Pentax X70 Review
September 3, 2009
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Gavin Stoker
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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) |