Pentax Optio I-10 Review

4.5

June 14, 2010 | Gavin Stoker |

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Specifications

Type
Camera Type	Digital zoom compact camera
Sensor
Type	1/2.3’’ CCD
Size	1/2.3’’
Effective Pixels	Approx. 12.1 megapixels
Still	12M, 9M (16:9), 7M, 5.3M (16:9), 5M, 3.8M (16:9), 3M, 2.1M (16:9), 1024, 640
Movie	HDTV 720p (1280x720), VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240)
Colour Depth	12 bits x 3 colours
Sensitivity	Auto, Fixed (ISO 80 - 6400)
Shake Reduction	CCD-shift Shake Reduction
Lens
Focal Length	5.1 ? 25.5mm f/3.5(W) - f/5.9(T), equ. to 28?140mm in 35mm
Digital Zoom	Optical zoom: 5x Digital zoom: approx. 6.25x Intelligent zoom: approx. 6.5x at 7M, approx. 31.3x at 640 (including optical zoom)
Construction	PENTAX zoom lens, 7 elements in 6 groups (3 aspherical elements)
Focusing System
Type	TTL Contrast detection Autofocus system
Functions	9-point Multi?AF, Spot AF, Auto?tracking AF (anticipating moving subject)
Focus Range (automatic)	Normal : 0.4m ? infinity (at wide setting), 1m ? infinity (at tele setting) Macro : 0.1m ? 0.5m (at wide setting), 0.2 m ? 0.5m (at tele setting) Super macro : 0.08m ? 0.15m (at focal length of 6.36mm) Infinity-landscape, Pan Focus, Manual Focus: available
AF assist	AF assist lamp at front
Screen
Type	2.7’’ (6.86mm) colour 16:9 LCD, extra wide angle viewing with AR coating
Resolution	approx. 230k dots
Shutter
Speed	1/2000 - 1/4 sec. 4 sec at most. (Night Scene mode setting)
Exposure system
Metering	Multi-segment metering, Centre-weighted metering, Spot metering
Exposure Modes	Auto Picture, Program, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Half-length Portrait, Movie, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Surf & Snow, Sport, Digital SR, Kids, Pet, Food, Fireworks, Frame Composite, Party, Natural Skin Tone, Candlelight, Text, Blog, Digital Wide, Digital Panorama, Green
Compensation	+/-2EV (1/3 EV steps)
Flash
Type	Integrated auto flash control
Modes	Flash-on and Flash-off modes "Red-eye" reduction function employs a pre-discharge. Soft flash
Effective Range	Wide: approx. 0.15 ? 4.0m (ISO Auto) Tele: approx. 1.0 ? 2.4m (ISO Auto)
Exposure Parameters
Modes	One shot, Self-timer (2 or 10 sec), Continuous shooting (2.6 fps), High Speed Continuous shooting (4.4 fps at ISO 3200/6400 setting), Burst shooting, IR Remote Control
Face Recognition	Face recognition AF&AE is available for all modes up to 32 faces, Smile Capture, Blink Detection
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Manual setting
Digital Filter	B&W, Sepia, Colours (6), Extract colour, Colour enhancement, Toy camera, Retro, High contrast, Starburst, Soft, Brightness
Movie
Recording	Sound : Yes Movie “Shake reduction” ? stabilized video Duration : Depends on memory card capacity Resolution : HDTV (1280x720), 30fps ; VGA (640x480) 30fps ; QVGA (320x240), 30 fps
Editing	Yes
Playback
Digital Filter	B&W, Sepia, Colours (6), Extract colour, Colour enhancement, Toy camera, Retro, High contrast, Starburst, Soft, Brightness
Options	Slideshow, Histogram, Calendar, Resize, Cropping, Image rotation, Original frame, Frame composite, Red-eye compensation, Subscreen input, Voice recording, Protect, DPOF, Image recovery, Selection as Start image, Date printing, Pet recognition, Face close up playback
Storage
Internal	Approx. 26.7 MB
External	Compatible with SD, SDHC, and Eye?Fi wireless memory cards
Special Features
Features	World time : 75 cities, 28 time zones Others : Noise reduction if shutter speed exceeds 0.25 sec. Motion Blur reduction. Shake Reduction system EyeFi* cards compatible
Language	English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Thai, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Interface
Interface	USB2.0 (Hi-Speed), AV terminal (NTSC/PAL, mono), AC power input
Power
Source	Rechargeable D?LI92 Lithium?ion battery
Performance	Approx. 250 shots* and 300 min** in play mode * Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing. Actual performance may vary depending on operating conditions. ** According to the result of PENTAX in-house testing.
Dimensions
Height	65 mm
Width	100.5 mm
Depth	28 mm
Weight	132 g unloaded, 153 g loaded and ready
Compatibility
PC	Windows XP SP2, Vista^TM and 7
Mac	OS X 10.3.9 or above
Accessories
Included Software	Arcsoft Media Impression
Kit Content	AV cable, USB cable, AC cable, Li-ion battery, battery charger, strap and software