| Pentax Optio W60 10 MP Waterproof Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom and 2.5 inch LCD (Pink) |  | Brand: Pentax
Category: Photography
List Price: $499.95
Buy New: $229.95
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,164
Color: Pink
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 5
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 25
Minimum Focal Length: 5
Maximum Resolution: 10
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 2.2 x 1 x 3.9
MPN: 17271
Model: 17271
UPC: 000270751442
EAN: 0000270751442
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| Features:
| • | Waterproof to 4m (13 feet) protects from rain and spills, as well as allowing underwater photos and video. | | • | 10 Megapixels for large, detailed images. | | • | 5x optical zoom in a slim 1 inch body is equivalent to 28-140mm. | | • | Wide angle 28mm zoom lens ideal for landscape, indoor, or group photos. | | • | HD movie capture to vividly capture moving memories in widescreen 720p. |
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Product Description
Take your Pentax Optio W60 to new extremes. With 10 megapixels and a 5x internal zoom, this waterproof Optio shoots deeper, wider and at colder temps. A new design allows the Optio W60 to operate up to 13 feet underwater for two hours and at extreme temperatures well below freezing. Perfect for photography in adventurous settings, the Optio W60 captures a wide variety of scenes including expansive landscapes, architecture, and group photos in confined spaces as well as close-up telephoto shots. The Optio W60 also feature high-quality movie mode, face recognition, smile capture, and blink detection.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 Buy it now... August 28, 2009
D. Hall (North Carolina)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I had the older Pentax W20 and loved it. Take it on remote float trips in Alaska. Just a great camera. The new W60 is that much nicer. Need a waterproof camera, buy it. Nothing to worry about. Nothing to regret. This product is top shelf.
super nice point an shoot better than Olympus by far November 17, 2009
E. Sickels (seattle Wa)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got one off Amazon and was impressed. It takes great pictures if you do not use the auto 800 setting. Just use it at 100 or 200 setting. Great videos.
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These are three I made for some friends.
The controls are easy to use and work.
great picture options.
Good underwater shots but do not go to deep.
AAA+++
Going to buy the W80 next.
Looks great
 Excellent camera for parents August 17, 2009
P. Canniff
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
I bought the Pentax W60 six months ago on the way to an indoor waterpark. I wanted something that would be functionally equivalent to my existing Canon SD 870 IS: small and light, decent still shots, decent videos.
Since then the Pentax has become my default camera.
Pros:
decent image quality
some neat "smart" modes
waterproof and dust resistant means no worries about child-play environments!
Cons:
auto-focus seems to get it wrong more often than my Canon
no one-button swap between still and movie mode
zoom quality seems lower
zooming during video has big big focus issues
short battery life per charging
If I only had one camera for all occaisions, those cons might be overwhelming, but I also have a Nikon D90 which I use for formal occaisions or highly dramatic scenery. So, for my "everyday" use, I'm swayed by the robust nature of the waterproof housing.
Let me specifically address the video cons. First, my Canon (and all its ancestors) has a simple physical switch to move from still mode to movie mode. The Pentax has a menu system which requires me to push one button, navigate over a few places, and push again. Under pressure of capturing a kid in action, that's a recipe for failure. Second, the zoom may be less nice because of the inability to have a lens poking out the front, but I am puzzled by what seems to be the complete failure of the auto-focus when I zoom during a video.
Depending on your needs, you may weigh these issues differently. For me, this camera is great solution.
Water lover November 20, 2009
Robert Edwards (Colorado)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Worked very well on a holiday to the sand and surf. Rinsing in fresh water after a day of use helps. Was late rinsing once and battery door became sticky. Took a good cleaning with a toothbrush to remedy. Underwater pictures and videos were very good and battery life is good.
 Great for outdoors... February 8, 2010
C. Hines (Atlanta, GA)
Seeing as how this is a waterproof camera I'd say they probably really meant for it to be used more in the outdoor environment. This pics it takes then are typically excellent quality. Indoors or lower light however, suck. They are grainy, fuzzy and, well, crap. *sigh*
The camera is small and very portable. I used it in the pool and it had no problems at all. But since it takes crappy indoor pics I'm looking for another camera for more full time use. I imagine I'll probably love this one on vacation at the beach.
Overall it's not a BAD camera, and likely does exactly what it was meant to do. But it's not a good overall type camera.
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