Pentax Optio P70 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact

ISO (Max)
6400

Sensor Resolution
12.0 Megapixel

Sensor Type
CCD

Optical Zoom
4x

Display
2.7" LCD display

Battery Type
Pentax D-LI88 Lithium Ion

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Pentax Optio P70 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 P70

Product Type	Digital camera - compact
Height	5.4 cm
Width	9.7 cm
Depth	2.1 cm
Weight	125 g
Body Material	Aluminium
Enclosure Colour	Black \| Red \| White \| Deep blue \| Silver
Digital Zoom	6.3x
Optical Zoom	4x

SENSOR Pentax Optio P70

Sensor Resolution	12.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	CCD
Total Pixels	12,390,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	12,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser	Electronic

LENS Pentax Optio P70

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, aspherical lens

FOCUSING Pentax Optio P70

Auto Focus	TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty	9
Face Detection	Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Optio P70

ISO (Max)	6400
Light Sensitivity	ISO auto, ISO 64-6400
Exposure Metering	Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes	Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs	Landscape, portrait mode, text, party/indoor, surf & snow, PET, food, fireworks, flower, night scene, sports mode, candle, night scene with portrait, frame composition, kids, natural skin tone, half-length portrait, digital wide, blog
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 P70

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

FLASH Pentax Optio P70

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

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Optio P70

Digital Video Format	AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format	JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode	Mono

MEMORY Pentax Optio P70

Memory Card Slot	SD card
Supported Memory Cards	SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card	2 GB SD
Image Storage	JPEG 4000 x 3000 JPEG 3072 x 2304 JPEG 2592 x 1944 JPEG 2048 x 1536 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 1024 x 768 JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture	AVI - 1280 x 720 - 20 fps AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
RAM Installed	34 MB

BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Optio P70

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

CONNECTIONS Pentax Optio P70

Interface	Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard	DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
System Requirements Details	Windows 2000/XP/Vista - Pentium III - 512 MB - 1 GB MacOS X 10.3 - 10.5 - PowerPC - 233 MHz - 8 MB - 6 MB
Connector Type	USB Composite video/audio output

FEATURES Pentax Optio P70

Self-Timer Delay	10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	3.6 frames per second
Additional Features	Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera film editing, Smile Detection technology

OTHERS Pentax Optio P70

Included Accessories	Carrying strap, battery charger, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software	Drivers & Utilities, Pentax Photo Browser
Max Operating Temperature	40 °C
Min Operating Temperature	0 °C