Reviews of the Pentax Optio Z10 (Black)
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Review Summary: The Pentax Optio Z10 is a bit of a departure for a company that has specialised in 3x zoom compacts for several years. Build quality and design are good, and general performance is adequate, but image quality issues and the lack of any image ...
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digital photography blog
Review Summary: It features face recognition (auto focus and auto exposure), digital shake reduction, 2.5 inch LCD and 15 shooting modes
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ephotozine.com
Review Summary: Pentax Optio Z10 Review - The Pentax Optio Z10 has been designed with no moving external parts. Lethargic Matt Grayson simply decides not to use his.
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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
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