Front
The front of the Optio T10 is a smooth and flat with a slight horizontal bar extending from the left edge to halfway across the face. It provides a minimal amount of grip when shooting. The lens for the camera consumes the right half of the front face and retracts into the body when the T10 is not in use. The 3x zoom lens has 6 elements, 5 groups and 2 dual-sided aspherical elements. An automatic lens cover snaps over the surface of the lens when the camera is turned off. Beneath the lens is the in-camera microphone; this position will likely capture noise from any lens movement. The in-camera flash is located above and to the left of the lens barrel. This off-center placement will probably cause angled shadows in images. In the upper left corner of the front face is an infrared sensor that could easily be covered by meandering fingers of the right hand. Another sensor is located between the flash and the edge of the lens ring and is well placed to avoid being obscured by hands. This sensor is meant for metering purposes.

Back
The T10 has all but eliminated external controls thanks entirely to the 2.5-inch, 230,000 pixel touch screen LCD. And while touch screen interfaces have their own host of setbacks and limitations, this certainly eliminates problems with external control navigation. The 2.5-inch LCD takes up most of the back of the Pentax Optio T10 with slight borders separating the edges of the LCD from the frame of the digital camera.

Along the left side of the LCD in a vertical black bar are five small raised dots, which act as surprisingly competent finger grips for the thumb of the left hand when shooting with two hands. The review/playback button is located on the right side of the LCD near the top of the camera. A textured pad sits directly beneath this control and is intended to provide a slight amount of grip. There is also a vertical bar along the edge between the right and back sides of the camera which should provide an added bit of grip. The menu button is located beneath the grip and near the bottom edge of the back face in a position that is simple to access and use with the thumb of the right hand.

Left Side
The left side of the Pentax Optio T10 has two features of note. The in-camera stereo playback speaker is located near the top of the camera, while a port cover is located at the bottom. This port cover can be opened via a small tab located on its bottom edge and once opened reveals an A/V out port beneath. While the A/V out port is certainly functional and accessible, the port cover is less than stunning in construction and attachment to the camera. With a little time and some rough use this cover could easily be separated from the T10 and be lost due to the flimsy hinge attachment.

Right Side
The right side of the Optio T10 has a DC in port located beneath a port cover similar in construction and design to the one found on the right side. The DC in port is located near the base, far away from the only other feature, an extending eyelet located near the middle of the camera.

Top
The top of the Pentax Optio T10 features the shutter button, placed on the right half of the camera for easy access with the right index finger. The shutter button is large enough to be easily activated and the sensitivity is consistent. The zoom control is a ring surrounding the shutter button and provides control over telephoto and wide angle zoom levels. When in playback mode this feature can be used to increase the level of magnification of displayed images or view as thumbnails on the 2.5-inch screen.

Bottom
A tripod mount is located on the base of the camera to the left of center, with a battery cover located on the right half. This cover is easily opened by pressing and sliding it to the right; once open it reveals two essential components: the battery, which is extracted via an adjacent tab, and a slot for an optional SD memory card for additional memory. With only 12 MB of included internal memory, users shooting at full resolution and needing more than a handful of shots will find additional memory essential.

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