PENTAX X70 Megazoom

Small in stature. Big in power. The PENTAX X70 packs the capability and control of 12.0 megapixels and a 24X zoom lens into a convenient, compact build. It’s the heart of a DSLR in the body of a compact camera.

• X70 Digital Camera
• Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery D-LI92
• Software CD-ROM S-SW87
• USB Cable - I-USB7
• AV Cable - I-AVC7
• Battery Charge Cradle - D-BC92(A)
• AC Plug Cord
• Strap O-ST92
• Lens Cap - 0-LC92

• 24X wide-angle optical zoom
  The 24X optical zoom is equivalent to 26–624mm, making it ideal for close-up as well as distant shots. Whatever your need – landscapes, group shots, wildlife, sports, and more – this camera’s got you covered.
• 12.0 megapixels
  An impressive 12.0 megapixel CCD captures large, detailed images, which can be printed as 11x14 -inch enlargements (and larger) in clear resolution with impressive image quality.
• High Resolution 2.7 inch LCD screen
  The large, bright 2.7 inch LCD screen lets you easily compose, capture, and review your images and video with great clarity. You can also use the built-in electronic viewfinder to frame and shoot, so you know you’ll be able to get the shot in any lighting situation.
• Triple Shake Reduction technology
  The X70 boasts three Shake Reduction technologies to reduce camera shake and blurring of the subject: Mechanical Shake Reduction via a CCD shift mechanism, Digital Shake Reduction via high ISO, and Movie Shake Reduction for blur-free video capture.
• High-speed continuous shooting
  With high-speed continuous shooting at 11 FPS, the X70 makes sure you get the winning shot, even in with the fastest action.
• Fast Face Detection
  With PENTAX's face detection technology, the camera quickly and automatically sees up to 32 faces in 0.03 seconds, so portraits and group shots are bright and focused, even in backlit situations
• Flexible movie capture
  HD movie capture vividly captures moving memories in widescreen 720p (15 FPS) as well as full speed 848x480, VGA, and QVGA resolutions.
• Super Macro mode
  Close focusing, Super Macro mode brings out the details in even the smallest subjects as close as 1 cm from the lens.

Megazoom Digital Camera

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Type: 1/2.33” interline transfer CCD w/ primary color filter. Effective pixels: 12.0. Total pixels: 12.7. Recorded resolutions
Still: 12M (4000x3000), 3:2 (4000x2672), 1:1 (2992x2992), 7M (3072x2304), 5M (2592x1944), 3M (2048x1536), 1024 (1024x768), VGA (640x480)
Movie: HD 720p15 (1280x720), 848 (848x480), VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240) Quality levels: ??? (best), ?? (better), ? (good)

Type/construction: PENTAX zoom lens, 14 elements, 11 groups (4 aspherical elements)
Optical zoom: 24X
Focal length (equiv.): 4.6-110.4mm (26-624mm)
Digital zoom: 6.25X
Combined zoom: 150X
Intelligent zoom: Approx 31.3X at 7M to 150X at VGA
Aperture: F2.8-5.0

LCD screen: 2.7” TFT color LCD with anti-reflective coating
LCD resolution: 230,000 dots
Wide angle viewable: n/a
Optical viewfinder: YES, electronic, 200,000 dots

Type: TTL contrast detection autofocus. Focus modes: 9 point AF, Spot AF, Auto Tracking AF, Macro, Super Macro, Infinity Landscape, AF Point Selection. Manual focus: YES, Macro focus: YES, Macro and Super Macro available, Focus lock: YES, by pressing the shutter release button half way
Focus range
Normal: 1.21' to infinity (wide), 5.6' to infinity (tele)
Macro: 0.33-1.64' (wide, mide zoom)
Super Macro: 0.03-0.98' (mid zoom)

Type: Retractable popup series-control auto flash Flash modes: Auto, flash on, flash off, redeye, slow sync, slow sync w/ redeye
Effective range: 29.9' (wide, auto ISO), 16.7' (tele, auto ISO)

Internal memory: 33.6 MB
Removable memory: SD, SDHC

Ports: USB 2.0 hi-speed, AV out, DC in
Video out: NTSC, PAL
Printer interfaces: n/a

Power source: Rechargeable Li-Ion battery D-LI92
Recordable images: Approx 170
Playback time: Approx 200 min
Movie recording time: Approx 70 min
Audio recording time: Approx TBD
AC adapter available: YES (optional)

Dimensions (W x H x D): 4.4 x 3.2 x 3.9"
Weight: Without battery or removable memory: 13.8 oz
Loaded and ready: 14.5 oz
Construction material(s): Polycarbonate
Operating temperature: 32-104°F

Startup: 1.6 sec
Release lag: 0.031 sec

English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Thai, Korean, Simplified/Traditional Chinese

Still: Mechanical SR (sensor-shift), Digital SR (high ISO, 5M)
Movie: Movie SR

Type: TTL, Multi-segment: YES, Center weighted: YES, Spot: YES, Exposure compensation: +/- 2 EV (1/3 steps)

Auto: TBD-800, Digital SR ISO TBD-6400 (ISO 3200-6400, 5M)
Manual: TBD-6400 (ISO 3200-6400, 5M)

Auto preset modes: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent
Manual mode(s): YES

Type: Programmed AE electronic lens shutter with CCD electronic shutter
Shutter speed: 1/4000 to 1/4 sec (up to 4 sec in Tv, Av, M, and Night Scene modes)

Mode selection: Auto Picture (Standard, Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Sport, Flower), Sport, Digital SR (5M), Movie, User, Manual, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Program, Scene (Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Backlight, Half Length Portrait (3M), Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Stage Lighting, Surf & Snow, Baby, Kids, Pet, Food, Fireworks, Frame Composite (3M), Party, Museum, Sunset, Digital Wide (5M), Digital Panorama (2M per frame)), Green
Green simplified mode available: YES
Face recognition available: YES, up to 32 faces in 0.03s, Smile Capture, Blink Detection
P/A/S/M/B: P, A, S, M
Date stamp: YES, date, date-time, time (not available in Green mode)
Digital filters (capture): n/a
Dynamic Range Adjustment: n/a

Mode selection: One Shot, Continuous (L, M, H), Self Timer, Interval, Auto Bracket
Continuous FPS: 11 FPS for 21 frames (H), 6.3 FPS for 7 frames (M), 4 FPS for 7 frames (L)
Self-timer: YES (10s, 2s)
Remote control: n/a

Mode selection: One Shot, Index (4 or 9 thumbnails), Magnification, Movie Playback, Sound Playback, Histogram, Folder, Select & Delete, Calendar
Mode pallet: Slideshow, Digital Filter, Frame Composite (3M), Resize, Cropping, Image & Sound Copy, Image Rotation, Movie Edit, Redeye Edit, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, 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, Fisheye (3 levels), Brightness
Movie edit: Save as Still Image, Movie Divide

Still: JPG (EXIF 2.2), DCF 2.0 (design rule for camera file system), DPOF, Print Image Matching III
Movie: AVI (Motion JPG) with sound
Sound: WAV (PCM), monaural

*For device connectivity. Bundled software requirements may vary.
Windows: Windows 2000/XP/Vista, USB port
Mac: MacOS-X 10.1.2-10.5, USB port