We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Pentax Optio W90

PRO rating
How it works?
How it works?
  1. User ratingsUser ratingsratings of product added by Productz users
  2. Expert ratingsExpert ratingsexperts ratings from editorial reviews
  3. Consumer ratingsConsumer ratingsratings from the biggest online stores worldwide
Legend
  1. Excellent
  2. Good
  3. Poor
  4. Average
3.7
based on all reviews
User ratings:
8
3.8 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
12 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
37 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Editorial reviews:
6
  1. See more
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
25 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews

Pros

  • The battery and memory card are kept secure in this waterproof door
  • reasonably quick focusing
  • accurate exposure and excellent colour reproduction

Cons

  • wide-angle lens does exhibit some barrel distortion
  • Auto white-balance in fluorescent lighting
  • The lens does not extend out if the camera when using the 5x optical zoom

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 12 Mpx
  • 4000, 3000 px
  • 5.5
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • 2.7 in
  • no

Compare technical data of the product to its category

Pentax

Pentax Optio W90 - Pros & Cons

Pentax Optio W90

Pros

  • The battery and memory card are kept secure in this waterproof door
  • reasonably quick focusing
  • accurate exposure and excellent colour reproduction
  • waterproof
  • dustproof and shockproof features makes
  • performed well and gave generally fine results
  • W90 is capable of superb colour rendition
  • photo quality is overall very good for a compact rugged camera
  • W90's photo quality and performance are very good for its class
  • Shooting performance is very good for its class
  • up very good photos and performance at a reasonable price

Cons

  • wide-angle lens does exhibit some barrel distortion
  • Auto white-balance in fluorescent lighting
  • The lens does not extend out if the camera when using the 5x optical zoom
  • Auto white-balance in incandescent lighting
  • Click on the thumbnails for larger images
  • Pentax W90 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • Does the Pentax W90 have Weather Sealing
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • Does the Pentax W90 have Touch Screen
  • no optical or mechanical image stabilization

Pentax Optio W90 - Technical Overview

PoorAverageGoodExcellent
IconScreen size
2.7 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
6400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
12 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4000 x 3000 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Pentax - Video Reviews (9)

powered byYouTube

Pentax Optio W90 - Full Specifications

Icon
Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4000x2672
  • 4000x2256
  • 3072x2304
  • 2592x1944
  • 2048x1536
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
ProcessorPRIME
Icon
Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom6.25 x
Minimum aperture3.5
Maximum aperture5.5
Focal length equiv28 - 140
Contrast adjustmentyes
AutofocusSpot Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range0.39 in
Number of focus points9
Icon
Photography features
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay2.0 s
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.9
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Continuous drive1.3 fps
Scene modes
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dusk
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
Icon
Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Icon
Dimensions
Weight5.68 oz
Width4.23 in
Height2.32 in
Depth0.98 in
Icon
Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Icon
Other features
Timelapse recordingyes
GPSno
Icon
Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum6400
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets4
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Negative film
  • Sepia
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
Icon
Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.7 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
Icon
Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsMJPEG
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate15.0 fps
Icon
Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Green
  • Orange
Environmentally sealedyes
Icon
Storage
Internal storage26.7 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • Internal
Icon
Connectivity
HDMI ports quantity1
USB version2.0
WirelessEye-Fi Connected
Remote controlNo

Pentax Optio W90 - Q&A

  • Do you have a question about the product?

Pentax Optio W90 Pentax - Editorial Reviews (6)

3.5
Based on 6 reviews
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
Pentax Optio W90 Pentax Optio W90 Brief Hands-On
Photography Bay logo
Photography Bay
Published: 24.02.2010
Pentax Optio W90 Brief Hands-On

While the Pentax Optio W90 has just been announced, I had the opportunity to get some hands-on time with a preproduction model of the new camera at CES 2010 last month.  For my first impressions on…

Pentax Optio W90 Pentax W90 Review
Imaging Resource logo
Imaging Resource
Published: 28.06.2010
Pentax W90 Review
4.0

Pentax W90 review, find out how the W90 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Pentax Optio W90 Pentax Optio W90 Review | Photography Blog
photographyblog.com logo
photographyblog.com
Published: 14.05.2010
Pentax Optio W90 Review | Photography Blog
4.0

The Pentax Optio W90 is a new all-action, go-everywhere camera. The W90 is shock, freeze, dust and water proof, and features 12 megapixels, 2.7 inch LCD, a 5x zoom lens and HD movie recording. Available for less than £250 / $275, Gavin Stoker gets to grips with the Pentax Optio W90 in our latest in-depth review.

Pentax Optio W90 Pentax Optio W90
CNET logo
CNET
Published: 21.10.2010
Pentax Optio W90

Pentax Optio W90

Pentax Optio W90 Pentax W90 Review | Camera Decision
Camera Decision logo
Camera Decision
Published: 24.02.2010
Pentax W90 Review | Camera Decision
1.9

Pentax W90 is a 12.0MP Waterproof camera with a 1/2.3-inch sized CCD sensor and 28-140 mm F3.5-5.5 lens. Read our W90 review to find its pros and cons.

Pentax Optio W90 Pentax Optio W90 compact camera
Pocket-lint logo
Pocket-lint
Published: 04.05.2010
Pentax Optio W90 compact camera
4.0

One of the more successful attempts at a toughened digicam; though it's pricier than the average point and shoot this looks the part and takes decent