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Pentax Optio A10

Reviewed August 2006

Specifications

Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion

Physical

Width 88.5 mm (3.5") Height 54.5 mm (2.1")
Depth 23 mm (0.9") Weight 145 g (5.1 oz) with card and battery
Power Lithium Ion battery D-LI8 and dock/charger Included Battery, Dock/Charger, Strap, USB cable, AV cable and CDrom

Photographic

LCD Screen 2.5" TFT with 232,000 pixels Sensitivity Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400 ISO
Metering Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot White balance Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent and Manual.
Exposure Modes Auto, Program and 12 scene modes Focus

TTL contrast detection, 5-point multi AF, Spot AF, Tracking AF

Shutter type Electronic + mechanical Shutter Speed 1/2000 - 4 sec.
Viewfinder None Flash Modes Auto, On, Off, Auto + Red-eye Reduction, On + red-eye reduction
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps Flash Range (Auto ISO) Wide:
6 cm - 5 m
(0.2 - 13.5')
Tele:
35 cm - 2.5 m
(1.15 - 7.5')
Self-Timer 10 or 2 sec.
3 sec with remote
Flash charge delay ~ 5 sec.

Technical

Sensor type CCD Sensor Size 1/1.8"
Number of pixels 8.32 million pixels, 8.0 million effective Image sizes (resolution)

3264 x 2448
2592 x 1944
2304 x 1728
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
1024 x 768
640 x 480

Time between photos
(High res. JPEG)
2 sec. between 1st and 2nd Start time ~4 sec.
Zoom Lens smc PENTAX 3X optical 7.9 - 23.7 mm 35mm equivalent 38 - 114 mm
Lens Configuration 7 elements in 5 groups, 3 aspherical elements. Apertures f2.8/f5.4
Normal Focusing distance

35 cm (1.15') - infinity

Macro Focusing distance (wide angle only)

Macro:
12 - 40 cm
(0.4 - 1.31')
Super Macro:
6 - 15 cm
(0.2 - 0.5')

Video out NTSC or PAL (selected in Setup Menu) USB compatible USB 2.0
Memory

24 MB of internal memory

SD card slot, no card provided

Image capacity (High quality JPEG, internal memory) 8M = 7
5M = 12
4M = 16
3M = 20
2M = 28
1M= 52
640 = 97
Compare Prices for
Pentax Optio A10 Digital Camera
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Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion




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