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For most the past four years, if you wanted to buy a waterproof compact camera, you had a choice of either a Pentax Optio W series, or something from the Olympus mju SW range but the recent growth in popularity of outdoor adventure sports and activity holidays has opened up the market for cameras that are waterproof, and in some cases shockproof and freeze-proof. Most of the main manufacturers have recently launched new cameras in this category, but they're mostly expensive luxury items. These newcomers must be cutting into the sales of excellent but pricey Optio W80, because Pentax's response has been to add a second lower-priced waterproof model to its range, the Optio WS80.
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