The Pentax Optio P70 is a 12 megapixel digital camera with a 4x optical zoom lens. The lens has wide angle capabilities. Its focal length is equivalent to 27.5 - 110mm in 35mm format. More zoom becomes available when shooting at lower resolutions. For example you can use 5.2x magnification at 7 megapixels. 6.3x digital zoom is also available.

• Special resolution for widescreen television playback
• Self timer 2 or 10 seconds
• Macro Focusing: 10cm
• Sensor Size 1/2.3 inches
• Blinking Detection
• Face Detection
• Smile Shutter

The LCD monitor is 2.7 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 230,000 dots.

Flash Modes: Auto, On, Off, Soft Flash, Red Eye Reduction

Flash Range: 4.6m (wide), 2.1m (tele)

There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Half-length Portrait, Movie, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Surf and Snow, Sport, Digital SR, Kids, Pet, Food, Fireworks, Frame Composite, Party, Natural Skin Tone, Candlelight, Text, Blog, Digital Wide, Digital Panorama, Green and Vertical Snap.

You can shoot High Definition movies with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied before shooting.

• Color Filter: 11 settings
• Soft Filter
• Brightness Filter
• Red-eye Compensation
• Voice Memo
• Image Recovery

Among the more advanced features are:

• Manual focusing
• Pan focusing
• Light Metering: Multi Pattern, Centre weighted, Spot
• Exposure Compensation: +/- 2.0 EV, 1/ 3 EV step
• Continuous Shooting
• High Speed Continuous Shooting
• ISO Sensitivity: Auto, Manual 64 - 6400
• White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual
• Aperture Size: F2.6 (W) - F5.8 (T) - set automatically
• Shutter Speed: 1/1000 - 1/4 seconds - set automatically
• Shutter Speed: 4 seconds in night mode only

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Pentax Optio P70 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.

Description:	12 megapixels and a 4x optical zoom lens
Ease of Use:	8
Features:	8
Colour:	8
Macro:	7
Indoors:	7
Value for Money:	7
Style:	8
Movie Mode:	9
Image Quality:	7
Build Quality:	7
Total:	76
Verdict:	This is a handy sized snapshot camera. Attractions include High Definition movies and the ability to increase the amount of zoom available when shooting at lower resolutions. Picture quality is average.
Review Date:	May 2009
Related Pages:	Pentax Optio P70 Specification Pentax Optio P70 Sample Images Pentax Optio P70 Features

	GBP 109
	GBP 119.99
	GBP 129.99
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Pentax Optio P70