Electronics & Computers Deals here!Manufacturer: Pentax Part number: 17491
$399.99 1 online store
- CNET editors' rating: 3.5 stars Very good
How we rate- Design: 8.0
Features: 7.0
Performance: 5.0
Image quality: 7.0
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Product Summary
Pentax X70 price range: $399.99
Slow performance and photo quality concerns stop the otherwise very good Pentax X70 from being a winning megazoom.
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"Wonderful camera, perfect for traveling."
by copper1031 on January 20, 2010
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Pentax
- Part Number: 17491
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Width 4.4 in
- Depth 3.5 in
- Height 3.3 in
- Weight 13.8 oz
Main Features
- Resolution 12 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 12,700,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 12,000,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 50 - 6400
- Digital Zoom 6.25 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Standard, Landscape, Portrait, Night scene portrait, Night scene, Sport, Flower, Normal movie mode, Stage lighting, Surf and snow, Baby, Kids, Pet, Food, Fireworks, Party, Museum, Daylight, Digital wide, Digital panorama
- Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Color filters, Color extract, Soft, Fisheye, Brightness
- Image Stabilizer Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
- Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Face Detection Yes
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Shade, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light
- Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
- Still Image Format JPEG
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture AVI - 848 x 480, AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 1280 x 720
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 33.6 MB Flash - Integrated
- Supported Flash Memory SD Memory Card
- Integrated Memory 33.6 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage Good, Better JPEG 4000 x 3000, Best JPEG 4000 x 2672, JPEG 2992 x 2992, JPEG 3072 x 2304, JPEG 2592 x 1944, JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 1024 x 768, JPEG 640 x 480
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes Soft, Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 8 in - 30 ft
- Features AF illuminator
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 4.6 mm - 110.4 mm - F/2.8-5.0
- Focal Length 4.6 mm - 110.4 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 26 - 624 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
- Min Focus Range 15.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 1-50cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.0
- Optical Zoom 24 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 11 group(s) / 14 element(s)
- Lens Manufacturer Pentax
- Features ED glass, Aspherical lens
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Additional Features Face zoom, DPOF support, Audio recording, Date/time stamp, Built-in speaker, Cropping an image, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Face Detection AF/AE, PRINT Image Matching, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Interval shooting mode, 720p HD movie recording, In-camera movie editing, In-camera red-eye removal, Blink Detection technology, Smile Detection technology, Triple Shake Reduction technology
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Electronic
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
- Viewfinder Resolution 200,000 pixels
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Display Format 230,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type Voice recorder
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Technology Electret condenser
- Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Software
- Software Drivers & Utilities
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - 10.5
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Lens cap, Carrying strap
- Cables Included 1, 1 x USB cable, 1 x A/V cable
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
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Manufacturer info
- Pentax
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://www.pentax.com/
- Address: 600 12th Street, Golden, CO. 80401
- Phone: 1-800-877-0155
- Fax: 1-303-799-9213
