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Is the Pentax P70 good for Carrying Everywhere?

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Pentax P70 Carrying Everywhere Score

POOR
Pentax P70 has a score of 36 for Daily Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we strongly recommend you to consider the Alternative cameras listed at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Pentax P70 Review

Pentax P70 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis
Compact Body
Compact body of Pentax P70 makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.
155g
This camera is so light that you can comfortably carry it around all day.
Body Thickness 22mm
With a thickness of only22mm,Pentax P70 is small as it could get.
3.9X Optical Zoom
Having a camera with higher zoom ratio would be more practical.
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
Pentax P70's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.
No RAW shooting capability
RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

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Pentax P70 Alternatives in Ultracompact cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Fujifilm XQ1

Compare P70 vs XQ1

12 MP | 2/3-inch CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor
25-100 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #477
Rank in Compact Cameras: #45
Fujifilm XQ1
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm XQ2

Compare P70 vs XQ2

12 MP | 2/3' CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor
25-100 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #478
Rank in Compact Cameras: #40
Fujifilm XQ2
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm XP130

Compare P70 vs XP130

16 MP | 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-140 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #462
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #37
Fujifilm FinePix XP130
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus TG-860

Compare P70 vs TG-860

16 MP | 1/2.3' CMOS Sensor
21-105 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #524
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #67
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus TG-870

Compare P70 vs TG-870

16 MP | 1/2.3' BSI-CMOS Sensor
21-105 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #552
Rank in Compact Cameras: #71
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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