The race is on to be the first to review the new cameras coming out of the CES Show in Las Vegas. DigitalCameraInfo.com seem to be first to present their Pentax Optio A10 First Impressions Review. Here’s a short teaser from the review-

“The A10 is a small, well-built compact camera, designed to be Pentax’s new flagship of their Optio line with the addition of a shake reductrion system. But there are some serious omissions: the lack of access to commonly-used manual controls is a big problem for a camera supposedly designed for more advanced users. There’s no way to manually set shutter or aperture and the manual focus is a pain. The battery life is also on the low side.

But it does an effective job as a point-and snap camera: the image quality is strong (although we should point out that our testing was limited: further testing in our full review may prompt other conclusions), but thus far, it appears to be a good pick for a user who wants high resolution images in a convenient package. Check back for the full review.”