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2013-05-28T21:00:00
Great pictures. Love the macro capability. Nice to be able to authenticate the location of photo's that are taken using the GPS system.
AT D.
2013-04-22T21:00:00
I buy these for all our field employees. They really put durability to the test. Great camera!
CAROLYN B.
2013-01-24T19:00:00
I have taken the Pentax white water rafting without any problem (and my wife has done likewise with its predecessor.) We get splashed or submerged often. Battery life is fine. I find that one battery (I usually carry 3) lasts most of the day, which for me means 200-400 shots, with some short movies mixed in. The picture resolution is quite good. If you don't need huge sized photos, I like the candid indoor photos I took over the holidays without flash. People are more relaxed without a flash. They're fine as snapshots. The macro (with integrated lights) is fantastic: amazing in a camera this size. You can go right up against a flower, and take a spectacular shot of the beautiful patterns displayed in its center.
Mark
2013-01-19T19:00:00
I enjoy being able take pic in pool love pet recognition feature do lot of canoeing and hiking don't worry I'll brake it
Mx
2013-01-16T19:00:00
WG-2 Has a bigger screen and size than WG 1, but suffers from Very noisy Images at ISO ABOVE 200 making it useless for any low light photography. This issue is due to its new CMOS CHIP. WHICH. REPLACE THE CCD. On the WG 1
Maltfoto
2012-11-22T19:00:00
This camera is awesome. I love the features and the quality is excellent (for a small lens compact camera) I own a Canon D60 for framing, but this camera is great for everyday shooting. The video feature is great. I had a great time with a subject in a pool using the slow motion feature. It shoots in approximately 4x speed so the slow motion is smooth. it also shoots a lot longer than many "slow motion" camcorders with more resolution. I have the Sony which only shoots about 3 seconds of video, but it is amazingly smooth. The Optio shots for about 15 seconds which produces a 1 minute video of very smooth slow motion video. The stitching process of the panorama feature works great and you can take 5 pictures to make a real wide panorama image. It is solid and the controls work nicely. You can even designate some controls as one button access so quick changes of commonly used features are alway ready, Love the camera, haven't found any reason to "wish it did this, or wish it did that".
ROBERT R.
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Backlit CMOS w/primary color filter
1/2.3"
16
16.79
Still: 16M (4608x3456), 12M (1:1, 3456x3456), 12M (16:9, 4608x2592), 7M (3072x2304), 5M (16:9, 3072x1728), 5M (2592x1944), 4M (16:9, 2592x1464), 3M (2048x1536), 2M (16:9, 1920x1080), 1024 (1024x768), VGA (640x480)
Movie: HD (1920x1080p30, 1280x720p60/30), VGA (640x480p30)
PENTAX zoom lens
11 elements, 9 groups (5 aspheric elements), protective cover w SP coating
5X
5-25mm (28-140mm)
7.2X
36X
Approx 7.5X at 7M to 36X at VGA
F3.5-5.5
3" widescreen TFT color LCD w anti-reflective coating on cover
HVGA 460,000 dots
Yes (approx 170° horizontal/vertical)
TTL contrast detection autofocus, AF assist lamp, Macro Illuminating LEDs
9 point AF, Spot AF, Auto Tracking AF, Macro, Super Macro, Infinity Landscape, Pan Focus, Manual Focus
Yes
Yes, Macro and Super Macro available
Yes, by pressing the shutter release button half way
Normal: 1.64' to infinity
Macro: 0.33 to 1.97'
Super Macro: 0.03 (1cm) to 0.98' (at mid-zoom, set automatically)
Built-in series control auto flash
Auto, Flash Off, Flash On, Auto + Redeye, On + Redeye
18' (wide, auto ISO), 11' (tele, auto ISO)
88.2 MB
SD, SDHC, SDXC
USB 2.0 hi-speed, AV out, HDMI (Micro, Type-D)
NTSC, PAL, HD (HDMI supports HD Auto, 1080i, 720p, 480p)
Still: Pixel Track SR, Digital SR
Movie: Movie SR
TTL
Yes
Yes
Yes
+/- 2 EV (1/3 steps)
Auto: 125-6400 auto range adjustable
Manual: 125-6400
Auto preset modes: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent
Manual mode(s): Yes
Programmed AE mechanical and electronic shutter mechanism
1/4000 to 1/4 sec (up to 4 sec in Night Scene mode)
Auto Picture, Program, Night Scene, Handheld Night Snap (ISO 125-1600), Movie, Underwater, Underwater Movie, Digital Microscope (2M), Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Interval Shot, Interval Movie, High Speed Movie (VGA, 120 FPS capture, 30 FPS playback)
Digital SR, Surf & Snow, Kids, Pet, Sport, Candlelight, Fireworks, Night Scene Portrait, Text, Food, Digital Wide (5M), Digital Panorama (2M per frame), Frame Composite (3M or 2M), Report (1280x960, ISO 125-1600), Green (ISO 125-1600), Voice Recording (via reprogrammable Green button)
Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Standard, Flower, Sport, Candlelight, Blue Sky, Sunset, Text, Group Photo, Pet, Portrait x Blue Sky, Portrait x Sunset, Portrait x Backlight
Bright, Natural, Monochrome
Yes (ISO 125-1600)
Yes (up to 32 faces), Smile Capture, Blink Detection, Self Portrait Assist, Self Portrait Assist + Smile Capture, Pet Recognition (1 face detect, 3 faces pre-registered)
P
Yes, date, date-time, time (not available in Green mode)
Yes (highlight and shadow correction)
Folder name (date, PENTX, custom), file name (IMGP, custom)
One Shot, Self Timer (10s, 2s), Continuous, Burst, Remote Control (3s, 0s), Auto Bracket
Approx 1.0 FPS, Burst 10 FPS for up to 30 frames (5M or 4M)
Interval Shot, Interval Movie, High Speed Movie (VGA, 120 FPS capture, 30 FPS playback)
Available as a playback filter
One Shot, Index (6 or 12 thumbnails), Magnification (up to 10X, scrollable), Movie Playback, Sound Playback, Histogram, Folder Display, Select & Delete, Calendar
Slideshow, Image Rotation, Small Face Filter, Ink Rubbing Filter, Collage, Digital Filter, HDR Filter, Original Frame (5M or 4M), Frame Composite (3M or 2M), Movie Edit, Redeye Edit, Resize, Cropping, Image & Sound Copy, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Startup Screen, Faze Zooming
B&W, Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Color Extract, Color Emphasis, High Contrast, Starburst, Soft, Fisheye, Brightness, Miniature
Save as Still Image, Movie Divide, Title Picture
Still: JPG (EXIF 2.3), DCF 2.0, PIM III
Movie (compression): MP4 (AVC h.264)
Sound: WAV (PCM), monaural
Rechargeable Li-Ion battery D-LI92
Approx 260
Approx 240 min
Approx 70 min
Approx 270 min
Reinforced polycarbonate plastic w aluminum accents
14-104°F (coldproof)
40'/12.19m
5'/1.52m
220 LBF
-10°C
JIS 6
Approx 1.6 sec
Approx 0.015 sec
English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Thai, Korean, Simplified/Traditional Chinese
Windows: Windows XP(SP3), Vista, 7, USB port
Mac: MacOS 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, USB port
4.8 x 2.4 x 1.2"/12.19 x 6.09 x 3.04cm
Without battery or removable memory: 6.2 oz/175.76g
Loaded and ready:7oz /198.44g
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By ROBERT R.
This camera is awesome. I love the features and the quality is excellent (for a small lens compact camera) I own a Canon D60 for framing, but this camera is great for everyday shooting. The video feature is great. I had a great time with a subject in a pool using the slow motion feature. It shoots in approximately 4x speed so the slow motion is smooth. it also shoots a lot longer than many "slow motion" camcorders with more resolution. I have the Sony which only shoots about 3 seconds of vide...
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By AT D.
Great pictures. Love the macro capability. Nice to be able to authenticate the location of photo's that are taken using the GPS system.
Pentax Optio WG-2 rugged, adventure proof digital camera with GPS functionality is perfect for any environment.
With 12 generations of underwater/ruggedized cameras behind it, Pentax hopes its extensive experience in the field distinguishes it from a growing number of competitors. The latest WG-2 is a 16MP CMOS sensor camera whose design looks like a cross between an SUV and a pair of running shoes. Features include a 5x optical zoom lens, a 3-inch, 460K dot display, better GPS, 6 LED lamps to illuminate close-ups to 1 cm from the surface of the lens, 88.2MB of onboard memory, and of course those rugged specs: Waterproof to 40 feet, shockproof to 5 feet, freezeproof to 14 F, and dustproof.