Pentax X70 Video
Pentax X70 Video Transcript
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>> Molly Wood: Hi. I'm Molly Wood from CNET.com here at PMA's 2009. I'm taking a first look at the just-announced Pentax X70. Now, this is another in which is proving to be a very popular concept here at the show. Kind of a crossover camera. A crossover between a point and shoot and a digital SLR. This camera comes equipped with a 24 x optical zoom. Really, a super zoom for a camera of this size. It doesn't have an interchangeable lens, but you can see that it will give you some of the flexibility of a digital SLR including a lot of the manual shooting modes. Now, obviously, with a 24 x zoom, it's going to have optical image stabilization, and it does. It also shoots both photos and video at multiple aspect ratios, and the video is HD, which is another nice bonus. Again, this is the just-announced Pentax X70. It should be available in April at a price of about $399.00. At PMA 2009, I'm Molly Wood, and this is the Pentax X70. ^M00:00:58 [ Music ]
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Pentax X70 Review
The good: Sharper photos than most megazoom cameras; plenty of shooting options; straightforward operation.
The bad: Slow performance; no full-resolution continuous shooting; crippled HD movie recording; noise even at lowest ISO sensitivities.
The bottom line: Slow performance and photo quality concerns stop the otherwise very good Pentax X70 from being a winning megazoom.
Pentax X70 Specs
Manufacturer: Pentax
Part number: 17491
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Pentax X70 Prices
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