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Reviews of the Pentax Optio Z10 (Black)

  • 7.0

    goodgearguide.com.au

    By Chris Jager | January 23, 2009

    Review Summary: The Pentax Optio Z10 is not without flaws, but the 7x optical zoom and impressive feature set help boost its appeal. For the asking price it is a decent little unit.

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  • No Rating

    popphoto.com

    By Zach Honig | April 1, 2008

    Review Summary: This pocketable 8-megapixel compact offers a 7x optical zoom lens and respectable high-ISO performance.

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  • No Rating

    steves-digicams.com

    Review Summary: 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 ...

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  • 7.0

    techradar.com

    Review Summary: The Pentax engineers have produced a minor miracle in packing a 7x zoom into a pocket-sized body and what makes it more impressive is that it's a non-protruding type and silent in operation. It's not the smoothest zoom as it moves through the ...

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Manufacturer: Pentax

Part number: 19321

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - Compact
  • Width 3.7 in
  • Depth 1 in
  • Height 2.3 in
  • Enclosure Color Black

Main Features

  • Resolution 8 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 8,290,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
  • Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 64, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto (64-400)
  • Digital Zoom 5.1 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Pet, Food, Kids, Soft, Text, Candle, Flower, Museum, Report, Sunset, Fireworks, Landscape, Underwater, Night scene, Sports mode, Surf & snow, Portrait mode, Self-portrait, Natural skin tone
  • Special Effects Red, Blue, Pink, Soft, Green, Sepia, Purple, Yellow, Fisheye, Black & White
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/1440 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes Program, Automatic
  • Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
  • Face Detection Yes
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Shade, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light
  • Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture MJPEG, AVI - 640 x 480, 320 x 240

Memory / Storage

  • Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Image Storage Best JPEG, Better 3264 x 2448, Good 2592 x 1944, 2304 x 1728, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480

Camera Flash

  • Camera Flash Built-in flash
  • Flash Modes Auto mode, Flash ON mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 6.3 mm - 44.1 mm - F/3.5-5.4
  • Focal Length 6.3 mm - 44.1 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 266 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
  • Min Focus Range 15.7 in
  • Macro Focus Range 8-50cm
  • Lens Aperture F/3.5-5.4
  • Optical Zoom 7 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens Construction 9 group(s) / 12 element(s)
  • Features Aspherical lens

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
  • Additional Features AF lock, DPOF support, Audio recording, Cropping an image, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Brightness control, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching, Shadow point display, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Highlight point display, In-camera movie editing, Face-priority AF function, Digital image stabilization, Digital image stabilization (video mode)

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type None

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 230,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in
  • Microphone Technology Electret condenser
  • Microphone Operation Mode Mono

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB, 1 x DC power input
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Software

  • Software ACD Systems ACDsee, Drivers & Utilities

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, Apple Mac OS 9.2, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.1 or later
  • Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

  • Microsoft Certifications Works with Windows Vista
  • Included Accessories Carrying strap, Docking station
  • Cables Included USB cable, A/V cable

Battery

  • Supported Battery Pentax D-LI72
  • Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F

Product Photos

  • OVR
  • BK
  • PALM
  • BAG

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Buying Choices

Optio Z10 Black Digital Camera from 2 online stores: Lowest Price: $109.95

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Pentax Optio Z10 (Black)

Buying Choices

Optio Z10 Black Digital Camera from 2 online stores: Lowest Price: $109.95

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