Pentax Optio P70

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Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio P70

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
28 mm
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 S12

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Runner-up

Pentax Optio S12

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio S12

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 87x54x21 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
12 MP
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
140 g

differences

Advantages of the Pentax P70

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 38 mm
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Around 30% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
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The P70's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Macro focus Better macro capability 10 cm vs 12 cm
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Focus on subjects around 20% closer to the lens
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Advantages of the Pentax S12

Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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More than 50% larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution 12 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos
Size Smaller 87x54x21 mm vs 97x54x22 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1000s
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2x faster max shutter speed
Weight Lighter 140 g vs 155 g
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Around 10% lighter
Thickness Slightly thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Pentax Optio P70 Pentax Optio P70
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Pentax Optio S12 Pentax Optio S12
Green arrow 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
Size Fairly small Help
P70:97x54x22 mm
S12:87x54x21 mm
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
4 seconds
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Macro focus Poor macro capabilities Help
P70:10 cm
S12:12 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
P70:2.7"
S12:2.5"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
P70:720p
S12:480p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
P70:28 mm
S12:38 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
P70:3.9x
S12:3x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier

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

Pentax Optio S12 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio M50

Pentax Optio M50

Compact

$371

Wide angle Better wide angle
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Size Significantly larger
Pentax Optio S10

Pentax Optio S10

Ultra compact

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Size Slightly smaller
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Super zoom

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Size Much larger
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Pentax Optio I-10

Pentax Optio I-10

Compact

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
True resolution Much lower true resolution

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