Pentax Optio A10

Resource reviews the Pentax Optio A10 and writes - 'On the surface, the Pentax Optio A10 would seem to be the ideal travel camera. With a small, solid, form factor, the A10 is perfect for stuffing into a travel bag or coat pocket and hitting the road. It also boasts a large 2.5-inch LCD with 232,000 pixels of resolution for excellent image playback that's great for sharing shots with friends. On paper at least, the camera would also seem to have enough firepower -- including an eight-megapixel image sensor and a Shake Reduction System for reducing image blur -- to produce decent images. Unfortunately, however, those specs did not translate to great image quality in my testing. Many shots I took were surprisingly soft with much image noise when set to anything above ISO 200. Chromatic aberration, including purple fringing turned up quite a bit in shots taken in high contrast situations such as trees against a sky. While the Shake Reduction System worked well for still or slow moving images in average shooting conditions, it failed to reduce blur in even moderately low-light settings when zooming. In general, moving objects were difficult to keep in focus even when using the Pentax A10's Sport Mode, which uses an unusual and largely ineffective tracking autofocus function.'

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