Pentax Optio S10 - Expert Reviews

Pros: Excellent photo quality for the price ; generally fast performance ; no frills but well-chosen snapshot feature set

Cons: USB port and charger connector under battery cover ; limited focal range for macro shooting

Verdict: A surprisingly nice budget ultracompact, the no-frills Pentax Optio S10 delivers excellent photo quality and decent performance for relatively little cash.

Review summary: Pentax Optio S10 Review - The Pentax Optio S10 is very small and neat. But is it just enough to give your kids a treat? Matt Grayson wipes the ring of chocolate from round his mouth before taking a look.

Pros: Good build quality, Decent lens, Good shutter response

Cons: Good resolution, but not backed up by any other decent features, Only 6cm macro

Verdict: I can understand the need to fit a large resolution chip into a camera as that is what consumers want at the moment, but I fail to understand is why the camera will only then have a small zoom or few features to entice. Unfortunately that is how the ...

Review summary: Claiming to be one of the smallest and lightest 10 megapixel digital cameras in the world, the stylish Pentax Optio S10 couples its high resolution CCD imager to a 3x optical zoom lens with a fairly typical 38 - 114mm focal range. A 2.5-inch 232,000 ...

Verdict: Power for the S10 comes from a proprietary Lithium-ion rechargeable battery or optional AC adapter, and the camera stores images on SD/SDHC cards or 22MB of built-in memory. There's also USB 2.0 High-Speed computer connectivity and NTSC / PAL video ...

Review summary: The Pentax Optio S10 is a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 3x optical zoom lens. It was designed to be one of the smallest, lightest 10 megapixel digital cameras in the world. The Optio S10 features face recognition technology, 18 shooting modes, ...

Verdict: Priced at US $249.95 each, both cameras will ship in September. The Pentax Optio S10 will be available exclusively at Wal-Mart Stores in the United States