AgfaPhoto rolls out rugged, waterproof DV-600uw camera

AgfaPhoto's new DV-600uw rugged camera may not be quite as stylish as Pentax's latest ruggedized offering, but it looks like it has it beat where it counts, with it able to handle submersion in water up to 33 feet deep (compared to the Pentax's 16 feet), and hold up to the usual drops, dust, and dirt for good measure. Unfortunately, things are a bit less impressive when it comes to the core camera specs, with this one packing just 6-megapixels, no optical zoom, and a plain old VGA movie mode instead of 720p -- not to mention just one choice of color. If that extra ruggedness makes the difference for you, however, you can pick this one up right now for $199.

[Via Electronista]

[Nick @ Jun 29th 2009 11:43PM]

yawn

[nowayman @ Jun 30th 2009 12:50AM]

Second!

[nowayman @ Jun 30th 2009 12:51AM]

Third!

[Kelvinyam @ Jun 29th 2009 11:51PM]

Make it $100 and they will grab some attentions.

[Abdel @ Jun 29th 2009 11:52PM]

Agfa waw its been a while that I did not hear about this brand. Well welcome back!

[Gregorian @ Jun 30th 2009 12:10AM]

A cheap and rugged camera that can be handed to kids (and not have Barbie or Hello Kitty plastered on it) would be a good thing.

But at $199, this isn't quite it. I agree. $100 max.

[sbug @ Jun 30th 2009 12:28AM]

this is so ugly!

[AndrewNoNumbers @ Jun 30th 2009 12:38AM]

This looks like a generic digicam you'd get at the drugstore for 30 bucks.

[RUGRLN @ Jun 30th 2009 1:53AM]

Agfa, where'd they come out from? Last time I heard from them was in the 90s...

[Mark Schira @ Jun 30th 2009 2:03AM]

This can be good news. Having only 6Mp *may* be good if the sensor is of the typical compact camera size (i.e. 1/2.5") and not micro small (i.e. 1/3" or less), as in cell phones and cr@x like that.

Having fewer MP could mean better sensetivity as proven by Panasonics LX3 (10MP on a fairly large 1/1.6" sensor).

Given little light underwater this is what you want! Unfortunately they don't tell, there are no specs on the lens (a depressing thing), one can't tell.
But I fear it will have a tiny sensor and the image qualety will be in Cell phone land.
M.

[Dan Easton @ Jun 30th 2009 4:26AM]

Lookin' goooood! (not)

[10minutehobo @ Jun 30th 2009 6:23AM]

Looks like it's missing a sliding front panel. Yeah, that's got to be it.

[Critter @ Jun 30th 2009 6:36AM]

Glad to see that Agfa is still in business. I used to shoot their film a looooooong time ago.

[sam @ Jun 30th 2009 7:16AM]

Sadly, they're not. At least, they are, but they don't sell cameras etc (prepress systems and medical imaging, according to Wikipedia).

For cameras, they just license the brand to other companies. So this is a random no-name Chinese-sourced camera with 'Agfa' stuck on. (Same is true for a number of other compact camera brands.)

[Wwhat @ Jun 30th 2009 8:42AM]

Wow, they managed to make a digital camera look like it's cheap crap made in the 70's, just wow.

[htd @ Jun 30th 2009 9:48AM]

fujifilm has one much cuter for $180 on the street, only can go 10ft though.

olympus one is much bulkier and heavier for twice that price, which can go 33ft.

[Erik @ Jun 30th 2009 11:03AM]

"AgfaPhoto's new DV-600uw." You're kidding, right? The camera says DC-600uw on it. Either Agfa screwed up the printing on its own camera, or someone isn't looking at the picture they've posted with their article.

[Ibdatdude @ Jun 30th 2009 12:41PM]

80's retro style

[joebleu @ Jun 30th 2009 1:55PM]

nice