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Review summary: Pentax's Optio A10 boasts some impressive specs, including 8-megapixel resolution, sensor-shifting shake reduction, ISO 800 sensitivity, and a high-resolution 232,000-pixel 2.5-inch LCD. As you might expect, the camera produces decent images under a ...

Review summary: The A10 is the first model of Pentax's new high-end Optio series and incorporates an 8.0 megapixel CCD with an innovative Shake Reduction system to help ensure sharper images. The newly developed smc PENTAX 3x optical zoom lens produces clear, high ...

Review summary: The new 'flagship' in Pentax's long-running Optio range was announced at the CES show in January. The basic specification is fairly standard for a camera in this class; 3x optical zoom, 8 megapixels, 15 scene modes (including a high sensitivity / ISO ...

Pros: Excellent resolution, natural accurate color, subtle processing, Low noise at low ISO settings, Better than average detail retention at higher ISOs, Usable (at a pinch) ISO 800 Candlelight mode, Excellent all-metal construction, Good white balance, ...

Cons: Slow focus, shutter lag, Slow flash recycling, Shake Reduction not as reliable as some competitors, Annoying unresponsive, jerky zoom mechanism, Screen impossible to see in bright light, no optical viewfinder, No manual controls over apertures and ...

Verdict: The Optio A10 is a deeply frustrating camera for a reviewer; on the one hand it is capable of producing some of the best results in its class, the lens is obviously excellent, image processing is fairly subtle, and unlike so many similar cameras the ...

Review summary: Digital Camera Review is doing what doing what they do, and have a review up of Pentax's headline Optio, the 8 megapixel A10. Including a 3x optical zoom, 2.5-inch LCD, and optical image stabilisation, the camera looks to be a decent deal for it's ...

Review summary: The Pentax Optio A10 is the leader of the Optio pack.

Pros: Nice Shake Reduction ; Nice compact size and good build quality ; Customizability of camera functions and buttons

Cons: Settings require tweaking out of the box for best results ; Battery life not up to par with other cameras in its class

Verdict: The Pentax Optio A10 is a nice compact point and shoot, but to get the best results with the images, you'll need to adjust some settings.  I found the images to have oversaturated colors, and to be consistently underexposed.  Also, the multi-segment ...