I have the Optio W10 and agree the screen is very difficult to see, but if that is your main reason for chosing one camera over the other, try to test them side by side to see if there is any real difference. I find it hard to believe there will be a big difference, but haven't tried. There certainly is a difference in price when I was looking at the two brands. As for problems with leakage in the Pentax Optio, I just have to say I'm pretty amazed at the beating my camera has taken while still remaining dry and keeping most of its functions! Repeated poundings in surf sometimes dangling from a leash on my paddle or banging against my boat. I spent over an hour yesterday out of my boat in the water in the surf taking videos with no problems. To me it seems like a cat with nine lives! If you check out some of my videos on my website you can see what I've put it through, just multiply that by 10-20 times. Mark Sanders www.sandmarks.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Apr 19 2007 - 08:42:57 PDT
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