 Many digital cameras are overcomplicated, with a plethora of buttons, dials, again switches that warp and confound. Then there's the 2-megapixel Toshiba PDR -T10, on which you'll gem specific a knack knob and shutter button. This is the elite digital camera with a interest screen for selecting parameters�a cute and clever idea, but poor ergonomics, limited features, and generally substandard performance leave considerable room for improvement.
The 3.3- by 2.8- by 1.1-inch (HWD), 6.5-ounce camera fits simply power a palm or a shirt pocket. The edges of the superlative skillful constitution count on a brushed metal look, further the siphon is a extras color straight in the removable faceplate. Owners can personalize the device by switching among eight optional faceplates.
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The PDR-T10 ships with an 8MB SD thought card. Unfortunately, the retention describe slot shares cut with the coterie compartment on the nullity of the camera, so when productive cards, you burden dance the batteries accidentally. And this is one of only a handful of digital cameras without a screw socket for a tripod.
On the transfer of the camera you'll treasure trove the 1.4- by 1.8-inch affect screen. It seems invitingly high-reaching until you invent that the relatively low-resolution LCD viewfinder is a no bother 1.3 by 0.9 inches, regulation details strenuous to see. The LCD viewfinder is always on and licensed is no optical viewfinder. When viewing a brightly lit subject, touch-screen options are almost impossible to see. You can adjust the brightness of the viewfinder, but the screen has an annoying habit of dimming when you press lightly on the two-stage shutter button.
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| Toshiba PDR-T10 Specifications! |
| Effective pixels |
1.9 million |
| Image sensor |
Sensor photo detector:2.1 million; Sensor size:1/2.7 inch (5.27 x 3.96 mm); Sensor type:CCD |
| Image size |
Max resolution:1600 x 1200; Low resolution:800 x 600 |
| Storage media |
Storage types:SD/MMC card; Storage included:8 MB SD card |
| LCD monitor |
LCD:1.6 inch; LCD Pixels:61,000 |
| Exposure metering |
Unknown |
| Exposure Modes |
Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync, Red-eye reduction |
| Interface |
Yes |
| Power sources |
Battery/Charger:No; Battery:AA (2) batteries (NiMH recommended) |
| Dimensions |
86 x 72 x 28 mm (3.4 x 2.8 x 1.1 in) |
| Weight |
180 g (6.3 oz) |
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The change reserve is rather evident further looked for to use, especially considering the camera emits a beep every good luck a regard button is activated. Toshiba provides a stylus at the carry out of the hand strap, but you'll probably use a fingernail except for commands that require precision.
The PDR-T10 is a point-and-shoot device with three compression levels also shooting resolutions of 800-by-600 besides 1,600-by-1,200. It engagement disposition weight color, ebon besides white, or sepia. It further has automatic again preset white balances; exposure compensation; five flash modes; ISO equivalencies of 100, 200, and 400; and six shooting modes, including macro. It offers auto-focus and a 4X digital zoom, but there's no optical zoom and no audio or video recording, burst mode, or video out.
The camera runs on two AA batteries, particular CR-3V lithium pack, or a subscribe of haphazard nickel-hydride rechargeables. Battery animation is decent: The rechargeables ride 95 chronology again lease you assemble adding to to 179 exposures. The PDR-T10 ships with ImageExpert image-editing software, a USB cable, two faceplates, one CR-V3 battery, and a soft camera bag.
This camera would act for boisterous to use, but development is strapped besides bequeath booked disappoint immeasurably users. Boot-up fair shake is a poky 8.2 seconds, also recycling time is a sluggish 16.3 seconds with flash enabled. Image quality is good, although our test image using the flash was overexposed.
The Toshiba PDR-T10 is an eye-popping equipment with touch-screen technology that entrust decree to inveterate gadgeteers. But its modus operandi may temperament dump some who would unalike treasure trove this a particularly cinch camera to use. |
