Waterproof Camera: Pentax Optio WS80

It’s great to know that you don’t need tons of cash to own a waterproof camera. The Pentax Optio WS80 is a medium-range waterproof camera that has decent specs for its money’s worth.
The Optio WS80 is lightweight and can easily fit any bag or pocket. It has a 10.0 megapixel CCD sensor with a 5x zoom lens. More importantly the Pentax waterproof camera also takes HD videos at 1280×720 30 frames per second recording.

You can take the WS80 under 1.5 meters water for 2 hours so this is a perfect snorkling camera. Pentax says that after use you must rinse the camera under tap water.

The WS80 is available in a range of colours including the black with orange stripes seen here, as well as white with pink stripes, white with black stripes and a rather appalling yellow with green stripes.

If you’re looking for underwater camera that is reliable and cheap then get the Pentax Optio WS80.

Product Features

• 10 MP digital camera, waterproof up to a depth of 1.5m
• High-speed Face Recognition captures up to 32 faces
• High-performance 5X optical zoom lens and triple anti-shake protection
• High-quality HDTV-proportioned movie recording
• Large 2.7 inch LCD monitor for effortless image viewing

Technical Details

• Colour-Black/Orange
• Weight with battery & SD card125g
• Dimensions-91.5(W) × 59.5(H) × 22(D)mm (including lens depth)
• Waterproof / Dustproof-Equivalent to JIS Class 8 Waterproof and JIS Class 6 Dustproof capabilities
• Interfaces-USB2.0 (Hi-Speed), AV terminal
• Battery Life-Still*: approx. 200 shots (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery),Playback**: approx. 240 min (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery)
• Storage Media-Built-in Memory (approx. 33.6MB), SD/SDHC Memory Card
• Flash Range-Wide: approx. 0.4 – 3.4m (ISO Auto) approx. 1.31 – 11 ft. (ISO Auto), Tele: approx. 0.4 – 2.8m (ISO Auto) approx. 1.31 – 9.2 ft. (ISO Auto)

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