Pentax optio E10 Camera

Product Features

Pentax optio E10 Camera

PENTAX is a leader in easy-to-use digital photography, and the latest affordable Optio E10 offers entry-level compact digital with 6.0 megapixels and a 3X optical lens. Even novice digital photographers will enjoy the slim, lightweight body and the Simple mode selection dial. Add a high resolution 2.4 inch LCD, 10 MB of internal memory, travel-compatible AA battery power, high quality AVI Movie capture, and the Optio E10 makes a perfect digital choice.

Convenient Mode dial, intuitive controls and "Simple mode" combine for easy operation. The 6.0 megapixel CCD and primary color filter achieve high-resolution images with vivid color. Composition and focusing are made much simpler with the high-resolution 2.4 inch LCD monitor. Get close and maintain image quality with a 3X optical zoom lens. Ready to use right out of the box with 10MB internal memory and included AA batteries. Extended movie captures high quality AVI (Motion JPEG Format) approx. 20 fps with sound.

Effective Pixels

6.0 megapixels.

Image Capture Device

1/2.5 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter Total Pixels - 6.36 megapixels Color Depth - 12 bit x 3 colors Recorded Pixels - Still: 6M (2816x2112 pixels), 4M (2272x1704 pixels), 2M(1600x1200 pixels), 0.3M (640x480 pixels); Movie: 320x240

Focus System

TTL contrast detection autofocus system with AF assist lamp Autofocus - Multi-point AF & Infinity Landscape Mode Focusing Range - Auto Focus: Normal - 1.64 ft (0.5m) to Infinity; Wide Macro - 2.0 inches (0.05 m) to 1.31 ft (0.4 m) at 5.5mm; Tele Macro - 1.15 ft (0.35m) to 1.31 ft (0.4m) at 16.5mm

Lens

PENTAX power zoom Focal Length - 5.5mm - 16.5mm 35mm,Equivalent - 35mm - 114mm,Aperture Range - F2.8 -F4.8,Construction - 6 elements in 5 groups (2 aspherical elements),Optical Zoom - 3X Digital Zoom - 4X Combined - Approx. 12X

Exposure Control

Light Metering Method - TTL metering with choice of: Center-weighted & Spot meter Sensitivity - Auto, or User select ISO 64, 100, 200 Exposure Control Method - Program AE Exposure Modes - Mode dial: Simple, Program, Landscape, Night Scene, Portrait, Sport, Movie Exposure Compensation - +/-2 EV (1/3 steps) Shutter - Type: Programmed AE electronic lens shutter with CCD electronic shutter; Shutter Speed: Approx. 1/1000 - 2 seconds White Balance - White Balance Control: TTL Auto, Manual; Available Settings: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light Flash - Operation Modes: Auto, Flash-off, Flash-on, Red-eye reduction; Effective Range: Approx. 11 ft (3.4m) (5.5mm at Sensitivity 200); Approx. 6.6 ft (2m) (16.5mm at Sensitivity 200)

Shooting Specifications

Picture Modes - Portrait, Landscape, Night scene, Sport Digital Filter - Black & White, Sepia Drive Modes - Single-shot, Continuous, Auto bracket, Self-timer Movie Mode - Shooting Time: From approx. 1 sec. to memory card capacity

Time

Modes - dd/mm/yy, mm/dd/yy, yy/mm/dd

Image Storage

Storage Media - Approx 10MB built-in memory, SD memory card removable File Formats - Still: JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF 1.1 (Design rule for Camera File system), DPOF 1.0(Digital Print Order Format), PRINT Image Matching III; Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG) approx. 20fps with sound

LCD/Viewfinder

Optical Viewfinder - N/A LCD Monitor - 2.4 inch, Low reflection TFT color LCD LCD Coverage - Approx. 100% LCD Resolution - Approx. 110,000 pixels

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File - Single, Index- Nine image Magnification - 4X Playback Menu - Slideshow, Protect, DPOF, Resize, Quality Change, Image Copy Erase and Image Protect Modes - Single, All

PictBridge

One image printing, DPOF auto print

Language

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Swedish, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese.

Interfaces

AV output terminal, USB terminal; Video Output - Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats (monaural sound)

Power Supply

Two AA Batteries (Alkaline or rechargeable NiMH), AC adaptor kit (optional); (allows approximately 300 shots with 2500mAh NiMH, 80 shots with Alkaline) According to CIPA-compliant 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 - Plastic Dimensions (W x H x D) - 3.4 x 2.4 x 1.3 Inches (87 x 60 x 32mm) Weight - 4.6 oz. (130g) without battery and SD memory card, 6.3 oz. (180g) loaded and ready

Computer System Requirements

USB (Driver installment is required for Windows 98/98 SE) Mac Requirements - OS: Mac OS 9.2 or later with QuickTime 6.0, standard equipped USB port PC Requirements - OS: Windows 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP Home/Pro, standard equipped USB port Software: ACDSee for PENTAX Mac Requirements - OS: 9.2 (with the latest CarbonLib) or later with QuickTime 6.0 or later installed CPU: POWER Macintosh machines of 266MHz or later Memory capacity: Over 8MB Hard disk capacity: Over 6MB PC Requirements - OS: Windows 98 SE, Me, NT, 2000, and XP Home Edition/Professional CPU: Pentium or later Memory capacity: Over 64MB Hard disk capacity: Over 40MB