Customer Reviews

Pentax Optio W80  Digital Camera - Azure Blue (12MP, 5 x Optical Zoom) 2.5 inch Screen

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Just used for the first time this weekend on a trip down Gaping Ghyll and into stream passage.

Camera performed brilliantly, good images, even managed to shoot some video in what was very poor light.

Came out covered in mud, quick rinse and dry and all was dandy.

Ideal for use as an outdoor activity camera.

In good light it's a very good camera. It makes beautiful footage underwater as well as above, though at poor light there's too much noise.
It has a very efficient antishake funktion during recording video.
The proportions of the camera makes it easy to carry in a pocket. Even when it's turned on, there's no lens coming out. It's all internal.
The battery life is not the best.

Brought this camera for coming break at centre parks,camera performed admirably reasonable quality of photos not the best but for cost of camera im,e not complaining.Plenty of photos of grandchildren in and around swimming pool also kids swimming underwater no problems with camera at all.

I've tried a few waterproof camera, as I am a Pentaxist, I had to go for Pentax.

Good features - I bought it for windsurfing, surfing and snowboarding, and for a bit of fun around the pool! it's perfect for this.

+ buy if: you're after a water/shock/sand proof camera for outdoor sports

- don't buy if: you're willing to use it as a main camera, the pictures indoor are noisy and simply unusable

I have previously had a w80 which had come to the end of it's working life, I needed to get another waterproof camera, my daughter has a olympus which I did use during the summer, I did not like it and missed many a pic just messing with it. I was not looking forward to changing my camera as I thought that only Olmpus was available. I was delighted when I found this camera and it does what it says on the box, just point and shoot, if you want to mess with it you can, I have taken some really good pics and I am fully delighted with it's performance. I am yet to go kayaking with it but I see no reason why it will not perform as good as my last camera.