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OptioA10_.jpgA sleek and stylish 8 megapixel wonder, the Pentax Optio A10 is the flagship of its high end digital camera line. Announced just today the Optio A is the first 8MP camera by Pentax and also the first to feature the Shake Reduction system that helps cope with shaky hands to produce sharper images.

The Pentax A10 also features a new ASIC (Application Specified Integrated Circuit) processor that allows the camera to attain higher level of tone reproduction and color correction.

Among the camera's other features are its 3x optical zoom, 2.5-inch LCD monitor, MPEG-4 video recording, PictBridge Direct Printing Support, 24MB of internal memory and expansion via an SD card slot. It also comes with a charging stand to charge its lithium-ion battery.

The camera goes on sale this February for under $350.

Pentax Optio A10 Specs:

Type: Compact-type digital still camera with built-in zoom lens, autofocus, auto exposure, auto flash and Shake Reduction (CCD-shift)

Effective Pixels: 8.0 megapixels

Image Capture Device: Type - 1/1.8 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter Total Pixels - 8.32 megapixels Color Depth - 12 bit x 3 colors Recorded Pixels - Still: 8M (3264x2448 pixels), 5M (2592x1944 pixels), 4M(2304x1728 pixels), 3M (2048x1536 pixels), 2M (1600x1200 pixels), 0.7M(1024x768 pixels), 0.3M(640x480 pixels During Candle light mode, the recorded size is fixed to 4M(2304 x 1728). During Frame composition mode, the recoded size is fixed to 3M(2048x1536). Movie: 640x480 pixels, 320x240 pixels

Focus System: Type - TTL contrast detection autofocus system Autofocus - 5 point AF, Spot AF, Tracking AF, Infinity Landscape, Pan Focus Focusing Range - Auto Focus: Normal - 1.15 ft (0.35m) to Infinity; Macro - 4.7 inches (0.12 m) to 1.64 ft (0.4m); Super Macro - 2.36 inches (0.06m) to 5.91 inches (0.15m) Manual Focus: 4.7 inches (0.12m) to Infinity at 6.2mm

Lens: Type – smc PENTAX power zoom Focal Length – 7.9mm – 23.7mm 35mm Equivalent – 37.5mm -112.5mm Aperture Range - F2.8 – F5.4 Construction - 7 elements in 5 groups (3 dual-sided aspherical elements) Optical Zoom - 3X Digital Zoom - 4X Combined - 12X

Exposure Control: Light Metering Method - TTL metering with choice of: Multi-segment, Center-weighted & Spot meter Sensitivity - Auto, or User select ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 (800 during Candle Mode) Exposure Control Method - Program AE Exposure Modes - Auto Picture, Program, Night scene, Movie, Voice record, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Surf & Snow, Candle Light, Text, Food, Sport, Frame composition, Pet Exposure Compensation - +/-2 EV (1/3 steps)

Shutter - Type: Programmed AE electronic lens shutter with CCD electronic shutter; Shutter Speed: Approx. 1/2000 - 4 seconds White Balance - White Balance Control: TTL Auto, Manual Available Settings - Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light, Manual Flash - Operation Modes: Auto, Flash-off, Flash-on, Auto + Red-eye reduction, Flash-on + Red-eye reduction, Auto backlight compensation; Effective Range: Approx. 0.20 ft - 16 ft (0.06m – 5m) (7.9mm at Sensitivity Auto), Approx. 1.15 ft – 8.2 ft (0.35m – 2.5m) (23.7mm at Sensitivity Auto)

Shooting Specifications: Image Stabilization - Still Capture; (CCD Shift) Shake Reduction; Movie Capture; Electronic Anti-shake Digital Filter - Black & White, Sepia, 8 Color, Black & White + Red, Black & White + Green, Black & White+Blue, Soft, Illustration, Special Effect, Slim, Brightness Drive Modes - Single-shot, Continuous (Standard & High-speed), Remote control (0 sec, 3 sec), Self-timer (2 sec, 10 sec) Movie Mode - Shooting Time: From approx. 1 sec. to memory card capacity

Time: Modes - dd/mm/yy, mm/dd/yy, yy/mm/dd World Time - Display of the time in 71 cities (28 time zones)

Image Storage: Storage Media - Approx 24MB built-in memory, SD memory card removable File Formats - Still: JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), PRINT Image Matching III Movie: AVI (MPEG-4 DivX®) approx. 30fps with sound and anti-shake Sound: WAV (PCM format), Monaural, Recordable time depends on the remaining capacity of the memory card Quality Levels - Best, Better, Good

LCD/Viewfinder: Optical Viewfinder - None LCD Monitor – 2.5 inch, TFT color LCD- with Histogram Display LCD Coverage – Approx. 100% LCD Resolution - Approx. 232,000 pixels

Playback Specifications: Playback Modes File - Single, Index- Nine image Magnification - 8X Mode Pallet - Slide show, Resize, Image Trimming (crop), Rotate, Color Filters, Digital Filters, Brightness Filter, Movie Edit, Red Eye Correction, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Startup Screen, Frame Composition Movie Edit – Save a s still image, Divide, Extract Erase and Image Protect Modes - Single, All

PictBridge: One image printing, All image printing, DPOF auto print with Paper size, Paper type, Print quality and Border status selection

Language: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Swedish, Dutch, Portuguese, Thai

Interfaces: Type - AV output terminal, USB terminal, DC input terminal Video Output - Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats (monaural sound)

Power Supply: Rechargeable Lithium-ion D-LI8 battery (allows approximately 150 shots*); AC adaptor kit (optional) * According to CIPA testing (with LCD monitor on and flash used for 50% of the shots)

Physical Specifications: Operating Temperatures - 32 degrees to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees to 40 degrees Celsius) Camera Casing - Aluminum alloy Dimensions (W x H x D) - 3.5 x 2.1 x 0.9 inches (88.5 x 54.5 x 23mm) Weight – 4.4 oz. (125g) without battery and SD memory card, 5.1 oz. (145g) loaded and ready

Computer System Requirements: USB Driver installment is required for Windows 98/98 SE, Mac OS 9.2 Mac Requirements - OS: Mac OS 9.2 or later, Standard equipped USB port PC Requirements - OS: Windows 98,98 SE, 2000, Me, XP Home edition / Professional, Standard equipped USB port