Pentax Optio P70

60

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio P70

Size
Really small
Super compact 97x54x22 mm
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
155 g
Pentax Optio M85

47

Runner-up

Pentax Optio M85

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio M85

Size
Really small
Compact 93x58x24 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
145 g

differences

Advantages of the Pentax M85

Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1000s
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2x faster max shutter speed
Weight Slightly lighter 145 g vs 155 g
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Around 10% lighter
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Advantages of the Pentax P70

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 28 mm vs 32 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p vs 480p
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/2.9
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At its widest zoom, the P70's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Size Smaller 97x54x22 mm vs 93x58x24 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 0.9"
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Around 10% thinner
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures 4s vs 2s
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2x longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Pentax Optio M85 Pentax Optio M85
47 vs 60
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Pentax Optio P70 Pentax Optio P70
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
M85:f/2.9
P70:f/2.8
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
M85:2s
P70:4s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Macro focus Poor macro capabilities Help
10 cm
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
M85:480p
P70:720p
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
M85:32 mm
P70:28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
M85:3x
P70:3.9x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Kodak EasyShare M575

Kodak EasyShare M575

Compact

$86

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Thickness Is thinner
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Light sensitivity Significantly lower maximum light sensitivity

Pentax Optio M85 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Kodak EasyShare M381

Kodak EasyShare M381

Compact

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Ricoh Caplio R8

Ricoh Caplio R8

Compact

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Fastest shutter speed Slower max shutter speed
Weight Slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compact

$274

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
Weight Heavier
Pentax Optio E85

Pentax Optio E85

Compact

Pentax Optio P70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P90

Nikon Coolpix P90

Super zoom

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Nikon Coolpix P50

Nikon Coolpix P50

Digicam

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Size Much larger
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Olympus PEN E-P1

Olympus PEN E-P1

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$184 body only

$375 with 17mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Size Much larger
Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Size Much larger
Aperture Narrower aperture

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