Re: [Paddlewise] Waterproof Digital Cameras

I've had the Pentax Optio Ws 10, 30, 60 and 80. I just mailed my 80 in 
for service. Nothing has stood up as well as my first W10, but I admit 
I've been hard on these cameras. It also gave me the best still photos. 
I had heard the W80 still photos weren't so good, but I was rather happy 
with them. The HD video was great, except that the camera would only 
record it for 11 minutes  before shutting off, no matter how big an SD 
card you had. There is a new W90 and I'd like to know if it overcame 
that quirk. I have friends with the Olympus, Canon and Lumix 
waterproofs, but I prefer the Pentax. I personally wish they'd stop just 
trying to cram more pixels on a chip, as my lowest res W10 gave me the 
best photos. As for lanyards, I have a friend who HAD the Canon D10 that 
came with a ginormous lanyard. It snapped off in the surf at San Onofre!
With a bunch of dead WP cameras in my drawer, I've had to resort to 
taking my digital SLR out on the water for photos. That's rather nerve 
wracking, but at least it gave me some nice whale shots this summer. I'm 
hoping they fix my 80, as my website is suffering for lack of an easy on 
the water camera.

Mark Sanders
www.sandmarks.net



On 12/4/2010 6:21 AM, James Farrelly wrote:
> I have a Pentax Optio W60 which has survived a two week NOLS whitewater expedition in the hands of a 16 yr old boy and a 19 day PNW hiking expedition in the hands of a 14 yr old girl. It has also survived countless trips into the surf zone in my PFD. The newer Pentax Optio W80 is apparently not as well thought of. I have read the picture quality is a bit wonky.
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