Pentax Optio Z10 Review
Review Date: November 19th 2007
Author: Mark Goldstein
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Specifications
| Lens | PENTAX
zoom lens 12 elements in 9 groups (2 single-sided aspherical
element and 2 dual-sided aspherical elements) Focal Length: 6.3mm-44.1mm (equivalent to 38-266 mm in 35mm format) Aperture: F3.5-F5.4 Capturing Area: approx. 44.2 mm�33.5 mm to the fullest of LCD ( Macro mode:at tele setting. Taking a picture distance 0.3m) Intelligent Zoom: approx. 8.8X at 5M, approx. 9.9X at 4M, approx. 11.2X at 3M, approx. 14.3X at 2M, approx. 22.3X at 1024, approx. 35.7 at 640 (including optical 7X zoom) Digital Zoom: 1X - approx. 5.1X(Up to approx. 35.7X with optical 7X zoom) |
| Shake Reduction | Still:
Hi-sensitivity: anti-shake mode (Digital SR) Movie: Movie anti-shake (Movie SR) |
| Focus System | Type:
TTL contrast detection auto focus system 9-point AF, Spot AF, Auto tracking AF Still: Normal: 0.4m to infinity (at wide setting), 0.5m to infinity (at tele setting), 1.31ft to infinity (at wide setting), 1.64ft to infinity (at tele setting) Macro: 0.08m to 0.5m (at wide setting), 0.3m to 0.6m (at tele setting), 0.26ft to 1.64ft (at wide setting), 0.98ft to 1.97ft (at tele setting) Infinity-landscape, Panfocus, Manual Focus: available |
| Face recognition | Face priority AF & AE is available at the Portorait, Natural skin tone and Kids mode. |
| Sensor | 1/2.5 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter, 8.29 megapixels (total pixels) |
| Effective pixels | 8.0 megapixels |
| Recorded pixels | Still:
8M (3264�2448), 5M (2592�1944), 4M (2304�1728), 3M
(2048�1536), 2M (1600�1200), 1024 (1024�768), 640 (640�480)
pixels * Frame Composite is fixed at 3M (2048�1536) * Digital Wide is fixed at 5M (2592�1944) Movie: 640 (640�480), 320 (320�240) pixels |
| File Formats | Still:
JPEG(Exif 2.2),DCF,DPOF,PRINT Image Matching III Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG), approx. 30fps / 15fps with sound Color mode : Full color, Sepia, Monochrome Sound: WAV(PCM), monaural |
| Quality Levels | Still:
(Best), (Better), (Good) Movie: (Best), (Better), (Good) |
| Sensitivity | Auto
(64-800), Fixed (ISO 64/100/200/400/800/1600/3200) * The sensitivity is auto selected up to ISO 3200 at the Digital SR mode. * The range of auto sensitivity can be changed by the menu. |
| White Balance | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting |
| LCD | 2.5
inch, TFTcolor LCD, Wide viewing angle approx. 230,000 pixels Brightness level: 2 steps (Economy mode and Normal mode) |
| Exposure Control | Metering
System: TTL metering: Choice of Multi-segment metering,
Center-weighted metering, Spot metering Exposure mode: Picture mode, Program Exposure Compensation: �2EV(1/3EV steps) |
| Capture modes | AUTO
Picture, Program, Night Scene, Movie, Voice Recording,
Landscape, Flower, Natural Skin Tone, Portrait, Surf & Snow, Sport, Digital SR, Kids, Pet, Food, Frame Composition, Digital Wide Auto Picture: Automatically chosen from "Landscape", "Portrait", "Night Scene" and "Normal" Date Imprint: Date Imprint Available (except Green) |
| Playback modes | Digital
SR, Slideshow, Resize, Trimming, Image & Sound Copy, Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Movie Edit, Frame Composite, Red-eye
Compensation, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Image Recovery,
Start-up Image Setting Function: One Shot, Index (9 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 8X, scroll available), Movie Playback, Sound Playback, Histogram, Bright and Dark portion, Folder display, Select & Delete, Calendar Digital Effect: B & W, Sepia, Color Filter (6 colors), Color extract (B & W with Red, B & W with Green, B & W with Blue), Soft, Fish Eye Filter, Brightness Filter |
| Movie | Shooting
Time: Until the memory card becomes full (up to 2GB) Editing Function: Save as still image, Dividing Movies, Stitch Movies |
| Shutter Speed | approx. 1/1440 sec.- approx. 4sec. |
| Flash | Modes:
Flash-on and Flash-off modes. "Red-eye" compensation function employs a pre-discharge Effective Range Wide: approx. 0.16m to approx. 5.4m (ISO Auto) approx. 0.52ft to approx. 17.7ft (ISO Auto) Tele: approx. 0.3m to approx. 4m (ISO Auto) approx. 0.98ft to approx. 13.1ft (ISO Auto) |
| Drive Modes | One shot, Self-timer (10 sec, 2 sec), Continuous (Standard, Hi speed) |
| Storage Media | Built-in Memory (approx. 52.1MB), SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card |
| Clock Function | World
Time: 75 cities (28 time zones) Alarm clock: Available Style watch: Available |
| Power | Rechargeable
D-LI72 lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit
is also available Battery life: Still*: Approx. 180 shots to be taken. (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) |
| Interfaces | USB
(2.0 Hi-Speed)/AV, DC Input terminal |
| Video Output | NTSC/PAL |
| PictBridge | Modes: Single image, All images, DPOF, Paper Size, Paper Type, Paper Quality, Border |
| Dimensions | 94 (W)�58 (H)�25.5 (D)mm (excluding protrusions. 22mm at thinnest part) |
| Weight | Body:
125 g (4.4oz.):without battery and SD memory card With battery & SD card: 145 g (5.1oz.):loaded and ready |
| Accessories | Rechargeable D-LI72 lithium-ion battery, Charger, AC cable, USB cable, AV cable, Software (CD-ROM), Strap |
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