http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/ Engadget Comments for Pentax kicks out the waterproof Optio W60 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/May 22nd 2008 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/
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It's a tough little camera, I can take it with me anywhere without fear that if I fall off a log into a pond my camera will be wrecked, or that if I want to take some shots at the beach, lake, etc, that I will need to be extra careful. It's great if you're a boater or kayaker too because you don't have to be constantly worried about the camera.

It beats water-resistant designs, like the ones from Olympus, because it can actually stand up to being dunked or kept in the pocket of sopping wet clothes.

As for no lens cap... it sucks yes, BUT... if you're putting the camera into situations where the lens cap would save you, then you've got a lot bigger issue (LCD) that you should be worried about anyway.

@ $3xx this is not designed for divers... frankly considering the cost of other diving gear I would assume that is pretty obvious? :^)]]>May 23rd 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/May 22nd 2008 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/May 22nd 2008 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/May 22nd 2008 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/May 22nd 2008 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/May 22nd 2008 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/May 22nd 2008 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/May 23rd 2008 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/
I owned the first generation of the W series (W10), and it's battery life was bad, camera photos/startup speeds was slow, but the photo quality seemed OK. A lot of time has passed since then, so my suggestion with this or any other camera would be to check the quality of the photos first in the conditions you most shoot in.

Oh yeah, and make sure you tie something to it that will float -- or religiously use the strap.]]>May 23rd 2008 7:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/
Oh, and the Olympus one has two BIG drawbacks. It uses the dreaded proprietry xD card (although 1030 does allow microSD with an adapter), and the mini-USB connector is the A connector that nobody else uses.]]>May 23rd 2008 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/And while we're on the subject of that little metal flap...another friend reports that if the camera gets wet then each time the camera is switched on the retracting flap drags water across the lens.]]>Jun 2nd 2008 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/
I would want to wait until we got some serious reviews before purchasing it and using it for even snorkeling. With waves, salt water and the camera bouncing off rocks I'n not sure that even the W60 will be able to survive.

Of course the closest option (for only a bit more money) is the Canon brand of cameras. Most can have an optional water proof case that is sturdier than any Optio (It is what I use for my underwater pictures). At only $150 in addition to the camera (which is better picture quality then the W series) you get significantly better pictures.

So I think I'm going to pass on the W60, for those who already have a digital P&S, $150 for 30 feet is better deal.

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]]>May 23rd 2008 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/May 23rd 2008 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/another thing is that i would like to know who´s better, "pentax W60" or "olympus 790 SW" because i already saw that both have like same things but the difference is the smile shot, so if its true that when i smile the camera would autoshutt its better the pentax.
how ever the camera wold autoshutt or only recognize?]]>May 25th 2008 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/May 27th 2008 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/I take kitesurfing pictures with the camera attach to my kite and I use the interval mode. this is for me one of the most interesting feature.
you can see some nice example of if on my website : http://www.pepette.com
Especially the pictures from Maui.
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One additional advantage of this new Pentax W60 - it takes higher resolution movies than the Olympus SW series, although there is no mention of whether there is a limit on the _length_ of those high resolution movies. If the length is only limited by the size of the memory card, then this is a great improvement for sure.]]>May 27th 2008 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/
I do a lot of whitewater rafting, and both cameras have served me well. I retired the 4mp version when I started to lose pixels - the W30 is in its second year of pretty heavy service, and while I agree the image quality is only fair to good, the device is very tough and an absolute must for water-sport types. I'll be considering the W60 when it becomes available.

Lack of a lens cap has never been an issue for me - only complaints are that the W30's LCD is a little hard to see in bright sunlight, and the flash is a little anemic. ]]>May 27th 2008 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://forum.digitalcamerareview.com/showthread.php?p=19692

Drive Modes:

One Shot, Continuous, High Speed Continuous, [b]Interval[/b], Auto Bracket, Self Timer, Frame Composition

[b]Interval[/b] - is it the same as the W30's Interval Shooting mode?

Thanks!]]>May 27th 2008 11:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://public.fotki.com/primoz/) and movies (http://www.dailymotion.com/playlists/primoz) taken with Pentax W series cameras?

All Olympus SW cameras are limited to only 10 sec of 640x480, 30 fps movies. And the quality of both, pictures & movies, is really poor.]]>May 28th 2008 12:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/pentax-kicks-out-the-waterproof-optio-w60/
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_support_downloads.asp?id=1363&os=w
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