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Pentax Optio P70 was announced in 2009 and is a 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm) Ultra Compact camera with 12 Megapixel CCD sensor. Its native ISO ranges from 64 to 6,400. The camera has a Fixed 2.70" screen with 230k dot resolution.
Pentax Optio P70 can capture video up to 1280 x 720 resolution.
In this section we present pros and cons of Pentax Optio P70.
And here are some specifications which fall into average criteria and are neither in PROs nor in CONs category:
Pentax Optio P70 has a 2.70" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution which is quite low by today's standards.
Pentax Optio P70 features a 12 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 28.1 mm2. Its native ISO range is 64 - 6,400.
Camera can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolutions like 3072 x 2304, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1024 x 768
The camera does not have an image stabilization.
Pentax Optio P70 has a USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) input for data transfer.
The camera has 33.7 MB internal storage and a single SD/SDHC card slot.
Pentax Optio P70's shutter speed can go up to 1/1000 sec.
Pentax Optio P70 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 4.60 m.
Pentax Optio P70 has dimensions of 97 x 54 x 22 mm (3.82 x 2.13 x 0.87"). It weighs 155 g (0.34 lb / 5.47 oz), so it is a lightweight camera.
97 mm (3.82")
54 mm (2.13")
54 mm (2.13")
Pentax Optio P70 dimensions
We give scores to the camera for different type of photography based on its features and specifications. Let us see how Pentax Optio P70 is suitable for six different types of photography.
Pentax Optio P70 gets a score of 47 and is POOR choice for Landscape photography.
Pentax Optio P70 gets a score of 40 and is POOR choice for Sports photography.
Pentax Optio P70 gets a score of 52 and is POOR choice for Wildlife photography.
Pentax Optio P70 gets a score of 45 and is POOR choice for Portrait photography.
Pentax Optio P70 gets a score of 80 and is GOOD choice for Street photography.
Pentax Optio P70 gets a score of 86 and is EXCELLENT choice for Travel photography.
We evaluate Pentax Optio P70 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 P70 a score of 48 for Sensor parameters.
We give Pentax Optio P70 a score of 26 for Photo parameters.
We give Pentax Optio P70 a score of 7 for Video parameters.
We give Pentax Optio P70 a score of 54 for Focusing parameters.
We give Pentax Optio P70 a score of 50 for Screen and Viewfinder parameters.
We give Pentax Optio P70 a score of 38 for Connectivity parameters.
We give Pentax Optio P70 a score of 49 for Battery, Storage and Physical parameters.
For a full specification list please go to the specifications page:
