Pentax Optio A10 Review



Playback Modes & Menu Options
When you press the Play button, the last image captured is displayed fullscreen. It shows the
date/time the image was taken, folder name/file number and the battery level indicator.
Pressing the OK button in the center of the 4-way controller toggles the amount of exposure
information displayed with an image. Here you can see extended information for image
size/quality, white balance, metering, ISO, shutter speed, aperture, and the histogram display.
You can quickly search through stored images using the Index playback
function which is activated by pressing the wide angle zoom control. Nine
thumbnail size images will be displayed and you can select one using the 4-way controller and then pressing the Ok button.
You can magnify an image up to 8x by pressing the telephoto zoom control.
Using the 4-way selector you can move around inside the enlarged image.
Playback menu options: Slide show - Set image play intervals (3,5,10,15,20,25 and 30 sec.)
You can record an audio memo up to 30 seconds and attach to an image.
You can resize the image.
You can trim (crop) the image.
You can apply a color filter to an image.
Movies are played back fullscreen with the audio played back on the built-in
speaker. You can play a movie frame by frame, pause, fast
forward or rewind with the 4-Way Selector
Setup options: Format - Format the SD card Sound - On/Off Date Adjust - Set Date/Time World Time - Set World Time Language - Set user Language USB Connection - PictBridge, PC Video Out - NTSC or PAL Brightness Level - Adjust LCD back light Power Saving - Off, 5sec, 15sec, 30sec, 1min, 2min Quick Zoom - On/Off Quick Delete - On/Off Auto Power Off - Off, 3min. or 5min. Guide Display - Enable the brief popup labels when switching modes Reset - Reset to Default |
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