Pentax announces new Optio Z10 and S10

Pentax has a couple of new digital cameras today, check it: the Z10 features an 8 megapixel CCD (up to ISO 2100), 7x zoom, and 52MB of internal memory. The S10 has a 10 megapixel CCD with up to 3x zoom, 22MB internal memory, and can shoot DivX MPEG-4 videos. Both share digital anti-shake, 2.5-inch LCDs, facial recognition, SDHC compatibility, $250 price tags, and September release dates.

Pentax announces new Optio Z10 and S10

[Mark Larson Posted Aug 22nd 2007 7:20PM]

When will they make another camera that can fit into an Altoids tin? My Optio S is getting old...

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 22nd 2007 8:19PM]

I agree, although this camera does look small enough. I checked out dpreview.com and they don't even have any mention of this camera yet. It's just the round ring on the right that may keep it from finding a home in an Altoids tin. guess we'll find out when the specs come out.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 22nd 2007 8:43PM]

I just looked up the specs. it's 0.1" longer than the Pentax S4 was. And that one fit in an altoids tin.

Like I said, that 0.1" is gonna make the difference :)

[Wolfticket Posted Aug 22nd 2007 8:14PM]

Is that an internal 7x zoom I see before me? Probably has a tiny sensor, I predict noise, lots of noise. SDHC and MPEG4 DivX is pretty sweet though.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 22nd 2007 8:20PM]

First 5, then 7, now 10! This pentax really does make a great statement in terms of value. Now I hope it takes a great picture.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 22nd 2007 8:44PM]

http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/digital_camera--Optio_S10/reqID--10138000/subsection--optio

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 23rd 2007 12:40AM]

They do need to make one that small again. I got a bit over 11000 pics with my S4 before it died. No real complaints about it except for the horrible movie mode, but I think they took care of that in later models. I use a cannon sd200 now. Kind of old but it takes better pictures than the S4 did.