, and the connector cover
designed to blend in with the camera. While exuding a sense of
style and sophistication, the design has not overlooked the
camera's grip or operability. The position of each control
component has been optimized through operational tests and a
Handing indentation has been added to the left side of the
camera's topside surface.
Intuitive Mode Palette
The Mode Palette, which lists various modes on the LCD monitor,
lets you quickly and expertly navigate through and select from
the 15 shooting modes and 15 playback modes. And by using the
translucent through display, which superimposes mode icons over
the LCD monitor image, changing settings while framing the
subject could not be easier.
Auto Picture Mode
The Auto Picture Mode makes taking photos even easier and even
more fun. Selecting the Auto Picture Mode from the shooting Mode
Palette has the camera automatically select the mode from
Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, or Standard according to the
shooting conditions.
High-quality movie mode with long recording times
The Optio A10 smoothly captures movies at 30 fps (frames per
second) at sizes up to 640 x 480 pixels with image quality
rivaling camcorders. Since it employs the DivX® MPEG-4 movie
format, *3 the Optio A10 can record longer, high-quality movies.
Camera shake can also be corrected automatically by switching on
the Movie anti-Shake feature. *4
*3 The Optio A10 is DivX® certified. Movie playback is not
supported on Macintosh operating systems.
*4 Using the Movie anti-Shake feature results in a narrower
field of view than normal.
High-definition, easy-to-view LCD monitor
Despite its slimness, the Optio A10 manages to fit in a large,
2.5-inch LCD monitor with the clarity of approximately 232,000
pixels. The monitor is easy to see even in bright locations
because of its backlight and low-reflection type. All of this
means it is easier to navigate menus, make settings, and compose
shots as well as to display crisper, more beautiful images.
Other features
Precise autofocus with a tracking AF function feature
Candlelight mode allows high-sensitivity shooting at a Standard
Output Sensitivity of 800
Approximately 24 MB of built-in memory; supports external SD
memory cards
Built-in AF-assist light (can be switched on or off)
Frame composite function can add decorative frames to images
Pan-focus function for effortless snapshots
Convenient image-rotation display for confirmation of vertical
shots
ACDSee for PENTAX image viewer/image management software
FotoNation's red-eye compensation function for flash photography
USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED) compatible
DPOF functions, Exif Print, and PRINT Image Matching III
compatible
PictBridge compatible
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