Pentax Optio V10 Review

In the world of digital technology, it is inevitable to see a lot of digital camera manufacturers that introduce their latest models. Pentax Corporation, one of the leading manufacturers of high-end digital camera introduces the new Pentax Optio model V10, an efficient compact digital camera, equipped with 3.0-inch large LCD monitor aimed to provide the users with easy viewing and improved usability.

This digital camera packed in a slim and surprisingly lightweight body is built with 8.0 Megapixel resolution and effective three time optical zoom. The Pentax Optio model V10 utilizes an extremely slim battery, and it circuit board is made even smaller, which made this digital camera ultra slim, about 19mm thick, although it still features a large LCD screen.

Its outer cover is made from top quality aluminum alloy which provides this camera a more sophisticated texture. Delivering high-quality photos, the Pentax Optio model V10 8.0 Megapixel resolution is one thing that makes this camera a real thing of beauty.

The three-inch LCD screen of the Pentax Optio model V10 digital camera has about 230,000 pixels enabling texts and images to be clearly and largely displayed. The LCD screen of this digital camera provides wider viewing angle from all possible directions.

Enabling full 170-degree views, the users can easily confirm images, even if the screen is viewed diagonally. To easily adjust to sensitivity, the Pentax Optio model V10 is also designed with the Digital Shake Reduction (SR). With this feature, even the highest sensitivities of the ISO3200 can be handled easily, according on the subject’s brightness.

Additionally, when capturing still images, camera shakes are very possible. The Digital SR feature of the Pentax Optio model V10 effectively lessens those camera shakes. Capturing images with less blur can also be done with the fast shutter speeds of this digital camera.

To automatically spot faces, the Face Recognition AF and AE capabilities is efficient in doing so, no matter where the subject appears on the photo frame. In short, if you are having a hard time determining the exposure or the focus of your subject to obtain beautiful photographs, leave it to this Pentax Optio model V10 digital camera.

At times, making individual settings is quite a trouble. But with the Pentax Optio model V10, choosing the right setting of the camera has never been that easy. One feature of this digital camera, the Auto Picture Feature, allows it to automatically establish the right shooting conditions, be it normal, night scene, portrait, or landscape modes.

In order to accommodate broader fields of subjects, the Pentax Optio model V10 has a lens that can clearly capture subjects even when zoomed three times. The effective 8.0 Megapixels of the Pentax Optio model V10, together with the Pentax Lens, delivers finely captured images that look very charge even when they are at large magnifications.

Also featured in the Pentax Optio model V10 is its mode palette, providing easy access to sixteen different shooting modes, along with thirteen varied playback modes. This camera can also record movies thru the movie shake reduction function, providing similar movie quality as with rivaling camcorders.

For close up photography, the Pentax Optio model V10 has an Auto-Macro mode ideal for this type of shot. For constant focus of a particular subject, the auto-tracking AF feature of this digital camera is suitable enough for this specific activity. Also, the calendar display feature of the Pentax Optio model V10 provides the user to easily retrieve captured images based from the capture mode. Users can also set this particular feature, either to enable it to be visible once the picture is printed, or simply keep the calendar dates within the memory of the camera only.

The Pentax Optio model V10 has a built in memory of 52.1MB. Users can freely choose from a wide array of memory cards from Pentax with varied capacities. For flash shots, this digital camera has a red-eye correction tool to help lessen those red-eyes that are visible when flash is used.

Supporting varied digital image processing, the Pentax Optio model V10 generally supports the DPOF functions, PictBridge, and the PRINT Image Matching III.

Pros: The Pentax Optio model V10 is very lightweight and user friendly. This also comes with a large 3.0 inch LCD display.

Cons: The only problem about this camera is lesser battery life, which is very important for photographers.

Overall: Because this digital camera is very slim, this is perfect for anyone who is looking for a digital camera that is lightweight and yet still provides optimum performance.

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