The Pentax Optio A10 digital camera has been reviewed at DigitalCameraReview.

The Optio A10 is a very compact digital camera and offers 8 megapixel resolution, a large 2.5 inch LCD screen, 3 times optical zoom and image stabilization to reduce blurry photos caused by camera shake.

The review 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 light metering mode was challenged by some lighting conditions. As I mentioned in the above sections, all of these issues can be adjusted in the camera - turn down saturation, turn up the exposure compensation, and change the metering mode. However, in a market where a lot of people don’t use cameras to their full potential, the default settings should be a bit more acceptable, so people can take good shots out of the box. The battery life was unimpressive as well.

The Shake Reduction mechanism was very good and the A10 is probably one of the cheaper cameras that includes this advanced feature. The images also showed good detail and sharpness.”

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