Pentax Optio P70 Digital Camera with 12.0 Megapixel, 4x Optical Zoom, 6.3x Digital Zoom and 2.7" LCD Screen - White
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The Pentax Optio P70 Digital Camera 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.
| Type | Ultra-compact digital camera |
| Sensor Type | 1/2.3" interline transfer CCD w/ primary color filter |
| Effective pixels | 12.0 |
| Total pixels | 12.39 |
| Recorded resolutions: Still | 12M (4000x3000), 7M (3072x2304), 5M (2592x1944), 3M (2048x1536), 2.1M (16:9, 1920x1080), 1024 (1024x768), VGA (640x480) |
| Recorded resolutions: Movie | HD 720p15 (1280x720), VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240) |
| LCD screen | 2.7" |
| LCD Type | TFT |
| LCD resolution | 230,000 dots |
| Wide angle viewable | Yes |
| Optical viewfinder | N/A |
| Flash Type | Built-in series-control auto flash |
| Flash modes | Auto, flash on, flash off, redeye, soft |
| Effective range | NA |
| Interface Ports | USB 2.0 hi-speed |
| AV out/Video out | NTSC, PAL |
| Printer interfaces | PictBridge |
| Construction material(s) | Aluminum |
| Operating temperature | 32-104°F |
| Language Support | English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Thai, Korean, Simplified/Traditional Chinese |
| Metering System Type | TTL |
| Multi-segment | Yes |
| Center weighted | Yes |
| Spot | Yes |
| Exposure compensation | +/- 2 EV (1/3 steps) |
| Auto preset modes | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent |
| Manual mode(s) | Yes |
| Capture Mode Selection | Auto Picture (Standard, Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Sport, Flower, Candlelight), Program, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Half Length Portrait (3M), Movie, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Surf & Snow, Sport, Digital SR (5M), Kids, Pet, Food, Fireworks, Frame Composite (3M), Natural Skin Tone, Candlelight, Text, Blog (VGA), Party, Digital Wide (5M), Digital Panorama (2M per frame), Green, Vertical Snap |
| Green simplified mode available | Yes |
| Face recognition available | Yes, up to 32 faces in 0.03s, Smile Capture, Blink Detection |
| Date stamp | Yes, date, date-time, time (not available in Green mode) |
| Digital filters (capture) | Movie color filters (color, B&W, sepia) |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | N/A |
| Playback Mode Selection | One Shot, Index (4 or 9 thumbnails), Magnification, Movie Playback, Sound Playback, Histogram, Folder, Select & Delete, Calendar |
| Mode pallet | Slideshow, Resize, Cropping, Image & Sound Copy, Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Movie Edit, Frame Composite (3M), Redeye edit, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, My Album, Image Recovery, Startup Image, Face Zooming |
| Magnification | Yes, up to 10x, scrollable |
| Digital filters (playback) | B&W, Sepia, Color Filters (6), Color Extract (3), Soft, Brightness |
| Movie edit | Save As Still Image, Movie Divide |
| Color | Red |
| Lens Type/construction | Pentax zoom lens, 7 elements, 6 groups, (3 aspherical elements) |
| Optical zoom | 4x |
| Focal length (equiv.) | 4.9-19.6mm (27.5-110mm) |
| Digital zoom | NA |
| Combined zoom | NA |
| Intelligent zoom | NA |
| Aperture | F2.6-5.8 |
| Focus Type | TTL contrast detection autofocus |
| Focus modes | 9 point AF, Spot AF, Auto Tracking AF, Macro, Infinity Landscape, Pan, Manual |
| Manual focus | Yes |
| Macro focus | Yes |
| Focus lock | Yes, by pressing the shutter release button half way |
| Focus range | NA |
| Internal memory | NA |
| Removable memory | SD, SDHC |
| Power source | Rechargeable Li-Ion battery D-LI88 |
| Recordable images | NA |
| Playback time | NA |
| Movie recording time | NA |
| Audio recording time | NA |
| AC adapter available | Yes (optional) |
| Startup | NA |
| Release lag | NA |
| Image Stabilization | Still: Pixel Track SR, Digital SR (5M) Movie: Movie SR |
| ISO Sensitivity | Auto: TBD-800 auto range adjustable, Digital SR ISO TBD-6400 (ISO 3200-6400, 5M) Manual: TBD-800 auto range adjustable, Digital SR ISO TBD-6400 (ISO 3200-6400, 5M) |
| Shutter Type | Programmed AE electronic lens shutter with CCD electronic shutter |
| Shutter speed | 1/1000 to 1/4 sec (up to 4 sec in Night Scene mode) |
| Drive Mode Selection | One Shot, Self Timer, Continuous, High Speed Continuous (5M) |
| Continuous FPS | NA |
| Self-timer | YES (10s, 2s) |
| Remote control | N/A |
| File Formats (Still) | JPG (EXIF 2.2), DCF 2.0 (design rule for camera file system), DPOF, Print Image Matching III |
| Movie Format | AVI (Motion JPG) with sound |
| Sound Format | WAV (PCM), monaural |
| Computer System Requirements | Windows: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista, USB port Mac: Apple MacOS-X 10.1.2-10.5, USB port |
| Dimensions | 3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8" |
| Weight | 3.9 oz. (without battery or removable memory), Loaded and ready - 4.4 oz |
| Warranty | Pentax 1 year limited warranty |