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Pentax Optio E70 was announced in 2009 and is a 1/2.33-inch (6.08 x 4.56 mm) Standard Compact camera with 10 Megapixel CCD sensor. Its native ISO ranges from 64 to 6,400. The camera has a Fixed 2.40" screen with 112k dot resolution.
Pentax Optio E70 can capture video up to 1280 x 720 resolution.
In this section we present pros and cons of Pentax Optio E70.
Pentax Optio E70 has a 2.40" Fixed screen with 112k dot resolution which is quite low by today's standards.
Pentax Optio E70 features a 10 megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 27.7 mm2. Its native ISO range is 64 - 6,400.
Camera can take pictures up to 3648 x 2736 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolutions like 3648 x 2052, 3072 x 2304, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.
The camera does not have an image stabilization.
Pentax Optio E70 has a USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) input for data transfer.
Pentax Optio E70 comes with 2 x AA battery pack.
The camera has 34.8 MB internal storage and a single SD/SDHC card slot.
Pentax Optio E70's shutter speed can go up to 1/2000 sec.
Pentax Optio E70 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 3.50 m.
Pentax Optio E70 has dimensions of 94 x 61 x 26 mm (3.7 x 2.4 x 1.02"). It weighs 175 g (0.39 lb / 6.17 oz), so it is a lightweight camera.
94 mm (3.7")
61 mm (2.4")
61 mm (2.4")
Pentax Optio E70 dimensions
We give scores to the camera for different type of photography based on its features and specifications. Let us see how Pentax Optio E70 is suitable for six different types of photography.
Pentax Optio E70 gets a score of 45 and is POOR choice for Landscape photography.
Pentax Optio E70 gets a score of 39 and is BAD choice for Sports photography.
Pentax Optio E70 gets a score of 50 and is POOR choice for Wildlife photography.
Pentax Optio E70 gets a score of 43 and is POOR choice for Portrait photography.
Pentax Optio E70 gets a score of 79 and is GOOD choice for Street photography.
Pentax Optio E70 gets a score of 85 and is EXCELLENT choice for Travel photography.
We evaluate Pentax Optio E70 and give score of 41 out of 100. We also give separate scores for 7 different categories according to the available features and specifications some of which are listed below. These evaluations are relative and may change each time a new camera is added to the database.
We give Pentax Optio E70 a score of 46 for Sensor parameters.
We give Pentax Optio E70 a score of 26 for Photo parameters.
We give Pentax Optio E70 a score of 7 for Video parameters.
We give Pentax Optio E70 a score of 58 for Focusing parameters.
We give Pentax Optio E70 a score of 46 for Screen and Viewfinder parameters.
We give Pentax Optio E70 a score of 38 for Connectivity parameters.
We give Pentax Optio E70 a score of 49 for Battery, Storage and Physical parameters.
For a full specification list please go to the specifications page:
