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Review summary: For the undemanding amateur photographer, the Pentax X70 is an easy-to-use compact/dSLR camera.

Verdict: As you can tell, we weren't terribly impressed with the Pentax X70. It tries too hard to make photography easy and non-scary but, however talented a photographer you are and however adept at adjusting onboard settings to get the best results, it just ...

Review summary: Big zooms are hotter than ever for 2009, and we snagged image samples from three major zoom pimps. Check out our exclusive preview of the Nikon Coolpix P90, Pentax X70 and Fujifilm FinePix S1500 here.

Verdict: If you're a zoom freak and have the luxury of a tripod at your disposal, then this is not an issue. But we can see how this can pose as a threat to unassuming consumers who drop significant chunks of change on an enticing feature. We took image ...

Review summary: ePHOTOzine has got one of the first Pentax X70 cameras and Matt Grayson is on hand to test it out.

Pros: Large zoom; Nice design; Decent build; Good weight distribution; Excellent focusing at extreme distance; Nice portrait results; Fringing is controlled well

Cons: Bad noise control; Plastic tripod bush on a camera that will use it a lot; Colours could be punchier

Verdict: For the first camera in the superzoom range, Pentax have done quite well. I think they've started as they mean to go on by putting one of the largest zooms available in the camera. A lot of the other features are found on basic compacts and I think ...

Review summary: Pentax enters the superzoom market with a 12MP, 24x optical zoom monster

Pros: Huge zoom, tiny body, manual controls

Cons: Mushy images, very slow, too expensive

Verdict: The X70 offers the usual array of scene modes, plus the full PASM complement. What's more impressive, though, is how it manages to squeeze a 24x optical zoom in to a body not much larger or heavier than some bulkier compacts. On paper at least, it's ...

Review summary: Introduction For the first time, Pentax has dipped its toes into the ultra-zoom category with the X70, which offers an impressive 24x zoom, shoots at 12-megapixel resolution and uses CCD-shfit stabilization to help prevent camera shake. The ...

Cons: • Fast lens with massive zoom • Good manual controls • Easy modes for beginners • Wide variety of editing controls • HD video at only 15fps • Possibly short battery life • Low quality EVF