Pentax Optio WS80 Digital Camera
October 29, 2009 | Digital Camera, Gadgets | 1 CommentFor most of the past four years, if you want to buy a compact camera waterproof, you could choose either a Pentax Optio W series, or something of the range Olympus Mju SW, but the recent growth in popularity adventure sports and outdoor activities holiday has opened the market for cameras that are waterproof, and in some cases, shock and freeze-proof. Most major manufacturers have recently introduced new cameras in this category, but it is mostly expensive luxury items. These newcomers must be cut into sales Optio W80 excellent but expensive, because the response from Pentax has been to add a secondary pricing model to its line waterproof, the Optio WS80.
The WS80 is not the only low-cost camera tight on the market, and it is not even the least expensive either. His only real competition is the Fujifilm FinePix Z33 WP, around £ 120 manages to make even the WS80 £ 180 look expensive. However, the Z33 can not match the specification of WS80, because it provides some specifications quite decent for the money.
The Optio WS80 camera is compact and lightweight with a 10.0 megapixel CCD sensor, a 5x internal optical zoom equivalent to 35-175mm and 1280 x 720 30fpd HD video recording. It is waterproof to a depth of 1.5 meters for a maximum of two hours, and can be rinsed under the tap if it gets muddy. Although the camera body is plastic its tiles form feels strong and durable, and even if it is not advertised as shockproof it does seem and feel capable of surviving a stroke and a few bumps. The lens is protected behind a cover of hollow glass, and light weight of the apparatus 125g including card and battery means it is light enough to bounce rather than Smash (probably!) The WS80 is available in a variety of colors, with stripes of black and orange light here, and white striped pink, white with black stripes and a yellow rather scary with green stripes. [via trustedreviews]
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