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Pentax Optio WP Digital CameraSnorkel, ski, or attend a stunning wedding, and you’ll never stop snapping with the OptioWP. This latest digital delivers both on...
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Snorkel, ski, or attend a stunning wedding, and you’ll never stop snapping with the OptioWP. This latest digital delivers both on land and in the sea with a faster .6 second start up, a quick .05 second shutter release, movie mode and a generous 2.0 inch monitor. A beautiful, petite JIS Class 8 waterproof-rated exterior promises you’ll capture images proudly just under the water’s surface or in the most formal settings. Finally, your wait is over for petite, durable, go everywhere digital.
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OptioWP: The Digital Point & Shoot You've Been Waiting For
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Pros: Small. Fast. Good image quality.
Cons: Should've bought the 6mp WPi.
The Bottom Line:
Buy it! It's waterproof, it's small, it takes great pictures!
I'm a professional photographer, but I don't always want to lug my 5 pound, $5,000 digital SLR with me. Sometimes it's nice to have something that doesn't require two hands to use. But I haven't been willing to sacrifice image quality for portability.
Enter the OptioWP: it's so small that it gets mistaken for a cell phone. It shoots quickly and effortlessly. With around 20 program modes on the camera, you can tailor your shooting to the subject: I've been particularly happy with the Night Shots & Self Portrait modes.
The "Green Button" lets you quickly access menu settings that you use frequently. I have my Green Button programmed to allow me to change Sensitivity, Focus Area, EV Compensation and White Balance on the fly. If you're a photo-geek, you can even preview the histogram, shutter speed & aperture settings before shooting any pictures.
Coupled with a minitripod & using the 2 second timer mode, you can shoot some darn fine images at the lowest Sensitivity of ISO 50.
The quick access to Flash & Focus Modes makes it easy to get the right shot.
The LCD screen is bright enough in all but the sunniest of settings.
Check out Pentax's nylon case, with a nifty magentic flap to keep the camera, a spare battery & an extra memory card protected.
Get yourself the protective rubber skin for the OptioWP through Pentax's website: the silver body doesn't provide that much grip in slippery situations. And after three months of use, I've got a few dings on my camera body.
My biggest gripe is that 3 weeks after I bought the OptioWP, Pentax released the OptioWPi, which increased the sensor from 5 megapixels to 6. Darn it, I should have waited!
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