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Pentax Optio P70 Digital Camera (Silver)

12 Megapixels
4x Optical Zoom (28-110 equiv.)
2.7" LCD
Pixel Track Shake Reduction
High Sensitivity (up to ISO 6400)
Auto Picture & Green Modes

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17561

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Pentax Optio P70 Digital Camera (Silver)

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The Pentax Optio P70 Digital Camera is an excellent compact digital camera for gadget-savvy shooters thanks to its economical price, simple controls and HD video capture. It saves images with a maximum resolution of 12.0 megapixels, providing plenty of resolution for enlargements.

The P70 features a 4x optical zoom lens with a 28-110mm equivalent angle of view, so it is great for taking group shots and landscapes as well as getting close to your subject for portraits or sports. The camera's fully automatic 'green' mode sets exposure, ISO sensitivity and other important parameters with a touch of a button making the P70's operation very easy.

Even though this camera is designed for simplicity, experienced digital photographers will enjoy the slim, lightweight body and convenient mode selection dial. Users looking to streamline their devices will appreciate the 720p HD video recording that begs to be edited then shared on video hosting websites. Overall, the Option P70 presents itself as an affordable and travel-friendly pocket camera.

• 12.0 Megapixel Resolution: The 1/2.33-inch CCD of the P70 digital camera produces high quality and detailed images capturing data for large sized prints while offering a variety of lower resolution options when quantity supersedes the need for quality.

• 4x Optical Zoom: The Optio P70 has a 3x optical zoom lens equivalent to a 28-112mm lens in the 35mm/full frame format. When the optical zoom is combined with the digital zoom function (up to 6.3x), the camera can attain up to a 25x effective zoom magnification. The camera also boasts superb macro capabilities with a minimum focusing distance of 4" in wide mode.

• Pixel Track Shake Reduction: Using shake reduction reduces blurred subjects without requiring an ISO speed boost which results in noisy photos. Compensating for shake via physical methods is more effective than electronic anti-shake methods.

• Auto Picture Mode: The Auto Picture mode on the Optio P70 automatically determines the shooting conditions for 8 different shooting modes and selects the optimum settings for each subject.

• Fast Face Recognition AF & AE: The Optio P70 is equipped with Face Recognition AF & AE functionality that automatically detects and focuses upon a maximum of 32 faces ensuring proper exposure regardless of where faces appear in the photo's frame. The P70 can recognize faces in as little as 0.03 seconds. In addition, exposure settings are automatically adjusted to optimize for faces, even when backlit. The facial recognition is enhanced by Smile Capture and Blink Detection that alerts you to any less than perfect pictures.

• Record HD Movies with Sound: The camera can record video with accompanying audio at a max resolution of 720p @ 15 fps. There is also a voice memo mode that allows users to attach a sound recording to an image.

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Focus Control
Exposure Control

Flash
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Physical

Image Quality

Image Sensor: 1/2.3" 12.39MP CCD

Effective Resolution: 12.0MP

Color Depth: 36-bit

Color Modes: Color, Black & White, Sepia

Image File Formats: JPEG

Recorded Resolution: 12M (4000 x 3000)
7M (3072 x 2304)
5M (2592 x 1944)
3M (2048 x 1536)
2.1M (16:9, 1920 x 1080)
1024 (1024 x 768)
VGA (640 x 480)

Video Recording: 1280 x 720 @ 15fps, 640 x 480 @ 15 or 30fps, 320 x 240 @ 15 or 30fps

Audio Recording: WAV (PCM), monaural

Optics

Optical Zoom: 4x

Lens Focal Length: 4.9-19.6mm (27.5-110mm equivalent)
7 elements, 6 groups (3 aspherical elements)

Digital Zoom: 6.3x

Maximum Aperture: f/2.6 (wide) - 5.8 (tele)

Accessory Lens/Filter Mount: No

Focus Control

Focus Type: TTL contrast detection autofocus

Focus Range: Normal: 1.31' - infinity (wide); 1.64' -infinity (tele)
Macro: 0.33-1.64' (wide); 1.64-2.30' (tele)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity: Auto ISO 64-800
Digital SR ISO 64-6400 (ISO 3200-6400 fixed at 5M
Manual: 64-6400 (ISO 3200-6400 fixed at 5M)

Shutter Speed: 1/4 - 1/1000 sec. (up to 4 sec. in Night Scene mode)

Exposure Modes: Auto, auto picture, program AE, green simplified mode, exposure compensation (±2 EV in 1/3 steps)

White Balance Modes: TTL auto, daylight, shade, tungsten, fluorescent, manual

Scene Modes: Standard, landscape, portrait, night scene portrait, night scene, sport, flower, candlelight, Program, half-length portrait (3M), movie, landscape, flower, portrait, surf & snow, sport, digital SR (5M), kids, pet, food, fireworks, frame composite (3M), party, natural skin tone, candlelight, text, blog (VGA), digital wide (5M), digital panorama (2M per frame), green, vertical snap (5M)

Flash

Built-in Flash: Yes

Effective Flash Range: Approx. 15' (wide, auto ISO)
approx. 6.9' (tele, auto ISO)

External Flash Connection: None

Start-Up Time: Approx. 1.8 sec.

Shutter Lag: Approx. 0.033 sec.

Time Between Shots: Not Specified by Manufacturer

Burst Capability: Not Specified by Manufacturer

Self Timer: Not Specified by Manufacturer

Date & Time Stamp: Yes

Memory & Power

Built-in Memory: 33.7MB

Compatible Memory Cards: Secure Digital (SD/SDHC)

Recording Capacity: 1GB Memory card can contain approximately 214 images at the 12M(H) setting and 15 minutes of HD 720p video footage at 15 fps

Battery Type: Rechargeable Li-Ion battery (D-LI88)

Power Adapter: AC Adapter Kit (optional)

Input/Output

Computer Interface: USB

Direct Print Capable: Yes

Remote Control: No

Video Output: Yes (NTSC & PAL)

Web-Cam Capable: No

System & Software Requirements

Windows System

Pentium II Processor or later
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista
256MB RAM (512MB recommended)
100MB available Hard Disk space (1GB Recommended)
Available USB Port
CD-ROM Drive
Color Monitor (16-bit)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

Macintosh System

PowerPC 266 MHz or higher
Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later)
8MB available RAM (minimum)
6MB available Hard Disk space (minimum)
CD-ROM Drive
Color Monitor (16-bit)
QuickTime 6.0 or later

Display

Viewfinder: No

LCD Display: 2.7" LCD

Language Options: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Thai, Korean, Simplified/Traditional Chinese

Playback Options: Mode selection: one shot, index (4 or 9 thumbnails), magnification, movie playback, sound playback, histogram, folder, select & delete, calendar
Mode palette: slideshow, resize, cropping, image & sound copy, image rotation, digital filter, movie edit, frame composite (3M), redeye edit, voice memo, protect, DPOF, favorites, image recovery, startup image, face zooming
Magnification: up to 10X - scrollable
Digital filters (playback): B&W, sepia, color filters (6), color extract (3), soft, brightness
Movie edit: save as still image, movie divide

Physical

Dimensions (HxWxD): 2.1 x 3.8 x 0.8" (53 x 97 x 21mm)

Weight: 3.9 oz (111g) without battery

What's in the Box

Pentax Optio P70 Digital Camera (Silver)

USB Cable (I-USB7)

AV Cable (I-AVC7)

Strap (O-ST51)

Rechargeable Battery (D-LI88)

Battery Charge Cradle D-BC88(A)

AC Plug Cord

Software CD-ROM (S-SW86)

1-Year U.S.A. Limited Warranty

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