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February 16, 2006 PENTAX Corporation 

 
PENTAX Introduces the Optio M10
A Versatile, Popular-Class Digital Compact Camera Offering Solid, Well-Balanced Performance for a Variety of Subjects
PENTAX Optio M10

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Optio M10 Specification
  Type       Compact-type digital still camera with built-in zoom lens, autofocus, auto exposure and auto flash
  Effective Pixels       6.0 megapixels
  Sensor       6.18 megapixels
1/2.5 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter
  Color Depth       12 bit
  Recorded Pixels   Still   6M (2816 x 2112 pixels), 5M (2560 x 1920 pixels), 4M (2304 x 1728 pixels), 3M (2048 x 1536 pixels), 2M (1600 x 1200 pixels), 1024 (1024 x 768 pixels), 640 (640 x 480 pixels)
      Movie   320 (320 x 240 pixels), 160 (160 x 120 pixels)
  Sensitivity       Auto, Manual ( 64/100/200/400 : Standard Output Sensitivity )
  File Formats   Still   JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III
  Movie MOV (Quick Time Motion JPEG), approx. 30fps (frames per second), approx .15fps (frames per second), with sound
      Sound   WAV (PCM format), monaural
  Quality Levels       (Best), (Better), (Good)
  Storage Media       Built-in memory ( approx. 22 MB ), SD memory card
  Lens   PENTAX power zoom 5.8mm-17.4mm (equivalent to 35mm-105mm in 35mm format)
F2.8-F4.9, 6 elements in 5 groups (2 aspherical elements)
  Digital Zoom   1X - approx. 4X
  Focusing System   Type   TTL contrast detection autofocus system
Manual focus / Infinity-landscape mode available
      Focusing Areas
Focusing Range
  9-point multi AF / Spot AF / Tracking AF switchable
      Still    
      Autofocus    Normal: 0.7m (2.3 ft ) to infinity (whole zoom area)
Macro: 0.1m (0.33ft.) to 0.8m (2.62 ft.) at full wide-angle setting
Macro: 0.4m (1.31ft.) to 0.8m (2.62 ft.) at full tele-angle setting
      Manual Focus    available 0.1m (0.33ft.) to infinity ( whole zoom area, 0.4m (1.31ft) to infinity at full tele-angle setting )
Infinity-landscape mode available
      Movie   Pan Focus
  Exposure Control   Metering System   TTL metering : Choice of Multi-segment metering
      Modes   Green, Program, Night Scene, Movie, Voice recording, Soft, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Surf & Snow, Sport, Kids, Pet, Fireworks, Food, Self-portrait
      Exposure Compensation   ±2EV (1/3EV Steps)
  Movie   Shooting time   From approx. 1 sec. to memory card capacity.
  Shutter       Programmed AE electronic lens shutter with CCD electronic shutter
      Shutter speed   Approx. 1/1500 sec. to 4 sec.
  Drive Modes   One shot, Self-timer ( 10Sec., 2Sec. ), Continuous, Photo frame Composite
  Flash       Built-in auto flash. Automatic discharge under low lighting conditions in auto mode
Flash-on and Flash-off modes. ″Red-eye″ reduction function also available.
      Effective Range   Approx. 0.4m - 4m (1.31 ft -13 ft) at 5.8mm, Sensitivity Auto
Approx. 0.4m -2.5m (1.31 ft -8.2 ft) at 17.4mm, Sensitivity Auto
  White Balance   Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting
  LCD Monitor   2.5 inch, TFT color, Low reflection type LCD ( Approx. 115,000 pixels ), Brightness adjustable ( 2steps auto adjustable )
  Time   World Time   not available
  Language       English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Neatherlandish, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Japanese
  ImageLink       available
  PictBridge   Print modes   Single image print, All images print, DPOF auto print
      Print settings   Paper size, Paper type, Printing quality, Border status
  Interfaces   AV output terminal, USB terminal, Printer Dock terminal
  Video Output   Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
  Power Sources   two AA batteries ( lithium, alkaline, nickel and rechargeable Ni-MH ).
      Power Life  
Still *
: Approx. 220 (Alkaline), 1430(Nickel manganese), 640(Ni-MH), 900(Litium)
Movie **
: Approx. 90min. (Alkaline), 120min.(Nickel manganese), 230min.(Ni-MH), 310min.(Litium)
Sound **
: Approx. 430min. (Alkaline), 540min.(Nickel manganese), 740min.(Ni-MH), 1340min.(Litium)
Playback mode **
: Approx. 380min. (Alkaline), 490min.(Nickel manganese), 660min.(Ni-MH), 850min.(Litium)
  Dimensions       89 (W) x 59.5 (H) x 24 (D)mm ( 3.5 x 2.3 x 1.0 inches ) ( excluding protrusions )
  Weight       165g ( 4.2 oz. ) loaded and ready
120g ( 5.8 oz. ) without battery and SD memory card

*
Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing. Actual performance may vary according to operating conditions. ( with LCD monitor on and flash used for 50% of the shots )
**
** According to the result of in-house testing. ( with LCD monitor on )


Storage capacity ( Still )
Recorded Pixels 6M
(2816 x 2112)
5M
(2560 x 1920)
4M
(2304 x 1728)
3M
(2048 x 1536)
2M
(1600 x 1200)
1024
(1024 x 768)
640
(640 x 480)
 
Built-in 
memory 
7 14 22 8 17 24 11 22 31 13 27 40 22 37 54 43 74 93 87 127 175
32MB 10 20 30 12 23 33 15 30 43 18 37 54 30 49 72 59 99 126 118 172 237
64MB 20 41 61 24 47 68 30 61 88 38 76 110 61 102 149 121 204 258 242 352 484
128MB 41 83 124 49 95 137 62 124 178 77 153 223 124 206 301 244 412 522 489 712 979
256MB 81 162 242 97 186 267 121 242 346 151 299 435 242 401 586 476 802 1017 953 1386 1906
512MB 160 321 479 192 368 530 239 479 686 299 592 863 479 795 1162 944 1590 2014 1888 2747 3777
1GB 321 643 959 385 737 1060 479 959 1374 598 1185 1727 959 1591 2325 1889 3182 4030 3778 5496 7557
2GB 653 1307 1921 778 1499 2119 975 1921 2794 1205 2364 3415 1921 3235 4728 3842 6147 7684 7684 10245 15368

Storage capacity ( Movie / Sound )
Recorded Pixels Movie
(320 X 240)
Movie
(160 X 120)
Sound
Frames per second 30fps 15fps 30fps 15fps
Built-in 
memory 
33sec. 1min.03sec. 2min.07sec. 3min.54sec. 47min.57sec.
32MB  45sec. 1min.26sec. 2min.52sec. 5min.15sec. 1h.04min.40sec.
64MB  1min.32sec. 2min.56sec. 5min.52sec. 10min.45sec. 2h.12min.15sec.
128MB  3min.06sec. 5min.55sec. 11min.51sec. 21min.45sec. 4h.27min.19sec.
256MB  6min.03sec. 11min.33sec. 23min.06sec. 42min.21sec. 8h.40min.39sec.
512MB  11min.59sec. 22min.53sec. 45min.46sec. 83min.55sec. 17h.11min.34sec.
1GB  23min.59sec. 45min.47sec. 91min.35sec. 167min.53sec. 34h.23min.37sec.
2GB  48min.46sec. 93min.07sec. 170min.43sec. 341min.26sec. 69h.56min.37sec.


System requirements

ACDSee for PENTAX
PC
OS Windows 98 SE, Me, NT, 2000, and XP
CPU Pentium or later (Pentium III 500MHz or later)
Memory capacity Over 64MB (Over 128MB)
Hard disk capacity Over 40MB (Over 50MB)
Others CD-ROM drive, Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, QuickTime6.0 or later, DirectX9.0 or later, Windows Media Player7.1 or later
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional / Simplified), Japanese
Macintosh
OS 9.2 (with the latest CarbonLib) or later
CPU PowerPC 266MHz or later
Memory capacity Over 8MB
Hard disk capacity Over 6MB
Others CD-ROM drive, QuickTime6.0 or later
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese

The minimum system requirements for running ACD Showtime! for PENTAX are shown in parentheses.
ACD Showtime! for PENTAX is compatible with Windows only.

USB (Driver installment is required for Windows 98/98SE)
PC
OS Windows 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP
Macintosh
OS 9.2, X (Ver.10.1 or later)




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