Pentax K-70
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Overview | |
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Maker | Ricoh |
Lens | |
Lens mount | Pentax K |
Sensor/medium | |
Sensor type | CMOS |
Sensor size | 23.5 x 15.6mm (APS-C type) |
Maximum resolution | 6000 x 4000 (24 megapixels) |
Film speed | 100-102400 |
Recording medium | SD, SDHC or SDXC memory card (UHS-I compatible) |
Focusing | |
Focus areas | 11 PDAF focus points |
Shutter | |
Shutter speeds | 1/6000s to 30s; up to 20 mins in bulb mode |
Continuous shooting | 6.0 frames per second |
Viewfinder | |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.95 |
Frame coverage | 100% |
Image processing | |
Image processor | PRIME MII |
White balance | Yes |
General | |
LCD screen | 3 inches with 921,000 dots |
Dimensions | 126 x 93 x 74mm (4.94 x 3.66 x 2.91 inches) |
Weight | 688g including battery |
The Pentax K-70 is a 24 megapixel compact APS-C digital SLR camera announced by Ricoh on June 8, 2016. In contrast to the previously introduced APS-C flagship K-3 II, it includes a flash, flip-out display and built-in WiFi. In common with that camera, the K-70 is capable of Pixel Shift Resolution images, which provide higher colour resolution and require the camera to be stationary. It is the first Pentax camera to also include on-sensor PDAF elements that support hybrid autofocus, enabling continuous autofocus during video capture.
Like its predecessors K-50 and K-S2, the Pentax K-70 is weather-sealed. Its price level and general features identify it as an upper entry level camera - in contrast to the flagship model, it lacks the second display and second memory card slot. It also uses a lower-specified imaging chip, the PRIME MII, but combines it with "a newly developed accelerator unit". As a Pentax APS-C first, a sensitivity of ISO 102,400 is available, and as a Pentax entry-level first, the camera features 14 bit sensor read-out.