Pentax Optio W80: “Adventurous meets clumsy”
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Pentax’s new “rugged” camera features 12.1 Megapixels, 5x internal optical zoom, a wide angle 28mm lens, a 2.5″ anti-reflective LCD screen, and HD movie capture. Advertised as “waterproof, shockproof, coldproof, and dustproof” the Optio W80 fits the bill as a camera destined to climb mountains and swim across oceans. Certified waterproof up to 12 feet (5m), shockproof for drops of up to 3.3 feet (1m), and coldproof down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit (-10C). For $300 you can rest easy knowing that this camera won’t break if you accidentally sit on it or knock it off the counter — definitely a must for the adventurer or klutz of the family.