Pentax Optio E70

Pentax Optio E70

Pentax Optio E70
Announced: 05 Jan 2009
Sensor Resolution: 10Mp
Sensor Type: 1/2.3" CCD
ISO: 64-6400
Weight: 175g
Physical Dimensions: 94 x 61 x 26 mm
Viewfinder: None
Screen Type: 2.4" Fixed
Video Resolutions: 1280 x 720
28
Overall Score
0
Image Quality
15
Speed Performance
32
Versatility
90
Comfort
Portrait

10

Portrait
Landscape

8

Landscape
Sport

18

Sport
Street

51

Street
Everyday

51

Everyday
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propro

  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • This is one of the brightest cameras in its category, even at the longest zoom settings - a huge plus in sports and nature photography
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Pentax Optio E70 is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use
  • Pentax Optio E70 is one of the lightest cameras in its category. This makes it very well suited for street photography and daily use

conscons

  • Warning - Pentax Optio E70 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Unfortunately, Pentax Optio E70 does not support wireless connection
  • The small size of the sensor could lower the quality of the photos

Pentax Optio E70 and its rivals

Review compare Pentax Optio E70 con overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Pentax Optio E70 Pentax
Optio E70
28 10 8 18 51 51 buy on
Sony ZV-1F Sony
ZV-1F
41 21 16 37 59 61 $548.00

Pentax Optio E70: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Pentax Optio E70 is a compact camera launched on 01/05/2009.

Technically speaking, the Pentax Optio E70 ranks well below the category average, scoring 28 overall. The Pentax Optio E70 weights 175 gr and spans 94 x 61 x 26 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Pentax Optio E70 behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Comfort - Score 90, ranks in the category best 46%.

On the contrary, the performance of Pentax Optio E70 is below the category average in:

  • Image Quality - Score 0, ranks among the worst 8% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 15, ranks among the worst 30% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 32, ranks among the worst 20% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Suboptimal, score 10, ranks 21% in its category. Pentax Optio E70 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Landscape - Suboptimal, score 8, ranks 17% in its category. Pentax Optio E70 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 18, ranks 16% in its category. Pentax Optio E70 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 67% of its category. Pentax Optio E70 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 67% of its category. Pentax Optio E70 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Pentax Optio E70 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CCD

Sensor Size

1/2.3"

Sensor Dimensions

6.08 x 4.56 mm

Sensor Area

27.72 mm2

Sensor Resolution

10 Mp

Max Image Resolution

3648 x 2736

Max Native ISO

6400

Min Native ISO

64

RAW Support

no

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

fixed lens

Lens Focal Range

35-105mm

Max Aperture

F3.1-5.9

Macro Focus Range

10 cm

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

2.4"

Screen Resolution

112Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

None

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

Viewfinder Magnification

None

Features

Min Shutter Speed

4s

Max Shutter Speed

1/2000s

Continuous Shooting

fps

Shutter Priority

no

Aperture Priority

no

Manual Exposure Mode

no

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

3.5

Max Flash Sync

-

Flash Modes

n/a

External Flash

no

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

DxO Color Depth

DxO Dynamic Range

DxO Low Light ISO

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

no

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

no

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

9

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps) 320 x 240 (30 fps)

Max Video Resolution

1280x720

Video Formats

Motion JPEG

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

no

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

175g

Physical Dimensions

94 x 61 x 26 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

2 x AA

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 10 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC, Internal

Storage Slots

1

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