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Pentax Optio P70 Review

Author Cliff Smith
Published 16th Mar 2009
Manufacturer Pentax
Price £155.65 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £179.00 (Inc VAT)
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Build Quality Score 9 for Build Quality
Features Score 7 for Features
Image Quality Score 8 for Image Quality
Value Score 8 for Value
Overall Score 8 for Overall
Pentax Optio P70
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Over the next few pages we show a range of test shots. On this page the full size image at the minimum and maximum ISO settings have been reduced to let you see the full image, and a series of full resolution crops have taken from original images at a range of ISO settings to show the overall image quality. These ISO test images are shot indoors using reflected natural light for maximum consistency.





This is the full frame at minimum ISO. It is under-exposed slightly due to the limited shutter speed in program mode.





There is a slight haze of noise at 64 ISO, but the overall level of detail is good, and colours are accurate.





Exposure is correct at 100 ISO, and the noise levels are about the same.





Not much difference at 200 ISO.





There is some colour distortion at 400 ISO, but this would still make a good print.





Noise is starting to become a problem at 800 ISO, but overall quality is still pretty good.





Lots of noise now at 1600 ISO, but exposure and colour are still quite good.





3200 ISO is available, but limited to 5MP. Image quality is pretty terrible though.





At 6400 ISO we're into cheap webcam territory.





This is the full frame at 6400 ISO.


 

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comment joose said on 17th March 2009

A good review as always Cliff. I was wondering if you had any plans to review the Samsung WB500 in the next couple of months? I ask as I'm currently set to buy the Cannon Powe... more

comment Mic said on 11th April 2009

OOPS, you've missed out the 2nd most important thing after Picture Quality... two pictures of the user interface. A good optical performance can be rendered useless by feature... more

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