Pentax X70 Review

4.0

September 3, 2009 | Gavin Stoker |

Buy a X70 12 Megapixel Bridge Camera (2.7" LCD - 24x Optical Zoom - 4000 x 3000 Image - 1280 x 720 Video - HD Movie Mode)

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Specifications

Sensor
Effective Pixels	12 megapixels
Type	1/2.33" CCD
Sensitivity	Auto, Fixed (ISO 50 - 6400)
Image Size
Still	12M, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1, 7M, 5M, 3M, 1024, 640
Movie	1280, 848, 640, 320
Shake Reduction
Type	CCD-Shift-Type (SR : Shake Reduction) Hi-sensitivity anti-shake mode (Digital SR) Movie shake reduction mode (Movie SR)
FACE RECOGNITION
Options	Face recognition AF&AE is available at all mode. 32 people at most. Smile Capture. Blink Detection.
Storage Media
Internal	Built-in Memory (approx. 33.6MB)
External	SD/SDHC Memory Card
Lens
Focal Length	4.6 - 110.4mm f2.8-5.0 (approx. 26 - 624mm in 35mm format)
Construction	14 elements in 11 groups (4 aspherical elements, 3 ED elements)
Digital Zoom	Digital zoom: 6.25X approx. Inteligent zoon: approx. 31.3X at 7M, approx. 150X at 640 iincluding optical zoomj
Focusing system
Area	9-point AF, Spot AF, Auto tracking AF
Focus Range (Still)	Standard: 0.4m - Infinity (at wide setting), 1.7m - Infinity (at tele setting) Macro: 0.1 - 0.5m (middle zoom position) 1cm Macro: 0.01 - 0.3m (middle zoom position)
Mode	Infinity-landscape, Manual Focus, AF Point switching
Exposure system
Metering Area	Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering
Exposure Modes	Scene modes: Auto Picture, Sport, Digital SR, Movie, USER, Manual, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Program, SCNiLandscape, Flower, Portrait, Backlight, Half-length Portrait, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Stage Lighting, Surf & Snow, Baby, Kids, Pet, Food, Fireworks, Frame Composite, Party, Museum, Sunset, Digital Wide, Digital Panoramaj, Green
Exposure System
Compensation	+/-2EV (1/3EV steps)
Shutter
Speed	1/4000 - 1/4 sec. 4 sec at most (Tv, Av, M, Night Scene mode setting)
Viewfinder
Type	Electronic Viewfinder, approx. 200K dots
Flash
Modes	Flash-on and Flash-off modes. "Red-eye" reduction function employs a pre-discharge. Low-speed synchro, Low-speed synchro + Red-eye
Effective Range	Wide: approx. 0.2 - 9.1m (ISO Auto) Tele: approx. 1.7 - 5.1m (ISO Auto)
Drive Mode
Modes	One shot, Continuous Shooting (L/M/H), Self-timer, 2 sec Self-timer, Interval Shooting, Auto Bracket
White Balance
Modes	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (W, D, N), Manual setting
Screen
LCD	2.7"LCD , approx. 230K dots, AR coating
PLAYBACK
Modes	Slideshow, Digital Filter(Colour Filter(11 kinds), Soft Filter, Fisheye Filter, Brightness Filter), Frame Composite, Resize, Cropping, Image/Sound Copy, Image Rotation, Movie Edit, Red-eye Compensation, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Image Recovery, Start-up Screen, Face close-up playback
Interface
PC	USB2.0 (Hi-Speed)
AV	AV terminal
Power
Source	Rechargeable D-LI92 lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also available
Performance	Still: Approx. 170 shots (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) Playback: Approx. 200 min. (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing. Actual performance may vary depending on operating conditions. ** According to the result of PENTAX in-house testing.
Dimensions
Height	82.5mm
Width	110.5mm
Depth	89.5mm
Weight	approx. 390g (without battery and SD memory card)