Pentax Optio A10 Digital Camera Review
Dcresource has posted a review of the Pentax Optio A10 Digital Camera. Jeff Keller, DCRP Founder/Editor writes:
What I liked:
- Very good photo quality (though see issues below)
- Image stabilization
- Compact, stylish metal body
- Large, sharp 2.5″ LCD display (but see issues below)
- AF-assist lamp, good low light focusing
- Good movie mode with long record times (though see issue below)
- Lots of unique playback mode features, including redeye reduction
- Handy battery charging cradle
- USB 2.0 High Speed support
What I didn’t care for:
- Poor performance: slow startup, shot-to-shot times; noticeable shutter lag
- Details in photos can be muddy; some corner blurring
- Redeye a problem (though removal tool helps)
- Below average battery life
- Poor continuous shooting mode
- Poor LCD visibility in dim light as well as bright outdoor light
- No optical viewfinder
- Movie mode seemed choppy; no sound on Macs (despite downloading codec)
- More manual controls would be nice
- Plastic tripod mount; flimsy door over memory/battery compartment
- Can’t swap memory cards while camera is on a tripod
- Bundled Mac software is very basic

Pentax Optio A10 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and Shake Reduction
