Pentax Optio Z10 review

Image quality
Images from the Optio Z10 are nice, especially at lower ISOs. Colours look accurate and while not quite as saturated as some cameras, they're not overly washed out, either. Images are slightly softer than we'd like to see from an 8-megapixel camera, but they're still on par with, if not sharper than, many budget cameras.

Shoot speed (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)

Typical shot-to-shot time

Time to first shot

Shutter lag (typical)

Pentax Optio Z10

3

2.2

0.4

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W80

1.7

1.2

0.5

Samsung S850

2.1

2.1

0.5

Canon Digital IXUS 70

1.5

1

0.5

Fujifilm FinePix Z10fd

2.3

2.3

0.7

The Z10's automatic white balance did a great job of neutralising colours under incandescent lighting, but under fluorescent lighting, the auto white balance yielded a greenish cast. If shooting under fluorescent lighting, you're better off using the camera's fluorescent preset or setting a manual white balance.