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Pentax Optio WP

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4 stars
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3 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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The Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS is a new all-action, go-everywhere camera. The WG-1 GPS is shock, freeze, dust and water proof, and features 14 megapixels, 2.7 inch LCD, a 5x zoom lens, HD movie recording and as the name suggests, built-in GPS tracking. Available for £299.99 / $329.95, read our in-depth Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS review to find out if it can survive the hardest test of all, an English summer...Read more
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Pros

  • good low-light performance
  • taking pictures is quite easy
  • size and relative simplicity

Cons

  • Slightly soft in the upper right corner
  • the camera is not particularly rugged
  • Focusing underwater was hit or miss

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.744x4.308 mm
  • 5 Mpx
  • 2560, 1920 px
  • 4
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 2.0 in
  • no

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Pentax Optio WP - Pros & Cons

Pentax Optio WP

Pros

  • good low-light performance
  • taking pictures is quite easy
  • size and relative simplicity
  • The underwater feature works fine
  • has faired pretty well and takes decent pictures
  • Picture quality is good with nice colours and a sharp image
  • Color balance looked pretty good with the Auto white balance setting
  • Optio WP again performed fairly well
  • File management is more sophisticated than is common on most compact digicams
  • Optio WP performs pretty well here
  • Skin tones were pretty good

Cons

  • Slightly soft in the upper right corner
  • the camera is not particularly rugged
  • Focusing underwater was hit or miss
  • no optical viewfinder
  • The camera desperately needs a manual viewfinder
  • The camera does not take anywhere near the quality of my previous two digitals
  • The screen is much too dim for sunny days
  • Noticeable fuzziness exists on the perimeter of all photos
  • significant detail is lost in the capture of the photograph
  • this 34 second movie is 102Mb in size
  • the camera drops the resolution to 2 megapixels

Pentax Optio WP - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
5 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2560 x 1920 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Pentax Optio WP - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors5.0 Mpx
Effective pixels5.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2560 x 1920 px
Other resolutions
  • 2304x1728
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.3
Maximum aperture4
Focal length equiv38 - 114
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range15.75 in
Macro focus range0.39 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash range2.5
Flash modesRedeye Reduction
External flashno
Self-timeryes
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productSilver
Environmentally sealedyes
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Storage
Internal storage10.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
  • Internal
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
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Image
ISO
  • 50
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum50
ISO maximum400
Maximum image resolution2560 x 1920 px
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.0 in
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots85000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution320 x 240 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsMOV
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Dimensions
Weight4.76 oz
Width4.02 in
Height2.01 in
Depth0.87 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno

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