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Pentax Optio P70 Digital Camera (Red)

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Pentax Optio P70 Digital Camera (Red)
Key Features
  • 12 Megapixels
  • 4x Optical Zoom (28-110 equiv.)
  • 2.7" LCD
  • Pixel Track Shake Reduction
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.

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Pentax P70 Overview

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.

Pentax P70 Specs

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)
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