Pentax Optio WS80 Review

3.5

Review Date:

November 20, 2009

Author:

Mark Goldstein

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Specifications

Type
Camera Type	Waterproof digital zoom compact
Sensor
Type	1/2.3" CCD
Effective Pixels	approx. 10.0 megapixels
Still	10M, 7M, 5M, 3M, 2.1M, 1024, 640
Movie	1280, 640, 320
Sensitivity	Auto, Fixed (ISO 64 - 6400)
Shake Reduction	Pixel Track SR Hi-sensitivity anti-shake mode (Digital SR) Movie shake reduction mode (Movie SR)
Lens
Focal Length	6.2 - 31mm f/3.8(W) - F4.7(T) Equivalent to approx. 35 - 175mm in 35mm format
Digital Zoom	Digital zoom: approx. 5.7x Intelligent zoom: approx. 5.9X at 7M, approx. 28.5X at 640 (including optical zoom)
Construction	PENTAX zoom lens, 10 elements in 8 groups (4 aspherical elements)
Focusing System
Functions	9-point AF, Spot AF, Auto Tracking AF
Focus Range (automatic)	Standard: 0.4m - infinity (whole zoom area) Macro: 0.1 - 0.5m (from wide to the middle zoom position) Infinity-landscape, Pan Focus, Manual Focus: available
Screen
Type	2.7"LCD, approx. 230K dots
Shutter
Speed	1/1500 - 1/4sec. 4sec at most. (Night Scene mode setting)
Exposure system
Metering	Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering
Exposure Modes	Auto Picture, Program, Night Scene, Movie, Underwater, Underwater Movie, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Digital Wide, Surf & Snow, Digital SR, Kids, Pet, Half-length Portrait, Sport, Fireworks, Candlelight, Night Scene Portrait, Natural Skin Tone, Food, Digital Panorama, Frame Composite, Party, Green
Compensation	±2EV(1/3EV steps)
Flash
Modes	Flash-on and Flash-off modes. "Red-eye" reduction function employs a pre-discharge. Soft Flash
Effective Range	Wide: approx. 0.4 - 3.4m (ISO Auto) Tele: approx. 0.4 - 2.8m (ISO Auto)
Exposure Parameters
Modes	One shot, Self-timer, Continuous Shooting, High Speed Continuous Shooting, Interval Shooting
Face Recognition	Face recognition AF&AE is available for all modes up to 32 faces. Smile Capture. Blink Detection.
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting
Playback
Options	Small Face Filter, Slideshow, Resize, Cropping, Image/Sound Copy, Image Rotation, Digital Filter( Color Filter(15 kinds), Toy Camera Filter, Retro Filter, Soft Filter, Brightness Filter), Movie Edit, Frame Composite, Red-eye Compensation, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Image Recovery, Start-up Screen, Face close-up playback
Storage
Internal	Built-in Memory (approx. 33.6MB)
External	SD/SDHC Memory Card
Interface
Interface	USB2.0 (Hi-Speed)NTSC/PAL
Power
Source	Rechargeable D-LI88 lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also available
Performance	Still: approx. 200 shots (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) Playback: approx. 240 min. (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing. Actual performance may vary depending on operating conditions. ** According to the result of PENTAX in-house testing.
Dimensions
Height	55.5mm
Width	91.5mm
Depth	22mm
Weight	approx. 105g (without battery and SD memory card) approx. 125g (loaded and ready)

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