Compared to... Casio EX-Z850
Below you will find a studio comparison between the Pentax Optio A10 and the Casio EX-Z850 at ISO 400.
Studio scene comparison (@ ISO 400)
- Pentax Optio A10: Program mode, ISO 400, Default Image Parameters,
Manual white balance, +1.0 EV compensation
- Casio EX-Z850 : Aperture priority mode, ISO 400, Default Image Parameters,
Manual white balance, +0.67 EV compensation
- Lighting: Daylight simulation, >98% CRI
Pentax Optio A10 |
Casio EX-Z850 |
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ISO 400, 1/125 sec, F7.6 |
ISO 400, 1/800 sec, F4.0 |
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2,523 KB JPEG |
4,580 KB JPEG |
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Once again you have to give Pentax credit for results that - whilst undoubtedly noisy - are much better than what we've come to expect from a camera in this class, thanks to the fairly subtle luminance noise reduction and effective removal of chroma noise, whilst retaining a decent level of detail. With cameras like this you can't - unfortunately - expect a lot from anything over ISO 200, there is always going to be the compromise between the inevitable problem of noise and the detail destroying effects of heavy-handed noise reduction. I think the Pentax engineers have struck a happy medium that produces results that look 'grainy' but still have enough detail to produce a decent print.
