Pentax has recently introduced “Pentax Optio V10”. The 3.0 inch LCD monitor digital camera is equipped with 8.0 effective megapixels and 3X optical zoom. The camera sports a 19mm ultra slim body (the credit goes to slim battery and the smaller circuit board.) and features wide viewing angle of 170 degrees from all directions. Most of the cameras are playing with weight, size, mega-pixels, or optical zoom, even this camera has gone the same way with nothing extraordinary to boast of.

Like other members of the economical digital cameras, this one also features Shake Reduction (Digital SR) mode, Face Recognition AF&AE function, Auto Picture mode (eliminates the need to manually set the mode). We do not have information on, how much and when, and it does not matter much if you are not a Pentax brand loyalist.

Pentax Optio V10 details

• Mode palette provides quick access to 16 shooting and 13 playback modes
• Record movies with Movie SR function can deliver high quality image rivaling camcorders
• Auto-Macro for close-up photography as near as 10cm while in normal focusing mode
• Auto-tracking AF continuously focusing on a moving subject
• Date imprint function for easier image categorizing
• Calendar Display function allows image retrieval based on the capture mode
• Approximately 52.1MB of built in memory
• FotoNation’s red-eye correction function for flash shots
• Includes the ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0 image viewer/image management
• Software that support Windows Vista
• Support PictBridge, DPOF functions, Exif Print, and PRINT Image Matching III

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