Pentax announced their first ever ultra-zoom/prosumer camera today… and it’s just a fixed lens camera – not a hybrid or live view-only digital SLR that rumors and speculation last week were pointing to.
Pentax X70
(Ultra-zoom camera)
- 12 effective megapixels
- 26 – 624 mm (f2.8 – f5.0) 24X optical zoom lens
- Sensor-shift image stabilization
- 2.7 inch LCD
- Auto Picture Mode (aka an automatic scene mode selector)
- Face, smile and blink detection
- Digital wide combines two pictures into a single 20 mm wide photo
- Full manual controls
- HD 720p 15 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in April for $400