The new 'flagship' in Pentax's long-running Optio range was announced at the CES show in January. The basic specification is fairly standard for a camera in this class; 3x optical zoom, 8 megapixels, 15 scene modes (including a high sensitivity / ISO 800 'candlelight' option) and a large 2.5-inch screen, but the Optio A10 does have a couple of tricks up its sleeve, including a CCD-shift image stabilization system, in-camera effects and frames, and the ability to record movies in the highly efficient (and widely used) MPEG-4 DivX format.
- 8.0 million effective pixel 1/1.8" CCD
- New high speed ASIC
- CCD-shift Shake Reduction System
- Seven element 3x smc Pentax zoom lens
- Compact, lightweight body
- 15 shooting modes
- 640 x 480 pixel, 30 fps MPEG-4 movie mode (DivX® certified)
- Tracking AF
- Candlelight mode with ISO 800 sensitivity (4MP max image size)
- Frame composite function can add decorative frames to images
- In-camera corrections and effects for saved images
Pentax Optio A10 Specifications
| Street price |
• US: 335
• UK: 230 |
| Body Material |
metal |
| Sensor |
• 1/1.8" CCD
• 8.32 million pixels total
• 8.0 million effective pixels |
| Image sizes |
• 3264 x 2448
• 2592 x 1944
• 2304 x 1728
• 2048 x 1536
• 1600 x 1200
• 1024 x 768
• 640 x 480
|
| Movie clips |
• 640 x 480
• 320 x 240
• 30 fps based on image signal at 20 fps
• With sound and anti-shake
• MPEG-4 DivX |
| Lens |
• 38-114mm equiv
• 3x optical zoom
• F2.8 - F5.4 |
| Focus |
• TTL contrast detection autofocus system with AF spotbeam
• 5-point multi AF
• Spot AF
• Manual focus modes
• Pan focus
• Normal: 0.35 m - infinity
• Macro: 0.12 - 0.4 m at full wideangle setting
• Super macro: 0.06 - 0.15 m at full wideangle setting
|
| Shooting mode |
15 modes (Auto Picture, Program, Night Scene, Movie, Voice recording, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Sport, Surf & Snow, Candlelight, Food, Pet, Text, Frame composite)
|
| Sensitivity |
• Auto
• ISO 50
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800 (in Candlelight mode) |
| White Balance |
• Auto
• Daylight
• Shade
• Tungsten
• Fluorescent
• Manual |
| Metering |
• TTL Multi-segment
• Center-weighted
• Spot
• +/-2 in 1/3 EV steps |
| Image parameters |
Sharpness (3 levels)
Contrast (3 levels)
Saturation
(3 levels)
|
| Continuous |
Up to 1.1 fps (dpreview testing), limited only by card capacity |
| Flash |
• Built-in
• Modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, On/Off
• Range: (wide) 0.06 - 5 m (sensitivity Auto), (tele) 0.35 - 2.5 m (sensitivity Auto) |
| Storage |
• SD card
• 24MB internal memory |
| Viewfinder |
No |
| LCD monitor |
• 2.5" TFT LCD
• 232,000 pixels |
| Connectivity |
• USB 2.0 Hi-speed
• AV out
• DC in |
| Power |
• Rechargeable D-LI8 lithium-ion battery
• Optional AC adapter |
| In the box* |
• Pentax Optio A10
• Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI8
• Battery charging stand D-BC42
• AC cable
• Video cable
• Software CD-ROM
• Strap
|
| Other features |
• PictBridge
• Self-timer 2 or 10 secs
• 1/2000 - 4 sec shutter
• +/-2EV with 0.3EV steps
• Shake reduction system
• up to 4x digital zoom
• Histogram display
• Image protection
• Built-in AF assist light
• Post-capture effects: color filter, digital filter, brightness, red-eye removal and frames
|
| Weight (inc batt) |
145 g (5.1 oz) |
| Dimensions |
89 x 55 x 23 mm (3.5 x 2.1 x 0.9 in) |
* Supplied accessories may differ in each country or area.
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