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 800 'candlelight' option) and a large 2.5-inch screen, but the Optio A10 does have a couple of tricks up its sleeve, including a CCD-shift image stabilization system, in-camera effects and frames, and the ability to record movies in the highly efficient (and widely used) MPEG-4 DivX format.
-8.0 million effective pixel 1/1.8" CCD
-New high speed ASIC
-CCD-shift Shake Reduction System
-Seven element 3x smc Pentax zoom lens
-Compact, lightweight body
-15 shooting modes
-640 x 480 pixel, 30 fps MPEG-4 movie mode (DivX? certified)
-Tracking AF
-Candlelight mode with ISO 800 sensitivity (4MP max image size)
-Frame composite function can add decorative frames to images
-In-camera corrections and effects for saved images... [read more]