Pentax Optio M10 - UK Digital Camera Review

Pentax Optio M10 Review

The compact Pentax Optio M10 incorporates Power Management which considerably lengthens the life of the 2x lithium AA batteries to give approximately 900 shots. This camera has an inbuilt memory of 22MB, can take SD cards with compression types; JPEG, EXIF 2.2, DPOF 1.1.

Pentax Optio M10 Front
Pentax Optio M10 Back

With its 6 megapixel CCD, 3x optical smc PENTAX lens and 4x digital zoom, the Pentax Optio M10 produces excellent image quality and can shoot movies at 20fps QuickTime.

The Pentax M10 incorporates a large 2.5" low reflection LCD screen with 115,000 pixels resolution and has an autofocus range of 27.6" to infinity (w) and macro from 4 - 31.44" (w).

The built in flash features flash off, auto flash and red-eye reduction flash with ISO speeds of auto, 100,200,400,64 and white balance (auto, daylight, cloudy, fluorescent and tungsten).

Pentax Optio M10 Specifications & Features

  • 6 Megapixels
  • 4 x Digital Zoom
  • 10cm Focusing Distance
  • Automatic, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light and Manual White Balance Settings
  • 2.5" LCD Screen, approx. 115,000 pixels
  • Auto Flash, Flash On, Flash Off and Red-Eye Reduction Flash Modes
  • Maximum Image Size 2816 x 2112 Pixels
  • 320 x 240, 30fps Movies up to capacity of memory card
  • PictBridge Compatible
  • Secure Digital (SD) Card - 22MB Internal Memory
  • 2x Size-AA Alkaline or NiMH Batteries
  • Approximate Weight 120g

Pentax Optio M10 User Reviews

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Reviewer: Tricia - UK
This is a great camera for the price, it certainly fulfills my expectations.

Great size so it goes everywhere with me, I simply choose my subject, point and shoot - my needs, I would have thought, would probably make me the 'average' photographer.

Menus are clear and it has a good size LCD screen and I have some of the best photographs I have ever taken.

Would recommend buying this one for every day use

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Reviewer: Fran - UK
I have become interested in photography since I retired and needed something new to occupy me. A friend suggested I have a look at the M10 which I did and ended up buying one as it didn't cost the earth.

Because it is small, it's comfortable to have with me when I go out and I have found it relatively easy to use as well. The 2.5" LCD is very helpful as it gives me a bigger picture to look at. I have taken some indoor and some outdoor photographs and find that under both conditions I have produced good pictures.

I am attending a party soon, so I am looking forward to trying out the video.

This would be a good buy at any age

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Reviewer: Harry Soames - UK
I am not new to photography and have bought this to have as an everyday, point and shoot camera.

It has the advantage of being lightweight and small enough to put in my pocket - I even forget its there sometimes. It is a very useful camera to have around as it is simple to use, has a quick start up and is there with you at all times.

The quality of photograph is also very high and the only difference I had to get used to was not having a viewfinder, but that doesn't take long.

Would recommend

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