Review
DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE
K-70
Pentax
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 24 megapixels
- Sensor size
- APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 6000 x 4000
- ISO
- Auto, 100-102400
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Pentax KAF2
- Number of focus points
- 11
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- Sensor-shift
- Image stabilization notes
- 4.5 stop correction
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/6000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 6.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- Yes
- Timelapse recording
- Yes
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (60i, 50i, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p)
- Format
- MPEG-4, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Microphone port
- Yes
- Headphone port
- No
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Optical (pentaprism)
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.95× (0.63× 35mm equiv.)
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 921,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fully articulated
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I compatible)
- Battery description
- D-LI109 lithium-ion battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 410
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 688 g (1.52 lb / 24.27 oz)
- Dimensions
- 126 x 93 x 74 mm (4.94 x 3.66 x 2.91″)
- Environmentally sealed
- Yes
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (mini-HDMI)
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (wired or wireless)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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