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| Brand: Pentax
Category: Photography
List Price: $299.95
Buy New: $244.16
You Save: $55.79 (19%)
New (28) Used (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 114
Color: Ocean Blue
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Optical Zoom: 5
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 25
Minimum Focal Length: 5
Maximum Resolution: 10
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 3.9 x 2.2 x 1
MPN: B0019V2CW8
Model: B0019V2CW8
UPC: 027075144040
EAN: 0027075144040
ASIN: B0019V2CR8
Release Date: July 5, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Single use camera good for water not for general use January 5, 2009
Having owned a previous Pentax water camera I had high hopes for this very high priced and high feature new edition. My old Pentax was only a 2 MP camera but had a more rugged body and actually took good overall pictures. To bad after 4 years it finally died. After searching and comparing I decided to go again with Pentax. Those who have said that it is only average or below average for general pictures are correct; so, please take those opinions seriously. I don't know if the Olympus 1030w or 1050w are any better for picture quality, but this cameras standard use of sd card and internal lens use made me choose this camera. While not a professional, I have considerable experience with film and digital camera's and picture taking. I would recommend this camera if you had special outdoor needs, snorkeling, pool, or in the wet outdoors. It is nice not to have to worry about the camera. I tested this camera for 3 months and will be keeping it. However, I will be buying an all purpose camera (less than $200) for general use hoping to get better pictures. I wonder if the Olympus 1030w is a better camera still?
I bought from Amazon; the service was very good and would recommend buying a camera this way. However, if you think you may not like this camera or are unsure, then buy local with a good return policy.
pro: good water pictures which you would expect. Battery life is terrible but at least it is rechargeable. You will need to buy at least 1 replacement if not 2. Simple to use, but to use more advance features need to read the manual.
con: low light situations even with flash very poor pictures; grainy and noisy. Major, not minor, light distortion at the 28 mm setting if any light comes in from the side. Yes, I can use the 35 mm setting, and do, but why should I have to for a camera that cost $300. Does not handle non standard light situations very well. I use software post picture to correct lots of the color distortions. Someone recently took pictures at a party that I took pictures at. They had an inexpensive Kodak and I took pictures with this; theirs are much better for color saturation.
Suggest you buy one of the specials or kits that comes with a charger and at least 1 spare battery. Also, I bought a neoprene clear cover which is needed to protect the camera, it is all metal and not as rugged as the Olympus or the old ones. But, this is not a problem, I would recommend it with all camera's today. 2 or 4 gig non special SD card should be sufficient.
Good luck and hope this and the other opinions help you decide
Single purpose camera January 3, 2009
Purchased this hoping it would be a good 'multi-purpose' camera for the beach, boating and casual snaps. The picture quality is much lower than other 'point and shoots' at this price range. I am still keeping the camera for water/beach use, but ended up getting a Canon SD790 as a general purpose camera.
 Durable camera - horrible pictures. January 2, 2009
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I have owned several point and shoots over the last few years and have close to 20,000 pictures posted on Flickr from these cameras. All of these cameras were Canon's. While the picture quality of these cameras was decent to good the actual camera itself wouldn't hold up. I was buying a new one every year because something would break or stop working.
I went in search of a more durable camera and ended up with the Pentax Optio W60 because of its claims of durability. It is indeed a durable camera. However, it takes the worst pictures I've ever seen. If you're one of those people that just snaps pictures of your family events with the flash on you probably won't notice. But if you care about picture quality at all don't buy this camera. It seriously took the worst pictures I've ever seen. I gave it a chance for 2 days and adjusted all the settings possible but nothing worked.
If you're looking for a good camera......
I did more research and narrowed it down to the Sony Cybershot DSCW170 and some other Canon's. I wanted to make a change for nothing more than to see if I could keep a camera longer than 1 year without it breaking. Not only is this Sony durable and easy to use - the picture quality is incredible. The focus and the realistic colors are so amazing I want to go back and retake all of my pictures.
 Saw it in Wired, great camera December 30, 2008
Used it at Alumni swim meet, works well with camera and video underwater, I don't have the steadiest hands so the digital steady feature was nice, multiple modes, easy to use, I had kodaks in the past, this is definitely better
This Camera is AMAZING!!!!!!!!! December 25, 2008
Anyone who didn't appreciate this camera must have been taking night pictures in a mud puddle. Definitely worth the investment. The underwater pictures were beyond belief! The LCD screen is kinda hard to see while taking underwater shots, but once on the computer...WOW!!!
If you ever buy and use disposable underwater cameras... ditch that and buy this now! :)
...oh, does not float...we added a bubble wrap tie to strap. ENJOY!!
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