Toshiba announce M70
Feb 10, 2000 at 04:00:00 GMT
Toshiba Japan today announced the M70, their first foray into the 3 megapixel race, a camera first seen at PMA2000 now headlines Toshiba's range with a 3x Canon Zoom lens (35-105mm 35mm equiv., fast F2.0) uses SmartMedia for storage and has full support for the shutterbug features of Aperture and Shutter priority. Looks and specification (specifically the Canon 3x lens) cunningly similar to the Casio QV-3000EX.
Toshiba PDR-M70 specifications
| CCD | 1/1.8" 3.34 megapixels |
| Image sizes | 2048 x 1536, 1024 x 768. |
| Image modes | JPEG, AVI |
| ISO (sensitivity) | 100, 200, 400 |
| Lens | 3x Zoom Canon lens (35 - 105mm, 35mm equiv). F2.0-F2.5 |
| Shooting range | Normal: 80cm - Infinity, Macro: 9cm - Infinity. |
| Shutter speed range | 1/2s - 1/1000s (long exposure mode allows 1-8 secs) |
| LCD monitor | 1.8" TFT |
| Storage | SmartMedia (2MB/4MB/8MB/16MB/32MB/64MB) |
| Shooting modes | Program AE, Aperture Priority (Av), Shutter Priority (Tv) |
| Burst mode | AVI 160 x 120 (300 seconds), 320 x 240 (60 seconds) - 15fps |
| Exposure compensation | +/-1.5EV in 1/3EV steps |
| White balance | Full Auto, 4 settings |
| Self-timer | 2 secs or 10 secs |
| Flash | Built-in & Optional synch terminal. |
| Flash range | 0.8m - 4.0m |
| Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Slow-Sync, Anti-Red-Eye, Fill-In |
| Interface | USB |
| Video output | Varies by region |
| Misc | Voice recording function (WAVE file) |
| Power requirements | Supplied rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery (PDR-BT2) |
| Dimensions | 116 x 62 x 76 mm |
| Weight (no batteries) | 360 g |
| Est Street PRice | ~US$ 890 |
| Release date | March 2000, Japan |