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Pentax Q10
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Pentax Q10

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Pentax Q10 Review

Digital Photography School
9 hours ago
  • Excerpt: Pentax is not a company to sit quietly on the sidelines and watch the traffic go by. The most recent and startling example of this was the introduction of the Marc Newson...
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Overall 7
7.4

The world's smallest mirrorless system offers up an unambitious update.

digitalcamerainfo.com
16 April 2013
  • Conclusion: If there’s one thing the Pentax Q10 is, it’s small. Small can be good, but on its own a compact form-factor doesn’t exactly guarantee a great camera.
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Overall 8
7.7
Design 8
8.0
Value for money 8
7.5
Features 9
9.0
Performance 8
8.0
Picture quality 6
6.0

Pentax Q10 Review

What Digital Camera
12 February 2013
  • Summary: Overall, while the Pentax Q10 has its control-to-size ratio to recommend it, and a number of positive aspects with its design, it's sorely let down by inconsistent and
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Overall 6
6.0

Expert Review

PhotoRadar
25 January 2013
  • Conclusion: Those looking for a quirky alternative to the current crop of compact system cameras, with portability being their main concern, may be well served by the Pentax Q10, so
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Overall 6
6.0

Pentax Q10

PC Magazine
17 December 2012
  • Conclusion: The Pentax Q10 is a tiny interchangeable lens camera with a point-and-shoot sized sensor, but it doesn't perform as well as other cameras in its price range.
  • Pros: Very compact. Excellent access to manual controls. Raw shooting support.
  • Cons: Sluggish. Kit lens is soft at maximum zoom. Images lack detail at very high ISOs. No EVF option.
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Pentax Q10

PhotographyBLOG
19 April 2013
  • Excerpt: The Pentax Q10 is an incredibly small interchangeable lens camera by current standards, measuring just 58 (H) x 102mm (W) x 33.5mm (D) (marginally bigger than the
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Overall 6
6.0

Pentax Q10 review: Truly compact camera

Macworld UK
18 February 2013
  • Excerpt: As a general rule Compact System Cameras (CSCs) aren’t actually that compact. Sure, they are more portable than a digital SLR, but we still struggle to squeeze most into...
  • Pros: Compact dimensions and a fairly solid construction in spite of them, classic retro styling, broad range of built in digital effects make this a fun camera to use
  • Cons: The sensor at the Q10’s heart is no larger than that of a £100-£200 snapshot and unless deploying digital filters image quality straight from the camera is little bett...
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Overall 6
6.0

Pentax Q10 review

T3
13 February 2013
  • Excerpt: We have a lot of time for a compact system camera (CSC) promising DSLR quality that is properly compact.
  • Pros: Intuitive to use, Reasonable price, Nicely portable
  • Cons: Small sensor, Lacks definition, Average built-in stabiliser
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Overall 6
6.0

Pentax Q10

TechRadar UK
1 February 2013
  • Conclusion: When compared to advanced compact cameras, the Pentax Q10 has a lot going for it. Image quality falls short of cameras equipped with a larger sensor.
  • Pros: Reasonable price, Compact size, Good build, Accepts interchangeable lenses, Novel built-in flash
  • Cons: No dedicated video button, Heavy-handed noise reduction, Some controls are fiddly
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Overall 8
8.0

Pentax Q10 Review

ePHOTOzine
26 November 2012
  • Excerpt: which was released last year. It has a 12.4 megapixel sensor and is available in black, silver or red for £379.00 with a 5-15mm lens, or £539.00 with the 15-45mm lens...
  • Pros: Full 1080p HD video recording, Extremely small interchangeable lens camera, Well-built body, Good size screen, Full manual controls and RAW shooting
  • Cons: Battery life CIPA rating is quite low, Chroma noise kicks in at ISO 1600, AWB struggles under the studio lights
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