Pentax waterproof digital camera Optio W80 unveiled

Thursday, July 2, 2009, 6:25
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pentax-optio-w80 Pentax has geared up to launch its latest digital camera, known as Optio W80. The Optio W80 is regarded one the highly useful waterproof, dustproof, coldproof and adventure proof camera, which features a 12.1 megapixel sensor with a 5x internal optical zoom. The Pentax camera is also a shockproof camera, which has withhold crash from a drop of more than three feet.

The waterproof Optio W80 camera is designed keeping in mind that it can survive if fallen from a depth of up to 16 feet (5 meters) and protect itself from rain and spills. The camera enables photographers to capture photos in underwater and videos for up to 2 hours. The hard and shockproof design keeps the camera safe even if it drops from 3.3- feet in dry land. It features a sleek one inch body and a wide angle 28 mm lens. It offers an extended perception for landscape, group and more confined shots.

The Optio W80 features a Pentax developed imaging engine. It has a high-performance Pentax zoom lens, which ensures luminous and high-class images with brief details. Its internal zoom lens provides a super protect coating implemented to the mineral crystal cover, so that it can resist water, dust and finger marks.

As the reviews, the coldproof feature of the device enables the users to use the device in 14 degrees (-10 degrees Celsius). It means that you can capture images in subfreezing temperature. The hi-tech camera features a 2.5-inch LCD monitor. It also features a widescreen, HD movie capture and records at a full speed at 30 frames per second. It has ability to produce a resolution of up to 1280x 720 pixels.

The Optio W80 will hit the market this month. It can be purchased for a price of $299.95 USD. It is available in several colors, such as cardinal red, azure blue and gunmetal gray.