Pentax P70 vs S12

differences

Advantages of the Pentax P70

Much better wide angle

28 mm

38 mm

Around 30% better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

720p

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Larger screen

2.7"

2.5"

Around 10% larger screen

Better maximum light sensitivity

6,400 ISO

3,200 ISO

The P70's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Better macro capability

10 cm

12 cm

Focus on subjects around 20% closer to the lens

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the Pentax P70

Advantages of the Pentax S12

Much larger sensor

1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

More than 50% larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

12 MP

9.8 MP

Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos

Smaller

87x54x21 mm

97x54x22 mm

More than 10% smaller

Much faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1000s

2x faster max shutter speed

Lighter

140 g

155 g

Around 10% lighter

Slightly thinner

0.8"

0.9"

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Pentax S12

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Pentax Optio P70

60	vs	57
Explain scores

Pentax Optio S12

Snapsort recommends the Pentax Optio P70. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a ultra compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

P70:	97x54x22 mm
S12:	87x54x21 mm

	Short max exposure time
	4 seconds

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

Poor macro capabilities

P70:	10 cm
S12:	12 cm

	No image stabilization
	Risk of blur

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Very small screens

P70:	2.7"
S12:	2.5"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor movies

P70:	720p
S12:	480p @ 30fps

Poor wide angle

P70:	28 mm
S12:	38 mm

Poor zoom

P70:	3.9x
S12:	3x

competitors

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Has image stabilization

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the Optio P70

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the Optio S12

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Optio P70

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Optio S12

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Has way more more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Optio P70

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Optio S12

Nikon Coolpix P90

Super zoom

Much more zoom

Has a flip-out screen

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Coolpix P90 vs the Optio P70

Nikon Coolpix P50

Digicam

Significantly better macro capability

Much larger

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Coolpix P50 vs the Optio P70

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Much more zoom

Much higher resolution screen

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Optio P70

Olympus PEN E-P1

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$184 body only

$375 with 17mm lens

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

No built-in flash

Much larger

Compare the PEN E-P1 vs the Optio P70

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Much higher resolution screen

Significantly more zoom

Much larger

Narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S8200 vs the Optio P70

Pentax Optio M50

Compact

$371

Better wide angle

Better maximum light sensitivity

Much smaller sensor

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Optio M50 vs the Optio S12

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Much better wide angle

Much larger screen

Much lower true resolution

Significantly larger

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the Optio S12

Pentax Optio S10

Ultra compact

Significantly better macro capability

Slightly smaller

Much lower true resolution

Much smaller sensor

Compare the Optio S10 vs the Optio S12

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Super zoom

Has a flip-out screen

Image stabilization

Much larger

Much smaller sensor

Compare the PowerShot S5 IS vs the Optio S12

Pentax Optio I-10

Compact

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

Much smaller sensor

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Optio I-10 vs the Optio S12

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Pentax OptioP70 vs Pentax OptioS12

Pentax Optio P70

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio P70

Pentax Optio S12

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio S12

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Pentax P70

Advantages of the Pentax S12

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Pentax Optio P70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P90

Nikon Coolpix P50

Nikon Coolpix L120

Olympus PEN E-P1

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Pentax Optio S12 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio M50

Canon PowerShot S95

Pentax Optio S10

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Pentax Optio I-10

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Pentax Optio
P70
vs
Pentax Optio
S12