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41 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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11 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Long zoom with little distortion
Easy to use
Blink and smile detection functions
Light and small for its class
Long lens range means lots of shooting options
Colourful and crisp results with no processing required
Sharper photos than most superzoom cameras
Plenty of shooting options
Straightforward operation
The editors didn't like
Noisy images especially in poor lighting
Too much emphasis on the needs of novice photographers
bad “auto mode”, no shooting in RAW, Poor color correction, does not save all settings, Conclusion, Outside of the auto photo mode, providing you have some knowledge of camera settings and what they do, you should not have a problem with the Pentax X70. At ISO values lower than 1600, the pictures are usually fairly noisefree. The price is a little high considering a DSLR could be purchased for on
Outside of the auto photo mode, providing you have some knowledge of camera settings and what they do, you should not have a problem with the Pentax X70. At ISO values lower than 1600, the pictures are usually fairly noise-free. The price is a little h...
Good image quality and performance, Exceptional focal range, Great lowlight performance, Advanced manual control,
Poor HD video quality, AF is slow, Overexposed images at longest focal lengths, No RAW support,
The X70 offers a lot in the way of control and focal length, but is it worth the $400 price tag? Most ultrazooms are running at this same price point, and most have fared considerably well on this site, but the X70 is a great camera that offers a lot o...
Abstract: Page 1 of 2With the reputation Pentax holds with its K-Series of DSLRs, I was more than intrigued to get my hands on the Pentax X70 and its ‘ultra zoom’ capabilities. This 12 megapixel, 24x optical zoom yet surprisingly lightweight beauty seemed to pro...
OK, on one level the unassuming looking Pentax X70 feels free of frills; theres no tilting rear screen, option to add external flash via a hotshoe, nor the ability to shoot in Raw as an alternative to JPEG, as offered on rival models towards the hig...
Abstract: The Pentax Optio X70 is a full-featured ultra-zoom with a 24X very wide-angle zoom going from 26mm to 624mm and basic manual controls. Additionally it shoots HD 720p video, making it one of the few modern ultra-zooms to do so. Most r...
Small and lightweight for a megazoom camera; very easy to use.
Short battery life; some shutter lag and focus lock problems.
What makes the Pentax X70 stand out? Its compact size, light weight, 11 fps rapid-fire mode, and terrific usability. The X70 is smaller and lighter than nearly every other camera in its class; depending on your hand size, that might be either good or ...
Small and lightweight for a megazoom, Very easy to use,
Short battery life, Slightly hard to hold
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Published: 2009-06-02, Author: Neil , review by: techworld.com
As you can tell, we weren’t terribly impressed with the Pentax X70. It tries too hard to make photography easy and non-scary but, however talented a photographer you are and however adept at adjusting onboard settings to get the best results, it just ...
