Pentax Optio WP
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Amphibious, elegant digital you'll take everywhere. This is all weather digital. 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.
Features of the Pentax Optio WP include:
- Camera Type: Compact-type digital still camera with built-in zoom lens, autofocus, auto exposure and auto flash, JIS Class 8 waterproof - depth 5.0 ft (1.5m), 30 minutes
- Effective Pixels: 5.0 megapixels
- Image Capture Device: Type - 1/2.5 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter Total Pixels - 5.19 megapixels Color Depth - 10 bit x 3 colors Recorded Pixels - Still: 2560x1920 pixels, 2304x1728 pixels, 2048x11536 pixels, 1600x1200 pixels, 1024x768 pixels, 640x480 pixels Movie: 320x240 pixels, 160x120 pixels
- Focus System: Type - TTL contrast detection autofocus system Autofocus - 9 point AF, Spot AF, Manual Focusing Range - Autofocus: Normal: 1.31 ft (0.4m) to Infinity; Macro: 0.4 inches (0.01m) to 2.0 ft (0.6m) (wide), 19.7 inches (0.5m) to 2.0 ft (0.6m) (tele) Manual Focus: 0.4 inches (0.01m) to Infinity
- Lens: Type - PENTAX power zoom Focal Length – 6.3mm – 18.9mm 35mm Equivalent - 38mm - 114mm Aperture Range – F3.3 - F4 Construction - 11 elements in 9 groups (3 aspherical elements) Optical Zoom - 3X Digital Zoom - 4X Combined - 12X (1 single-sided aspherical element and 2 dual-sided aspherical elements)
- Exposure Control: Light Metering Method - TTL Multi-segment metering Sensitivity - Auto, or User select ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 Exposure Control Method - Program AE Exposure Modes – Green, Program, Picture, Movie, Voice recording, Synchronous sound recording Exposure Compensation - +/-2 EV (1/3 steps) Shutter - Type: Programmed AE electronic lens shutter with CCD electronic shutter Shutter Speed - approx. 1/2000 - 4 seconds White Balance - White balance control: Auto, Pre-set, Manual white balance; Available Settings: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual Flash - Built-in series-control auto flash, Auto discharge under low light conditions in auto mode, Operation Modes - Auto, Flash-off, Flash-on, Auto + Red-eye reduction, Flash-on + Red-eye reduction, Soft flash Range - TBD
- Shooting Specs: Picture Modes - Program, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Night scene, Panorama assist, Surf & snow, Self-portrait, Food, Museum, Sport, Underwater, Pet, Candle, Soft, Natural skin tone Digital Filter - Playback: Black & White, Sepia, Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Soft, Brightness Drive Modes - Single-shot, Continuous (Standard, High speed), Self-timer (2sec, 10sec) Movie Mode - Shooting Time: from Approx. 1 sec. to memory card capacity
- Image Storage: Storage Media – SD memory card removable, Built-in memory (approx. 10.5MB) File Formats - Still: JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), PRINT Image Matching III Movie: MOV (Motion JPEG) approx. 30fps/15fps with sound Sound: WAV (ADPCM), Monaural Recordable time depends on the remaining capacity of the memory card Storage Capacity - Best, Better, Good with 128MB Card Still Mode 2560 x 1920 37 72 122 2304 x 1728 49 94 135 2048 x 1536 62 111 163 1600 x 1200 103 174 237 1024 x 768 217 391 489 640 x 480 460 712 870 Movie Mode 30fps 15fps
- Lcd Monitor: Optical Viewfinder – Not available LCD Monitor – 2.0 inch, low reflection TFT color LCD - with Histogram display LCD Coverage - 100% LCD Resolution - Approx. 85,000 pixels
- Playback Specs: Playback Modes File - Single, Index - Nine image Magnification – Maximum 4x LCD Function - Scroll, Image rotation, Slide show, Movie playback (w/ sound), Resize, Trimming, Digital filter, Movie edit, Picture frame, Red-eye removal Erase and Image Protect Modes - Single, All
- Pictbridge: One image printing, All image printing, DPOF auto print, Paper size
- Language: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Swedish, Dutch, Korean, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Korean, Japanese
- Interfaces: Type - AV output terminal, USB terminal, DC input terminal Video Output - Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats (monaural sound)
- Physical Specs: Operating Temperatures - 32 degrees to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees to 40 degrees Celsius) Camera Casing - Plastic Dimensions (W x H x D) – 4.0 x 2.0 x 0.9 Inches (102 x 51 x 22mm) Weight – 4.2 oz. (120g) without battery and SD memory card; 4.8 oz. (135g) loaded and ready
Expert Reviews from other websites (2 reviews)Pentax Optio WP Review at Cameras.co.uk (1 November 2005) 
Pentax Optio WP Review at Cameras.co.uk (1 March 2008)
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