Introduction:

Exhibiting a wonderful combination of aesthetics and ergonomics, Pentax Optio I-10 is making waves in the digital world. The camera has a removable internal memory of 26.7 MB and offers support to SD/SDHC memory cards for enhanced storage.  Language support to the user is being offered in multiple languages for this camera user keeping in mind the global nature of its customer base.

Features:

 Pentax Optio I-10 is endowed with several unique features that are absent from the other competing cameras. One of the interesting but optional features of Pentax Optio I-10 is the option to shoot pictures from a distance using a PENTAX remote control. The Frame function allows you to encompass your picture in a beautiful frame, add titles or tags and thus make it look it more presentable. The camera also allows you to merge three different photos into one big picture with its Digital Panorama Mode.

Pros:

• The PENTAX zoom lens combined with a powerful resolution of 12.1 megapixels renders life-like pictures in all circumstances. Pictures retain true colors and vivid detail making them look more attractive and appealing.
• Shoot video clips of 720 p resolution at 30 frames per second with the aspect ratio of 16:9. These clips exhibit good quality and are an easy substitute for a video camera. The desired portions can also be extracted as still images from these clips.
• The upgraded Face Detection feature of this camera can detect faces as many as 32 and is also customized to detect the faces of your pets like cats and dogs.

Cons:

• While using the Green mode the user cannot see a time stamp and you can only use digital zoom in video mode.
• The pet detection feature is limited to 3 faces alone and the images get noisy at higher ISO settings.
• Taking pictures with this camera is a painfully slow process and most of the time pictures look soft and washed out.

Pricing Range: Shell out just 246$-299$ to make this camera yours. Available in White & Black!

Final Verdict: Customized to be used with Eye-Fi wireless memory cards, Pentax Optio I-10 is a compact camera loaded with oodles of features that doesn’t really deliver the quality we expect from a camera with such high specifications and price. Though the Pentax I-10 camera looks like an SLR, it performs like a point-and-shoot and falls under the range of not-so-affordable cameras targeted at the entry-level users. If you prefer price to quality, then you can go ahead and purchase it.