PENTAX Imaging Systems has today [September 9 2010] unveiled its latest zoom compact camera, the PENTAX Optio RZ10.

With the focus on ease of use, the PENTAX Optio RZ10, offers a 10x wide angle optical zoom lens, perfect for a wide variety of subjects and occasions, from landscape to people, sports to pets.

The attractive exterior hides a multitude of advanced features and functions, to make capturing images and video, simple but fun.

These include dual shake reduction for the unsteady hand, a 14 Megapixel sensor, an upgraded Auto Picture mode and an HD video function.

Available in a range of five colours, the PENTAX Optio RZ10 will be available to purchase in the UK in October 2010. 

Key Features

    Optical 10x zoom lens for a variety of subjects and scenes - lens covering focal lengths from 28mm wide angle to 280mm telephoto.  An intelligent zoom function allows the zoom range to be extended to 67x (1876mm) in the 35 mm format.  With macro photography as close as 1cm you can be sure of capturing your subject near or far.

    Dual Shake Reduction to assure sharp images - combines mechanical and digital shake reduction systems which minimize camera shake to achieve the highest quality blur-free images.

    HD Movie recording - records movie clips in high definition HDTV resolution

    Auto Picture Mode - automatically selects the most appropriate shooting mode for a given subject or scene.  Selecting from 16 scene types this optimises numerous camera settings including sensitivity and shutter speed to ensure the best results.

    Exceptional Picture Quality - the high performance imaging engine combined with the 14 effective megapixels sensor reproduces true-to-life colours and exceptional image resolution.

    Automatic Face Detection - detection of up to 32 faces within the image field for sharp focus. Plus the ability to make faces smaller, an automatic shutter release to capture smiles and blink detection to avoid closed eyes.

In addition it has...         

    Pet mode - detects pre-specified faces of pets

    Large, easy-to-view 2.7-inch colour LCD monitor with approximately 230,000 dots

    Burst Shooting of up to 40 images at a maximum speed of 9.1 images per second

    Digital filters, including Toy Camera and Retro, to add creative visual effects

    Choice of three image sizes (4:3, 16:9 and 1:1) to accommodate different applications

    D-Range setting to prevent whitewashed (overexposed) and black-out (underexposed) areas in an image

    Digital Panorama mode to effortlessly create a single panoramic picture from as many as three images

    MediaImpression 2.0 for PENTAX software for image viewing, editing and filing applications (compatible with the latest operating systems, including Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6)

    Eye-Fi connected: optimized for use with Eye-Fi wireless memory cards

Pentax Optio RZ10 specifications