The Pentax Optio I-10 captures flawless movie clips at 16:9 high-definition TV proportions (1280 x 720 pixels) at 30 frames per second.The camera features a wide angle and 5X optical zoom lens (28mm-140mm equivalent).
The Pentax Optio I-10 captures flawless movie clips at 16:9 high-definition TV proportions (1280 x 720 pixels) at 30 frames per second. The Pentax I-10 features a wide angle and 5X optical zoom lens (28mm-140mm equivalent).
Our Rating 
(4/5)
With 12.1 effective megapixels and the camera’s high performance Pentax zoom lens, the camera delivers brilliant and high quality images.The camera incorporates an advanced CCD-shift-type Shake Reduction (SR) mechanism.
The nostalgic, eye-catching design of the camera resembles classic film SLR cameras.Pentax positioned the flash unit and speaker in the upper mid-section of the camera body to create this original SLR-shaped body, and the leatherette texture and classic 20th century Pentax logo add elegance to the camera design.
The Pentax camera features an optical 5X zoom lens that covers focal lengths from 5.1mm to 25.5mm equivalent in the 35mm format to approximately 28mm wide angle to 140mm telephoto).
This wide zoom range allows the camera to capture a wide variety of subjects and scenes from breathtaking landscapes, majestic architecture and group shots in a confined space,to tightly cropped photos shot from a distance. An Intelligent Zoom function allows even tighter zoom on subjects and extends the digital zoom range to approximately 31.3X.For optimal image capture, the camera features a mechanical sensor shift Shake Reduction system and improved Pixel Track Shake Reduction technology for blur-free images as well as Smile Capture, Blink Detection and improved Face Detection that spots up to 32 faces including dogs and cats. Furthermore, the camera offers Eye-Fi connectivity capability for use with Eye-Fi wireless memory cards.
Features:
* 12.1 Megapixels
* 25mm Ultra Wide Angle lens
* 5x optical zoom
* 2.7″ TFT color LCD (16:9) w anti-reflective coating
* HD movie mode in 15 or 30 frames per second
* Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery
* Sensor-Shift SR, Pixel Track SR, Digital SR
* 24 shooting modes
* HD, VGA & QVGA movie modes in 15 or 30fps.
* Continuous shooting
* ISO speeds: Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400
* Uses removable SD/SDHC memory cardsWhat’s in the Box:
* USB Cable I-USB7
* AV Cable I-AVC7
* Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery D-LI92
* Battery Charge Cradle D-BC92(A)
* AC Plug Cord
* Strap O-ST20
* Software CD-ROM S-SW104
DCR reviews writes:
“I was pleased with the pictures I took outdoors. Images were sharp and clear. Colors are a bit saturated, but pleasantly so. When taking photos of flowers the bright colors did not overwhelm the details of the flowers.”
Rating: ★★★½☆
ePhotozine writes:
“For this low price you are getting a camera capable of taking good images, although performance at ISO400 and above isn’t great. Users will enjoy using the wide range of scene modes and digital filters and an extra bonus is the HD movie mode. “
Rating: ★★★★½
NeutralDay writes:
“Focusing is pretty fast in good lighting, but the camera can get tripped up in poor lighting conditions even with its AF assist light. Users can choose from multiple, spot, and tracking focus areas,”
Rating: ★★★☆☆
PhotographyBlog writes:
“In terms of low light performance, the showing is pretty much what you’d expect it to be like for £199; which is to say unproblematic in terms of visible image noise and degradation of the picture up to and including ISO 800. “
Rating: ★★★★½
PCAuthority writes:
“The camera’s image quality is a mixed bag. Automatic exposures were rarely poor, but weren’t quite as balanced as other compact cameras managed. ISO 800 and 1600 shots displayed excessive noise, and the Auto ISO setting used ISO 800 for flash-lit shots when ISO 100 would have given better results.”
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Cameras.uk writes:
“The Optio i-10 looks radically different to other digital cameras. It has a design based on vintage SLRs. In my tests I found more distant shots lacked sharpness. Aside from the design the features included in this camera are fairly standard.“
Rating: ★★★★☆
WDC writes:
“Performance is quite reasonable, albeit basic, and it’s only really when considering some other similarly-priced models on the market that the I-10 feels a little outshone…. Overall the camera is a fashionable looker – particularly in the white finish – that falls short of the mark based on the images it produces.“
Rating: ★★★★★
Steve’sDigicams writes:
“The I-10 is a nice ultra-compact camera that takes good quality images and video for a model in this category. The retro looks adds style to the mix as well. With a street price of $250 US, the Optio I-10 offers a competitive value…”
Rating: N/A
S P E C I F I C A T I O N:
| Lens | PENTAX zoom lens, 7 elements in 6 groups (3 aspherical elements) | |
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| Focal Length | 5.1 – 25.5mm | |
| 35mm equivalent focal length | approx. 28 – 140mm | |
| Aperture | F3.5(W) – F5.9(T) | |
| Zoom | Optical Zoom | 5X |
| Digital Zoom | approx. 6.25X | |
| Intelligent Zoom | approx. 6.5X at 7M, approx. 31.3X at 640 (including optical zoom) | |
| Motion Blur Reduction | Still | CCD-Shift-Type (SR : Shake Reduction) Highi-sensitivity anti-shake mode (Digital SR) |
| Movie | Movie shake reduction mode (Movie SR) | |
| Focus | Type | 9-point AF, Spot AF, Auto tracking AF |
| Focus Range (From lens face) |
Standard: 0.4m – infinity (at wide setting), 1.0m – infinity (at tele setting) 1.31ft. – infinity (at wide setting), 3.3 ft. – infinity (at tele setting) Macro: 0.1 – 0.5m (at wide setting), 0.2 – 0.5m (at tele setting) 0.33 – 1.64 ft. (at wide setting), 0.66 – 1.64 ft. (at tele setting) Super macro: 0.08 – 0.15m (at focal length of 6.36mm) 0.26 – 0.49 ft. (at focal length of 6.36mm) Infinity-landscape, Pan Focus, Manual Focus: available |
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| Face Detection | Face Detection AF&AE is available for all modes up to 32 faces. Smile Capture. Blink Detection. |
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| Pet Detection | Detect and recognize up to 3 pets’ faces pre-registered in the memory | |
| Number of Effective pixels | approx. 12.1 megapixels | |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.3″ CCD | |
| Number of Recorded pixels | Still | 12M, 9M(16:9), 7M, 5.3M(16:9), 5M, 3.8M(16:9), 3M, 2.1M(16:9), 1024, 640 |
| Movie | 1280, 640, 320 | |
| Sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity) | Auto, Fixed (ISO 80 – 6400) | |
| White Balance | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting | |
| Display | 2.7″ Wide LCD , approx. 230K dots, AR coating | |
| Exposure Control | Metering System | Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2EV (1/3EV steps) | |
| Scene 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 | |
| Playback modes | Slideshow, Image Rotation, Small Face Filter, Digital Filter(B&W, Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Color Emphasis, High Contrast, Starburst, Soft, Brightness Filter), Original Frame, Frame Composite, Movie Edit, Red-eye Compensation, Subscreen Input, Resize, Cropping, Image/Sound Copy, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Image Recovery, Start-up Screen, Face close up playback | |
| Shutter Speed | 1/2000 – 1/4 sec. (at wide setting) 1/1500 – 1/4 sec. (at tele setting) 4 sec. at most (in Night Scene mode setting) | |
| Built-in flash | Modes | Flash-on and Flash-off modes. “Red-eye” compensation function employs a pre-discharge. Soft Flash |
| Flash Range | Wide: approx. 0.15 – 4.0m (ISO Auto) approx. 0.49 – 13 ft. (ISO Auto) Tele: approx. 1.0 – 2.4m (ISO Auto) approx. 3.3 – 7.9 ft. (ISO Auto) |
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| Drive Modes | One shot, Self-timer, Continuous Shooting, Burst Shooting, Remote Ctonrol | |
| Storage Media | Built-in Memory (approx. 26.7MB), SD/SDHC Memory Card | |
| Power Source | Rechargeable D-LI92 lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also available | |
| Battery life | Still*: Approx. 250 shots (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) Playback**: Approx. 300 min. (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) |
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| Interfaces | USB2.0(Hi-Speed), AV terminal | |
| Video Output | NTSC/PAL | |
| Dimensions | approx. 100.5(W) x 65.0(H) x 28.0(D)mm (including lens depth) approx. 4.0(W) x 2.6(H) x 1.1(D) inches |
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| Weight | With battery & SD card | approx. 153g (loaded and ready) approx. 5.4 oz. |
| Body | approx. 132g (without battery and SD memory card) approx. 4.7 oz. |
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* 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.