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Pentax X70 12MP CCD Digital Camera with 24x Optical Triple Shake Reduction Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD

5 December 2009 22 views 5 Comments

  • 12.0-megapixel resolution for photo-quality prints up to 11 x 14 inches
  • 24x wide-angle optical zoom; equivalent to 26-624mm
  • Triple Shake Reduction technology; HD-quality video capture at up to 15fps
  • 2.7-inch LCD screen; Face Detection AF/AE
  • Capture images to SD/SDHC cards (not included)

Product Description
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.

Pentax X70 12MP CCD Digital Camera with 24x Optical Triple Shake Reduction Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD

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  • askaggs said:

    I am an amateur who enjoys a point & shoot with great zoom capability. I felt like I needed a replacement for my old, beloved Olympus C-2100, and had heard good things about Pentax quality. When I saw they had this new 24x zoom, I immediately ordered.

    So far, it has been mostly a disappointment. I am only using “auto” mode, so if I were more knowledgeable there is probably lots I could do to fix things, but the picture quality has not impressed me at all. Particularly the color… skies are always washed out and colorless. As someone else said, the zoom is very hairtrigger, jerky and hard to use without getting some shake and blurriness. I just haven’t found it to be very “user friendly” as far as finding my way around with it and learning to use. At this point, I am ready to chuck it and go back to my old workhorse, the Olympus.
    Rating: 2 / 5

    - 5 December 2009 at 9:23 am
  • A. Childs said:

    Bought it as a newer better camera to my 2 year old Sony H5B, and was surpried it took bad pictures. Received the camera at 6 pm by UPS, opened box at 7pm,charged battery, and at 10 pm started to play with camera. At 1030 pm I boxed it back up and got return paper work to ship it back. My old, old Digital Casio takes beter low light pictures.

    Nice face recognition, nice zoom length.

    Even the movies taken were as grainy/staticy, and blurry as the stills.

    I have read other reviews, and am baffled. I would not recommend this camera. It may be a fluke/defective camera. I don’t care. I am leaving for Alaska on the 29th, and now do not have a better camera than my Old Sony H5B.
    Rating: 2 / 5

    - 5 December 2009 at 12:22 pm
  • JBh2o said:

    I’m not a pro w/ all the fancy photo/camera words, etc.so my points are that of an older person who bought this because Pentax is all I’ve ever had. 1st was slr yrs ago, next was ps ccr all metal (love),so after months of reading, comparing I finally bought this camera because I knew the format would be similiar, easy for me to figure out, and it was. I’m not sure what I was more excited about, the acdsee software, or this camera. I’m so disappointed in the battery life, and get less than 1 hour w/ video. Pentax does ‘not’ have additional batteries at this time, so you have to charge it constantly! The shake reduction isn’t much help frankly. The zoom is touchy. It’s jerky. I find I’m using the software to improve my pics. Software does not work w/ video. I waited 6 yrs to replace my old Pentax, and I’m a bit disappointed in the quality overall for the price. I’m going to buy a camcorder for HD videos..ugh. Why is Pentax now ‘hiding’ and not responding to my emails on my purchase from them? Thank goodness for the ’string’ cap attachment, as I’m always turning it on and knocking the cap off, being used to a high quality metal p/s.
    Rating: 3 / 5

    - 5 December 2009 at 1:01 pm
  • M. Adnan said:

    Nikon P90, Kodak Z980 and Pentax X70 is made by the same Chinese company. Sold under different brands, all three cameras are almost identical (with minor differences, like Kodak has hot shoe, etc). If you want to buy this, buy the one that you can find cheapest. In general, Canon SX10 is better
    Rating: 3 / 5

    - 5 December 2009 at 1:03 pm
  • Chase said:

    AT FIRST I DID NOT LIKE IT SO MUCH BUT ONCE I GOT FAMILIAR WITH ITS SETTINGS THIS LITTLE POINT OF SHOOTER GAVE ME THE BEST SHARPER PICS THAN ALL THE POINT OF SHOOTERS I OWN ..THIS IS NO BULL I SHOT WITH THIS CAMERA FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES FROM MY WINDOW NO LESS THE SHARPNESS WAS SUPERIOR THAN ANY CAMERA I OWN BY COMPARISON, I LIKED SO MUCH THAT I BOUGHT A SECOND ONE AS BACK UP. I SET THIS CAMERA AT HIGH BURST CONTINUOS SHOOTING THAN I SET IT TO SPORTS AND BELIEVE ME THIS COMBINATION OF SETTINGS WORKS MIRACLES AS FAR AS SHARPNESS IS CONCERNED..I ADMIT THE BATTERY COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BEAFIER AND THE AUTOZOOM COUD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE FASTER BUT IF YOU MASTER THE TOUCH IT COULD GO A LOT FASTER,OVERALL THIS LITTLE ZOOMER AT 24X ROCKS.
    Rating: 5 / 5

    - 5 December 2009 at 3:09 pm

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