Pentax Optio L70 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact

ISO (Max)
6400

Sensor Resolution
12.0 Megapixel

Optical Zoom
4x

Display
2.7" LCD display

Battery Type
Pentax D-LI88 Lithium Ion

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Pentax Optio L70 Full Specifications and Details

design and dimensions sensor lens focusing exposure & white balance display flash videography / camcorder memory battery and charging connections features others

DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Optio L70

Product Type	Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height	5.4 cm
Width	9.7 cm
Depth	2.2 cm
Weight	125 g
Body Material	Metal
Enclosure Colour	Black
Digital Zoom	6.3x
Optical Zoom	4x

SENSOR Pentax Optio L70

Sensor Resolution	12.0 Megapixel
Effective Sensor Resolution	12,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser	Electronic

LENS Pentax Optio L70

Type	Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 4.9 - 19.6 mm - f/2.6-5.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera	27.5 - 110mm
Focus Adjustment	Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance	40 cm
Macro Focus Range	10-50cm
Zoom Adjustment	Motorised drive
Lens Construction	6 groups / 7 elements
Features	Built-in lens shield

FOCUSING Pentax Optio L70

Auto Focus	TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty	9
Face Detection	Yes

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Optio L70

ISO (Max)	6400
Light Sensitivity	ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 64, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering	Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes	Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs	Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, stitch assist, text, party/indoor, beach/snow, night portrait, PET, Children, food, fireworks, flower, sports mode, candle, anti shake, natural skin tone, blog
Special Effects	Soft, Black & White, Sepia, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Blue filter, Frames, Black & White Green filter, colour filter, brightness
White Balance	Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets	Fluorescent, tungsten light, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed	1/1000 sec
Min Shutter Speed	4 sec
Exposure Compensation	±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps

DISPLAY Pentax Optio L70

Type	2.7" LCD display
Display Format	230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Built-in
Display Features	Display brightness control

FLASH Pentax Optio L70

Camera Flash	Built-in flash
Flash Modes	Fill-in mode, auto mode, red-eye reduction, Soft
Red-Eye Reduction	Yes
Effective Flash Range	0.2 m - 4.6 mm

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Optio L70

Digital Video Format	AVI
Image Recording Format	JPEG
Max Video Resolution	1280 x 720

MEMORY Pentax Optio L70

Memory Card Slot	SD card
Supported Memory Cards	SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Video Capture	AVI - 1280 x 720 - 15 fps AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
RAM Installed	33.7 MB

BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Optio L70

Battery Type	Pentax D-LI88 Lithium Ion
Details	Pentax D-LI88 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)

CONNECTIONS Pentax Optio L70

Interface	Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard	Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type	USB Composite video/audio output

FEATURES Pentax Optio L70

Self-Timer Delay	10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	3.6 frames per second (5MP)
Additional Features	Audio recording, auto power save, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, face detection, Blink Detection technology, Smile Detection technology